Union General William T. Sherman begins his 'March to the Sea'. Sherman decided to split his army, sending General George Thomas to Nashville to defend Tennessee while he led his force from Atlanta to Savannah. Disconnected from the supply lines, his Union soldiers would subside on foraging from the Georgia countryside.
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