Sherman didn't go far enough
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  • 1 points AutoModerator

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  • 8 points sdkfz250xl

    The rebs pee’d in their pants and set their own damn powder magazines and factories on fire when fleeing from Atlanta.

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  • 4 points An_educated_dig

    Charleston SC is proof of that.

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  • 5 points NorthSideSoxFan

    Eh, despite what Georgia likes to claim, Sherman mostly spared it because they tended to surrender rather than fight

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    1 points Don_Quixotel

    Not all of Georgia. Georgia Studies teacher here. I definitely teach it objectively, as do my peers.

    An interesting case is the public dispute between the Georgia Historical Society and Jimmy Carter about Sherman’s March:

    https://cwmemory.com/2017/06/23/jimmy-carter-the-lost-cause-and-shermans-march/#:~:text=In%20May%202015%2C%20former%20President,remained%20firm%20in%20his%20request.

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  • 2 points Main-Bridge3482

    I agree. I think we should pool our money and resurrect General Sherman so he can finish the job.

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