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Name: Sherman's March to the Sea

Type: Event

Start: 1864 AD

End: 1864 AD

Parent: Western Theatre of the American Civil War

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Was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864 by the Union.

Chronology


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  • November 1864: Battle of Buck Head Creek. Union victory.
  • November 1864: Battle of Honey Hill. The third battle of Sherman's March to the Sea was a failed Union Army expedition under Maj. Gen. John P. Hatch that attempted to cut off the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in support of Sherman's projected arrival in Savannah.
  • December 1864: Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia. Union victory.
  • December 1864: Second Battle of Fort McAllister. Union General William B. Hazen captures Fort McAllister.
  • December 1864: Savannah, Georgia, falls to Union forces under General William T. Sherman.
  • December 1864: Union retreat after defeat in Battle of Honey Hill.
  • November 1864: Battle of Griswoldville. Sherman's march to the sea continued.

  • Selected Sources


  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.589
  • List of American Civil War battles. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
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