1864

During the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman sent a message to President Abraham Lincoln from Georgia, saying, “I beg to present you as

Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, Georgia, as Union General William T. Sherman continued his March to the Sea.

During the Civil War, Confederate agents set a series of arson fires in New York; the blazes were quickly extinguished.

During the Civil War, Union forces led by Major General William T. Sherman began their “March to the Sea” from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, with

Forces led by Union General Samuel R. Curtis defeated Confederate General Stirling Price’s army in Missouri.

Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early’s soldiers attacked Union forces at Cedar Creek, Virginia; The Union troops were able to rally and defeat the Confederates.