Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Meridian, Mississippi” in chapter 11, page 208 of The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service.:
...oops were utterly worn out by their forced march in the intensely cold mountain atmosphere.
In February, 1864, General Sherman marched a force of twenty thousand men from Memphis and Vicksburg to Meridian, Mississippi , a distance of one hundred and fifty miles.
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