Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Sherman” in chapter 1.5, page 55 of Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2:
...universal pivot, or hinging upon what Hood might do.
September 29, 1864, Hood left his position near Palmetto, Ga., putting Brigadier General Iverson with his command to watch and harass whatever Sherman might keep in the neighborhood of Atlanta.
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