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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 11 (search)
ld be regarded as a matter of course, but should he fail the march would be set down as the wild adventure of a crazy fool. He had no intention of marching directly to Richmond, but from the first his objective was the seacoast, at Savannah or Port Royal, or even Pensacola, Florida. Captain Poe, who had the work of destruction in charge. The court-house and a large part of the dwellings escaped the flames. Preparations for the great march were made with extreme care. Defective wagons ncle Billy, I guess Grant is waiting for us at Richmond. Only the commanders of the wings and Kilpatrick were entrusted with the secret of Sherman's intentions. But even Sherman was not fully decided as to his objective--Savannah, Georgia, or Port Royal, South Carolina--until well on the march. There was one certainty, however — he was fully decided to keep the Confederates in suspense as to his intentions. To do this the more effectually he divided his army at the start, Howard leading hi
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Sherman's final campaigns (search)
ld be regarded as a matter of course, but should he fail the march would be set down as the wild adventure of a crazy fool. He had no intention of marching directly to Richmond, but from the first his objective was the seacoast, at Savannah or Port Royal, or even Pensacola, Florida. Captain Poe, who had the work of destruction in charge. The court-house and a large part of the dwellings escaped the flames. Preparations for the great march were made with extreme care. Defective wagons ncle Billy, I guess Grant is waiting for us at Richmond. Only the commanders of the wings and Kilpatrick were entrusted with the secret of Sherman's intentions. But even Sherman was not fully decided as to his objective--Savannah, Georgia, or Port Royal, South Carolina--until well on the march. There was one certainty, however — he was fully decided to keep the Confederates in suspense as to his intentions. To do this the more effectually he divided his army at the start, Howard leading hi