By this time, William T. Sherman’s Federal armies are moving directly toward the South Carolina capital of Columbia.
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By this time, William T. Sherman’s Federal armies are moving directly toward the South Carolina capital of Columbia.
By this time, Major-General William T. Sherman’s Federals had wrecked the South Carolina Railroad, cutting the connection between the Confederate garrisons at Augusta and Charleston.
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals continue their efforts to fight their way out of Chattanooga, including scaling the formidable Lookout Mountain and securing their fragile supply line once and for all.