Federal and Confederate cavalry forces clash for several days as William T. Sherman’s Federal march to the sea seems unstoppable.
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Sherman’s March Cannot Be Stopped
William T. Sherman’s Federal march through Georgia resumes, as does the destruction and desolation left in the soldiers’ wake. This prompts reassessment by Confederate leadership regarding their defensive capabilities.
The Fall of Milledgeville
William T. Sherman enters the capital of Georgia and sees that his Federals have already begun laying waste to the town. The arrival of starving prisoners intensifies the Federals’ resolve for destruction.
Hood’s Tennessee Incursion Begins
John Bell Hood finally begins moving his Confederate army in a desperate effort to destroy the Federal armies in Tennessee and then continue north into Kentucky and beyond.
Confederates Defiant in Georgia
Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown issues a proclamation urging all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 55 to form militias and oppose William T. Sherman’s Federal march through the state.
Sherman’s March to the Sea Begins
Leading elements of William T. Sherman’s Federal armies begin moving out of the ruined city of Atlanta, heading southeast toward the Atlantic Ocean.