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Local veteran shares connection to Civil War during N.J. school visit
Fred Minus brought Civil War history to life at Hopewell Valley Central High School, highlighting the experiences of Black ...
Trump brokers Iran ceasefire as experts say regime’s arsenal is shattered but threat remains
Following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, experts say Iran’s missile program has suffered major damage — but thousands of ...
Crossville Chronicle9d
Grant invades Crossville during special Civil War presentation
The Cumberland Mountain Civil War Roundtable will present a special Wednesday, July 16, program, “Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ...
Mises Institute10dOpinion
Total War Against Civilians Is Never Justified
Total war against civilians didn't begin with World War II. It was official policy of the Union during the Civil War to lay ...
The Vindicator13d
Boardman residents decry cable crews
Residents are fed up with cable companies, and it isn’t because of monthly bills and too many commercials. Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree said during Monday’s trustees meeting that he and ...
Jewish Press3mon
The Antisemitism Of William T. Sherman – And His Great Admiration For A Jewish Actress
It is fascinating to note that, notwithstanding his antisemitism, Sherman was a great admirer of Rose Eytinge (1835-1911), a Jewish-American actress and author who rose to become one of the most ...
The New Yorker5mon
The Other Side of Sherman’s March - The New Yorker
General William Tecumseh Sherman and his Union Army have brutally taken Atlanta during a hard-fought campaign, at a combined cost of nearly seventy-five thousand casualties.
Wall Street Journal5mon
‘Somewhere Toward Freedom’ Review: Under Sherman’s Wing
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was a surprising instrument of emancipation. Although raised in Ohio and firmly wedded to the Union cause when the nation erupted into civil war, he was a racist who ...
Washington Monthly5mon
In Sherman’s Wake - Washington Monthly
At the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a wickedly satirical cartoon made the rounds, showing the notorious William Tecumseh Sherman sporting a lewd grin as he grasped an Olympic torch.
Smithsonian Magazine6mon
General Sherman Offered Savannah as a ‘Christmas Gift’ to President Lincoln. The Victory Signaled the End of His Brutal March to the Sea - Smithsonian Magazine
As General William Tecumseh Sherman sauntered into Savannah, Georgia, the city at the end of his infamous March to the Sea, , he gave new meaning to the old saying that “to the victor go the ...
UPI7mon
On This Day: Sherman begins March to the Sea during Civil War
1 of 7 | A bust of Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman can be seen between the vaults at Grant's Tomb in New York City. On November 15, 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to ...
The Advocate12mon
William T. Sherman left Louisiana for war. Did he return? | Curious Louisiana | theadvocate.com
He wasn't popular in the South at the Civil War's end, and in many ways, he still isn't. But that didn't keep Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman from returning to Louisiana after scorching a path ...