Thousands of newly freed slaves followed the Union army’s “March to the Sea” in the hopes of protection as they left bondage ...

T. Sherman Collection,” which goes live at 9 a.m. Tuesday, features personal effects of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ranging from his wartime sword and uniform rank insignia to a family Bible ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

William Tecumseh Sherman had a lot in common with Ulysses S. Grant. Like Grant, he was born in Ohio. Like Grant, he graduated from the military academy at West Point. Like Grant, he failed as a ...

Bennett Parten, a Royston native and assistant professor of history at Georgia Southern University, has done the research and concluded that Georgia was the site of the biggest liberation event in ...

The New England Patriots select Colorado tackle William Sherman in Round 6 of the 2021 NFL Draft with the No. 197 overall pick. The New York Jets make Alabama Crimson Tide safety Jaylen Key "Mr ...

showing the notorious William Tecumseh Sherman sporting a lewd grin as he grasped an Olympic torch. “Atlanta’s Original Torch-Bearer,” snarked the caption. Somewhere Toward Freedom ...

SOMEWHERE TOWARD FREEDOM: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation, by Bennett Parten Commanding an army of some 60,000 men, in late 1864, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh ...

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 ...