Name: Sherman's March to Savannah
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Description: During the infamous 285-mile "March to the Sea," General William Tecumseh Sherman burns buildings, twists train tracks, and tramples the Georgian countryside in this scene from "Bloodbath."

During the infamous 285-mile "March to the Sea," General William Tecumseh Sherman burns buildings, twists train tracks, and tramples the Georgian countryside in this scene from "Bloodbath."

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During the infamous 285-mile &#8220;March to the Sea,&#8221; General William Tecumseh Sherman burns buildings, twists train tracks, and tramples the Georgian countryside in this scene from &#8220;Bloodbath.&#8221;

Sherman's March to Savannah

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