KALB takes you back to the Civil War to remember one of the most famous United States military leaders in history.

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his staff in July, 1864, during the siege of Atlanta. Photo: Prestor Pictures LLC/Alamy Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was a surprising instrument of emancipation.

RALEIGH In April of 1865, Raleigh found itself under the uncomfortable thumb of the Union army, a horde of 15,000 led by the hated Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, all of them perched on top of Dix ...