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Numismatic News1d
Parallels Between Roman and U.S. Monetary Devaluation
In ancient Rome, the average adult male ate two pounds of grain a day in the form of porridge or bread. The standard measure ...
Crossville Chronicle4d
Civil War Roundtable will discuss General Ulysses Grant
The Cumberland Mountain Civil War Roundtable will present a special July program at the Palace Theater July 16 at 6 p.m.
Mises Institute7dOpinion
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 ...
Black Star News8d
New Jersey: On Juneteenth Activist Group Demands Passage Of Reparations Legislation
On January 16, 1865, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15 which ordered the ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch2mon
When William Tecumseh Sherman lived in St. Louis - STLtoday.com
William Tecumseh Sherman's home once stood in what is now the Jeff ... News articles in 1866 details how a group of St. Louisans gave the Union general $30,000 to buy a home in the city. The ...
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 ...
Hip-Hop Wired4mon
Explaining "40 Acres and A Mule" & Kendrick Lamar's Lines - Hip-Hop Wired
The “40 acres and a mule” is a phrase that refers to a section of Special Field Orders, No. 15 issued by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 after slavery was officially abolished ...
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.
NPR6mon
'General Sherman's Christmas' captures the war-time holiday in Savannah 150 years ago - NPR
During the Civil War, Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops arrived in Savannah, Georgia, days before Christmas in 1864. The city was their final stop on Sherman's March to the ...
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 ...