Marching Through Georgia

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Here's a little historical background on the song "Marching Through Georgia": One of the more controversial aspects of the later phases of the Civil War is the Union’s “March to the Sea”. Sent by Ulysses S. Grant to “create havoc and destruction of all resources that would be beneficial to the enemy,” Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman began his “Atlanta Campaign” in May 1864. After capturing Atlanta, Sherman marched his army to the sea, aggressively capturing the city

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