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Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation
By Parten, Bennett
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- 9781797198675
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- S. & S. Audio
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Reviewed on June 1, 2025 | Social Sciences
Historian Parten (Georgia Southern Univ.) debuts with a new interpretation of General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War. While the march is well known for the damage wrought in Georgia by Sherman's men, who destroyed infrastructure and crops, looted homes, and burned property, Parten argues that it was also a campaign for liberation. He describes how 20,000 formerly enslaved people joined Sherman's troops ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
