Sherman's March to the Sea: Hood Invades Tennessee While Sherman Burns Georgia
Hood gambled everything. Convinced he could lure Sherman north by threatening Tennessee, the Confederate general abandoned Georgia entirely — handing Sherman exactly the freedom he needed. Sherman didn't chase him. He marched the other way, cutting a 60-mile-wide path of destruction straight to Savannah. Hood's bold move accelerated the very disaster it was meant to prevent. Two armies, heading in opposite directions. And the Confederacy's heartland paid the price for one man's miscalculation.
November 22, 1864
162 years ago
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