Name: General Sherman's Legacy
Duration: 140
Description: Union General William T. Sherman was reviled throughout the South as a monster, but his real legacy contradicted his myth.

Union General William T. Sherman was reviled throughout the South as a monster, but his real legacy contradicted his myth.

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<p>The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.</p>


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