The March to the Sea

The March to the Sea (HM1HSX)

Location: Atlanta, GA 30307 Fulton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 46.017', W 84° 21.317'

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On November 15, 1864, during the Civil War, U.S. forces under Gen. William T. Sherman set out from Atlanta on the March to the Sea, a military campaign designed to destroy the Confederacy's ability to wage war and break the will of its people to resist. After destroying Atlanta's industrial and business (but not residential) districts, Sherman 62,500 men marched over 250 miles, reaching Savannah in mid-December. Contrary to popular myth, Sherman's troops primarily destroyed only property used for waging war - railroads, train depots, factories, cotton gins, and warehouses. Abandoning their supply base, they lived off the land, destroying food they could not consume. They also liberated thousands of enslaved African Americans in their path. Sherman's "hard hand of war" demoralized Confederates, hastening the end of slavery and the reunification of the nation.
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HM NumberHM1HSX
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Marker Number60-13
Year Placed2014
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Society and Georgia Battlefields Association
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Date Added Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 at 9:04am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 744932 N 3739459
Decimal Degrees33.76695000, -84.35528333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 46.017', W 84° 21.317'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 46' 1.02" N, 84° 21' 19.02" W
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Area Code(s)404, 770, 678
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1004 Albion Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30307, US
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