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DIG DEEP TO SURVIVE

n the spring of 1864, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman conducted a carefully choreographed campaign of engagement and maneuver through northern Georgia with the objective of capturing Atlanta. A master tactician, Sherman used the changing terrain through which his army marched to his advantage, forcing his opponent, General Joseph E.

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