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Sherman's March to the Sea

November 15 - December 21, 1864

Georgia

Union Victory

Forces Engaged: 62,204

Casualties: > 1,300

Confederate Officers

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Maj. Gen. LaFayette McLaws

Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley

Brig. Gen. James H. Trapier

Brig. Gen. Beverly H. Robertson

Brig. Gen. William B. Taliaferro

Brig. Gen. William Miller

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Confederate Order of Battle

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Confederate Official Records

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Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler

Commander, Cavalry Corps

Maj. Gen. Gustavus W. Smith

Commander, 1st Division, Georgia Militia

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Confederate Correspondence

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#1 - page 857

#2 - page 876

#3 - page 900

#4 - page 925

#5 - page 950

#6 - page 976

#7 - page 1000

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Forces Engaged: 12, 466

Casualties: approx. 2,300

Union Officers

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Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus

Maj. Gen. Frank P. Blair, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Mower

Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum

Bvt. Maj. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis

Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods

Brig. Gen. Charles C. Walcutt

Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen

Brig. Gen. John E. Smith

Bvt. Brig. Gen. Green B. Raum

Brig. Gen. John M. Corse

Brig. Gen. Elliott W. Rice

Brig. Gen. John W. Fuller

Brig. Gen. John W. Sprague

Brig. Gen. Mortimer D. Leggett

Brig. Gen. Manning F. Force

Brig. Gen. Giles A. Smith

Brig. Gen. William W. Belknap

Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin

Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan

Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird

Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams

Brig. Gen. Nathaniel J. Jackson

Brig. Gen. John W. Geary

Brig. Gen. William T. Ward

Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick

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Union Order of Battle

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Page 2

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Union Official Record

Records 1 through 78

Records 79 through 156

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Union Correspondence

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#1 - page 451     #2 - page 475

#3 - page 500     #4 - page 525

#5 - page 550     #6 - page 575

#7 - page 600     #8 - page 625

#9 - page 650     #10 - page 675

#11 - page 700     #12 - page 725

#13 - page 750     #14 - page 775

#15 - page 800     #16 - page 825

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