Facing Sherman in South Carolina: March Through the Swamps

by Christopher G. Crabb

Book Overview

Major General William T. Sherman's march from Savannah, Georgia, to Columbia, South Carolina, was marked by a battle with an unrelenting enemy: the swamps of the Palmetto State. For more than two weeks, Sherman's veterans faced an unforgiving quagmire, coupled by daily skirmishes with gallant bands of outnumbered Confederates. Along the way, a ruined countryside and wrecked towns marked the path of an army unlike any since the days of Julius Caesar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609490150
• ISBN13: 9781609490157
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"