After watching last night's performance by the proud descendants of 1860's South Carolinians ...

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I have arrived at the conclusion that perhaps William Tecumseh Sherman was perhaps a bit too lenient during his March to the Sea.

[RZM]

1. I believe the march took place in Georgia n/t

[Brother Buzz]

5. He marched to the sea through Georgia, but he didn't stop there

Following his successful campaign through Georgia, Sherman turned his attentions northward and began marching through the Carolinas, chasing the Confederates under the command of Joseph E. Johnston. He continued his campaign of destruction, in particular targeting South Carolina for their role in seceding from the Union first. He captured Columbia, South Carolina, on February 17, 1865, setting many fires which would consume large portions of the city. He went on to defeat the forces of Johnston in North Carolina during the Battle of Bentonville, and eventually accepted the surrender of Johnston and all troops in Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas on April 26, 1865, becoming the largest surrender of Confederate troops during the war.

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6. Thanks. I was going to set the respondent straight, but you nailed it.

Sherman actually ravaged SC to the point that some of his own troops were shocked at the destruction.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. gawdamn yeehaw!

[Warpy]

3. He marched just a tad too far south, IMO

through Georgia to the coast, missing SC. He nailed Atlanta but missed all the real hotbeds of rebel activity to the north.

SC was always the real firebrand state in Dixie and was where the first shots were fired. SC should have been the target but wasn't. They emerged largely intact (and I have to admit a lot of the antebellum architecture there is gorgeous) and to this day they still think they won that war.

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7. See above posts. Everyone knows about GA, but Sherman then turned north ...

and laid waste to a large swath of the Carolinas. The fact that SC was, as you noted, the seat of the revolt; brought them in line for extra attention.

[hlthe2b]

4. Nah... We should have just let them secede.

Let them have their own little backward theocracy sans any support whatsoever from the rest of us...

Sorry any progressive current SC folks... I'm sure my ancestors would have welcomed yours to "emigrate" ....

[Gold Metal Flake]

8. Think just a moment about what you are saying here.

[hlthe2b]

9. Ahh, don't burst a vein...

Just a bit of frustration-induced hyperbole.

[Journeyman]

10. Yeah, he could have exterminated some of the vermin, like the Colbert clan . . .