FRANKLIN MINT HISTORY OF THE U.S 1864 SHERMAN'S MARCH BRINGS WAR'S DESTRUCTION

March 10, 1864 General Grant takes command of all Union armies; MAY 5-6 ~ Grant’s campaign in Virginia opens with Battle of the Wilderness; MAY 6 ~ General Sherman begins march through Georgia; SEP. 1 ~ Atlanta falls to General Sherman; NOV. 8 ~ Lincoln wins second term.