How do the myths about Sherman’s March line up with the historical realities?

Sherman’s March remains one of the contentious and mythologized events of the Civil War. Learn about how some of these myths line up with the realities in this interview with Anne Sarah Rubin. For more information about Dr. Rubin’s research on Sherman’s March, including maps, check out the online accompaniment to the book here: http://shermansmarch.org/

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Oh Lord, Where Art Thou? Civil War Guards, Prisoners, and Punishments

A prison register was a seemingly strange place to write the Our Father. Nonetheless, one guard from the 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, charged with guarding Johnson’s Island Prison, scribbled the…