Confederate forces evacuate Savannah, Georgia 150 years ago today (Dec 20 1864)

1860s, American Civil War


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(Tuesday, December 20, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, Georgia, today as Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman nearly completed his March to the Sea.