Sherman takes Savannah with 25,000 bales of cotton
December 21, 1864, Savannah, Georgia.
- Date
- December 21, 1864
- Where
- Savannah, Georgia
- What happened
- Captured
- Event
- 142 of 174
Hardee led his men out across a pontoon bridge on December 20 and the next morning the mayor rode out to surrender the city. Sherman presented Lincoln with Savannah, 150 heavy guns, plenty of ammunition and about 25,000 bales of cotton. The march had wrecked 300 miles of railroad on the way.
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