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1. Our march begins on November 15, 1864. The citizens where we were had recently witnessed a large battle and had undergone a four month siege. We leave behind the large railroad hub 'smoldering and in ruins' (as stated in Sherman's memoirs) as we head eastward. What city did we just vacate?
2. Our next stop on Sherman's march is a town near the Alcovy River. Gen. Garrard had already come through in July of 1864, and destroyed many of the industrial sites. We camped out on November 18 in the grounds of Mt. Pleasant Plantation which was later to become Georgia Perimeter College. What town are we resting in?
3. We learn we are sparing the next stop on Gen. Sherman's March to the Sea! It's not because it is 'The Prettiest Small Town in America' or because it is the Macon county seat. It is because Sherman knows the Senator who lives here. Where are we?
4. The next town we pass through quickly but we do burn the tannery during our march. It is the home of Joel Chandler Harris who is working in a small newspaper here during 1864 but would later write the beloved 'Uncle Remus' fables. What town is that we are hustling through?
5. Our fifth stop is the capital of Georgia in 1864. Because of its significance to the Confederacy, Sherman allowed more destruction than usual. The troops poured sorghum and molasses down the pipes of the organ at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. What city did we just loot during the Scorched Earth march?
6. Our next stop occurs because we get in a small battle in the town. The fight is made up of two skirmishes that occur on November 25-26 of 1864. The battle is between our regiments and that of Joe Wheeler who massacred some Union prisoners. Sherman told his troops to burn the Courthouse afterward since they fired upon his troops from the portico.
7. The next stop on our march is a town just the other side of the Ogeechee River. While Sherman's engineers rebuilt bridges, some of the Army crossed the river and entered this town. They burned down the Courthouse and jail but left standing The Market House (Georgia's only remaining slave market). What town did we just come across?
8. As we head through the rough terrain on our march, we hear that we will not be bothered with the Confederate cavalry of Wheeler much more. That is because just to the North of us, in Burke County Georgia, a battle ensued on December 4th 1864 that pitted USA Cavalry under Kirkpatrick against CSA Cavalry under Wheeler. The battle destroyed most of the town and kept our march going smoothly. What town?
9. We are almost at the end of the march but we stop in this town along the way. It houses a prison camp to house Union soldiers called Camp Lawton. The Union prisoners have been evacuated but Sherman orders the POW camp and surrounding railroads to be destroyed. What town are we in?
10. After a very long march of 15-40 miles per day, we reach our destination. We had a brief skirmish at Fort McAllister and then we occupied the coastal city. Sherman even presented the city to Lincoln as a Christmas gift in 1864. Where are we?
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