SOMEWHERE TOWARD FREEDOM: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation

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An account of Sherman's March to the Sea told from the perspective of the enslaved people who transformed it into the biggest liberation event in American history. Seeks to help understand how Sherman's March impacted the war, and what it meant to the enslaved, but also reveals how it laid the foundation for the fledging efforts of Reconstruction. Details how when the war ended, Sherman and various government and private aid agencies seized plantation lands in order to resettle the newly emancipated; they were fed, housed, and in some instances, taught to read and write. Contains black and white photos and maps.