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Kaius  ·  3782 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ken Burns The Civil War (The Cause) 1861 - Episode 1

It was, I always drew some similarity between Sherman and Hannibal Barca in the fact that they both operated so far into enemy territory with no supply lines and any loss would have been catastrophic to the entire army. Although I think Sherman had the easier task given that most of the confederate armies were held up elsewhere when he began his march.