On December 22, 1864, General William T. Sherman sent a historic telegram to President Lincoln, offering the city of Savannah as a "Christmas gift." This marked the end of the infamous "March to the Sea," a scorched-earth campaign that devastated Georgia's infrastructure and twisted its railroads into "Sherman's Neckties." By reaching the sea, the Union army had effectively broken the back of the Confederacy. #history #civilwar lwar #shermansmarch #1864 #AmericanHistory Disclaimer: Visuals in th