Sherman’s bow ties were an ultimate ‘screw you’ to the South
For battlefield leaders like Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, he wanted to break the South in a way it couldn't be fixed.
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For battlefield leaders like Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, he wanted to break the South in a way it couldn't be fixed.
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