United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983E.C. Kropp Co.1900/1979During the Civil War Savannah was taken by Sherman, Dec. 21, 1864, as the end of the famous march to the sea. After considerable difficulty Sherman and his 60,000 men reached the town, which was held by Hardee with 15,000 Confederates. Two days later, Dec. 12, Hazen took Ft. McAllister, thus establishing communications with Dahlgren's Federal fleet off Savannah. Seeing that he was about to be surrounded, Hardee evacuated the city, by means of a pontoon bridge, on the night of the 20th.image/jpegHistoric Postcard Collection, RG 48-2-5, Georgia Archives; Historic Postcard Collection, RG 48-2-5, Georgia ArchivesPostcards published after 1923 may be covered by copyright. The Georgia Archives cannot provide permission to publish.Historic Postcard Collectionhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Historic buildings--Georgia--SavannahDwellings--Georgia--SavannahFences--Georgia--SavannahUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Meldrim, Peter W.--Homes and hauntsSherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891--Homes and hauntsSherman's Headquarters during the Civil War, Savannah, Ga.StillImage