- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sherman's Headquarters in Savannah
- Publisher:
- King, Edward. The Great South. Edited by W. Magruder Drake and Robert R. Jones. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1972.
- Date of Original:
- 1864
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Georgia--Savannah
Palms--Georgia--Savannah
Trees--Georgia--Savannah
Oriels--Georgia--Savannah
Sherman's March to the Sea
Gothic revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Savannah
Confiscations--Georgia--Savannah
Buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Courtyards--Georgia--Savannah
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War, 1861-1865--Confiscations and contributions
Savannah (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- General William T. Sherman captured Savannah in December 1864 and presented the city along with 25,000 bales of cotton to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present. Sherman set up temporary headquarters in the Green-Meldrin House.
Drawing of the Green-Meldrim House in Savannah, Georgia. This Gothic Revival structure has a flat roof and oriel windows. Palm trees grow in the courtyard.
General William T. Sherman captured Savannah, Georgia in December 1864 and presented the city along with 25,000 bales of cotton to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present. Sherman set up temporary headquarters in the Green-Meldrim House. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-march-to-the-sea/m-1005/
- Rights Holder:
- From The Great South by Edward King. Edited by W. Magruder Drake and Robert R. Jones. Copyright 1972 by Louisiana State University Press
From The Great South, by E. King - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-march-sea
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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