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A segment from the 1619 Project podcast details General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march to the sea. The narrative challenges the "Great Emancipator" myth by highlighting Sherman's lack of sympathy for fleeing slaves, whom he viewed as a drain on military resources.
During the Civil War, Union troops under General Sherman's command reportedly destroyed a bridge at Ebenezer Creek after crossing, leaving thousands of escaped slaves stranded. This action resulted in a massacre as the pursuing Confederate army arrived, leading to drownings and re-enslavement.
Lincoln strategically waited for a Union victory at the Battle of Antietam in 1862 before releasing the Emancipation Proclamation. This timing was intended to give the decree "moral authority" and convince enslaved people that the Union had the momentum to actually enforce their freedom.
