Sherman's Time in the 150th Timeline

     We've been commemorating the U.S. Civil War since April of 2011, the anniversary of the telegram sent from Montgomery to forces near Ft. Sumter, authorizing them to open fire if they saw fit.


     This week commemorates the 150th anniversary of an event of the war that is still remembered. Lots of folks claim their families

were victims of Sherman's "March To The Sea", even if their ancestral property was far from his planned route. 

"Historian John Marszalek said he's often approached after talks.

"He burned my great-grandfather's barn," a listener will say.

"Where was that?" Marszalek will ask — and it will be nowhere near Sherman's path.

"He got into people's psyche. That's exactly what he wanted to do. And it's still very much there," Marszalek said.

Read the ABC TV News report HERE.