Sherman's March to the Sea

Why it's great

General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union army marches across Georgia in 1864, destroying railroads and supplies to break the Confederacy. This engraving was made by Felix Darley in 1868.

🏛️ Part of history

The American Civil War (1861–1865) — General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union army marches across Georgia in 1864, destroying railroads and supplies to break the Confederacy.

Where to see it

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About the artist

F. O. C. Darley

1822–1888 · born in Philadelphia · died in Claymont

Felix Octavius Carr Darley was an American illustrator born in Philadelphia in 1822. He illustrated books by Washington Irving and Charles Dickens and made many pictures of the Civil War. He died in Claymont, Delaware, in 1888.