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Where we meme (joking in tone and detail, serious in sentiment) about General Sherman, the Civil War, and how the secesh traitors had it coming.

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[–] PugJesus 8 points 5 days ago

Lee lobbied hard for more resources to defend Virginia to be diverted from the Western theatre even as the Confederate forces there were in desperate straits and in dire risk of crumbling entirely. This kickstarted Grant's career, allowed Sherman to cut his way down through to Georgia, and eventually brought Lee up against Grant in the Eastern theatre, ending in his (and the Confederacy's) defeat.