37 Weeks
Week 20 (September 1 - September 7)
Episode 20 | 1m 45s
Sherman conquers Atlanta, in what is known as the greatest turning point in the war.
It is late August, 1864. In Chicago, the Democratic Party nominates George McClellan on a platform calling for peace. Sherman marches around Atlanta to destroy its remaining supply line, the Macon Railroad. Atlanta is doomed. Hood must evacuate the city or risk entrapment and starvation. He ignites a trapped ammunition train. Union troops march in. Sherman telegraphs Lincoln about his conquest.
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37 Weeks is a local public television program presented by GPB
37 Weeks
Week 20 (September 1 - September 7)
Episode 20 | 1m 45s
It is late August, 1864. In Chicago, the Democratic Party nominates George McClellan on a platform calling for peace. Sherman marches around Atlanta to destroy its remaining supply line, the Macon Railroad. Atlanta is doomed. Hood must evacuate the city or risk entrapment and starvation. He ignites a trapped ammunition train. Union troops march in. Sherman telegraphs Lincoln about his conquest.
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