37 Weeks
Week 35 (December 15th - December 21st)
Episode 35 | 1m 45s
The Mayor of Savannah, Richard Arnold, surrenders the city to Union troops.
It is mid-December, 1864. Union forces capture Fort McAllister, opening the Ogeechee River to its supply ships off the Georgia coast. Led by General Hardee, 15,000 Confederates guard Savannah. On the 17th, Sherman telegrams him, demanding to surrender. Hardee does not yield, though Savannah Mayor, Richard Arnold, does. Sherman wires President Lincoln, presenting Savannah as a Christmas gift.
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37 Weeks is a local public television program presented by GPB
37 Weeks
Week 35 (December 15th - December 21st)
Episode 35 | 1m 45s
It is mid-December, 1864. Union forces capture Fort McAllister, opening the Ogeechee River to its supply ships off the Georgia coast. Led by General Hardee, 15,000 Confederates guard Savannah. On the 17th, Sherman telegrams him, demanding to surrender. Hardee does not yield, though Savannah Mayor, Richard Arnold, does. Sherman wires President Lincoln, presenting Savannah as a Christmas gift.
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