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Who commanded the right and left wings of William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea?
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William Tecumseh Sherman
General William T. Sherman in uniform and wearing a mourning ribbon for President Lincoln, photograph by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, 1865.
During William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, the expeditionary force was divided into two infantry groups to conceal his movements:1
- Right Wing: Commanded by Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, this wing consisted of the Army of the Tennessee.1
- Left Wing: Commanded by Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum, this wing consisted of the Army of Georgia.1