Today is Monday, November 11, 2019 November 12 Tomorrow in U.S. Civil War History (Click here for today in U.S. Civil War History.) 1864 - Union General William T. Sherman ordered the business district of Atlanta destroyed before he embarked on his famous March to the Sea. He had captured Atlanta in early September 1864. U.S. Civil War Quotes "We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us." - Abraham Lincoln on holding elections during a military emergency. Like this topic here! Tomorrow's History ---- Select a topic Misc. History American Revolution World War I World War II Vietnam War U.S. Civil War History U.S. President History President Ronald Reagan History Crime History Disasters History The Beatles Michael Jackson Prince Dream Theater Elvis Presley Star Wars Television Dick Clark-American Bandstand Daily Sports History Texas History Wyoming History (Click here for today in U.S. Civil War History.)