Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln

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Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln was the famous 1864 message in which Union General William Tecumseh Sherman informed President Lincoln of the capture of Savannah, Georgia, presenting the city as a “Christmas gift” during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
primary source
telegram
archivalStatus text reproduced in Civil War documentary collections
conflictContext American Civil War
country United States
dateSent 1864-12-22
describedEvent Union capture of Savannah, Georgia
describedGift ammunition in Savannah
bales of cotton in Savannah
heavy artillery pieces in Savannah
the city of Savannah
describedOutcome Union control of Savannah’s harbor
occupation of Savannah by Union troops
surrender of Savannah, Georgia to Union forces
documentedIn Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
eventContext Capture of Savannah
famousPhrase I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition; also about 25,000 bales of cotton.
genre military dispatch
hasAlternateName Sherman’s Christmas gift to Lincoln
Sherman’s Savannah Christmas telegram
hasHistoricalReputation one of the most famous military dispatches of the American Civil War
hasTitle Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram
holidayContext Christmas 1864
language English
medium military telegraph
militaryCampaignContext Sherman’s March to the Sea
placeComposed Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
recipientAffiliation Union
recipientOffice President of the United States
relatedTo Abraham Lincoln
American Civil War
Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah

Sherman’s March to the Sea
Union Army
William Tecumseh Sherman
senderAffiliation Union Army
senderRank Major General
sentBy William Tecumseh Sherman
sentTo Abraham Lincoln
significance boosted Northern morale in December 1864
demonstrated effectiveness of Sherman’s total war strategy
provided Lincoln with a major victory to report shortly before his second inauguration
symbolized Union military success late in the Civil War
temporalContext late stages of the American Civil War
tone triumphant
year 1864

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March to the Sea notableEvent Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln
Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln hasTitle Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram
linked to: Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln
Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln hasAlternateName Sherman’s Christmas gift to Lincoln
linked to: Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln
Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln hasAlternateName Sherman’s Savannah Christmas telegram
linked to: Sherman’s Christmas gift telegram to Abraham Lincoln