3 h, jan 17, 1865 y - General Sherman issues Special Field Order
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William T. Sherman designated entire southern coastline 30 miles inland for exclusively black settlement. by june, 40,000 freedmen had moved there. But in August, President Johnson kicked them out and restored the land to Confederate owners. [zinn, 197]Added to timeline:
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3 h, jan 17, 1865 y
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~ 161 years ago