"I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."
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"But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter.“
-William Tecumseh Sherman
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