Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman's March and American Memory

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293 index African Americans, 3, 6, 69–93; as pioneer corps, 10, 13; greeting marchers, 15, 17, 27, 41; leading marchers to valuables, 22; following Sherman’s March, 22, 38, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80; and stories of faithful slaves, 22, 55, 56–57, 61, 67, 81–85; mistreated by marchers, 23, 79, 84–85, 87–88; meeting with Sherman in Savannah, 27–28; resent marchers and destruction, 69, 74, 76, 79–81; encounters with Grant, 70–71; encounters with Lincoln, 70–71; encounters with Sherman, 70–72, 73, 80; as soldiers, 76–77, 126; view soldiers as liberators, 78, 87; population of in March counties, 82; property stolen from, 83–84; mentioned by veterans, 100; in songs, 183–85; in fiction and drama, 207–8, 220, 221–23, 225–27 Alexander, Ga., 222 Ammons, Patsy, 53 Andrews, Eliza Frances, 18–19 Andrews, Sidney, 153, 155–56, 158, 161–62 Anthony, J. D., 19, 55 Army of Tennessee, 37 Art about Sherman’s March, 7, 192–95 Atkins, Smith, 52, 53 Atlanta, Ga., 8–10, 72, 129–32, 161–62, 167–68, 171–72 Atlanta Civil War Round Table, 214, 233 Atlanta Cyclorama, 233 Atlanta Flames (hockey team), 1 Augusta, Ga., 9, 15, 64, 72, 153, 159, 182, 218 Aunt Josephine (slave), 72 Austin, Charity, 72 Averasboro, N.C., 40, 237 Badeau, Adam, 104 Balls Ferry, Ga., 14 Barnard, George, 190–92 Barnett, Mary Ann, 59–60 Barnett, Nathan, 59–60, 201 Barnwell, S.C., 31 Bates, Gilbert, march through the South, 158–60 Bates, Marcus, 104 Beaufort, S.C., 29 Bectom, John, 72, 77–78 Belknap, Charles, 103, 108, 113–15, 117–18 Bellvue Plantation, 21 Bennett Place, N.C., 42–43, 171, 236–37 Bentonville, N.C., 40–41, 173–74, 218, 237 Bigelow, John A., 147–48 Bird, Edward, 206–7 Birth of a Nation, 227–28 Black Heritage, 222 Blair, Francis Preston, Jr., 9, 38, 116 Blountsville, Ga., 11 Boll weevil, 1, 165 Boynton, Henry Van Ness, 126–27 Branchville, S.C., 31–32 Branston, Ursula, 164, 168 Brick, John, 217–18 Briggs, George, 76 Brinson, Sarah, 53 Brookhaven, Ga., 56 Brooks, Fred Emerson, 200 Brown, Joe, 17, 18, 72 Bryan County, Ga., 14, 57 Bulloch County, Ga., 14 Bummers, 2, 6, 94–97, 98; toasted at reunions , 100; definition of, 102, 108; pride, 102–8; praised for skill, 107–9; humor, 107–10; in song, 186–87; in poetry, 199; in fiction, 205–6, 213, 223–27. See also Foraging “Bummers in Sherman’s Army,” 94–97 294 : index Burge, Dolly Lunt, 16 Burke County, Ga., 21–22 Burns, Ken, 229–30 Buttolph, Laura, 25 Butts County, Ga., 11, 51, 58–59, 62, 83–85 Byers, Samuel Hawkins Marshall, 175–79 Byrne, Florence, 48–49 Cadle, Cornelius, 116 Calgary Flames (hockey team), 1 Calhoun, James, 9 Camden, S.C., 77 Camp Lawton, 19, 21, 191, 226, 234 Canoochee, Ga., 14, 53 Carolinas campaign, 3, 5, 29–44, 106 Carr, Bathsheba Mallard, 54 Carter, Jimmy, 182–83 Cartersville, Ga., 63–64 Cash’s Depot, S.C., 50 Chaffee, Julius T., 107 Cheraw, S.C., 36, 37, 238 Chesnut, Mary, 32, 35 Children’s experiences, 58, 65–66, 117–18 Children’s literature about Sherman’s March, 45–46, 94–97, 104, 220–21 Childs, J. Ward, 199 Christmas in Savannah, 66, 224 Cicely: A Tale of the Georgia March, 209–10 Civil rights movement, 92–93 The Civil War, 229–30 Civil War Centennial, 7, 91–92, 168–71 Clark, Prince, 88 Clayton County, Ga., 211, 232 Clemson, Floride, 35 Clinton, Ga., 11 Cobb, Howell, 17, 123 Cogswell, William, 101 Colonial Park Cemetery, 28, 235 Columbia, S.C., 32–36, 72, 112, 159–60, 170–72, 176–77, 237–38; surrendered to Sherman, 3; fire, 33–34, 76, 116, 124–25, 220; slow to rebuild, 162–63, 168 Congaree River, 51 Connolly, James A., 17, 18, 20, 23, 28, 29 Conwell, Russell, 152, 157 Courthouse records saved from Sherman’s March, 14, 17, 58–59 Covington, Ga., 15–16, 80, 232 Cram, George F., 24 Cuck, Cooper, 74 Davis, Jefferson, 127 Davis, Jefferson C. (Union general), 9, 22–23, 89, 125 Davis, Theo, 191, 192 Decatur, Ga., 15 de Laubenfels, David J., 166–67 Denhamville, Ga., 16 Dennett, John, 80, 153, 162 Doctorow, E. L., 225–27 Duncan, William, 106, 110, 116 Duplin, N.C., 54 Eatonton, Ga., 16, 233 Ebenezer Creek, Ga., 22–23, 27, 89–90, 125–26, 165, 234–35; fictional depictions of...