Nineteenth century author, naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir, called the giant Sequoia “the noblest of a noble race” for many worthy reasons. These exquisite specimens date back to ...

General Sherman, a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), is a true behemoth of the plant kingdom. Standing at an impressive 275 feet (83.8 meters) tall, this tree dominates the landscape of ...

During the Civil War, Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops arrived in Savannah, Georgia, days before Christmas in 1864. The city was their final stop on Sherman's March to the Sea, ...

According to local preservation nonprofit Cobb Landmarks, Sherman and his troops invaded Georgia in May of 1864 while on a mission to occupy Atlanta, which became known as the Atlanta Campaign. Their ...

Graduation pictures in a sense, Alexander Gardner took a series of group portraits of the three main Union commanders—George Meade (1815–1872), Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), and William T. Sherman ...