Episode 5 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, including the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the burning of Columbia – and tackling the "slavery would have gone away on its own" thing while we're at it. Surprisingly, Johnny Reb gets in one or two really solid points. Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/atunsheifilms Leave a Tip via Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/atunsheifilms Buy Merch ► https://teespring.com/stores/atun-shei-films Official Website ► https://www.atunsheifilms.com/ Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.com/ ~REFERENCES~ [1] Charles Royster. The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans (1991). Vintage Civil War Library, Page 127 [2] Nathan Johnson. “Could Slavery Have Died a Peaceful Death?” (2015). Civil Discourse History Blog https://www.civildiscourse-historyblog.com/blog/2015/3/24/could-slavery-have-died-a-peaceful-death [3] John Majewski. Modernizing a Slave Economy: The Economic Vision of the Confederate Nation (2009). University of North Carolina Press E-Books [4] Jennifer M. Murray. “Hard War in Virginia During the Civil War” (2010). Encyclopedia Virginia https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Hard_War_in_Virginia_During_the_Civil_War#start_entry [5] Stephen Davis. All the Fighting They Want: The Atlanta Campaign from Peachtree Creek to the City’s Surrender (2017). Savas Beattie, Page 37-38 [6] Royster, Page 95 [7] Royster, Page 117-118 [8] Royster, Page 342 [9] William T. Sherman. Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, Vol. II (1889). Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4361/old/orig4361-h/p4.htm#ch21 [10] Royster, Page 79-82 [11] Royster, Page 34-41 [12] Davis, Page 31, 112 [13] Daniel A. Pollock. “The Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance” (2014). SouthernSpaces https://southernspaces.org/2014/battle-atlanta-history-and-remembrance/ [14] Royster, Page 328-329 [15] Royster, Page 5-25 [16] Jeff Wilkinson. “Who Really Burned Columbia During the Civil War?” 2018). The State https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article220228240.html [17] Royster, Page 26-27 [18] Royster, Page 346-347 [19] Royster, 388-397