General Sherman gifts City of Savannah to President Lincoln
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The following is a telegram sent from General Sherman to President Lincoln on Dec. 22, 1964: SAVANNAH, GA., December 22, 1864 (Via Fort Monroe 6.45 p.m. 25th) His Excellency President LINCOLN: I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25,000 bales of cotton.