December 1864

Sunday 04:

At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman campaign of destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Gulf of Mexico (Union forces did suffer more than three times the casualties as the Confederates, however).

Saturday 10:

William Tecumseh Sherman reaches Savannah, Georgia, ending his "March to the Sea".

Friday 16:

American Civil War: Union troops led by General George Thomas defeat Confederate troops in the Battle of Nashville.

Thursday 22:

Savannah, Georgia falls to General William Tecumseh Sherman