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A City Divided: Lancaster During the Civil War

Lancaster was a city divided between pro-abolition and anti-abolition sentiments.

Aired 04/12/2018

Columbus Neighborhoods

A City Divided: Lancaster During the Civil War

Clip: Season 4 Episode 20 | 5m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Lancaster was a city divided between pro-abolition and anti-abolition sentiments.

Lancaster was the home of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Union general known for Sherman's March to the Sea, but it was also a city divided between pro-abolition and anti-abolition sentiments. Photos courtesy of: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Fairfield County Heritage Association, Library of Congress, Ohio History Connection

Aired 04/12/2018

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