<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwgg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waynesboro,_Georgia" id="mwgw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia">Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia</a>, Union cavalry forces defeated Confederate cavalry, opening the way for Sherman's army to approach the coast.