Sherman’s veterans appropriated the belittling title bummer as a point of personal pride. On May 24, 1865, Sherman’s Army paraded for six hours through the Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D,C., during the Grand Review of the Union Armies on May 23–24, 1865.
Sherman’s veterans chose the insulting term bummer as a mark of personal pride. On May 24, 1865, Sherman’s Army marched along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., for six hours during the Grand Review of the Union Armies on May 23–24, 1865.