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 adopted the derogatory term bummer as a source of personal pride. On May 24, 1865, Sherman’s Army marched for six hours along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., during the Grand Review of the Union Armies on May 23–24, 1865.