Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15:
A) granted thousands of acres of confiscated land along the Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina coast to black families in 40-acre plots.
B) re-enslaved thousands of former slaves and returned them to their masters.
C) declared slaves to be the contraband of war.
D) called for the burning of Atlanta.
Answer: A
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