(2006) Madison Square
 
The square is named for James Madison, fourth president of the United States. In the centre of the square is a statue memorializing Sgt. William Jasper, a soldier in the Revolutionary War who, though mortally wounded, heroically recovered his company's banner. The square is located on Bull Street

(2006) Enlarge Green-Meldrim Mansion: Sherman's Headquarters

(2006) Front of Sherman's Headquarters
  
March 2006 photo courtesy of Lee G. Hohenstein, Omaha, NE
  
Green Meldrim mansion: Built for a wealthy cotton tycoon and now used as a church rectory, this glamorous Gothic-style home on Madison Square served as the lodging of choice for General William Tecumseh Sherman during his somewhat unwelcome stay in Savannah. From a desk in an upstairs bedroom, Sherman dictated a telegram to Abraham Lincoln, offering the city as an extravagant 1864 Christmas present.