Original: 1864 & ndash ; American Civil War : Sherman 's March to the Sea & ndash ; At Waynesboro , Georgia , forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman 's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta , Georgia .
Simplified: 1829 - In the face of fierce opposition , British governor Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide .