What did general Sherman's special field order to do?

General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15, issued in January 1865 during the American Civil War, aimed to redistribute land to formerly enslaved individuals. The order allocated abandoned plantation land along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coasts, granting each family up to 40 acres. This initiative was part of Sherman's broader strategy to undermine the Confederacy and support the transition to freedom for African Americans. However, the order was later revoked, and the land was returned to its original owners after the war.