![](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CWITI-Forty-Acres-Sherman.jpg)
Not His Problem: Major General William T. Sherman issued the “40 acres” order partially because it absolved him of the responsibility for the “Negro problem.” (National Archives)
Not His Problem: Major General William T. Sherman issued the “40 acres” order partially because it absolved him of the responsibility for the “Negro problem.” (National Archives)