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Title: Why Do We Say "Hold the Fort"?

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Description: Discover the Civil War origin behind the phrase "hold the fort," from General Sherman’s battle signals to popular gospel hymns.

Open Graph Description: How a high-stakes Civil War message from General Sherman—and a hit 1870 hymn—turned a military order into an everyday idiom.

X Description: How a high-stakes Civil War message from General Sherman—and a hit 1870 hymn—turned a military order into an everyday idiom.

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