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* The Department of South Carolina was commanded by General William J. Hardee. * Major General Joseph Wheeler commanded the CSA Cavalry Corps. * Major General Gustavus Smith commanded the Georgia Militia.
Major General William T. Sherman was a leader fighting for the North or Union side.
total war or March to the Sea
destroy the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight.
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This US Civil War battle was part of Union General Sherman's western march attacking Georgia. It was a tough campaign and at Kennesaw Mountain, the Union lost an offensive battle to the South. Confederate General Joseph Johnston repulsed a Sherman advance. Johnston's fortifications were too strong for Sherman's assaults.
William Sherman Sherman was the Northern General. Hood replaced Johnston for the South.
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General Sherman
sherman went throught the south on a raid that was known as "shermans" march
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The March to the Sea
Columbia, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia.
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General William T. Sherman