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To attack the civilian infrastructure behind the Confederate war-effort - burning farms, wrecking railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field and destroying civilian morale.

It shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties,.

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To attack the civilian infrastructure behind the Confederate war-effort - burning farms, wrecking railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field and destroying civilian morale.

It shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties,.

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{| |- | The purpose was to split the Confederacy in two. Sherman's march destroyed any military goods, rail tracks and telegraph lines available. They also destroyed or confiscated any supplies such as food, ammunition and horses. |}
destroy the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight.

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Shermans march to Savannah was called?

Sherman's March to the Sea


What was the end of shermans march to the sea?

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What year was shermans march to the sea?

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Where did shermans march to sea go?

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Did anyone die on the shermans march of the sea?

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City at the end of shermans march to the sea?

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What state did shermans march to the sea occur?

Georgia


What date did the union fight shermans march to the sea?

1864


What state did shermans march to sea take place in?

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