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Which best describes why Sherman's march through the South was effective?
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It weakened the South's agricultural capacity.
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What was william t shermans destructive campaing through the south called?
The March to the Sea
How did general shermans army destroy the south?
His army did not destroy the south because he quit after his first battle because hew was ashamed that he lost the battle.
Where did shermans march to sea take place?
After the Battle of Atlanta, Gen Sherman began his march from there and advanced across Georgia and ended at Savannah. He then turned north and marched through South Carolina and into North Carolina.
What were two consequences of William shermans victory in the south?
Liberation of the blockade-runners' favourite port of Savannah. Wrecking of farms and railroads, which helped to bring Confederate troops in the field to the level of starvation that triggered the surrender.
What offers the best reasoning behind William Tecumseh shermans strategy of using total war to defeat the south?
Sherman's March to the Sea shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties.
What name is given to Shermans Devastating trip through the south?
The March to the Sea.
What was william t shermans destructive campaing through the south called?
The March to the Sea
Why did Sherman treat South Carolina harshly?
shermans a douche.
How did the shermans help the union?
He pursued Lee's army in Virginia while pushing through the deep south to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast...It also helped Lincoln to get re-elected.
What did general Sherman do to the south that helped win the war?
sherman went throught the south on a raid that was known as "shermans" march
How did general shermans army destroy the south?
His army did not destroy the south because he quit after his first battle because hew was ashamed that he lost the battle.
Where did shermans march to sea take place?
After the Battle of Atlanta, Gen Sherman began his march from there and advanced across Georgia and ended at Savannah. He then turned north and marched through South Carolina and into North Carolina.
Split the south in two and opened the way for shermans invasion of Georgia?
I would say that the fall of Atlanta opened the way for Sherman.
Why do you think shermans total war made it hard for the south and the north to reconcile after the war?
Because he had targeted civilians and smashed up the whole infrastructure of Georgia and South Carolina.
Was shermans march in 1861 or 1865?
The March to the Sea (Georgia) ended in December 1864. It resumed early in February 1865 when he crossed into South Carolina.
What symbol represents Atlanta the greek god?
the Phoenix. atlanta was burned to the ground during shermans march to the sea. Atlanta has emerged as the new capital of the south.
How did the Union beat the Confederacy?
The anaconda plane and shermans march, this weakened the south greatly and in the court house of appottomax, general Robert e. lee surrenders
