General William Techumseh Sherman
Atlanta, Georgia
Sherman's "March to the Sea" went right through the heart of Atlanta, GA -- he burned everything in his path, thus demonstrating a concept of total war. The concept essentially means that Sherman brought the horrors of war, such as hunger, violence, terror, and starvation straight to the Southern homefront through big-time means of destruction. Remember the Rebels stayed in the game early on because of their fighting spirit, in their own battle for states' rights and whatnot. This total war was an attempt to make these Southerners HATE WAR!
Major General William T. Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah in 1864 is referred to as the so-called "March to the Sea". It is an error to term the battle tactics of Sherman as one of total war or total destruction. Sherman destroyed crops and livestock that were potential supplies of the Confederate army. Total warfare is the term used to describe WW 2. There, civilian cities were targets for destruction. All the major powers in WW 2 resorted to total destruction as a means to demoralize the enemy and also to kill potential soldiers. Of course, the destruction also targeted factories and farmlands.
the battle of altanta
William Tecumseh Sherman
General William Techumseh Sherman
It is the day that General William T. Sherman completly destroyed a line from Atlanta to Savanah, Georgia. Yes William Sherman and his troops Did alot of damag to the South But he didnt Completly Destroy... They only Burned 30% Of Atlanta! not all of it... It is the day that General William T. Sherman completely destroyed a line from Atlanta, Georgia, to Savannah, Georgia. Also it is the day Sherman dealt a heavy blow to the spirit of the South
Punitive raids on the civilian mainstay of the Confederacy.
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Sherman marched through the south bringing total war. He burned everything and the city of Atlanta. After the war he was assigned the task of doing total war on the plains by killing as many buffalo he could. He took to his task with relish and did kill the majority of the herds of buffalo and this wiped out the major supply of food the the plains tribes.
The strategy of "Total War". He cut off his line of communication, let his army to live on the country , scorching the earth and destroying every military and civil infrastructure while advancing toward Savannah. Under a certain point of view that undertaking can be considered the first example of "blitzkrieg" on large scale, as the Union Army covered the distance of about 400 kilometres between Atlanta and Savannah in less than 4 weeks.
Total Travel Estimates: 3 hours 56 minutes / 248.53 miles Mapquest was used to get these figures
2nd most important Union General who introduced total war in "the march to the sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms everywhere he went.
Atlanta, Georgia
The rainfall was 7.95in according to the Weather Channel .com
Sherman's "March to the Sea" went right through the heart of Atlanta, GA -- he burned everything in his path, thus demonstrating a concept of total war. The concept essentially means that Sherman brought the horrors of war, such as hunger, violence, terror, and starvation straight to the Southern homefront through big-time means of destruction. Remember the Rebels stayed in the game early on because of their fighting spirit, in their own battle for states' rights and whatnot. This total war was an attempt to make these Southerners HATE WAR!