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Who was the Northern general who destroyed everything in his way in the South?
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∙ 15y ago
Willliam Tecumseh Sherman was the General you inquire about. He coined the phrase ( War is Hell!) and certainly made it so for the Confederates during his Georgia campaign where in part the Army raided civilian stores, warehouses, etc as they were cut off from supply lines- so ( lived off the country)- and then smashed and burned the (Surplus part). The campaign inspired the song ( marching through Georgia) needless to say unpopular in the South. Sherman"s march of destruction also figured in the Civil War novel and film- Gone with the Wind! Weather and War are frequent metaphors- of which the Desert Storm is only a recent example.
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∙ 13y agoWilliam T. Sherman
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Why did the South have to be rebuilt after the Civil War?
because they lost and their stuff was destroyed
How did Sherman use the strategy of total war to weaken the confederacy?
He destroyed everything his army marched through. The South lost transportation lines, homes, civilians, and a lot of destroyed property. It left the Confederacy in ruins
Who won the battle of General Sherman's March to Sea?
* 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.
Much of the north was destroyed during the civil war?
No - most of the SOUTH was
Who Lead The Confederate force?
General Robert E. Lee was the leading general of the Confederacy. He was a Virginian who was a West Point graduate. He was enlisted in the US Military at the start of the war, however his loyalty to Virginia and the Confederate cause led him to be the top general of the South. His main command was to lead the Army of Northern Virginia.
Why did the South have to be rebuilt after the Civil War?
because they lost and their stuff was destroyed
Who was the general of the south in the battle of Atlanta?
William Sherman Sherman was the Northern General. Hood replaced Johnston for the South.
Last name of the union general who destroyed property across the south?
Sherman
What did General Sherman's army do when it used total war against the South?
They stole the South's weapons and destroyed all of their resources.
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What were the objectives of sherman's march?
To destroy everything in the South. They had a policy of 'total war'--meaning, they weren't going to stop until they damaged or destroyed everything they could get to. It was to completely devastate the South, and make it the biggest loss they could get for them. The more that was destroyed, the more they were going to have to clean up after the war, and the harder it was going to be on the Southern states.
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Union general (blank) led an aggressive campaign through the South that destroyed much of Georgia?
William Tecumseh Sherman
The continent of South America is found in which hemisphere?
Mostly the southern, but note that everything north of Equidor is in the northern hemisphere.
