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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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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.
