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.
It was William T. Sherman.
General William Tecumseh Sherman led the notorious "March to the Sea" through Georgia during the American Civil War. Starting in Atlanta in November 1864, Sherman and his Union forces marched through the state, destroying infrastructure and civilian property as they went. The goal of the campaign was to cripple the Confederacy's ability to wage war and ultimately hasten the end of the Civil War.
This was Sherman's March to the Sea and it was lead by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman.
William T. Sherman. Some complained that he didn't need anything like that number of men, who were badly needed at Nashville. But Sherman was very nervous about his new and untried idea of Total War, and felt he needed all the men he could assemble.
He believed it would cripple the Confederacy more effectively and force the South to surrender more quickly.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
William T. Sherman
William T. Sherman
William T. Sherman
He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah
Savannah, Georgia.
...the Confederacy was unable to defend itself, and that Union victory was inevitable.
...the Confederacy was unable to defend itself, and that Union victory was inevitable.
It was William T. Sherman.
He marched through Georgia to destroy the farms and railroads that supported(helped) the Confederate armies in the field.
Storm Eastvold
General William Tecumseh Sherman led the notorious "March to the Sea" through Georgia during the American Civil War. Starting in Atlanta in November 1864, Sherman and his Union forces marched through the state, destroying infrastructure and civilian property as they went. The goal of the campaign was to cripple the Confederacy's ability to wage war and ultimately hasten the end of the Civil War.