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After destroying atlanta in 1864 general sherman began a march to the sea by heading toward?
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Savannah, Georgia.
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What event sparked Lincoln's reelection victory in 1864?
The capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and then the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, were all important factors. Additionally, General Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
What was the Union general who captured Atlanta and marched to the sea?
None. Grant had become General-in-Chief, and he was not interested in capturing cities, only in destroying armies. His orders to Sherman were to destroy the Army of Tennessee, wherever it was, and chase it into the mountains if necessary. Sherman had not succeeded in doing this, but when that army took refuge in Atlanta, Sherman decided to occupy the city, even though the enemy managed to escape. One reason was that the capture of Atlanta would make big news in the North, and it was the kind of morale-raising victory that would help Lincoln win the upcoming election. The other was that Sherman was figuring out a way to get free of his over-long supply-line, that was always being attacked by Confederate cavalry. Noting that the rich Georgia farmland had enjoyed a good harvest, he realised that he could live off the land, forget his supply-line, and meanwhile conduct punitive raids on the farms that helped to victual the Confederates in the field. That is when he planned his March to the Sea.
Union general willaim Tecumseh sherman burned which southern city to the ground?
Atlanta, Georgia
Who the march to the sea wiping out everything from Atlanta to Savannah?
Union General William T. Sherman
Which Civil War general's victory at Atlanta secured President Lincoln's reelection?
William T. Sherman
What general led a brutal war campaign from atlanta to Savannah destroying everything?
General William Tescumseh Sherman
What union general was responsible for burning atlanta and marching to the sea destroying anything that could help the south?
general sherman
Union general at Atlanta?
Sherman was the union general in Atlanta.
What important contribution did general William Tecumseh Sherman make the union war effort?
During the American Civil War, General William Tecumseh Sherman played a huge role in the outcome of the war by capturing Atlanta, and successfully destroying Confederate railroads and industries. Sherman believed in total war and left a path of destruction as he marched to Atlanta.
The city in the middle of Georgia was burned by general Sherman?
The main city captured by Sherman was Atlanta.
What was Union general William Tecumseh Sherman's technique to burn down Atlanta?
He ordered the burning of all buildings of military potential. But it went beyond that, and Sherman began to see the point of destroying civilian morale.
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.
What was General Sherman's march to Atlanta called?
It was simply the Battle of Atlanta. Afterwards, Sherman started planning his March to the Sea, ending at Savannah.
What union general burned Atlanta and marched into the sea?
sherman
General Sherman destroyed what city in Georgia?
Atlanta, Georgia
What was the name given to general Sherman's in Atlanta?
Unconditional surrender
Which large city in Georgia did general sherman burn?
Atlanta :(
