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Sherman's Atlantic Campaign and his March to the Sea, destroyed the South (mainly Georgia). The Union burned thousands of homes, crops and stores. The South's industry, agriculture, as well as the important Georgia railroads were devastated. It destroyed Georgia which ultimately brought down the Confederacy.
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∙ 9y agoScorched earth and total war.
Grant and Sherman followed the same general strategy was confronting the enemy. This was in history.
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∙ 13y agoSheer attrition.
Grant knew that Lee could not replace his losses, and simply battered away at the Confederate lines till they were too thin to hold.
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∙ 9y agoi got a big muhentuhen hmu
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Grant and Sherman use to end the war quickly?
Scorched earth.
What was the new type of combat called that was created by Grant Sherman and Sheridan?
During the US Civil War, Union generals Grant and Sherman employed what was called total war and /or scorched earth tactics.
What two military leaders did Lincoln entrust the war in 1864?
Grant and Sherman
Which general believed in the policy of total war?
Grant ordered Sheridan to destroy the farms in the Shenandoah. Then Sherman settled on a campaign of destruction across Georgia and South Carolina, to starve the Confederates into surrender. This strategy had the effect of ending the war quicker than assaulting the armies.
Did Union generals US Grant and William T Sherman always agree in the US Civil War?
For a major part of the US Civil War, General Sherman reported to General US Grant. They did not always agree on tactics. For example, Sherman thought it was foolish of Grant to order him to dig a canal to change the course of the Mississippi River in order to capture Vicksburg. Also, Sherman believed that Grant was over worried about news reporters in their camps.
Why did Sherman grant want to wage total war?
To change the course of the war. Grant and Sherman both believed that it was the strength of the people's will that was keeping the war going.
Who were the generals of the north in the civil war?
Grant and Sherman
A quote from General Grant during the civil war?
Grant to Sherman: "Make Georgia howl!"
Why was a military partnership of grant and sherman so important to outcome of Civil war?
Sherman carried credibility with Grant, tested under fire, and was a trusted friend.
Grant and Sherman use to end the war quickly?
Scorched earth.
What was the new type of combat called that was created by Grant Sherman and Sheridan?
During the US Civil War, Union generals Grant and Sherman employed what was called total war and /or scorched earth tactics.
Why were Grant and Sherman's tactics successful against the confederacy?
Grant was willing to fight hard enough to end the war. Sherman instituted the tactic of destroying an enemy's infrastructure and ability to wage war. Example: Sherman's march to the sea through Atlanta, GA.
How were the efforts of General Grant and Sherman at the end of the war similar and different?
Sherman practiced a strategy called total war. They both surrounded their opponents.
Who was known for total war in the Civil War?
William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant
3 union generals during the civil war?
Grant. Sherman. Sheridan.
What two military leaders did Lincoln entrust the war in 1864?
Grant and Sherman
Did Grant or Sherman have a bigger impact?
Wonderful question! Tacticaly Grant because he changed the way the War Between the States was fought, but strategicaly Sherman because he changed the way future wars were fought. The nod goes to Sherman.
