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He initiated a new form of combat - attacking the civilian infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies in the field, soon leaving the enemy troops barefoot and starving.
This involved a lot of official vandalism that looked cruel and sadistic, but assaults on the person were strictly forbidden, and these were mostly carried out by marauders who were not Sherman's troops, but just rode alongside the army for the fun of it.
His own personal reputation for brutality probably had something to do wth his savage appearance, abrupt manner, and history of temporary insanity.
The bottom line is that he shortened the war by many months at a minimal cost in casualties.
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