His army did not destroy the south because he quit after his first battle because hew was ashamed that he lost the battle.
Yes,slaves did join his army.They joined his army because when they got freed they didnt no where to go so they joined Shermans army.
It was part of the total war concept. Grant's mission was to destroy the army, and stopping the prisoner exchange was a move that made it harder for the Confederate Army to replace their losses of men.
What was sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
Atlanta, as part of his war plan.
Sherman believed that the quickest way to end the war was to deprive the army of the means to fight and destroy the civilians' will to support the war was to annihilate the infrastructure that supported the war effort: the agriculture, transportation, communications, and manufacturing capability of the enemy. When there was no food, no munitions, no clothing, and no means to produce it, the will of the South to continue was broken.
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Yes,slaves did join his army.They joined his army because when they got freed they didnt no where to go so they joined Shermans army.
Atlanta
Many southerners felt this was a violation of the Constitution. General Sherman was a general in the Union Army during the Civil war.
Many southerners felt this was a violation of the Constitution. General Sherman was a general in the Union Army during the Civil war.
It was part of the total war concept. Grant's mission was to destroy the army, and stopping the prisoner exchange was a move that made it harder for the Confederate Army to replace their losses of men.
He pursued Lee's army in Virginia while pushing through the deep south to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast...It also helped Lincoln to get re-elected.
Northern army.
What was sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
There was only one sizable Confederate army in Geogia by that time, commanded by General Hardee. It retreated towards Savannah and threatened to bombard Sherman, who guessed it was a bluff. Sherman still expected a big battle there, but Hardee escaped across the river into South Carolina, where Sherman would soon follow him.
Atlanta, as part of his war plan.
Sherman believed that the quickest way to end the war was to deprive the army of the means to fight and destroy the civilians' will to support the war was to annihilate the infrastructure that supported the war effort: the agriculture, transportation, communications, and manufacturing capability of the enemy. When there was no food, no munitions, no clothing, and no means to produce it, the will of the South to continue was broken.