Total war was General Sherman's strategy. He was to use total war to destroy the resources of the south. I am also a civil war expert so you can trust my answer.
During the Civil War, General Sherman held strong to a total war policy.
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William Sherman declared "total war"(which destroys an armies soldiers and the will to fight) to destroy the Confederates COMPLETELY.
Total war is war in which a country mobilizes all of their people and resources. During the American Civil War examples can be seen in General Sheridan's stripping of southern vital supplies at the battle of Shenandoah. The most well known practitioner of total war in the civil war however is General Sherman's "March to the sea" because he was deliberately destroying all of the south's resources both civilian and military, instead of just military.
no total war is when peoples will is destroyed.
Total war was General Sherman's strategy. He was to use total war to destroy the resources of the south. I am also a civil war expert so you can trust my answer.
During the Civil War, General Sherman held strong to a total war policy.
A total war refers to a situation where one side mobilizes all available resources in order to destroy the side's ability to engage in war. The Civil War was called a total war, because the commanding officers on both sides, used total war tactics to try and put an end to the war.
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A battle doesn't make a War a total war: total war is when you devote all your resources to a war. In the Civil War, Americans rationed things but didn't give them up completely: this is a form of Total War that isn't harmful to the advancement of the people after the war. Petersburg was a total battle. Trench warfare, massive artillery, tens of thousands dead. This made the battle a total war battle but didn't make the war a total war.
Total War originated during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with its development. Total War was also used in the American Civil War and World War I & II.
Over 660,000 men died total in the Civil War
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No. The Third Amendment does not apply in time of war, only in peacetime.
about 700,000 people did in the civil war. so sad.
William Sherman declared "total war"(which destroys an armies soldiers and the will to fight) to destroy the Confederates COMPLETELY.