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.
William Sherman declared "total war"(which destroys an armies soldiers and the will to fight) to destroy the Confederates COMPLETELY.
During the Civil War, General Sherman held strong to a total war policy.
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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.
total war or March to the Sea
William Sherman declared "total war"(which destroys an armies soldiers and the will to fight) to destroy the Confederates COMPLETELY.
Slavery began the civil war
no total war is when peoples will is destroyed.
Appomattox was the end of the war. Lee surrendered to Grant.
During the Civil War, General Sherman held strong to a total war policy.
he was a leader
Knoxville
Julius Caesar's actions started the civil war between him and Pompey.
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.
The union fought against slavery in the civil war
Fort Sumter
Total War