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Union General William Tecumseh's so called "March to the Sea" campaign was a"scorched earth" campaign. The main objective was to capture Atlanta. Sherman did that and many historians say that the fall of Atlanta saved President Lincoln's Republican nomination for the November 1864 election. That was due to the ever growing "peace movement" in the North. The war was taking a terrible toll on life and some Unionists wanted an end to it, which meant that Lincoln would either not get the Republican nomination or that the Democrat "peace candidate" George McClellan, former head of the Army of the Potomac might win the election.
Sherman made his Southern headquarters in Atlanta for almost 8 weeks. He then finished his march to the sea to capture Savannah, a port city in Georgia.
The South was not destroyed by Sherman. The war would last another 6 months, however, losing Atlanta was a strategic blow to the Confederacy.
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∙ 7y agoUnion Major General William T. Sherman captured Atlanta, Georgia in September of 1864. He made Atlanta his headquarters for about one month. He planned his march to the sea and burned Atlanta as he departed. Then began his infamous march to the sea. This would end in Savannah, Georgia.
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Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war?
William Tecumseh Sherman
What are examples of how destructive the civil war was to the US?
The best example of the Civil War's destruction is Sherman's March. Sherman was a Union general who destroyed Confederate farms and cities, including Atlanta.
What did Union Major General William T. Sherman report to General in Chief US Grant in March of 1865?
By the middle of March 1865, Major General William T. Sherman had been a significant factor in reducing the military structure of the Confederacy. He was able to report to General US Grant that the railway system had been destroyed along with enemy arsenals in Columbia, Cheraw, and Fayetteville.
What union general became famous for his march across Georgia?
Grant
What did General Sherman do on his march to the sea?
He destroyed every thing in his path to weaken the Confederate army.
Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who won the shermans march to the sea?
William Sherman general of the union in the battle of Sherman's March to the sea destroyed all of Confederacy's resources and they eventually gave up. They surrendered and Sherman had a victory.
Who was in charge of the plan that was known as the March to sea?
Union General William T. Sherman managed the Union's March to the sea. When he vacated Atlanta, his army drove a course that captured Savannah and destroyed all supplies that might be used by the Confederate army.
Why was the battle of sherman's march important?
General Grant had destroyed the railroads and manufacturing centers with his army so that the union would have a total advantage in the civil war
William Tecumseh Sherman?
2nd most important Union General who introduced total war in "the march to the sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms everywhere he went.
What are examples of how destructive the civil war was to the US?
The best example of the Civil War's destruction is Sherman's March. Sherman was a Union general who destroyed Confederate farms and cities, including Atlanta.
Was general Grant in charge of the union army?
Yes. He was appointed General-in-Chief of all the Union armies in March 1864.
Was Sherman's march a Union or a Confederate win?
Sherman's March was a decided Union victory. His troops destroyed the remaining southern infrastructure, making it impossible to supply the troops in the field.
Who Is famous for his March to the Sea where he captured Atlanta in record time and lay waste to the Georgia and South Carolina countryside?
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
How did the Union beat the Confederacy?
The anaconda plane and shermans march, this weakened the south greatly and in the court house of appottomax, general Robert e. lee surrenders
Was Sherman's march a confederate win or a union win?
Sherman's March was a decided Union victory. His troops destroyed the remaining southern infrastructure, making it impossible to supply the troops in the field.
Union general who led the march to the sea after capturing Atlanta?
The answer is General William Tecomsen Sherman
