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Savannah - although he had expected a big battle there, but the Confederate forces escaped across the river into South Carolina, where Sherman soon pursued them after giving his troops a rest.
As for why he didn't then destroy Savannah as part of his scorched-earth policy is not clear. But there is no doubt that he ordered his men to stay on their best behaviour in that city.
He may have felt that he'd made his point in Georgia, and that further destruction was not necessary.
But there is a lingering belief that Sherman had once loved a girl from Savannah, and that he identified the city as a symbol of her loveliness.
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Savanah and Newnan were spared.
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Who started burning cities in the American Civil War?
Sherman - in the course of his punitive raids across Georgia and South Carolina.
What date was the US Civil War Battle of Savannah fought?
On December 17, 1864, Confederate troops under the command of General Hardee evacuated the city of Savannah, Georgia. On the next day, the city's mayor informed General Sherman that he's surrender the city. Sherman's forces entered the city without resistance and Sherman spared it any destruction.
General Sherman destroyed what city in Georgia?
Atlanta, Georgia
What did Sherman do in Georgia?
set a fire
Who won on the sheman's march on Georgia?
who won the sherman's march on georgia?
Did the people of Savannah Ga burn their own city?
Savannah was not burned - it remains a pre-bellum masterpiece to this day. After laying waste to the rest of Georgia, Sherman spared Savannah, probably because he was in a hurry to pursue the Confederate General Hardee, who had escaped with his army. But another version says that Sherman had once loved a girl from Savannah, and spared the city for that reason. Once across the river into South Carolina, he returned to looting and pillaging, as this was the state that had started all the trouble. The state capital Columbia was burned down to nothing, presumably on purpose, though Sherman denied it.
What state was sherman's march to sea in?
Georgia
Which city in Georgia did Sherman want?
Atlanta.
Who led the march through Georgia?
Sherman
What did William T Sherman do in Georgia?
have sex
What was Sherman's goal in Georgia?
To destroy GA.
What cities were destroyed during the civil war?
Many towns and cities were destroyed during the American Civil War, in addition to countless homes and farms. The two largest and most famous example of cities that were destroyed are Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina.
