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How did general shermans army destroy the south?
His army did not destroy the south because he quit after his first battle because hew was ashamed that he lost the battle.
What was shermans goal in taking his army across Georgia?
What was sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
What city in Georgia was set aflame by shermans army?
Atlanta, as part of his war plan.
Where were the men of the confedrate army moslty from?
i think it 's south carolina cause they were the first to leave the north
Did slaves try to join General sherman's army during his march to the sea?
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.
How did general shermans army destroy the south?
His army did not destroy the south because he quit after his first battle because hew was ashamed that he lost the battle.
Where did Sherman march to?
After he abandoned his attempt to pursue the Army of Tennessee, he turned South-East from Atlanta and crossed Georgia to Savannah, from where the Confederate General Hardee escaped across the river into South Carolina (saving the fine city of Savannah from a hammering.) Sherman soon followed him into South Carolina, the state that had started the war, and burned down the capital, Columbia. The war ended soon after Sherman crossed into North Carolina.
Was NC part of the union army?
No. North Carolina was Confederate, though not as aggressively as South Carolina. When Sherman crossed into NC, he didn't feel it necessary to conduct punitive raids. (In SC, he'd burned down the capital city, Columbia.)
What is Shermans Army?
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Which city in Georgia was set aflame by shermans army?
Atlanta
Where did the south come from in the shermans march to the sea?
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.
Is there a army base in south carolina?
There is an Army post - Fort Jackson.
Was Shermans march to the sea at Virgina?
No. In the words of the song, it was "from Atlanta to the sea", crossing Georgia, ending at Savannah. At that point, Grant wanted Sherman to ship his army to Virginia, to join him in the Siege of Petersburg. But Sherman preferred to move into South Carolina, partly in pursuit of a small Confederate army that had escaped his net, and partly to continue his punitive raids in the state that had started the war.
How did the shermans help the union?
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.
What was shermans goal in taking his army across Georgia?
What was sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
What city in Georgia was set aflame by shermans army?
Atlanta, as part of his war plan.
How do you get a mailing address of someone in army boot camp in South Carolina?
call the personnel center at the camp in South Caroline
