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What did General Sherman mean by characterizing his March to the Sea as Total War?
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Sherman realized that rather than striking at the enemy forces, he could make the forces impotent by eliminating what they needed to wage war. He struck at the infrastructure that supported the war effort. He destroyed crops, rail lines, and factories. This prevented much needed supplies from getting to the armies, causing them to wither due to lack of ammunition, food, clothing, and other basic necessities. He also struck at he enemy's morale. By destroying their homes, he caused a great number of desertions, when soldiers felt the need to leave the army to protect their families.
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General Sherman's war strategy?
Total War: Destroying everything in his path.
Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who was the Union general in charge of the total war to the South?
General Sherman
What man was most associated with the total war strategy of the Civil War?
General Sherman.
What was the South's reaction to General Sherman's use of total war?
The Confederates had no possibility to effectively react against the total war carried on by Sherman. The only forces they could deploy to withstand the March to the Sea were: General Wheeler's Corps of Cavalry and a division of Georgia's Militia with 3 batteries, for a total of about 10,000 men. This situation was to ascribe to the decision of engage the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the offensive towards Memphis, which left Georgia undefended, at the mercy of Sherman's Army.
What union general used a daring plan called total war as he marched through Geogria?
This was Sherman's March to the Sea and it was lead by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman.
What was the term for General Sherman destruction to the south during the civil war?
total war or March to the Sea
General Sherman's war strategy?
Total War: Destroying everything in his path.
Which union general waged total war in his march from atlanta to Savannah?
Ulysses S. Grant!. ANSWER William Tecumseh Sherman.
Who is the Union general who waged total war on the south?
William T Sherman
Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who were army generals that believed in total war during the Civil War?
The two Union officers who believed in and demonstrated the effectiveness of the strategy of total war were General Ulysses Grant and General William Sherman. Grant's Overland Campaign in 1864 and Sherman;s March to The Sea in 1864 were examples of total war by two military leaders.
What was Sherman's march to dea called?
Total War
Who was the Union general in charge of the total war to the South?
General Sherman
I led a March to the Sea. I practiced total war in moving my army from Atlanta to Savannah to break the will of the South to fight. Who am I?
General William Techumseh Sherman
I led the March to the sea I practiced total war who am i?
Sherman
What man was most associated with the total war strategy of the Civil War?
General Sherman.
