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What did General Sherman mean when he called his March to the Sea a Total War?
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Total War is unrestricted warfare. The violence is not only directed towards the amries in the field but also toward the civilian foundation that allows the army to fight: the munitions manufacture, transportation, food, clothing, shelter, and fuel. By destroying railroads, crops, and factories, Sherman took away the materiel the southern forces needed to sustain the conflict. (The US Air Force bombing campaign in Europe and the submarine campaign in the Pacific did similar service in WWII.)
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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 Sherman's march to dea called?
Total War
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.
How were the efforts of general and Sherman at the end of the war similar and different?
Sherman practiced a strategy called total war. They both surrounded their opponents.
Who is the Union general who waged total war on the south?
William T Sherman
How were the efforts of General Grant and Sherman at the end of the war similar and different?
Sherman practiced a strategy called total war. They both surrounded their opponents.
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.
Did sherman have a plan on what he was doing?
During his march he was conducting a war stratigie called total war. That is were everything is deystroyed. Sherman was marching to burn down the cities in Georgia. This was not really necessary though, because General Grant was already at Appomattox with Lee stating surrender agreements.
Who was the Union general in charge of the total war to the South?
General Sherman
