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It was not strictly an advance, as it was opposite of Grant's order to pursue the Army of Tennessee into the mountains.

Sherman believed his supply-line was too long and vulnerable to support a campaign in difficult mountain country, so he settled on a programme of destruction in the rich Georgia farmland, wrecking railroads, destroying civilian morale, and helping to starve the Confederate armies in the field.

This was the March to the Sea, and it shortened the war by months, at almost nil casualties.

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