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What objective did sherman had as he marched from atlanta to Savannah?
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To make punitive raids on the Georgia farms and wreck the railroads, to ruin civilian morale and starve the Confederate armies in the field.
To stay independent of his highly vulnerable supply-line.
To minimise his casualties.
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And also to attack from the rear the defences of the so-called "Atlantic Fortress" of the Confederacy
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What is Sherman's destructive advance from atlanta to Savannah called?
The March to the Sea
How large was Sherman's path of destruction?
US Major General William T. Sherman's march to the sea covered most of the land southwest of Atlanta Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean port city of Savannah. He also marched and assaulted much of South Carolina.
General Sherman marched his army from Chattanooga toward?
Atlanta. This was not meant to be his objective. Grant had simply told him to destroy the Army of Tennessee, but he had not managed to achieve this. Meanwhile it was election year, and Lincoln needed some victories in a hurry. So Sherman took Atlanta, and the North felt a bit less war-weary.
Who the march to the sea wiping out everything from Atlanta to Savannah?
Union General William T. Sherman
Who Union general that marched from atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in his path?
Sherman marched through the south bringing total war. He burned everything and the city of Atlanta. After the war he was assigned the task of doing total war on the plains by killing as many buffalo he could. He took to his task with relish and did kill the majority of the herds of buffalo and this wiped out the major supply of food the the plains tribes.
Who was the Union General who captured atlanta and marched to Savannah?
William T. Sherman
Which of the following did the North's General William T Sherman accomplish in 1864?
He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah
What was the location of shermans march to the sea?
he stared in Atlanta and moved to Savannah.
Was William Tecumseh Sherman on the side of the union or the confederacy?
He was a Union General who had marched from Atlanta to Savannah and destroyed everything in the sixty mile path.
General sherman marched through the south to the sea to?
Savannah, Georgia.
What union general burned Atlanta and marched into the sea?
sherman
Sherman's March to the sea location?
Atlanta to Savannah.
What was General Sherman famous for?
General Sherman is well known for Sherman's march. Which is where he and his soldiers marched from Savannah to the coast and burned everything on their way there.
Northern general who led a march through georgia?
US General William Tecumseh Sherman led his army in battles with retreating Confederate forces as he marched towards his main objective, the city of Atlanta. Then after keeping his headquarters there for 2 months continued on through Georgia to the seaport of Savannah. He also destroyed most of Atlanta when he left.
Why is General Sherman's march known as the March to the Sea?
Because General Sherman marched to Savannah, GA.. which is near the sea.
Which union general practiced total war as he marched into atlanta?
sherman
Union general who burned atlanta and marched to sea?
W.T. Sherman
