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He burned Atlanta after failing to destroy the Army of Tennessee, which had escaped the city.
He then decided to ignore that army, and launch an entirely different kind of operation, targeting the infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies. That was the march to the sea.
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∙ 6y agoThe Confederate city of Atlanta, Georgia was captured by Union Major General Sherman in early September of 1864. He made the city his headquarters for a month or so then began his famous 'March to the Sea". He decided to burn Atlanta to the ground, only hospitals were spared as a Catholic priest asked Sherman to allow those buildings to stand. Sherman agreed.
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∙ 11y agoThe Union Army under General William Sherman ordered the city evacuated and then burned it as part of Sherman's policy of total war . Did Sherman get orders from Abraham Lincoln to burn it ?
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∙ 16y agoCaptain O. M. Poe's regiment under General Sherman's orders.
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∙ 6y agoGeorgia. Atlanta has always been in Georgia.
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What were the two major campaigns fought in Georgia during the civil war?
campaign of Atlanta and savannah.
Which urban was damaged during the Civil war?
Atlanta, Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina.
When did much of atlanta burn down after being captured during the civil war?
September 1864.
General Was given the responsibility of taking Atlanta during the Civil War?
William Tecumseh Sherman.
Which area destroyed by the civil war?
The area of Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah was completely destroyed during the American Civil War. This was part of Sherman's infamous March to the Sea.
What was the fate of Atlanta during Civil War?
It was burned to the ground during Union Generals Tecumseh Sherman Total War.
What city was burned to the ground during the civil war?
Atlanta, Georgia and Lawrence, Missouri are two very notable examples.
What two major Confederate cities were nearly burned to the ground late in the Civil War?
Atlanta and Richmond were the two major confederate cities which were nearly burned to the ground late in the Civil War.
What general was given the responsability of taking atlanta during the civil war?
Sherman believed in total war and burned the city to the ground. As he moved through the south he left a path of destruction and burned ruins.
What two major confederate cities nearly burned to the ground late in the civil war?
Atlanta & Baton Rouge
What year was Atlanta GA burned to the ground?
During the Civil War, General Sherman ordered Atlanta to be burned down. He made the official order in November of 1864. Sherman was responsible for the March to the Sea that burned much of Georgia.
Who was William Tecumseh?
William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union General who during the civil war occupied Atlanta, Georgia then burned the city and a swath of territory from Atlanta to Savannah on his famous "March to the Sea".
What cities were destroyed during the civil war?
Many towns and cities were destroyed during the American Civil War, in addition to countless homes and farms. The two largest and most famous example of cities that were destroyed are Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina.
Was Savannah Georgia burned during the Civil War?
No, Savannah Georgia was burned during the American Revolution.
Who was credited with the destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War?
Union General William T. Sherman was credited with the destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War.
Did Atlanta burn during the Civil war?
what year
What cities fell during the civil war?
atlanta Georgia
