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Where did Sherman believe Confederate power came from How could he destroy the Confederate army without fighting a major battle?
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What was Sherman's goal in his march to the sea What tactics did he use to accomplish this goal?
Sherman's goal was to split the southern Confederacy in half. To do this he and his troops burned bridges, supplies, crops and anything that could be deemed useful by the Confederate army.
What was sherman's concept of total war?
To attack the Southern economy, burning farms and wrecking railroads, to starve the Confederate armies in the field.
Why did Lincoln give permission to destroy the civilian infrastructure?
He didn't. If you refer to Sherman he believed in total war and to burn his way to Atlanta to force Confederate forces to surrender.
Why did sherman destroy everything in his path during the civil war?
To attack the farms and railroads that kept the Confederate armies supplied. Also it was a punitive raid that demonstrated the folly of seceding from the USA.
What started the Battle of Savannah?
There was no such battle. After Sherman threatened to bombard the city, the Confederate garrison under General Hardee escaped across the river into South Carolina. A romantic version of the story is that Sherman spared Savannah from the kind of treatment he had handed out to the rest of Georgia, because he had once loved a girl from there. More likely, he was keen to pursue and destroy the Confederate army, as well as making punitive raids on South Carolina, the state thet started the war. In Georgia, he had made his point by then.
Why did General Sherman believe it was correct to destroy civilian property during his march through Georgia in 1864?
General Sherman and his superior General Grant believed it was necessary to destroy civilian property that may have been used to supply Confederate troops. In this way, it would weaken the Southern armies.
Why did Sherman burn and destroy the south's land?
Because he was paid be John Adams to seek and destroy all of the Natzes.
Why did General Tecumseh Sherman march through Georgia?
He marched through Georgia to destroy the farms and railroads that supported(helped) the Confederate armies in the field.
What was Sherman's goal in his march to the sea What tactics did he use to accomplish this goal?
Sherman's goal was to split the southern Confederacy in half. To do this he and his troops burned bridges, supplies, crops and anything that could be deemed useful by the Confederate army.
Who burnt everything in his way during the war?
Sherman in Georgia - to destroy the Southern farms and railroads, wreck the economy, and help to starve the Confederate troops in the field.
What was sherman's concept of total war?
To attack the Southern economy, burning farms and wrecking railroads, to starve the Confederate armies in the field.
Why was most fighting done in the south?
Because the Union had to invade the South and destroy the Confederate armies in order to strike down the secession.
Why did Lincoln give permission to destroy the civilian infrastructure?
He didn't. If you refer to Sherman he believed in total war and to burn his way to Atlanta to force Confederate forces to surrender.
What was General Sherman's march to the sea?
A punitive raid on the rich farmland of Georgia, to ruin the economy and starve the Confederate troops in the field.
What was genereal Tecumseh sherman's march through georgia an example of?
US General Sherman followed a course often called a "scorched earth" policy as he swept through Georgia. The intent was to destroy anything that might be later used by the Confederacy to continue the war effort. Retreating Confederate forces also had to destroy railroads, munition depots and any thing Sherman could use to his advantage.
Why did general sherman destroy much of georgia during his march to the sea?
To wreck the railroads in order to ruin the Southern economy, and to burn the farms in order to starve the Confederate troops in the field.
Why did sherman destroy everything in his path during the civil war?
To attack the farms and railroads that kept the Confederate armies supplied. Also it was a punitive raid that demonstrated the folly of seceding from the USA.
