To lay waste to the rich farmlands of Georgia and wreck the railroads, to ruin the Southern economy and help to starve the Confederate armies in the field.
Because General Sherman marched to Savannah, GA.. which is near the sea.
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General Sherman---- Sherman's March to the Sea
Atlanta
It is frequently called "Sherman's March to the Sea".
Because General Sherman marched to Savannah, GA.. which is near the sea.
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W.T. Sherman.
General William Tecumseh Sherman led a march to the sea burning everything in his way including the city of Atlanta.
General Sherman---- Sherman's March to the Sea
Atlanta
It is frequently called "Sherman's March to the Sea".
General Sherman took his army to the sea at Savannah, Georgia, but the march continued all the way to Columbia, South Carolina.