Sherman
It is frequently called "Sherman's March to the Sea".
He marched through Georgia to destroy the farms and railroads that supported(helped) the Confederate armies in the field.
William Tecumseh Sherman
"War is hell."
General Sherman---- Sherman's March to the Sea
Georgia
It is frequently called "Sherman's March to the Sea".
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
General William Tecumseh Sherman led the notorious "March to the Sea" through Georgia during the American Civil War. Starting in Atlanta in November 1864, Sherman and his Union forces marched through the state, destroying infrastructure and civilian property as they went. The goal of the campaign was to cripple the Confederacy's ability to wage war and ultimately hasten the end of the Civil War.
William T. Sherman
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Sherman's March to the Sea was through Georgia, and then continued up through the Carolinas.
He led the March to the Sea, across Georgia. This shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties.
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.
Georgia - and then the same in South Carolina