answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

William Sherman.

His punitive raids are known to have shortened the war.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Who was the northern general that devastated the south in the civil war?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How was the south after the civil the civil war?

It was a devastated zone, with low prices and low wages, exploited by Northern 'Carpetbaggers'.


How was life after the civil war in the south?

It was a devastated zone, with low prices and low wages, exploited by Northern 'Carpetbaggers'.


What was the impact of the civil war?

The South was devastated in all ways, economically, physically and emotionally.


What was the economy after the civil war?

The South was devastated in all ways, whereas the North prospered.


What happened to the south's economy's during the civil war?

During the Civil War, the men were busy fighting. The South sold their cotton to England and the Union was blockading the coast to prevent that. Also General Sherman burned everything in his path to prevent the South from having food or supplies to fight. The South was devastated by the war.


What happened to the South's economy during the Civil War?

During the Civil War, the men were busy fighting. The South sold their cotton to England and the Union was blockading the coast to prevent that. Also General Sherman burned everything in his path to prevent the South from having food or supplies to fight. The South was devastated by the war.


How was indusrty affected during the civil war?

There was no industry in the south to speak of, and so the north prospered with its mills and industries, while the south was devastated


Why was the civil war more devastating in the south rather north?

Yes, because nearly all the battles were in the South, and the war wrecked the Southern economy, bringing great privations. But these privations included starvation for Union prisoners in Southern camps, so it devastated Northern families too.


Who was the souths greatest general during the Civil War?

was the key general of the south during the civil war


What are northern sympathizer of south called civil war?

Copperhead


What was the Southern economy like forty years after the US Civil War?

The South's economy was devastated after the US Civil War. As a summary statement, for a forty year period after the Civil War, the economy of the South was stagnated, and two thirds of its wealth was destroyed.


copperheads?

Northern democrats who advocated peace in the south