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Why did General Sherman believe it was correct to destroy civilian property during his march through Georgia in 1864?
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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.
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Who is the union general who marched his army to Georgia?
General Sherman
What Union General claimed he would make Georgia howl?
General Sherman
On May of 1864 General Grant ordered General Sherman to march his army out of Chattanooga into?
georgia...... pappy :)
Which large city in Georgia did general sherman burn?
Atlanta :(
What city on the middle of Georgia was burned by general Sherman?
Atlanta
General Sherman destroyed what city in Georgia?
Atlanta, Georgia
Who is the union general who marched his army to Georgia?
General Sherman
Why did the general Sherman attack the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah?
the space that they had
Was general Sherman in the union?
yes he captured Georgia
What general became famous for his march of destruction through Georgia?
General Sherman
What Union General claimed he would make Georgia howl?
General Sherman
On May of 1864 General Grant ordered General Sherman to march his army out of Chattanooga into?
georgia...... pappy :)
Which large city in Georgia did general sherman burn?
Atlanta :(
What city on the middle of Georgia was burned by general Sherman?
Atlanta
Who led a march threw Georgia in the civil war?
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.
The city in the middle of Georgia was burned by general Sherman?
The main city captured by Sherman was Atlanta.
What was union general William t sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
He took his Army through Georgia to destroy and annihilate all Georgia's military and civilian infrastructures and conquest Savannah, taking from the rear the Confederate defensive system of the so called "Atlantic Fortress".
