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Why did Lincoln give Grant permission to destroy the civilian infrastructure?
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∙ 13y ago
Because Grant carried high credibility with Lincoln. And Sherman carried high credibility with Grant.
It was Sherman who saw that punitive raids on Georgia would weaken the rebellion, help to starve the Southern armies, and show the outer world that the Confederacy was on its last legs.
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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.
How can typhoon destroy infrastructure and peoples?
A typhoon can destroy infrastructure and peoples because of high winds and rain. The rain leads to flooding and the high winds can sometimes lead to high ocean waves that destroy fishing vessels.
Why did the Sherman and Grant want to wage total war?
To destroy the civilian infrastructure that supported the armies in the field. Sherman's March to the Sea wrecked farms and railroads, helping to starve the enemy troops. It shortened the war by months at almost nil casualties.
What was the outcomme of the battle of Britain?
The Germans failed to destroy the RAF or civilian morale.
What is it called when you attack both military and civilian resources to destroy your enemy?
Total War.
Strategy of total war?
Total war is a conflict of unlimited scope in which a belligerent engages in a mobilization of all available resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military, natural, technological, or otherwise, in order to entirely destroy or render beyond use their rival's capacity to continue resistance.
Who said Do i not destroy my enemies when i make them my friends'?
Abraham Lincoln.
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
To attack the civilian infrastructure behind the Confederate war-effort - burning farms, wrecking railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field and destroying civilian morale. It shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties,.
How can typhoons destroy infrastructure and lives?
This is because usually typhoon is accompanied by:strong wind,tornadoes, andheavy rain.
How can a typhoon destroy infrastructure and lives?
This is because usually typhoon is accompanied by:strong wind,tornadoes, andheavy rain.
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.
How does acid rain affect infrastructure?
Acid rain affects infrastructure by using the strong chemical properties it retains to destroy the molecules and particles and their bonds and forces (bonds and forces are two completely different things) that hold all of the infrastructure together. Acid rain, inother words, is bad for infrastructure and by further, anything.
