Savannah Georgia
Because he was paid be John Adams to seek and destroy all of the Natzes.
It ended in Savannah on December 22, 1864.
The March to the Sea
William T. sherman
Savannah Georgia
General Sherman wanted to capture Savannah, Georgia by December 25, 1864. He wanted to destroy the South so it would surrender. He practiced a "scortched earth" policy where he would burn everything in his path.
William Sherman
Atlanta to Savannah.
Savannah
William T Sherman
Across Georgia - from Atlanta to Savannah.
Savannah
Savannah, GA.
by sitting on the toilet after a huge meal.
General Sherman is well known for Sherman's march. Which is where he and his soldiers marched from Savannah to the coast and burned everything on their way there.
Savannah was at a hinge point of the campaign across Georgia and then north to the Carolinas. As Savannah was a major port it served as a good base from which to launch the next phase of Sherman's march. An intact Savannah was more useful to the overall campaign than a ravaged city.