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Because Forrest was a diabolically successful cavalry leader, who kept attacking Sherman's supply-line, a single-track railroad all the way from Nashville with 24 viaducts.

This is what caused Sherman to abandon his supply-line and live off the land as he crossed Georgia to the sea.

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