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What did the Sherman march to the sea accomplish?
· William Tecumseh Sherman- American Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea captured Atlanta, Georgia, making an important turning point in the war.
What is total war and what is an example of total war in the Civil War?
General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea is an example of "Total War", where everything the Union Army encountered along the way was burned, destroyed, or otherwise made unusable
What union general used a daring plan called total war as he marched through Geogria?
This was Sherman's March to the Sea and it was lead by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman.
What was the union strategy for the war at sea?
It was to blocade Confederate ports and intercept war materiel from Europe.
Which civil war battle gave the union complete control over confederate rail lines in the''deep south'' and set the stage for sherman's ''march to th sea''?
The Battle of Atlanta
What did the Sherman march to the sea accomplish?
· William Tecumseh Sherman- American Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea captured Atlanta, Georgia, making an important turning point in the war.
What important contribution did General William Tecumseh Sherman make to the Union war effort in the civil war?
His March to the Sea shortened the war by months at almost nil casualties.
March to the sea Why was it so important to the eventual union victor?
The so-called "March to the Sea" engineered by Major General William T. Sherman was important to the Union's war effort. After capturing the vacated city of Atlanta in 1864, Sherman advanced from there to march to the Georgia coast. On his march he destroyed crops and other supplies that could be used by the Southern army. Another important result was to capture in the port city of Savanna Georgia.
The Union general whose march to sea hastened the end of the war was?
W.T. Sherman
Who was the union general who led the March to the sea during the civil war?
General William T. Sherman
Which civil war leader led army on the march to the sea?
The Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led the march to the sea which was a great success in defeating the Confederate Rebellion.
Why was general William t. Sherman's March to the sea important to the union war effort?
So they could all be ALLIED! NEW RESPONDENT. Becausethe Confederacy was splitinto two parts for the second time. Particularly, the March to the Sea allowed the Union to to take from the rear the easternfront of the Confederacy.
William Tecumseh Sherman?
2nd most important Union General who introduced total war in "the march to the sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms everywhere he went.
Why was Sherman's march to the sea important to the union war effort because?
The March to the Sea was important because it absolutely wrecked Georgia. The entire central part of the state was virtually wiped out. Factories and farms were burned, railways were destroyed, and infrastructure was ruined. This devastated the Confederate war effort, and helped hasten the end of the war. However, it also has had a powerful negative legacy in the South, particularly in Georgia, where Sherman's name is practically a curse word.
What Union general led a destructive march to the sea late in 1864 in the US Civil War?
General William T. Sherman.
Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Was Chattanooga Tennessee a vital sea harbor in the civil war?
During the Civil War, the town of Chattanooga in Tennessee, a secessionist state, was not a vital sea harbor. It did, however, serve as the site of a Civil War battle in November of 1863 in which Union forces, after initial setbacks, were victorious. This victory led to Union advances towards Atlanta and then, even further, to Sherman's famous "March to the Sea," which was one of the keys to the ultimate Union victory in the war.
