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What man was most associated with the total war strategy of the Civil War?
General Sherman.
How were the efforts of general and Sherman at the end of the war similar and different?
Sherman practiced a strategy called total war. They both surrounded their opponents.
How were the efforts of General Grant and Sherman at the end of the war similar and different?
Sherman practiced a strategy called total war. They both surrounded their opponents.
What city was mostly destroyed by General Sherman as part of the Union stragey of total war?
Atlanta, Georgia
General Sherman's war strategy?
Total War: Destroying everything in his path.
Which general believed in the policy of total war?
Grant ordered Sheridan to destroy the farms in the Shenandoah. Then Sherman settled on a campaign of destruction across Georgia and South Carolina, to starve the Confederates into surrender. This strategy had the effect of ending the war quicker than assaulting the armies.
Which state did Sherman implement total war in?
Georgia
Who is the union general that burned a path of destruction throguh Georgia?
The Union general who famously burned a path of destruction through Georgia during the Civil War was William Tecumseh Sherman. His campaign, known as Sherman's March to the Sea, took place from November to December 1864 and aimed to cripple the Confederate war effort by destroying infrastructure, military targets, and civilian property. This strategy of total war significantly impacted the South's morale and resources. Sherman's march is often cited as a pivotal moment in the Civil War.
Who were army generals that believed in total war during the Civil War?
The two Union officers who believed in and demonstrated the effectiveness of the strategy of total war were General Ulysses Grant and General William Sherman. Grant's Overland Campaign in 1864 and Sherman;s March to The Sea in 1864 were examples of total war by two military leaders.
How did total war relate to the Civil War?
Total war was General Sherman's strategy. He was to use total war to destroy the resources of the south. I am also a civil war expert so you can trust my answer.
Who is the Union general who waged total war on the south?
William T Sherman
What was the South's reaction to General Sherman's use of total war?
The Confederates had no possibility to effectively react against the total war carried on by Sherman. The only forces they could deploy to withstand the March to the Sea were: General Wheeler's Corps of Cavalry and a division of Georgia's Militia with 3 batteries, for a total of about 10,000 men. This situation was to ascribe to the decision of engage the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the offensive towards Memphis, which left Georgia undefended, at the mercy of Sherman's Army.
