It turned Grant's orders on their head - but fortunately Sherman carried high credibility with Grant.
He had been told to destroy the Army of Tennessee wherever it might be. He had failed to do this - that army had escaped from Atlanta and headed for the mountains.
Instead of giving pursuit, Sherman judged that it would end the war quicker if he attacked the civilian infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies in the field. So he turned right round and headed South-east across Georgia, burning farms, living easily off the land, and sustaining almost no casualties.
When he reached Savannah, prepared for a battle and possible destruction of the city, the small Confederate army escaped into South Carolina, where Sherman presently pursued them.
The campaign left bitter memories in the South, but no-one could doubt its success.
The Confederate army that eventually surrendered to Grant at Appomattox was indeed barefoot and starving.
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the most strategic general in my opinion was general Dwight d. Eisenhower
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
I don't believe Gen Robert E Lee taught strategy anywhere. - Lee was primarily a combat engineer in his early career. Although he was later Superintendent of West Point for 3 years he apparently didn't lecture on Strategy.
General Burgoyne. :)
To starve the Confederate troops in the field by destroying the farms and railroads.
Ronald Mc.Donald
win at all costs
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the most strategic general in my opinion was general Dwight d. Eisenhower
William Tecumseh Sherman was an Union commanding general in the Civil war.
Sherman's neckties refer to the tactic used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman during his "March to the Sea" in the American Civil War, where he would destroy Confederate railroads by bending the iron rails into twisted shapes resembling neckties. This strategy aimed to disrupt the South's supply lines and transportation infrastructure, significantly weakening their ability to sustain military operations. Sherman's destruction of railroads contributed to the overall strategy of total war, which demoralized the Confederate population and hastened the end of the war.
General Thade in the remake whereas in the original it was General Ursus .
win at all costs
General William Tecumseh Sherman's military tactics were known as "total war." This approach involved not only engaging enemy forces in battle but also targeting infrastructure, resources, and civilian property to diminish the South's will and capacity to continue fighting. Sherman's famous "March to the Sea" during the Civil War exemplified this strategy, as his troops destroyed railroads, supplies, and towns from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. This tactic aimed to break the spirit of the Confederacy and hasten the end of the war.