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Yes - in more ways than one.

Sherman literally turned round and headed South-East, instead of pursuing the Army of Tennessee northwards, as ordered by Grant.

But his strategy was also an entirely new form of combat, which decisively shortened the war - to attack the infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies in the field, burning farms, destroying Southern morale, and helping to starve their civilians and troops alike. It has been compared to the World War II bombing raids - which were also a new (and unrehearsed) branch of warfare.

The idea that Sherman's march to the sea shortened the US Civil War is open to debate.

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