General William Tecumseh Sherman is best known for his "March to the Sea" during the American Civil War, where he led Union forces through Georgia in 1864. His campaign involved widespread destruction of infrastructure, supply lines, and civilian property to undermine the Confederacy's ability to sustain the war. The most notable city he captured and devastated was Atlanta, followed by a path of destruction across Georgia to Savannah. This strategy aimed to break the South's will to fight by demonstrating the war's impact on civilians.
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The state most famously burned by General William Tecumseh Sherman and his army during the American Civil War is Georgia. Sherman's "March to the Sea" in late 1864 involved a campaign of total war, where his troops destroyed military targets, infrastructure, and civilian property to undermine the Confederate war effort. The city of Atlanta was particularly devastated, and Sherman's tactics aimed to demoralize the South and hasten the end of the war.
The State of Georgia.
Sherman was engaged on a punitive raid on South Carolina, the state that had started the war, and Columbia was the state capital. When the burned to the ground, it was very hard to believe that it was not arson, though Sherman claimed it was accidental.
General Sherman incident happened in 1866.
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The Union forces under General Sherman won the Battle of Atlanta. When General Hood left the area, he burned many buildings. When Sherman took over Atlanta, hundreds more businesses and homes were burnt.
The State of Georgia.
That general was William Tecumseh Sherman. He was one of General Grant's lieutenants at Shiloh and Vicksburg, and was the overall commander of the combined Union armies at Atlanta.
Sherman was engaged on a punitive raid on South Carolina, the state that had started the war, and Columbia was the state capital. When the burned to the ground, it was very hard to believe that it was not arson, though Sherman claimed it was accidental.
General Sherman incident happened in 1866.
William Tecumseh Sherman. And to this day, no Southerner will ever name his child Sherman.
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I think you've muddled 'Sherman' with 'German'. The only famous city with a big German population was Chicago - a long way from the war. Sherman burnt down most of Atlanta, and then the whole of Columbia, South Carolina.
the home state of roger sherman is Connecticut the home state of roger sherman was Connecticut
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