He burned Atlanta after failing to destroy the Army of Tennessee, which had escaped the city.
He then decided to ignore that army, and launch an entirely different kind of operation, targeting the infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies. That was the march to the sea.
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman famously burned Atlanta, Georgia, to the ground during his military campaign in the American Civil War. This event occurred in 1864 as part of his "March to the Sea," which aimed to cripple the Confederate war effort by destroying infrastructure and civilian morale. The burning of Atlanta was a significant turning point in the war, showcasing the Union's strategy of total war.
campaign of Atlanta and savannah.
Atlanta, Georgia. Columbia, South Carolina.
September 1864.
William Tecumseh Sherman.
It was burned to the ground during Union Generals Tecumseh Sherman Total War.
Atlanta, Georgia and Lawrence, Missouri are two very notable examples.
Atlanta and Richmond were the two major confederate cities which were nearly burned to the ground late in the Civil War.
Sherman believed in total war and burned the city to the ground. As he moved through the south he left a path of destruction and burned ruins.
Atlanta & Baton Rouge
During the Civil War, General Sherman ordered Atlanta to be burned down. He made the official order in November of 1864. Sherman was responsible for the March to the Sea that burned much of Georgia.
William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union General who during the civil war occupied Atlanta, Georgia then burned the city and a swath of territory from Atlanta to Savannah on his famous "March to the Sea".
Many towns and cities were destroyed during the American Civil War, in addition to countless homes and farms. The two largest and most famous example of cities that were destroyed are Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina.
No, Savannah Georgia was burned during the American Revolution.
Union General William T. Sherman was credited with the destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War.
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Atlanta