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Joe Johnston had been brought back and put in charge of a large and unmanageable area which included Georgia.
There was very little combat during the march.
Sherman expected a battle at Savannah, but the small Confederate army under General Hardee escaped across the river, and Sherman followed it into South Carolina.
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Who was the union leader in sherman's march to the sea?
The overall Confederate commander in the South-East was Joseph E. Johnston, based in Carolina. The commander of the only sizeable Confederate army in Georgia was General Hardee, who did not provide much resistance to Sherman during the march to the sea, but occupied Savannah, where Sherman expected quite a big battle, possibly destructive to that gracious city. In the event, Hardee escaped across the river into South Carolina, where Sherman followed him about a month later.
What effect did Shermans march to the sea have on us?
My mom said they burned houses and people in them killing as much as every Pearson in rackdale and that was the end of the civil war
What symbol represents Atlanta the greek god?
the Phoenix. atlanta was burned to the ground during shermans march to the sea. Atlanta has emerged as the new capital of the south.
What did General Sherman do on his march to the sea?
He destroyed every thing in his path to weaken the Confederate army.
Where did William Tecumseh shermans march to the sea go?
From Atlanta to Savannah, passing through rich farmland after a good harvest, and with very few Confederate troops to slow them down. The telegraph lines had been cut, so Sherman was incommunicado for almost six weeks, before making contact with the US Navy, who were able to signal Washington.
Who was the Winner of shermans march to the sea?
I think Confederate because he destroyed Atlanta through Savannah and he was apart of the Confederate Army.
Shermans march to Savannah was called?
Sherman's March to the Sea
What was the end of shermans march to the sea?
Savannah
What year was shermans march to the sea?
1864
What was the name of shermans trip through the cofederate territory known as shermans?
March to Sea
What was the general strategy behind sheridans shenandoah valley campaign and shermans march to the sea?
To starve the Confederate troops in the field by destroying the farms and railroads.
What was the city at the end of shermans march the sea?
Savannah
City at the end of shermans march to the sea?
savannah
Did anyone die on the shermans march of the sea?
no one
Where did shermans march to sea go?
From Atlanta to Savannah
What state did shermans march to the sea occur?
Georgia
What date did the union fight shermans march to the sea?
1864
