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Demonstrate vividly that the Confederacy was too weak to survive, by marching almost unmolested across a major Southern state.

Reduce dependence on his over-long supply line, as his army could easily live off the land.

Punish Georgian civilians for supporting secession. (Grant said "Make Georgia Howl.")

Relieve the blockade-runners' favourite port of Savannah.

Capture the small Confederate army under Hardee. (This failed. Hardee escaped into South Carolina.)

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