It attacked the civilian infrastructure - burning farms, wrecking railroads.
This brought the war home to the people of Georgia (Grant told Sherman to "Make Georgia Howl!"), and it helped to starve the Confederates in the field.
Sherman's March to the Sea
1864
savannah
That is called Sherman's march to the sea.
The March to the Sea
March to Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea
Savannah
1864
Savannah
savannah
yes
Georgia
From Atlanta to Savannah
no one
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
1864