A campaign of punitive raids across Georgia that wrecked farms and railroads, destroying civilian morale, and helping to starve the Confederate troops in the field.
It shortened the war by months at almost nil casualties.
Some historians have called it the first example of Total War, and Sherman has been called the first modern General.
General William Tecumseh Sherman led a march to the sea burning everything in his way including the city of Atlanta.
The March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties.
Savannah, Georgia
Sherman's March to the Sea
The March to the Sea
General William Tecumseh Sherman led a march to the sea burning everything in his way including the city of Atlanta.
William Tecumseh Sherman .
William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union
The March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Savannah, Georgia
Sherman's March to the Sea
Savannah
1864
It is frequently called "Sherman's March to the Sea".