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Sherman's March to the Sea was a military campaign whose goal was to wreck the Georgian economy by destroying all of the farms, factories, and railroad between Atlanta and Savannah. Sherman's march was an early example of total war, in which an enemy's civilian population is targeted as well as its armies.
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Which union general waged total war in his march from atlanta to Savannah?
Ulysses S. Grant!. ANSWER William Tecumseh Sherman.
What is meant by total war and how was it practiced by the Union army?
Total war is the practice of harming civilians and infrastructure to weaken the enemies' war effort. It was used in the American Civil War by the Union by burning towns, farms, and homes, killing livestock, tearing up railroad tracks, and destroying supply depots. A famous example was Sherman's March, where general William T. Sherman captured Atlanta and then waged total war all the way across Georgia.
What city was mostly destroyed by General Sherman as part of the Union stragey of total war?
Atlanta, Georgia
Why did sherman and grant wage total war?
Sherman and Grant waged total war primarily to undermine the Confederacy's capacity and will to fight by targeting not only military forces but also the economic and civilian resources that supported them. This strategy aimed to demoralize the Southern population and hasten the end of the Civil War by demonstrating the futility of continued resistance. Their campaigns, particularly Sherman's March to the Sea, aimed to break the South's spirit and resolve, ultimately contributing to a quicker Union victory.
Why did sherman use total war when he marched through Georgia?
He believed it would cripple the Confederacy more effectively and force the South to surrender more quickly.
Who waged total war on the south?
William Tecumseh Sherman.
Who is the Union general who waged total war on the south?
William T Sherman
What union general waged a total war against the confederacy?
william tecumseh sherman
Which state did Sherman implement total war in?
Georgia
Which union general waged total war in his march from atlanta to Savannah?
Ulysses S. Grant!. ANSWER William Tecumseh Sherman.
What is meant by total war and how was it practiced by the Union army?
Total war is the practice of harming civilians and infrastructure to weaken the enemies' war effort. It was used in the American Civil War by the Union by burning towns, farms, and homes, killing livestock, tearing up railroad tracks, and destroying supply depots. A famous example was Sherman's March, where general William T. Sherman captured Atlanta and then waged total war all the way across Georgia.
What is meant by the statement that William Tecumseh Sherman waged a total war?
He attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Confederacy, to starve the South, including their armies.
What city was mostly destroyed by General Sherman as part of the Union stragey of total war?
Atlanta, Georgia
What did general sherman say about war on his march through Georgia?
"War is hell."
What executed total war from Atlanta?
If you mean "Who executed total war in Atlanta," the answer is major general William Tecumseh Sherman, in late 1864 of the Civil War. FYI: He also used total war to ravish the state of South Carolina For more information on Sherman's "Total War," see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman#Georgia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
Sherman beleived in a what war?
The Total War.
General Sherman's war strategy?
Total War: Destroying everything in his path.
