Destruction of rich farmland and railroads, helping to starve the Confederate armies and devastate civilian morale.
Relief of the blockade-runners' port of Savannah.
This campaign, with almost nil casualities, shortened the war by months.
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Sherman's March to the Sea, led by General William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, had a profound impact on the Confederacy. The march aimed to destroy the South's ability to wage war and break the morale of its people. It resulted in widespread destruction of crops, livestock, and infrastructure, causing significant economic and psychological damage to the Confederacy.
Sherman's March to the Sea
1864
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The March to the Sea