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Who carried out total war against the south toward the end of the war?
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How did total war affect the South?
It was deliberate wrecking of the farms and the railroads, to ruin the Southern economy and starve the Confederate armies in the field. It was carried out in the Shenandoah Valley by Sheridan, and in Georgia and South Carolina by Sherman.
How did general William T Sherman wage total war against the south during his march to the sea?
By attacking the infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies in the field - the farms and the railroads.
What is Total War and who used it?
Total War is the destruction of the country's ability to carry on a war. It includes killing civilians and destroying the enemies cities and infrastructure. The north used it against the south during the American Civil War. Every country fighting in World War II resorted to total war to some degree.
Why is total war and how does the term apply to World War 1?
Total War means that it is wat against not only the military of each country, but also against the civilians.
What were the total bank deposits in the south during the Civil War?
$47 million
Who used total war against the south?
Sherman
What did General Sherman's army do when it used total war against the South?
They stole the South's weapons and destroyed all of their resources.
Where was total war used against the south in the civil war?
In Georgia during the "March to the Sea".
How did total war affect the South?
It was deliberate wrecking of the farms and the railroads, to ruin the Southern economy and starve the Confederate armies in the field. It was carried out in the Shenandoah Valley by Sheridan, and in Georgia and South Carolina by Sherman.
How total war affected the south?
It was deliberate wrecking of the farms and the railroads, to ruin the Southern economy and starve the Confederate armies in the field. It was carried out in the Shenandoah Valley by Sheridan, and in Georgia and South Carolina by Sherman.
What was the total war who used it against the south and where did he use it?
A total war is when soldiers who are fighting in a war affect and rule over the civilians the shop keepers and the livestock in the civil war it was General Sherman who used the total war against the Confederacy. and he used it In Georgia during the "March to the Sea"
What was total war and why did Sherman use it to help defeat the south?
"Total War" is an act (to my understanding) that kills off the enemies arsenal and resources to stop the enemies from continuing to fight (rebel). Without the resources, the South would have no way to rebel against the Union anymore besides they were already low on resources. General Ulyssis S. Grant believed in total war and he ordered General William Tecumseh Sherman, also a believer in total war, to wage total war against the South. He set out in March 1864 from Tennessee to Georgia. Sherman reached Atlanta, South's main manufacturing and railroad center, on September and he burned the city.
What was the South's reaction to General Sherman's use of total war?
The Confederates had no possibility to effectively react against the total war carried on by Sherman. The only forces they could deploy to withstand the March to the Sea were: General Wheeler's Corps of Cavalry and a division of Georgia's Militia with 3 batteries, for a total of about 10,000 men. This situation was to ascribe to the decision of engage the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the offensive towards Memphis, which left Georgia undefended, at the mercy of Sherman's Army.
What is the total quantity of sediment carried by a river?
sediment load
What percent of the southern population were slaves in 1787?
Slaves represented a sizeable percentage of the population of the antebellum south. In the lower south, slaves represented 47% of the population. The total percentile in the upper south was 29%. The border states had a population of 13% of slaves against the total population.
What did Sherman want to achieve by waging total war on the South?
he wanted to achieve to win against the south by cutting off their food ports and making them starve so they would die off one by one.
What is the total quantity of sediment carried by a river called?
sediment load
