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Strategy of total war?
Total war is a conflict of unlimited scope in which a belligerent engages in a mobilization of all available resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military, natural, technological, or otherwise, in order to entirely destroy or render beyond use their rival's capacity to continue resistance.
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
To attack the civilian infrastructure behind the Confederate war-effort - burning farms, wrecking railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field and destroying civilian morale. It shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties,.
What helped Lincoln win the election in 1864?
Sherman's occupation of Atlanta. Ironically this represented the failure of his mission to destroy the Army of Tennessee, as ordered by Grant. But it sounded important and made big news when Northern civilian morale was suffering. Also at this time - the liberation of the port of Mobile, and the defeat of Jubal Early in the Shenandoah.
What quality was Lincoln looking for in the general to lead the army?
The quality that Grant had - an instinctive urge to pursue a beaten army and destroy it. When Grant's political enemies were trying to persuade Lincoln to fire him, Lincoln said "I can't spare this man. He fights."
What was Sherman's March to the Sea the first modren example of?
. . . . . . . . . .Sherman's March was the first modern example of total war. Total war is psychological warfare that not only attacks the Confederate troops, but damages the property and citizens are included as well. He damaged many roads, railroads, and took from farmers' crops while marching onward to Savannah, Georgia from Atlanta, Georgia. He laid a long stretch of waste behind him, but it was considered a victory.- S0L. . . . . . . . . .
