Chiefly because his supply-line had become so long and vulnerable that he could not conduct the big mountain campaign that Grant had ordered.
Noting that there were very few Confederate troops in Georgia, he decided to turn South-East and make punitive raids on the farms and railroads, to ruin the Southern economy, destroy civilian morale, and help starve the Confederate troops in the field.
This woud end with the liberation of Savannah, one of the blockade-runners' favourite ports.
Sherman's March to the Sea
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Sherman's March to the Sea was so destructive because it was not planned well and most people died.
Sherman's "March to the Sea"
William T. Sherman a Union Officer.
What state on the USA is Sherman`s March To The Sea located in
Sherman's March to the Sea was conducted in late 1864.
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's march started in Atlanta in November of 1864
Because General Sherman marched to Savannah, GA.. which is near the sea.
William Tecumseh Sherman .
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General Sherman
Sherman's March to the Sea was so destructive because it was not planned well and most people died.
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