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Because it was attacking the civilian infrastructure that supported the Confederate troops in the field. The sooner the South surrendered, the sooner the campaign would stop.
Georgia had quit the United States in an arrogant spirit, with dancing in the streets, and now Grant had told Sherman to "Make Georgia howl".
Naturally it looked harsh when the armies had been told to blow-up railroads and burn down farms. But violence against civilians had been strictly banned, and when this did happen, it was usually carried out not by Sherman's men, but by the lawless mounted vandals (mostly deserters from both sides) who rode alongside the army for the pickings and the fun.
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Sorry, I thought you meant Georgia.
When they crossed into South Carolina, they put boot in, because S.C. had been the first state to secede. They were the ones who had started all the trouble. (They had done even more dancing in the streets.)
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Where did shermans march to sea take place?
After the Battle of Atlanta, Gen Sherman began his march from there and advanced across Georgia and ended at Savannah. He then turned north and marched through South Carolina and into North Carolina.
What union general used a daring plan called total war as he marched through Geogria?
This was Sherman's March to the Sea and it was lead by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman.
What was william t shermans destructive campaing through the south called?
The March to the Sea
How did shermans march end?
General Sherman's "March To The Sea" concluded in Savannah, Georgia on December 21st, 1864 when the Mayor of Savannah, Dr Richard Arnold, surrendered to General John Geary in return for a promise of safety from the same fate as that which occurred during Sherman's infamous march through Atlanta.
Who burned Charleston sc during the civil war?
General Sherman burnt about all of Georgia. General Phil Sheridan also did some burning of his own in Virginia burning down barns and other structures. There was plenty of stuff like that going on though.
Where did shermans march to sea take place?
After the Battle of Atlanta, Gen Sherman began his march from there and advanced across Georgia and ended at Savannah. He then turned north and marched through South Carolina and into North Carolina.
General sherman marched through the south to the sea to?
Savannah, Georgia.
Who is the general that marched his troops through Georgia in 1864?
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
What union general marched through Georgia in the civil war?
William T. Sherman
What is on the South Carolina state capital to show that William T Sherman marched through the city?
Storm Eastvold
What was the name of shermans trip through the cofederate territory known as shermans?
March to Sea
Who was the union general who marched through Georgia burning everything in his path?
William T. Sherman
What was the name of the union army general who marched through Georgia to the sea?
William T. Sherman
Union general who marched through the Shenandoah Valley, destroying farms and livestock?
Philip Sheridan
Why did General Tecumseh Sherman march through Georgia?
He marched through Georgia to destroy the farms and railroads that supported(helped) the Confederate armies in the field.
How do you use freedman in a sentence?
definition____person freed from slavery....... As Sherman marched through Georgia and South Carolina he saw thousands of freedman African Americans.
Which of the following did the North's General William T Sherman accomplish in 1864?
He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah
