He destroyed everything in his path
William Tecumesh Sherman
The "March To The Sea"
It was stop by President Johnson
Georgia
Georgia
Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta.
What was sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
Atlanta, as part of his war plan.
Atlanta Georgia. He burned the city to the ground.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
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.