The Union general who famously burned a path of destruction through Georgia during the Civil War was William Tecumseh Sherman. His campaign, known as Sherman's March to the Sea, took place from November to December 1864 and aimed to cripple the Confederate war effort by destroying infrastructure, military targets, and civilian property. This strategy of total war significantly impacted the South's morale and resources. Sherman's march is often cited as a pivotal moment in the Civil War.
james
Atlanta
Atlanta , Georgia
The Union general who burned a path of destruction through Georgia and South Carolina was William Tecumseh Sherman. His infamous "March to the Sea" during the Civil War aimed to cripple the Confederacy's war effort by destroying infrastructure, supplies, and civilian property. Sherman's tactics were intended to demoralize Southern civilians and hasten the end of the conflict. His campaign left a lasting impact on the South and is a significant event in American military history.
John B Mccllen
Atlanta, Georgia
The main city captured by Sherman was Atlanta.
The US State of Georgia has had a few significant events in its history. One was it's ratification of the US Constitution in 1788. It seceded from the United States in 1861. As a Confederate State it suffered staggering destruction in the US Civil War. Atlanta was almost burned to the ground and Union General Sherman destroyed much of Georgia that laid between Atlanta and Savannah.
Sherman believed in total war and burned the city to the ground. As he moved through the south he left a path of destruction and burned ruins.
No, Savannah Georgia was burned during the American Revolution.
He carried out punitive raids on civilians in Georgia and South Carolina, whose capital, Columbia, was burned down, allegedly on purpose.
During his "March to the Sea", General Sherman's forces destroyed much of the existing infrastructure of Georgia. In areas where they encountered local hostilities (such as ambushes, burned bridges, etc.) they also burned factories, mills, houses, cotton-gins and such - leaving only the non-flammable fireplaces and chimneys - aka "Sherman's Monuments".