Sherman's March during the Civil War resulting in great devastation to the southern states. The first city hit was Atlanta, Georgia, that was nearly burned to the ground and ended in Savannah, Georgia with devastation in every city along the way.
It was a successful attempt to speed the end of the war by attacking the farms and railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field. The two states were Georgia and South Carolina.
The Battle of Atlanta.
The March to the Sea was important because it absolutely wrecked Georgia. The entire central part of the state was virtually wiped out. Factories and farms were burned, railways were destroyed, and infrastructure was ruined. This devastated the Confederate war effort, and helped hasten the end of the war. However, it also has had a powerful negative legacy in the South, particularly in Georgia, where Sherman's name is practically a curse word.
William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops marched to the sea during the American Civil War, specifically from Atlanta, Georgia, to Savannah, Georgia. This campaign, known as Sherman's March to the Sea, aimed to disrupt the Confederacy's supply lines and morale by destroying infrastructure and resources along the way. The march took place from November to December 1864 and was a significant part of Sherman's overall strategy of total war.
He worked well with Grant, and managed to get his permission for the March to the Sea, which shortened the war by months, at almost nil casualties.
My mom said they burned houses and people in them killing as much as every Pearson in rackdale and that was the end of the civil war
By shortening the war by months at almost nil casualties.
sherman was a war criminal , you don't make war on citizens , they stole food ,burned houses and stole anything they wanted . shermans troops did what the Nazi's did in WWII
Total War, which he is credited with inventing. Those who accuse him of brutality should note that his March to the Sea shortened the war by months at a cost of almost nil casualties.
The March to the Sea only involved one state, Georgia. But after a short rest, Sherman crossed into South Carolina, the state that had started the war, and really put the boot in, burning down the state capital.
Sherman's March to the Sea shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties.
W.T. Sherman
It was a successful attempt to speed the end of the war by attacking the farms and railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field. The two states were Georgia and South Carolina.
In its' day, it represented "Total War", just as the Atomic Bomb did in WWII.
sherman went throught the south on a raid that was known as "shermans" march
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,.
William T Sherman did the march to Columbia. The march to Columbia isn't as recognized as the march to the sea, but it was also very destructive. These two marches were what you call total war which is were you take things you need and destroy the rest. This was what mostly devastated the south by the end of the war.