During his March to the Sea in 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops are estimated to have burned around 3,000 buildings, primarily in the city of Atlanta and throughout Georgia. The campaign aimed to destroy the South's logistical and infrastructural capabilities, contributing to the Union's victory in the Civil War. While the focus was on military targets, significant civilian property was also affected in the process.
A 1955 study of the sixty-mile area from Covington to Milledgeville found that of seventy-two houses built before Sherman's march, twenty-two were still standing in 1955; nine others had been torn down after the Civil War" (Soldiers Passion for Order, 551)
Gen. William T. Sherman was largely hated among white southerners, due to his aggressive campaign of the March to the Sea. During this campaign, Sherman ordered all houses, farms, towns, and other civilian occupancies burned to the ground. In the wake of this, many people (even women and children) where left starving and homeless. Many of Sherman's troops where known to rape the women they came across, and loot the stores.
Grim. Much of the state had been deliberately wrecked by Sherman in his series of punitive raids called the March to the Sea.
Mostly Sherman. He destroyed many non-militay targets during his march to the sea through Georgia. Hope this helps! ;)
President Lincoln was pleased with General Sherman's aggressive tactics, particularly his "March to the Sea," which aimed to cripple the Confederacy's resources and morale. However, many Southerners were outraged by Sherman's methods, which included widespread destruction of civilian property and infrastructure, viewing them as brutal and unnecessary. This deepened the animosity towards Union forces and contributed to the lasting scars of the Civil War. Ultimately, while Lincoln saw Sherman's strategy as a means to expedite the war's end, it left a legacy of bitterness in the South.
A 1955 study of the sixty-mile area from Covington to Milledgeville found that of seventy-two houses built before Sherman's march, twenty-two were still standing in 1955; nine others had been torn down after the Civil War" (Soldiers Passion for Order, 551)
He had them burn Atlanta and many farms on their way.
how many people died in the battle of sherma'n march
62,000 Troops
340miles
Of Union troops under Sherman, only about a hundred the lot.
If you don't count Sherman's illegal incursions into Cambodia, there were 73.
62,000 from the North.
Ffty five died
That is an insult to ole Atilla. Sherman's March to the Sea was known for it cruelty to the civilian population. Sherman believed that if you carry the war to the civilians, this will cause them to loose their will to fight and the support of the troops. However, (seriously) many of the attrocities attributed to Sherman were carried out by individual soldiers. Sherman left Atlanta on his march to Savannah without support. His army was cut off and on its own. His soldiers had to scrounge for food and many of them stole from local farmers and war widows. This characterized Atilla's method of defeating his enemy.
i do not know haven't learned that yet so do not ask me
All the farms and railroads that lay in his path between Atlanta and Savannah.