What did willam t sherman accomplish during the civil war?

Answer 1

During the Civil War, General William T Sherman led an army in the western part of the Confederacy east of the Mississippi River. While he fought in a number of battles, the most important began with the Vicksburg campaign. Then he came into prominence with the Battle of Chattanooga and the subsequent march south to Atlanta. He burned Atlanta and destroyed the railroads around it. Atlanta had been an important manufacturing and transportation center for the Confederacy. He marched south from Atlanta to Savannah destroying a 60 mile wide corridor. This made it impossible for the factories of Alabama to send supplies to Virginia. Transportation up the Tennessee River was blocked at Chattanooga. Rail was blocked across Georgia. The scorched earth policy across Georgia made it difficult to supply horses pulling wagons. Then Sherman marched north toward Richmond, Virginia to join Grant's Army. The idea was that the two armies would join and destroy the army defending Richmond. Lee countered by giving part of his army to General Joseph E. Johnson and telling him to defeat Sherman. Instead, Lee weakened his own army. Grant attacked and Lee did not have the resources to challenge the attackers. So Lee retreated and later surrendered. General Joseph E. Johnson had realized the war was lost long before Lee surrendered. When he heard Lee surrendered, he surrendered his army to Sherman.