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Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
I think Confederate because he destroyed Atlanta through Savannah and he was apart of the Confederate Army.
He pursued Lee's army in Virginia while pushing through the deep south to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast...It also helped Lincoln to get re-elected.
Many southerners felt this was a violation of the Constitution. General Sherman was a general in the Union Army during the Civil war.
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Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Atlanta
What was sherman's goal in taking his army across Georgia?
Atlanta, as part of his war plan.
His army did not destroy the south because he quit after his first battle because hew was ashamed that he lost the battle.
They destroyed farms and wrecked railroads, to impede the Confederate war-effort. They were told that violence against the person was strictly forbidden, and most of the abuses were not carried out by his troops but by lawless mounted hooligans ("bummers") who rode alongside the army for opportunities to commit vandalism and enjoy some of the free food and plunder.
I think Confederate because he destroyed Atlanta through Savannah and he was apart of the Confederate Army.
Yes,slaves did join his army.They joined his army because when they got freed they didnt no where to go so they joined Shermans army.
The Army of Tennessee, under Maj.Gen. Oliver Howard, the Army of Ohio, under Maj.Gen. John Schofield, the army of Cumberland, under Maj.Gen. George Thomas.
He pursued Lee's army in Virginia while pushing through the deep south to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast...It also helped Lincoln to get re-elected.
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