To end the war quicker, by attacking the civilian infrastructure that supported the Confederate armies in the field, and starve them into surrender.
In ay case, the other option was proving impractical. Grant had ordered him to destroy the Army of Tennessee. He had failed to do this, and meanwhile his supply line was dangerously long and vulnerable. Turning in the other direction, and crossing Georgia, he could live off the land.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
The Freedom Riders were a group of Civil Right's activists. They rode through Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and ending in New Orleans, Louisiana.
I think Confederate because he destroyed Atlanta through Savannah and he was apart of the Confederate Army.
Sherman's march-proper was from Atlanta to Savannah, all of it in Georgia, where he found he could live off the land and thankfully ignore his long supply-line. Before that, he'd been pursuing the Army of Tennessee from their positions near the Tennessee-Georgia border. Afterwards, he crossed the river and moved through the Carolinas before finally taking Joe Johnston's surrender.
To travel from the eastern part of Virginia to Florida, John and Susan likely traveled through North Carolina and South Carolina. Depending on their route, they may have also passed through Georgia before reaching Florida. The specific states can vary based on the chosen highway or road.
After the Battle of Atlanta, Gen Sherman began his march from there and advanced across Georgia and ended at Savannah. He then turned north and marched through South Carolina and into North Carolina.
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
South Carolina and Georgia.
March to Sea
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
Well, you have to go through Georgia, so go through Jacksonville. That's how Florida gets through Georgia every season.
Lake Hartwell is located in South Carolina and on a map the the interstate 85 goes right through the giant lake, with the southernmost tip of the lake going into Georgia.
Only one, the battle of Atlanta is shown with titles over the scenes proclaiming Shermans march through Georgia and the destruction in his wake.
Blue Ridge Mts.
Blue Ridge Mts.
The March to the Sea.
You would go likely go through 3 states - North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia - to get from eastern Virginia to Florida.