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Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah campaign or simply Sherman's March) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman, major general of the Union Army.
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Sherman’s March to the Sea, (November 15–December 21, 1864) American Civil War campaign that concluded Union operations in the Confederate state of Georgia. After seizing Atlanta, Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman embarked on a scorched-earth campaign intended to cripple the South’s war-making capacity and wound the Confederate psyche.
- Sherman’s March to the Sea was an American Civil War campaign lasting from November 15 to December 21, 1864, in which Union Major General William T...
- Sherman’s March to the Sea started in Atlanta and ended in the coastal town of Savannah, Georgia.
- At the culmination of the March to the Sea, William Tecumseh Sherman’s forces surrounded Savannah, Georgia, after capturing Fort McCallister, a cru...
- Sherman’s March to the Sea, coupled with his Atlanta Campaign, may have tipped the scales of victory toward the Union in the Civil War. The destruc...
22 de fev. de 2010 · Learn about the 1864 campaign led by Union General William T. Sherman that devastated Georgia and weakened the Confederacy. Find out how Sherman’s troops burned, looted and terrorized their way from Atlanta to Savannah, and what impact it had on the Civil War.
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17 de set. de 2014 · Learn how Major General William Tecumseh Sherman used destructive warfare to end the Civil War and convince Confederate citizens to surrender. Explore the historical context, tactics and impact of his march across Georgia in 1864.
Learn how Union General William T. Sherman and his army cut loose from Atlanta in November 1864 and began cutting a swath of destruction across Georgia. Explore the challenges, strategies and consequences of his controversial campaign.
5 de set. de 2002 · Learn about the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War, when Union general William T. Sherman marched across Georgia to Savannah in 1864. Explore the preparation, response, encounters, and consequences of the march that proved the Confederacy could not protect its people.
Summary. Sherman’s March, more accurately known as the Georgia and Carolinas Campaigns, cut a swath across three states in 1864–1865. It was one of the most significant campaigns of the war, making Confederate civilians “howl” as farms and plantations were stripped of everything edible and all their valuables.
