USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

END OF THE CIVIL WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What other Confederate city did General Sherman capture as part of his march to the sea?
A
Savannah
B
St. Louis
C
Sacramento
D
San Diego
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sherman’s next major action was the capture of Columbia, the strategically important capital of South Carolina.

Detailed explanation-2: -The March to the Sea, the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War (1861-65), began in Atlanta on November 15, 1864, and concluded in Savannah on December 21, 1864.

Detailed explanation-3: -Not only did he take control of Atlanta, a major railroad hub, and Savannah, a major sea port, but he laid the land between Atlanta and Savannah to waste, destroying all that was in his path.

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