USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60, 000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of Sherman’s March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 Tecumseh Sherman led troops through the Confederate state of Georgia, pillaging the countryside and destroying both military outposts and civilian properties.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a December 22 telegram Sherman presented to President Lincoln an early Christmas gift, the spared city of Savannah (complemented by 150 heavy guns, abundant ammunition, and 25, 000 bales of cotton).

Detailed explanation-4: -Sherman’s Headquarters in Savannah General William T. Sherman captured Savannah in December 1864 and presented the city along with 25, 000 bales of cotton to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present.