AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA
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General William Sherman
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General Ulysses S. Grant
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General Robert E. Lee
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General Joe Johnston
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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: -Perhaps best known for his 1864 “March to the Sea, ” William Tecumseh “Cump” Sherman (1820–1891) was born in Lancaster, Ohio. He was one of eleven children born to Charles and Mary Sherman but was raised in the family of influential politician Thomas Ewing following the death of his father.