AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA
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to scare California’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
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to scare Virginia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
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to scare Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of Sherman’s March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. Sherman’s soldiers did not destroy any of the towns in their path, but they stole food and livestock and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 destruction wreaked by the operation caused significant Confederate economic loss and diminished Confederate morale, generating deep resentment in Southerners.
Detailed explanation-3: -Through October, Sherman built up a massive cache of supplies in Atlanta. He then ordered a systematic destruction of the city to prevent the Confederates from recovering anything once the Yankees had abandoned it.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were two strategic objectives for this campaign. The first was to cut off supply lines for the Confederate army battling the forces of Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. The second purpose was to inflict psychological damage on the civilian population of Georgia and break the will of the Confederacy.