USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The campaign began on November 15 with Sherman’s troops leaving Atlanta, recently taken by Union forces, and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.