USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which Civil War battle won by Sherman and Union troops led to the Union control over the RR supply line for the CSA and set up the March to the Sea?

A	Battle of Chickamauga
B	Battle of Atlanta
C	Battle of Gettysburg
D	Battle of Andersonville

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Atlanta, (July 22, 1864), American Civil War engagement that was part of the Union’s summer Atlanta Campaign. Union Major Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and James B. McPherson successfully defended against a Confederate offensive from Lieut. Gen.

Detailed explanation-2: -General Sherman’s troops captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864. This was an important triumph, because Atlanta was a railroad hub and the industrial center of the Confederacy: It had munitions factories, foundries and warehouses that kept the Confederate army supplied with food, weapons and other goods.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign led to the capture of that critical Confederate city and opened the door for Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s most famous operation-the March to the Sea and the capture of Savannah.

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