AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA
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The Union general who led the destructive “march to the sea” from Atlanta in an effort to divide the south.
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The Confederate general who thrived for power and destroyed everybody and everything in Atlanta, GA.
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A soldier who saved Robert E. Lee from death by killing an Union Assassin.
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A doctor who performed surgeries that were usually deadly to union soldiers who were disabled or injured in battle and couldn’t live without medical attention.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. 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: -But the way to the sea was not open; Sherman still had to contend with the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood. So Sherman proposed to split his Union force, taking 62, 000 of his best troops on a destructive march, while Maj.
Detailed explanation-3: -William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general during the Civil War, playing a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States and becoming one of the most famous military leaders in U.S. history.
Detailed explanation-4: -Terms in this set (15) How did General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” affect the Confederacy during the Civil War? It crippled the Confederate war effort in the wake of the destruction. It boosted morale and revitalized the Confederacy’s fighting spirit.