Sherman’s March to the Sea

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Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War campaign
Union military operation
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Savannah Campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
Union
commander William Tecumseh Sherman
commanderRank Major General
commandStructure Military Division of the Mississippi
conflict American Civil War
country United States
dateOfEvent 1864-12-21
endDate 1864-12-21
endPoint Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
followedBy Carolinas Campaign
forceStrength about 60,000 Union soldiers
historicalSignificance classic example of total war in modern history
impact accelerated the end of the American Civil War
disrupted Confederate supply lines
severe damage to Georgia’s economy
undermined Confederate morale
ledBy Union Army of Georgia
linked to: Union Army

Union Army of the Tennessee
location Georgia
notableCityAffected Macon, Georgia (threatened)
Milledgeville, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
notableEvent capture of Savannah
objective cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity
destroy Confederate economic resources
destroy Confederate military resources
opponentCommander Joseph Wheeler
William J. Hardee
partOf American Civil War
policy destruction of Confederate infrastructure
foraging by Union troops
precededBy Atlanta Campaign
result Union victory
startDate 1864-11-15
startingPoint Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta
strategy scorched earth
total war
target cotton gins in Georgia
factories in Georgia
farms in Georgia
livestock in Georgia
railroads in Georgia
warehouses in Georgia
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War

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American Civil War hasPart Sherman’s March to the Sea
William Tecumseh Sherman notableFor March to the Sea
linked to: Sherman’s March to the Sea
William Tecumseh Sherman led Sherman’s March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah in 1864
linked to: Sherman’s March to the Sea
Oliver Otis Howard battle Sherman's March to the Sea
linked to: Sherman’s March to the Sea
Atlanta Campaign partOf Sherman’s March to the Sea (precursor phase)
linked to: Sherman’s March to the Sea
Atlanta Campaign followedBy Sherman’s March to the Sea
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman mainSubject Sherman's March to the Sea
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Union Army notableCampaign Sherman’s March to the Sea
Savannah Campaign hasAlias Sherman’s March to the Sea
March to the Sea alsoKnownAs Sherman’s March to the Sea
Western Union armies engagedIn Sherman’s March to the Sea
Union Army campaigns hasPart Sherman’s March to the Sea
Jefferson C. Davis participatedIn Sherman’s March to the Sea
Hugh Boyle Ewing participatedIn Sherman’s March to the Sea
William Tecumseh Sherman notableFor March to the Sea campaign
subject linked to: Sherman family of Ohio
linked to: Sherman’s March to the Sea