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Bookmark or Share- Sherman - Sherman's Neckties | Famous People of the Late UnpleasantnessThe photo posted earlier was of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, destroyed by Confederates in October 1863, not one of Sherman's march. Of the 1863 destruction, just after the battle of Bristoe Station, Private Louis Leon wrote on October 18: "We tore up the railroad from Manassas to the Rappahannock River.
- Why did Sherman bypass Augusta on his March to the Sea? Was it a ...Trudeau's book makes it clear how much Sherman was concerned with the logistics of his 250-mile march. Spread his men out, keep moving every day without fail, avoid pitched battles or sieges. That's why he waited until Hood went to Alabama, feinted at Augusta and Macon (Milledgeville was undefended), bypassed Andersonville, and sent Kilpatrick ...
- What Were The Motives Behind Sherman’s March To The Sea?The question I’d like to ask is about Sherman’s march to the sea: as far as I know one of the aims of this operation seems to have been to destroy wantonly private property to undermine the will of the population to support the Confederacy. Another aim was the destruction of ressources who could support the confederate war effort.
- Was Sherman's March justified? Why or why not?Did General Sherman need to march from Atlanta to Savannah? If you can site facts and sources, please do so. From my understanding, the South had already basically lost and the destruction only expedited the end of the war. However, even if that is true... bringing the end of a war to fruition sooner is a great thing (hopefully saving many lives).
- Sherman's march | "What if..." Discussions - American Civil War ForumsSherman's personal map that he used on the March to the Sea is in the Library of Congress. What is not generally known is the existence of the map that made the March to the Sea possible. Grant's order to Sherman was to penetrate the interior of Georgia in order to inflict maximum damage to the food source that fed the rebellion.
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