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Sherman’s March to the Sea, (November 15–December 21, 1864) American Civil War campaign that concluded Union operations in the Confederate state of Georgia. After seizing Atlanta, Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman embarked on a scorched-earth campaign intended to cripple the South’s war-making capacity and wound the Confederate psyche.
Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah campaign or simply Sherman's March) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman, major general of the Union Army.
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Feb 22, 2010 · Learn about the 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah by Union General William T. Sherman in 1864. See the map, the purpose, the effects and the legacy of this brutal and destructive campaign.
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Map showing the operations of the national forces under the command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman ... Shows dates and troop positions in northwestern Georgia between Chattanooga and Atlanta. Relief shown by hachures.
Sep 17, 2014 · Learn about the Civil War campaign that devastated Georgia and brought the Confederacy to its knees. See maps, photos and details of Sherman's strategy, tactics and impact.
Sep 22, 2023 · Geography & Map Division. This 1864 sketch by war correspondent Alfred R. Waud illustrates the destruction left behind in the wake of Union soldiers, who purposefully destroyed railroad tracks as they marched through Georgia: “Shermans march. Destroyed R.R. Tracks” by Alfred Rudolph Waud, 1864. Prints & Photographs Division.
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- Sherman's March to the Sea--Maps. - Sherman's March through the Carolinas--Maps. - United States--South Atlantic States. Notes. - Relief shown by hachures. - Shows routes of cavalry and of 14th, 15th, 17th, and 20th army corps.
