In the Civil War, after the Union Army captured the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, it became impossible for the factories of Alabama to use the Tennessee River to ship suppliesto the Confederate...
The primary strategy for the north was twofold. To cut the southern states apart and capture key sea ports. Sherman goal was to capture Savannah thereby cutting off most of the south from Lee's army...
Sherman's march through Georgia had two separate purposes. During the Civil War the Union had blockaded many Southern Ports preventing the importation of war supplies. The Confederate States...
Sherman marched through Georgia burning every town he came across, basically destroying anything the south could use. He cut off his men from supplies and communication during this march and acted on...