This campaign would be known as shermans march to the sea. This unconventional narrative is ultimately a very satisfying read. Shermans march to the sea and millions of other books are available for instant access. Noah andre trudeau takes great care in presenting the march as it actually happened, using a daybyday narrative that makes extensive use of firsthand accounts from both sides. One of the most infamous campaigns of the civil war was william tecumseh shermans march through georgia to the sea. Shermans inclusion of civilian and commercial property. The civil war series is rich in educational themes and content, and provides opportunities to explore a range of topics in depth. Shermans march to the sea by daniel sidman1 on prezi. Hardees department of south carolina, georgia, and florida was meager. Shermans march to the sea is the name commonly given to the savannah campaign by maj. The book includes a compelling daybyday account of the campaign. He destroyed much of the souths physical and psychological capacity to wage war. Shermans march to the sea was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted. Trudeau, a prizewinning civil war historian gettysburg, addresses william t.
Sherman s march to the sea about the civil war military campaign from atlanta to savannah, georgia in 1864. The sites where sherman set up headquarters each evening became our touchstone goals along the way. Vicksburg joining general grants siege of the city. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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 maj. The role of agriculture in shermans march to the sea iowa state. Although the march to the sea increased the bitterness of the war, and contributed significantly to southern resentment in generations to come, it had decisive consequences in bringing the conflict to a close.
Southern storm examines one of the more memorable and mythologized events of the civil war. State the importance of key events of the civil war. General sherman s march to the sea through georgia. Shermans march to the sea is the first book by noah a trudeau and the second book on william tecumseh sherman that i have read. Shermans march to the sea is the name commonly given to the savannah. For history fans, id also recommend southern storm. After leaving the decimated city of atlanta on november 16, sherman led his troops on a destructive campaign which concluded with the. March to the sea and the campaign of the carolinas result.
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