Sherman’s March to the Sea
November 15 – December 22, 1864
Sherman’s March to the Sea
In March of 1864, Lincoln
appoints Ulysses Grant to
lead the Union armies.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Grant goes on rampage
and puts Lee on the run.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
U.S. Army commander Ulysses S. Grant believed that the Civil
War would end only if the Confederacy's strategic, economic,
and psychological capacity for warfare were decisively broken.
Sherman therefore applied the principles of scorched earth,
ordering his troops to burn crops, kill livestock, consume
supplies, and destroy civilian infrastructure along their path.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman orders the burning of Atlanta.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Marches from Atlanta to Savannah.
The march is 60 miles wide.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s men destroying a railroad.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s Neckties
Bummers
Sherman’s March to the Sea
After Sherman reaches Savannah, he heads
north to meet Grant in Virginia. Left 20,000
square miles destroyed.
Sherman’s March to the Sea