BY: TATE WIEFERICH

General William T. Sherman's Quote

This Union and its Government must be sustained, at any and every
cost. To sustain it, we must war upon and destroy the organized rebel
forces,must cut off their supplies, destroy their communicationsand
produce among the people of Georgia a thorough conviction of the
personal misery which attends war, and the utter helplessness and
inability of their rulers to protect themIf that terror and grief and even
want shall help to paralyze their husbands and fathers who are fighting
usit is mercy in the end.

The 3rd battle of Sherman's march

was The Battle of Honey Hill as
shown on right
WHAT WAS THE MARCH FOR?
March was meant to hurt Southern
Morale
They meant to cut off supplies for
Confederate troops
He also wanted to capture major
cities

A cartoon made about Sherman

taking Savannah, Georgia
 WHY SHERMAN DID THE MARCH
North wanted to hurt Southern
support
Cut off supplies so the South would
grow weak
Wanted Southern troops to fear the
North

Sherman and his troops

taking over Southern
railroad tracks for supplies
HOW DID THE SOUTHERNERS FIGHT
BACK?
Many Southerners feared the march
Some Southern troops fled from fights
Southern civilians attempted to rebel,
many were killed and stolen from

Confederate people
rebelling to the march
HOW DID HE ACCOMPLISH THE
MARCH?
Captured major Southern cities

Captured supply trains to Southern

troops

Stole supplies from Southern people

A large building set on fire

by Sherman and his troops
WHO WAS IMPACTED THE MOST?
The South was greatly
impacted

No supplies, major damage,

and loss of ground

War turned to favor the North

Picture of some fighting in the war

 FUN FACTS YOU DIDNT KNOW!
The tactic of destroying much in an armys path is called scorched earth

The Union soldiers would heat up railroad ties and bend them around tree
trunks, they were called Shermans neckties

The soldiers who went out to forage for food for the army were called
bummers

Sherman estimated that his army did $100 million in damage, and thats
back in 1864
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