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Sherman’s March Sam McGovern

Basic Information on Sherman February 8, 1820- February 14, 1891 He was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author He served as a General in the Union Army during the Civil War 1861-1865 He was declared to be the first modern general

What Was Sherman’s Goal His goal was to split the southern Confederacy in half. To do this he and his troops burned bridges, supplies, crops, and anything that could be deemed useful by the Confederate army

Why Is He So Hated He was hated by the south because of his aggressive campaign of the March to the Sea. During this campaign, Sherman ordered all houses, farms, towns, and other, civilian occupancies burned to the ground. During this even children and woman were left starving and homeless. Many of Sherman’s troops were known to rape the woman they came across, and loot the stores

Timeline Atlanta Campaign Union Troops Take Snake Creek Gap, GA May 9, 1864 Battle of Resaca May 14, 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in early May Battle of Peachtree Creek July 20, 1864 Battle of Atlanta Continues July 22, 1864 Battle of Ezra Church July 28, 1864 Battle of Jonesboro August 31, 1864 Confederates Evacuate Atlanta September 1, 1864 Atlanta burns

Timeline Savannah Campaign Battle of Johnsonville, Tn November 4, 1864 Lincoln Reelected November 8, 1864 Sherman On The Move November 20, 1864 Milledgeville (the capital of Georgia) Battle of Griswoldville November 22, 1864 Camp Lawton late November 1864 Waynesboro December 4, 1864 Land Mines December 8, 1864 Sherman Arrives at Savannah December 10, 1864 Fort McAllister December 13, 1864 Sherman Takes Savannah December 22, 1864 Hood’s Army Crosses The Tennessee River December 27, 1864 Lincoln’s Response to Sherman

Timeline Campaign of the Carolinas Sherman’s Army Leaves Savannah February 1, 1865 Sherman Occupies Columbia, S.C. February 17, 1865 Confederacy Approves Black Soldiers March 13, 1865 Battle of Averasboro March 16, 1865 Battle of Bentonville March 19, 1865 Lincoln, Grant and Sherman Meet March 27, 1865 Peace is Negotiated April 18, 1865 Sherman’s Wake he died in 1891