History Unit 9 Sherman's March to the Sea Flashcards
US Grant when named head of Union army
Named head of union army in 1864
What was Sherman’s march a result of
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
South reeling
No foreign recognition
MI captured
What is grants military style
Sets sights on Richmond
Will not accept defeat
Huge casualty numbers
Ex. 2 battles: wilderness and cold harbor
What’s total war
Targeting citizens who support your enemy
Weaken the economy
Destroy the will to fight
What does William Tecumseh Sherman do in 1864
May 1864
Marches troops to savannah, GA
Orders total war
When does Sherman take Atlanta and what does he do
Sept. 1864
Orders city to be evacuated
Burns it to ashes
What was Shermans march to the sea
60 mile wide path
Tears up railroads
Loot and vandalize homes
Steal/burn crops
When does Sherman take savannah
Dec. 1864
What does Sherman leave behind?
Shermans neckties
Election 1864
Lincoln is reelected
Boosted by battlefield victories
Destroys southern hope for peace negotiations
