Group 2 - The march to the sea

Group 2: “March to the sea”

Sherman’s march to the sea also known as the Savannah or the scorched earth campaign, began near Georgia in 1864 during the moths of November and December. It was lead by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the union army. The campaign was started after he left the captured city of Atlanta Georgia on November 15th. On December 21st the campaign ended with the capture of the port Savannah. The campaign did serious damage to the infrastructure and civilian property of the South. It is written that Sherman “defied military principles by operating deep within enemy territory and without lines of supply or communication”. Sherman led his troops to battle nearly too 2:1 ratio. The purpose of this campaign was to destroy the South’s economic and physiological will to resist and to eliminate any resources that could be used by Confederate army. This strategic move ensured victory for the north.