Sherman
Onto the Sea
William Tecumseh Shermen
- Union General
- Returned after battle of Shiloh and gathered troops to start the march
- Psychological Warfare and Total War was used to destroy the south
- The Scorched-Earth policy was relied on heavily
- "War is Hell" often quoted by Sherman
Sherman's Trail
In 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led a 285 mile "march to sea" along with 60,000 Union troops
Sherman's Neckties
Union soldiers would heat up the railroads then bend them around the trees to cut the supplies from entering and exiting the south
Shermans Tactics
General William Tecumseh Sherman used psychological warfare to intimidate civilians a key example is the burning of towns during the march
Sherman
The person responsible for the march
In memory of...
The Souths State house that Sherman and his troops burned grave
War is Hell
Often quoted Sherman made the lives of the South terrible
Grant and Sherman
Both Generals were great friends throughout the civil war
The South Destoyed
This is what the South soldiers returned to after the Civil War