Sherman’s March to the Sea
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Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War campaign
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Union military operation → military campaign → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Savannah Campaign
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union → |
| commander |
William Tecumseh Sherman
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| commanderRank |
Major General
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| commandStructure |
Military Division of the Mississippi
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| conflict |
American Civil War
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| country |
United States
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| dateOfEvent |
1864-12-21
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| endDate |
1864-12-21
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| endPoint |
Savannah, Georgia
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| followedBy |
Carolinas Campaign
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| forceStrength |
about 60,000 Union soldiers
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| historicalSignificance |
classic example of total war in modern history
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| impact |
accelerated the end of the American Civil War
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disrupted Confederate supply lines → severe damage to Georgia’s economy → undermined Confederate morale → |
| ledBy |
Union Army of Georgia
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Union Army of the Tennessee → |
| location |
Georgia
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| notableCityAffected |
Macon, Georgia (threatened)
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Milledgeville, Georgia → Savannah, Georgia → |
| notableEvent |
capture of Savannah
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| objective |
cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity
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destroy Confederate economic resources → destroy Confederate military resources → |
| opponentCommander |
Joseph Wheeler
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William J. Hardee → |
| partOf |
American Civil War
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| policy |
destruction of Confederate infrastructure
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foraging by Union troops → |
| precededBy |
Atlanta Campaign
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| result |
Union victory
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| startDate |
1864-11-15
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| startingPoint |
Atlanta, Georgia
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| strategy |
scorched earth
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total war → |
| target |
cotton gins in Georgia
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factories in Georgia → farms in Georgia → livestock in Georgia → railroads in Georgia → warehouses in Georgia → |
| theater |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Oliver Otis Howard
("Sherman's March to the Sea")
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battle |
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Atlanta Campaign
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followedBy |
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American Civil War
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hasPart |
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William Tecumseh Sherman
("Sherman’s March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah in 1864")
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led |
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Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
("Sherman's March to the Sea")
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mainSubject |
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Union Army
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notableCampaign |
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William Tecumseh Sherman
("March to the Sea")
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notableFor |
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Atlanta Campaign
("Sherman’s March to the Sea (precursor phase)")
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partOf |