- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sherman's March to the Sea
- Publisher:
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, vol. 4. Ed. Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel. New York: Century Co., 1887-88.
- Date of Original:
- 1887/1888
- Subject:
- Sherman's March to the Sea
Men--Georgia
Women--Georgia
Children--Georgia
African Americans--Georgia
African American men--Georgia
African American women--Georgia
African American children--Georgia
Soldiers--Georgia
Dwellings--Georgia
Fires--Georgia
Dead
Slaves--Georgia
Trees--Georgia
War casualties--Georgia
Swords--Georgia
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Union general William T. Sherman devastated the Georgia countryside during his march to the sea. His men destroyed all sources of food and forage, often in retaliation for the activities of local Confederate guerrillas.
Illustration depicting a scene from Union general William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, the Civil War's most destructive campaign against a civilian population. Union soldiers are shown shooting civilians, digging in the ground, and setting fire to farmland. A man lies dead across a dirt road, and a soldier raises a sword above him. A house stands in the background. Many people, both military and civilian, run through the yard. Several African Americans stand next to a tree and observe the scene.
The March to the Sea began in Atlanta, Georgia on November 15, 1864, and concluded in Savannah, Georgia on December 21, 1864. General William T. Sherman abandoned his supply line and marched across Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean to prove to the Confederate population that its government could not protect the people from invaders. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/guerrilla-warfare-during-the-civil-war/m-1004/
- Rights Holder:
- From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel. Work in the public domain
From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, vol 4., edited by R. U. Johnson and C. C. Clough Buel - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-march-sea
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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