United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181887/1888Union 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.image/jpegBattles and Leaders of the Civil War, vol. 4. Ed. Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel. New York: Century Co., 1887-88.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-march-seaForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/shermans-march-seaForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaSherman's March to the SeaMen--GeorgiaWomen--GeorgiaChildren--GeorgiaAfrican Americans--GeorgiaAfrican American men--GeorgiaAfrican American women--GeorgiaAfrican American children--GeorgiaSoldiers--GeorgiaDwellings--GeorgiaFires--GeorgiaDeadSlaves--GeorgiaTrees--GeorgiaWar casualties--GeorgiaSwords--GeorgiaGeorgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--CampaignsSherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891Sherman's March to the SeaStillImage