BATTLE // November 15, 1864
Sherman's March to the Sea
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Significance
Sherman's March to the Sea, formally the Savannah Campaign, ran from November 15 to December 21, 1864, taking Union forces from the recently captured Atlanta to the capture of the port of Savannah. By applying a scorched-earth policy modeled on the medieval chevauchée, Sherman's forces systematically destroyed military targets, industry, infrastructure, and civilian property across Georgia, directly disrupting Confederate economic capacity and transportation networks. The campaign demonstrated that Union armies could operate deep inside Confederate territory and sustain themselves while denying resources to the Southern war effort.
Tactics
Sherman's forces departed Atlanta and advanced through Georgia toward Savannah, deliberately targeting military infrastructure, industry, and civilian property along the route. The approach emulated the medieval chevauchée, using destruction of economic and logistical assets as the primary operational method rather than pitched battle, and culminated in the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21, 1864.
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