Sherman's March to Sea

Sherman’s March to Sea

The march to sea began in Atlanta on November 15, 1864. The thing with Savannah concluded on December 21, 1864. Sherman went across the Atlantic Ocean to prove to the confederate population that its government could not protect the people from invaders. Sherman spent several weeks making preparations for a change of base to the coast. He collected food for his men and searched for his animals.

Sherman divided his army into two separate wings. Sherman had about 2,500 supply wagons and 600 ambulances. The two separate wings stood twenty miles to forty miles apart. The right wing headed for Macon and the left wing went to Augusta. 650men were killed or wounded on the confederate side.

After Fort McAllister fell, Sherman was preparing for a siege of Savannah. He offered Savannah and its 25,000 bales of cotton to the president as a Christmas present. Sherman terrorized the countryside and his men had destroyed all sources of food and left behind hungry people. By marching through Georgia and South Carolina he became an arch villain in the South and a hero in t north.

By: Timothy Del Orbe, Gregory Pollard, Jawne Ruiz, and Bryant Alexander.