Background/Reasoning
What was the christmas gift from Sherman to Lincoln?
The city of Savannah
What did he do from city to city?
He burned down basically everything
The march was a major hit to what?
It was a major hit to the industry of the south
Where did the Confederates run to from Sherman
They ran to Tennessee.
What happened to Sherman, because of William J. Hardee?
William launched a massive surprise attack in Savannah, almost defeating the army
What tactic did Sherman and his soldiers use in the march, and explain the tactic
Scorched Earth; Scorched earth means destroying and burning everything in your path.
After the capture of which state was Abraham Lincoln's re-election cemented?
The capture of Savannah
Who was the general of the last southern army, still standing against Sherman
General John Crawford
How did Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood affect Sherman's army?
He stopped their supply of food and clothing
Sherman and his soldiers burnt down anything his army needed, what are four things that the Confederacy needed and burnt down.
Towns, that held crops, barns, amories, facrories, and any southern soldier were shot and killed
On which date did General Joseph Johnston surrender to Sherman?
April 26, 1865
List other wars that used scorched earth as a tactic
Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War
How could The Military Division of the Mississippi have helped Sherman with his march a little more?
The Military Division of the Mississippi could have given Sherman more of the division's soldiers.
What did Sherman say he would do to the South's civilian population?
"The horrors and consequences of war", would reduce the willpower of the population of the Confederacy to continue fighting