Sherman’s March
What is the city that Sherma burned before beginning his famous march?
atlanta
What is the term for a war strategy that targets an enemy’s economy and civilian morale?
total war
what “crisis“ occurred as thousands of families fled there homes to escape the army?
refuge crisis
This 1864 event was largely secured by the success of Sherman’s March
The re-election of Abraham Lincoln
The estimated dollar amount of damage caused during the march
100 million
What is the coastal city sherman captured and gave to Lincoln as a “Christmas gift”
Savannah
What is Sherman’s famous three word quote describing the reality of combat
war is cruelty
The site of a tragedy where Union troops pulled up a bridge, leaving refugees to drown
Ebenezer creek
After Georgia, Sherman turned his army north into this state
South Carolina
Heating railroad ties and twisting them around trees created these
Shermans neckties
What is the total length of the march in miles?
285 miles
What soldiers were officially authorized to gather food from local farms
foragers
This group of people followed the Union army by the thousands to seek freedom
Enslaved/african American
Sherman’s "Special Field Orders, No. 15" promised this to formerly enslaved families.
40 acres and a mule
This method of communication was cut to "blind" the Confederate government
The telegraph
How many union soldiers took part in the campaig?
60,000
Because they were cut off from these, the union army had to ”live off the land”
supply line
The primary emotion Sherman intended to instill in the Southern population
Fear/hopless
Historians argue the march shortened the war, saving lives on both sides. This is known as a _______ victory.
Strategic victory
These buildings were burned to destroy the South’s main source of wealth and clothing
Cotton gins or textilemills
Who was the confederate general who was unable to stop Sherman’s advance across Georgi?
john bell or Joseph E. Johnston?
What is the name given to the unauthorized foragers who often looted civilian homes?
bummers
The specific phrase Sherman used to describe his goal for the state of Georgia
“Make Georgia howl”
Because of the destruction, this period following the war was exceptionally difficult for Georgia.
Reconstruction
This Georgia city was the state capital at the time and was occupied by Sherman
Milledgeviile