Throughout world history of war there are at times things and atrocities the world populace considers new. Consider Hitler and WWII with the murderous orders given to the SS to imprison the Jews which was carried out however the camp commanders took it to a new level by ending the life of 6+million Jews. Many forget what Stalin did in Russia killing over 12 million of his own countrymen. What about Genghis Khan and his plans to rule the world? Finally, what of Egypt taking over 4 million Israelites as slaves. The Civil War with Sherman’s march to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign are no different. Each of these men consider their plans carefully and to the smallest of detail. Listen to how Sherman gave his proposal, “was to detach Thomas with …show more content…
“I present to you (Pres. Lincoln) as a Christmas present the gift of the City of Savannah, with one hundred fifty guns and plenty of ammunition, also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.” What’s the significance of this gift? Savannah was a major port of commerce of the South. Most of the Souths weapons were from overseas, therefore losing another major port besides the Gulf of Mexico cut the supply line permanently for the duration of the war. Now it was just as a Matter of time. Now what was different in the Marches was that when Sherman’s march began into the Carolina’s the Confederacy attempted to oppose Sherman’s troops. Plus, the March to the Sea was great weather, whereas the Carolinas was the rainy season. The major significance is this many in Sherman’s army on this march felt they owed South Carolina for its succession and the start of this bitter war. So higher aggression and obedience to orders carried fourth more destruction of personal homes than in Georgia, yet occupied homes were safe. More important, the mere presence of Sherman’s troops in and through the Carolina’s demoralized Confederates all across the South and especially the Confederate