In the late autumn of 1864, Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia. The March to the Sea shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah.
>_I can make this march, and make Georgia howl._ -William Tecumseh Sherman The _March to the Sea_ shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. In the late autumn of 1864, as Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia, Sherman accomplished his objective: to destroy civilian morale and with it their support for the Confederate cause. His actions elicited a passionate reaction as tales of his dastardly deeds and destruction burned Sherman's name into the Southern psyche. But does the Savannah Campaign deserve the reputation it has been given?
