Sherman's March
Civil War devastation
Sherman's March refers to Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's military campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas during the American Civil War (1864–1865).
The March to the Sea devastated Confederate infrastructure and civilian property, pioneering "total war" tactics.
The phrase evokes scorched-earth destruction: The hurricane cut through the coast like Sherman's March.
- scorched-earth policyDestroying resources during retreat
- scorched earthDestroy all useful resources
- American Civil War1861-1865 U.S. conflict
- total warConflict engaging entire nations
- Union ArmyNorthern military in 1860s
military campaign · fire · Confederate States · Deep South · Gone with the Wind · ruin · Reconstruction Era · ash · psychological warfare · torch · railroads · Civil War memorials · logistics · Abraham Lincoln · oral histories · smoke · trail · Jefferson Davis
- US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
- Historic Marches
- Western TheaterBattle of Shiloh, Chattanooga, Vicksburg, Nashville, Atlanta
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- Marches
Sherman's Marchstrategic retreat
Intentional pullback for advantage
holding action · entrenchment · rearguard action · defensive action · siege warfare
Sherman's MarchMarshall Plan
Postwar American economic assistance
reconstruction · protected zone · humanitarian corridor · restoration · demilitarized zone
Sherman's Marchstrategic withdrawal
Calculated military retreat
retreat · Dunkirk evacuation · falling back · tactical withdrawal
Sherman, march, marched, marching, marches, marcher, marchers