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1union general who destroyed south during "march to the sea" from atlanta to savannah, example of total war6 sets
2commander of union troops in georgia and south carolina4 sets
3union general who marched through georgia, destroying everything the georgians owned in the process.3 sets
4united states general who was commander of all union troops in the west3 sets
5united states general who was commander of all union troops in the west he captured atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the confederacy in two (1820-1891)2 sets
6who stated that "war is all hell"?2 sets
7northern general who predicted a long war from the start.2 sets
8performed total war, forced confederacy to surrender2 sets
9led 10,000 union troops south from tennessee and captured atlanta and marched through the south to savannah waging 'total war'2 sets
10he won an important victory at chattanooga, tennessee2 sets
11union general at battle of shiloh2 sets
12union general who commanded armies in the western theater; captured atlanta then marched to the see in summer and fall 18642 sets
13union leader that burned atlanta to the ground2 sets
14pushed through deep south for union forces1 set
15. led the union march from atlanta to the sea1 set
16union general ordered to capture atlanta, georgia, and then march to the atlantic coast. his troops completely destoyed everything useful to the south.1 set
17union general that burned his way from atlanta to savannah in march known as "sherman's march to the sea".1 set
18marched through atlanta to the sea, tough solider, believed in total war,1 set
19waged "total war" on the south which means he destroyed everything that could support the enemy army1 set
20general who took over atlanta and waged total war (lee surrendered)1 set
21union leader that and burned atlanta to the ground.1 set
22a general for the union army, advanced towards atlanta1 set
23what us general took the city of atlanta, georgia?1 set
24won an important victory at chattanooga, tennesse1 set
25one of the union generals1 set
26american union army officer, his famous march to the sea captured atlanta, georgia, marking an important turning point in the war.1 set
27union general who was ordered by grant to march from chattanooga to atlanta.1 set
28commander of the tennessee army, led a siege from atlanta to savannah, burned the city of atlanta1 set
29union officer; during the civil war led the famous march to the sea that captured the city of atlanta1 set
30union general who used total warfare to get confeds to serender1 set
31lead the north through the south to sea destoying everything in its path(sherman's march)1 set
32the general who led "the march to the sea" was...1 set
33a union general in the civil war whose "march to the sea" in 1864 helped defeat the confederacy.1 set
34union general who believed in total war1 set
35as commander of the military division of the mississippi. these two appointments would change the course of the war1 set
36general ordered by grant to capture atlanta, georgia and wage total war. destroyed rail road tracks, burned the wood and heated the metal rails so they could bend them, killed livestock, burned homes villages bridges and factories1 set
37leader of the "march to the sea"; man who said "war is hell"1 set
38general of the union army during the civil war, known for his use of "total warfare"1 set
391820 - 1891 union general whose destructive march through georgia in 1864 helped defeat the confederacy1 set
40this man marched across georgia to savannah and the see, destroying everything in his path1 set