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The Confederates had no possibility to effectively react against the total war carried on by Sherman. The only forces they could deploy to withstand the March to the Sea were: General Wheeler's Corps of Cavalry and a division of Georgia's Militia with 3 batteries, for a total of about 10,000 men.
This situation was to ascribe to the decision of engage the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the offensive towards Memphis, which left Georgia undefended, at the mercy of Sherman's Army.
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What did Shermans march to Atlanta have in common with Hiroshima in 1945?
In its' day, it represented "Total War", just as the Atomic Bomb did in WWII.
What was general dougals macarthurs reaction to president Harry trumans insistence on a limited war?
MacArthurs was angry because he favored total war
What was general Douglas MacArthur's reaction to president Harry Truman's insistence on a limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
What happened to the confederates in shermans march to the seas?
There were too few Confederates there to pose any threat. When he reached Savannah, it looked as though there might be a battle with the small Confederate force under General Hardee. But they escaped across the river. Total Union casualties in the whole crossing of Georgia were only about 100.
Who was the Union general in charge of the total war to the South?
General Sherman
What did Shermans march to Atlanta have in common with Hiroshima in 1945?
In its' day, it represented "Total War", just as the Atomic Bomb did in WWII.
The souths geatest adantage in the war?
It was the fact that they had 2 countries on there side before the north used total war on them that forced them to surrender.
What was general dougals macarthurs reaction to president Harry trumans insistence on a limited war?
MacArthurs was angry because he favored total war
What was general Douglas MacArthur reaction to president harry Truman's insistence on limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
What was general Douglas MacArthur's reaction to president harry trumans insistence on limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
What was general Douglas MacArthur's reaction to president harry Truman insistence on limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
What states that the reactants mass equals products mass?
The law of conservation of mass states that the total mass of the reactants in a chemical reaction is equal to the total mass of the products. This means that no mass is gained or lost during a chemical reaction, only rearranged.
What was general Douglas MacArthur's reaction to president Harry Truman's insistence on a limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
What happened to the confederates in shermans march to the seas?
There were too few Confederates there to pose any threat. When he reached Savannah, it looked as though there might be a battle with the small Confederate force under General Hardee. But they escaped across the river. Total Union casualties in the whole crossing of Georgia were only about 100.
In a chemical reaction the total mass of the substances before the reaction is?
equal to the total mass of the substances after the reaction. This is known as the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Why do you think shermans total war made it hard for the south and the north to reconcile after the war?
Because he had targeted civilians and smashed up the whole infrastructure of Georgia and South Carolina.
How did shermans policy of total war hasten the ens of the civil war?
It deprived the Confederate armies of food, and interrupted rail movement by troops and civilians. It also devastated morale.
