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To attack the civilian infrastructure behind the Confederate war-effort - burning farms, wrecking railroads, helping to starve the troops in the field and destroying civilian morale.

It shortened the war by at least six months, at almost nil casualties,.

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Shermans march to Savannah was called?

Sherman's March to the Sea


What was the end of shermans march to the sea?

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What state did shermans march to sea take place in?

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