Which campaign involved Sherman marching through Georgia to destroy resources for the Confederate war effort?

Which campaign involved Sherman marching through Georgia to destroy resources for the Confederate war effort?

• A. Vicksburg Campaign
• B. Peninsula Campaign
• C. Wilderness Campaign
• D. Sherman's March

Answer: (D)

This question tests recognizing a Civil War campaign famous for a bold march through Georgia aimed at crippling the Confederacy by destroying its resources and logistics. That campaign is Sherman’s March to the Sea, led by William T. Sherman after the fall of Atlanta in 1864. The army moved from Atlanta to Savannah, employing scorched-earth tactics—burning and destroying railways, warehouses, factories, and other supply sources—so the South couldn’t sustain its war effort and morale declined. The other campaigns happened in different places or with different goals: the Vicksburg Campaign focused on gaining control of the Mississippi River, not Georgia; the Peninsula Campaign attempted to take Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula; and the Wilderness Campaign was part of Grant’s operations in Virginia. Thus, the march through Georgia to destroy Confederate resources best fits Sherman's March.

This question tests recognizing a Civil War campaign famous for a bold march through Georgia aimed at crippling the Confederacy by destroying its resources and logistics. That campaign is Sherman’s March to the Sea, led by William T. Sherman after the fall of Atlanta in 1864. The army moved from Atlanta to Savannah, employing scorched-earth tactics—burning and destroying railways, warehouses, factories, and other supply sources—so the South couldn’t sustain its war effort and morale declined.

The other campaigns happened in different places or with different goals: the Vicksburg Campaign focused on gaining control of the Mississippi River, not Georgia; the Peninsula Campaign attempted to take Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula; and the Wilderness Campaign was part of Grant’s operations in Virginia. Thus, the march through Georgia to destroy Confederate resources best fits Sherman's March.