Dean Settimi
Mr. Kroiss
US History
December 16th, 2016
Sherman's March
Even though that most people are aware that generals during the Civil War kill their enemies in order to win, a few people realize that General Sherman had a direct impact during the end of the civil war because of his strategy of total warfare which resulted in General Sherman barely killing any of the confederates, and his army which quickened the wars end and saved the countries lives. General Sherman had a direct impact during the end of the Civil War because General Sherman’s union army barely killed any of the confederate’s army. First of all, the death toll for The Confederates was 650 soldiers which was an extremely low casualty amount. Sherman only lost 62 of his …show more content…
“War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.” (General Sherman). General Sherman focused more on destroying than killing, since General Sherman thinks that killing is cruelty, especially if the confederates are Americans as well and he feels that fighting his own kind of people doesn't seem right. If it wasn’t for General Sherman’s Leadership, the death toll for both sides could have increased. The Civil War would be impossible to end, and the war would just change from tactical warfare to a ginormous slaughter house of dead American soldiers.
General Sherman also had a direct impact during the end of the civil war because General Sherman’s union army destroyed resources that aided the confederates. General Sherman seen It as a “symbol of Confederate pride and strength, and its fall made even the most loyal Southerners doubt that they could win the war.”(History.com Staff)“General Sherman’s troops captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864. This was an important triumph, because Atlanta was a railroad hub and the industrial center of the Confederacy.”(History.com Staff) The confederacy “had munitions factories, foundries and warehouses that kept …show more content…
In these later conflicts, largely through the use of air power, Americans attempted to destroy enemy will and logistics (a doctrine colloquially known as “shock and awe” in Operation Iraqi Freedom). On the ground and on a much smaller scale, Sherman pioneered this process, becoming the first American to do so systematically. He is rightly called the American father of total warfare, a harbinger of the psychological tactics of the next century.”(William T. Sherman) If its wasnt for general Shermans total warfare tactic, then the civil war would be nothing but slaughtering and would have made the war extremely difficult to
Mr. Kroiss
US History
December 16th, 2016
Sherman's March
Even though that most people are aware that generals during the Civil War kill their enemies in order to win, a few people realize that General Sherman had a direct impact during the end of the civil war because of his strategy of total warfare which resulted in General Sherman barely killing any of the confederates, and his army which quickened the wars end and saved the countries lives. General Sherman had a direct impact during the end of the Civil War because General Sherman’s union army barely killed any of the confederate’s army. First of all, the death toll for The Confederates was 650 soldiers which was an extremely low casualty amount. Sherman only lost 62 of his …show more content…
“War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.” (General Sherman). General Sherman focused more on destroying than killing, since General Sherman thinks that killing is cruelty, especially if the confederates are Americans as well and he feels that fighting his own kind of people doesn't seem right. If it wasn’t for General Sherman’s Leadership, the death toll for both sides could have increased. The Civil War would be impossible to end, and the war would just change from tactical warfare to a ginormous slaughter house of dead American soldiers.
General Sherman also had a direct impact during the end of the civil war because General Sherman’s union army destroyed resources that aided the confederates. General Sherman seen It as a “symbol of Confederate pride and strength, and its fall made even the most loyal Southerners doubt that they could win the war.”(History.com Staff)“General Sherman’s troops captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864. This was an important triumph, because Atlanta was a railroad hub and the industrial center of the Confederacy.”(History.com Staff) The confederacy “had munitions factories, foundries and warehouses that kept …show more content…
In these later conflicts, largely through the use of air power, Americans attempted to destroy enemy will and logistics (a doctrine colloquially known as “shock and awe” in Operation Iraqi Freedom). On the ground and on a much smaller scale, Sherman pioneered this process, becoming the first American to do so systematically. He is rightly called the American father of total warfare, a harbinger of the psychological tactics of the next century.”(William T. Sherman) If its wasnt for general Shermans total warfare tactic, then the civil war would be nothing but slaughtering and would have made the war extremely difficult to