jun 8, 1864 - Sherman's March to the Sea
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Sherman's March to the Sea was a devastating military campaign during the American Civil War, led by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, from November to December 1864. Starting in Atlanta, Georgia, and concluding at the port of Savannah, the march deliberately targeted infrastructure and civilian property to diminish the morale and economic capability of the Confederacy, marking a significant application of the strategy of total war.
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