By 1864, Sherman was Grant's trusted right hand man and his troops loved his quirky, unkempt style, his intelligence that some felt converged on craziness. Then, there was his truly fighting spirit. One soldier wrotw, "I'd follow Uncle Billy to hell."
From Atlanta, Sherman sent his force, divided into parallel columns, southward through the center of Georgia, keeping a fairly straight course, feinting east and west toward major cities and pinning Confederate defenders, what few of them there were, but not attacking.
His forces easily swept aside resistance at Griswaldsville and other places. Militarily, Sherman's march was a stroll in the park.
Despite its bloody reputation, "There was little death or injury to anyone, friend or foe,: said Matt Davis.
The very ease of it made a statement. Southerners were now undefended, helpless.
--Old Secesh
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