The March began on November 16, 1864.
3. DID SHERMAN DESTROY EVERYTHING? The answer to this is a firm "No!" But, cut off from his supply lines, he did allow his men to :forage liberally." Plus, he was determined to destroy anything that could even remotely be used by the Confederates. That included cotton gins, barns, factories, Confederate leaders' homes and railroads.
Sherman's neckties were rails heated in the center and twisted around trees and poles. In some parts of georgia, even today, if you want your steak well done (or burned) you ask that it be Shermanized.
Sherman claimed he had done $100 million of physical damage to the Confederacy during his march.
4. HOW IS SHERMAN'S MARCH REMEMBERED TODAY" In some parts of the South he is "The devil Incarnate." Even considered a war criminal. He took the chivalry out of war, fighting as the first modern general whose tactics were to do whatever was necessary to end a war as quickly as possible.
5. WHY TECUMSEH? His middle name was after a famous Indian warrior chief.
I Prefer My Steaks Medium rare. Perhaps It Should Be Butlerized. --Old Secesh
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