...“Instead of being on the defensive, I would be on the offensive”: General Sherman’s March through Georgia 1 The United States Civil War was the bloodiest and most trying conflict in American history. Hundreds of thousands of American lives were lost on both sides of the war. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march through Georgia to the sea was a brilliant strategic victory for the North that helped to end the war more quickly, all while preserving the lives of soldiers on both the North and South. All though his march was outside the general practice of warfare it is clear that the General’s movement through Georgia was the best course he could have taken given his circumstances. His capture of Atlanta and his subsequent march to follow is one of the most controversial issues of the war. At the time of the war it was commonplace for the military leaders to embed their troops in entrenchments that were nearly impossible to infiltrate. They would then rush their men towards each other in a bloody battle. General Sherman realized that attacking the entrenchments of the enemy was fruitless and killed too many soldiers. He went on a path of flanking maneuvers that helped get around these entrenched soldiers. He followed up this plan by attacking the economy of the South and breaking their resolve. The importance of his new plan can be seen on how his tactics of attacking the land and economy, instead of other human beings, and avoiding head-on confrontation actually...
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...This march helped end the Civil War in 1865. With many battles fought, the Union thought it had no chance in winning the war until the capture of Atlanta, Georgia. This boosted the morale of the Union and it helped the men fight back and continue on. The Union was lead by General Ulysses Grant and under him was General William T. Sherman. General Sherman started his campaign to take Atlanta in May of 1864. He formed three armies, and for about three months moving south it causes the Confederates to fall back further into Georgia. The Confederate’s General Joseph Johnson was replaced by General John Hood because Johnson was not showing any willingness to fight back at the Union. Then after many battles Sherman wins the victory, and claims the city of Atlanta on September 1, 1864. He moved into the capitol building the very next day. With the capture of Atlanta, President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president, after many had thought that the Confederate promises will win the election for the democrats.(militaryhistory.about.com) For the next two months Sherman campaign to go south into enemy territories. With the approval from President Lincoln, Sherman splits up his army into two groups, the Left and Right Wing, they head towards to the capture of Savannah. On November 15 the armies started marching south; the Left Wing went to Augusta, while the Right Wing went to Macon, causing the Confederate army to split as well. (ourgeorgiahistory.com) Each Wing made a path of...
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...William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman deserves this ‘TOTAL WAR’ award for many reasons. Reason one, he taught his soldiers to clear everything in their way; they destroyed a lot things in their path. Reason two, with his army they defeated Johnston’s army in 1865 which was the biggest surrenders that the Confederates had during the whole war. William T. Sherman was an excellent general with strong character. The idea of total warfare was brilliant. He taught each and every one of his men what this was and how to do it. William’s army devoured anything in their path. William...
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...Winning the war was not enough for Sherman, he wanted to end it completely. On November 15, 1864, General William Sherman led an army composed of about 62,000 men on a 285 mile march from Atlanta to Savannah. He wanted no harm to people only to land. Anyone to harm an innocent civilian was to be Sherman’s men destroying property W. T. Sherman prosecuted severely. Sherman’s officers would not tolerate such things. They were there only to scare the people of Georgia, not to harm anyone. Sherman ordered his troops to live off the land. Since Sherman’s troops were so large, they eliminated a majority of the food source that the confederates needed. Sherman’s troops also destroyed property which created a psychological effect on the...
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...From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this “March to the Sea” was to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. Sherman’s soldiers did not destroy any of the towns in their path, but they stole food and livestock and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back. The Yankees were “not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people,” Sherman explained; as a result, they needed to “make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.”1 Major General Sherman’s Army consisted of two wings, left and right, and a cavalry division in support of both wings....
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...Sherman’s March to Sea is the term often given to the military Savannah Campaign in the American civil war. It was directed through Georgia from November 15th through December 21, 1964. He was a Union soldier out to conquer the confederacy. The thing that made him and his march unique was the way he chose to conduct the war. Instead of picking a fight with the confederate army he attacked Southern civilians along with the confederate army and weakened their entire operation. His military style has brought him much criticism. The Savannah campaign was led by William T. Sherman. Sherman was the General of the union army during the Civil war. He served under Ulysses S. Grant from 1862-1863. During this time he led the fall of the Confederation of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River and reached a major...
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...Congress—retired. He was a victim of North Carolina’s disfranchisement schemes. On the eve of his departure from the House, Mr. White lamented, “The mule died long ago and the land grabbers have obtained the 40 acres.” Audible in his tone was the frustration that underlay more than 30 years of broken promises made to African Americans. The phrase “forty acres and a mule” that Mr. White refers to in his address has its roots in the Special Field Order # 15 (SFO # 15). The order was signed into effect on January 16, 1865 by General William Tecumseh Sherman; just two months after Abraham Lincoln had been reelected to office. SFO #15 entitled each freed family forty acres of tillable land on islands and the coast of Georgia. However, there is no mention of mules (or any animals) in the field order. A popular fable is that Sherman's commissary man came to him complaining that he had a large number of “broken down” mules for which he had no means of disposal. Sherman sent the useless animals for distribution along with the land. The first two sections of the SFO # 15 describes the area where the land was to be reserved and section three clearly indicates the size of the land to be allocated. “Special Field Orders, No. 15 I. The islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the rivers for thirty (30) miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the St. Johns River, Florida, are reserved and set apart for the settlement of the Negroes now made free by the acts...
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...Sherman’s Atlanta March to the sea, also known as the Atlanta campaign, was very much remembered in history. In the summer of 1864 General William T. Sherman guided his men, who represented the United States of America, to battle against the Confederate States of America in a desire to end the civil war, end slavery, and to collect more free states. Because of this and the quick ending to the war of 1864, one can conclude one or even both sides of the campaign suffered through the destruction the events brought. Thus Sherman’s Atlanta March to the Sea was very destructive because it affects lives and morals to the soldiers fighting for the union. It caused the Georgians to change their lifestyle forever and traumatized the emotional well-being of the Georgian's. Although Sherman's men were brought to fight against the Confederacy, they genuinely ruined other people's lives and their own. During the Atlanta Campaign, many soldiers participated in destruction left and right without guilt, yet document 4, an excerpt from “The diary of Sgt. William...
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...hometown was full of proper English families, most being from english History of England The Ice Age ended about 8000 BC, during which the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons lived in Great Britain. Because of the melting ice the water level rose and ... aristocracy. The members of Oasis tell of their early drug days, shop lifting, and hard partying. Drugs were a major part of the bands early years and so was hard, ear blasting rock and roll. Matthews once criticized this behavior by Oasis as he proclaimed his own virginity in the drug world. In typical Oasis fashion, Matthews was dismissed with swear words and the raising of a certain finger. Perhaps the biggest difference between The Battle Of Gettysburg The Battle Of Gettysburg General William T. Sherman put it best when he said "War is Hell"( Foote 1 ). The Civil War was the largest war fought on American ... the two bands is their music and fan base. Oasis is known for literally playing at...
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...Lucas Abelar Professor Paul Hunter English 1301 8 October 2012 Several events in Chief Joseph’s term as chief of the Wallowa band show us he was more diplomat than warrior.The Voice of the West The first event happened in 1885 when, Isaac Stevens, governor of the Washington Territory, organized a council to designate separate areas for natives and settlers. Joseph the Elder (“Young Joseph’s” father) and the other Nez Perce chiefs signed a treaty with the United States establishing a Nez Perce reservation encompassing 7.7 million acres in present-day Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The 1855 reservation maintained much of the traditional Nez Perce lands, including Josephs Wallowa Valley. The second event was an influx of new settlers caused by a gold rush led the government to call a second council in 1863.” Government commissioners asked the Nez Perce to accept a new, much smaller reservation of 780,000 acres (3,200 km2) situated around the village of Lapwai in Idaho, and excluding the Wallowa Valley.” In exchange, they were promised financial rewards and schools and a hospital for the reservation. One of the allied chiefs signed the treaty on behalf of the Nez Perce Nation, but Joseph the Elder and several other chiefs were opposed to selling their lands, and did not sign. Their refusal to sign caused a rift between the "non-treaty" and "treaty" bands of Nez Perce. The "treaty" Nez Perce moved within the new Idaho reservation's boundaries, while the "non-treaty" Nez...
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...Jaydon Brooks Period 2 11/28/11 Vicksburg, Winter of 1862 to Summer of 1863 It has been a long and deadly war. It has been over 2 years since I have had a good home cooked meal with my family. It is now the winter of 1862 and we have just started our march back to camp. We are returning from yet another failed attempt on Vicksburg under General William Sherman. Today I was placed at the station of the gatling gun. The Gatling gun is a hand-powered six-barreled repenter. It was a weapon only for the strong-armed soldiers. As I started to spin I heard a roaring of bullets flying out of the barrels. At first I thought this is one of the best jobs I’ve been assigned since signing up for the war. That thought was shortly ended when my arms started to get weak and hurt. All of a sudden my cart was hit with a cannon ball. I franticly jumped out of the explosion. I sustained minimal injury from the fragments of the wood that had splintered into my back. I was sent away to the hospital, but soon after I left I heard of defeat. As I was lying down I could hear what was going on out side, it sounded like president Lincoln was having a speech. One of the lines I liked and still remember till this day was “ Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket”. It was about a week until I was back on my feet...
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...Multiple Questions (Name) (Institution Affiliation) Question 8: Ninety percent of the South's copper came from which state? Answer: Tennessee, which is a state located in Southern U.S. This state is the 17th most populous and 36th most widespread among the 50 United States. Question 9: Who was Lincoln's personal military advisor? Answer: Major General Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1798-1870), who was appointed as a military advisor for both Lincoln and Stanton. Question 10: Which Union General ravaged the Southern countryside, devastating Georgia and burning Atlanta? Answer: William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891). In his life, he was an author, educator, businessman, and an American soldier. Question 11: Why was the North victorious in the Civil War? What were the major factors in the victory of the North over the South? In general, there are five reasons why the North emerged victorious over South in the American Civil War (1861-65). First, the North had strong manpower (Union armies). Second, the North had increased production due to industrialization, which supplied armies with sufficient arms and ammunitions (Samir, 2011). Third, the north had adequate finances, mainly, raised from taxes. Also, the North had a strong leadership under the reign of Lincoln, as opposed to Jefferson Davis. Finally, the North had a stronger naval position than the South. Question 12: Compare and contrast the generalship of Robert E. Lee...
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...E-Business ACC/340 December 16, 2013 E-Business Introduction William Dillard founded Dillard’s Inc. in 1938 as a small store in his wife’s hometown. Mr. Dillard opened the store after working many summers in the retail industry and college. He also completed the management training course at Sears Roebuck and Company prior to the opening Dillard’s. His first store was located in Austin Texas. Over the years technology has been innovated and transformed how consumers shop. There are several different ways that the e-business can affect Dillard’s Inc., both internally and externally. Dillard’s Inc. has many advantages and disadvantages when dealing with e- business. Dillard’s Inc. is a store that sells clothing and many other household items. Most consumers love to shop whether it is online or in a brick and mortar location. There are advantages, limitations, and risks of using the Internet for the business activities. Advantages One advantage of Dillard’s, being that it is an e-business is that consumers can shop online and not have to leave their home. Another advantage is that it removes location and availability limitations for customers. In store there are hours of operation, which will limit the times when consumers can purchase items. Being an e-business allows consumers to make purchases when and where they like. There are often more products available online than in the store because local stores usually have limited storage. Reducing time and money...
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...In 1971 a black football coach, Herman Boone (Danzel Washington), is hired as head coach for T.C. Williams High School. He takes over the position from Bill Yoast (Will Patton), nominated for the Virginia High School Hall of Fame. Boone offers the assistant coordinator coach position to Yoast, which he declines until the white players vow to boycott the team without him. Yoast reconsiders realizing the boys would lose the chance at scholarships and becomes the defense coordinator. During football camp racially motivated conflicts are handled by Boone with forceful coaxing and extreme athletic training. The boys develop racial tolerance and become a true team. Upon returning from camp, Boone is informed by a black school board member that he will be fired at the loss of a single game. The Titans slowly gain community support, while battling racial prejudice, having an undefeated season. Prior to state semi-finals, a white school board member approaches Yoast and implies he wants Boone fired because of his race, offering Hall of Fame induction if the team loses the game. Referee bias being more than apparent during the next game, Yoast confronts the head official threatening scandal exposure to the press unless the game is refereed fairly. The loss of candidacy induction for Yoast is the result of the teams win. During the towns’ victory celebration the team captain is paralyzed in a car accident. The Titans win state and return ten years later for his funeral. A conflict between...
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...In 1964 segregation was banned in all public places with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However the government may be able to eliminate racism in the law, but racism within the people cannot be eliminated by the government itself. Remember the Titans was directed by Boaz Yakin in 2000. The movie takes place in 1971 in Alexandria Virginia. Two separate schools with separate races, are forced to integrate by the school board and form one school called T.C. Williams. The main social issue portrayed in this movie is inequality for African Americans. Remember the Titans effectively portrays the social issue of social inequality in the means of prejudice and discrimination throughout the movie. The movies opening scene is a race riot sparked...
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