While Grant was trying to capture Richmond in the north he sent Sherman to "clear" out the south. What he meant by "clear" was destroy. Sherman chased the Confederates and tried to get them to fight him. One Hundred Thousand troops took Atlanta in 1864 and burnt half of the city to the ground. They continued to Savannah which was on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean ,and then turned north towards North Carolina and South Carolina. This was the last demoralizing blow to the south.
This is an interpretation of Shermans march to the sea.
Important Person
William Tecumseh Sherman was the main general throughout Shermans March to the Sea. Hence the name. He was a ruthless general who spared little. He went all out on completely destroying the Confederates.
Quote
"War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over."