Question

What orders did union general William Tecumseh Sherman give his troops on their march to the sea

Answer 1

get supplies by looting, then destroy anything else of value

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Answer 2

The orders were to take everything that they can, and burn and ruin everything that they can't take. The idea was to destroy infrastructure completely so as to weaken the southern population and the southern support for the war. They would burn farms and pillage everything leaving nothing standing.