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Why did general grant adopt the total war strategy?

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destroying both civilian and military resoures
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At first, General Grant and President Lincoln greatly opposed the total war strategy, but Army General Sherman convinced them otherwise. The strategy of total war was to destroy both civilian and military resources.
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