General William Tecumseh Sherman led his troops on a march to the sea during the American Civil War. The march took place in late 1864 and early 1865 and involved Sherman's army moving from Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia, cutting a swath of destruction through the Confederate states along the way.
Sherman's march to the sea was designed to weaken Confederate resistance by destroying its infrastructure and morale, and was one of the most significant military campaigns of the Civil War. Along the way, Sherman's troops burned crops and homes, tore up railroads and telegraph lines, and disrupted the Confederate economy, effectively ending any hope of Confederate victory in the war.
The march to the sea had a profound impact on the South and is remembered as one of the most dramatic and effective military campaigns in American history. It was also a turning point in the war, with the Union gaining control of much of the South and putting the Confederacy on the defensive, leading to its eventual surrender.