Question

why does the Sherman's march to the sea matters? (Explain importance and how it applies to the war overall)

Answer 1

Sherman's march on savannah to the sea was to prove to the people of savannah that they were not safe and their government could not protect them.

Secondly how it applied to the war was that savannah was a major source of ammunition and cotton so with them taken down their enemies could not manufacture the clothes they needed from the cotton and they had no ammunition for their guns so they had to struggle with trying to save and trying to find a new source of ammo

Answer 2

Sherman believed he achieved his goal

Step-by-step explanation:

Sherman believed that the Confederate support came from the people, and if he strock at the people, the whole CSA would come crashing down. So he marched south of Atlanta, living off the land, and freeing thousands of slaves. When he reached the coast, he split the CSA again, and marched towards South Carolina