As the Commanding General of the Union forces in 1864, Grant implemented a plan to divide the Southern States and not allow General Lee and his Confederate troops to retreat south. General Sherman marched his army south, winning a decisive and important victory in Atlanta. After, under the orders of General Grant, he marched his army east, in what became known as "Sherman's March to the Sea". What impact did Sherman and his army have on the war as they marched to the sea?

Sherman's "March to the Sea" hurt the CSA's economy and helped to end the war. An estimate of the damage in dollars, made by Sherman stated that the campaign had inflicted about 100 million dollars worth of damage.

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