Conduct of the Campaign

Sherman marches his men reletnlessly towards Savannah. They are organized  into four columns with 40-60 miles between the outer columns and they march an astonishing 10-15 miles per day. Thousands upon thousands of slaves bring join the march, making the men of the Army feel as if they are a liberating force, which in way they certainly are.

The south fights Sherman's army anyway they can. The vast majority of military aged males are in Virginia fighting for the Confederacy, leaving only teenage boys and old men to put up any kind of resistance.

Outside of Macon, Ga, the confedracy attacks Sherman but it is futile and they are routed. As the Army continues to march, the leave destruction in their wake. Destroying whole towns, wharehouse, barns, and fileds, the devastation is total.

Part of the effort to destoy the infrastructure of the Confedearcy is damaging the railways. Soldiers dig up these rails, place them into fires, and bend them. They become known as "Sherman Neckties."