Right, Left, straight Up the Middle

   Each night, Sherman plans the next day's march. He divides his forces and with his left wing, feigns towards Augusta and with his right wing, feigns towards Macon. This causes the 20.000 Confederate soldiers in between Sherman and Savannah to split their forces between the two cities. Sherman then drives his main force between to these two wings, unchallenged and towards Savannah. On average, they march 15 miles a day, in four columns, with 40 - 60 miles in between the outer two columns.