william tecumseh sherman was the union general who burned a path of destruction through georgia.
william tecumseh sherman was the union general who burned a path of destruction through georgia.
who was the union general who burned a path of destruction through georgia?
william tecumseh sherman
in may 1864, union general jefferson c. davis, under the command of major general william tecumseh sherman, attacked and captured rome when the outflanked confederate defenders retreated under command of major general samuel gibbs french. union general william vandever was stationed in rome and is shown with his staff in a photograph taken there. due to rome's forts and iron works, which included the manufacture of cannons, rome was a significant target during sherman's march through georgia to take and destroy confederate resources. davis' forces occupied rome for several months, making repairs to use the damaged forts and briefly quartering general sherman. foreshadowing sherman's special field orders, no. 120, union forces destroyed rome's forts, iron works, the rail line to kingston, and any other material that could be useful to the south's war effort as they withdrew from rome to participate in the atlanta campaign.
rome, georgia
bullet::::- daniel sickles, u.s. general









































bullet::::- elihu b. washburne, u.s. congressman









































bullet::::- ely s. parker, grant's secretary









































bullet::::- john b. hood, confederate general









































bullet::::- wade hampton iii, confederate general









































bullet::::- david b. birney, union general









































bullet::::- lewis armistead, confederate general









































bullet::::- p.g.t. beauregard, confederate general









































bullet::::- george pickett, confederate general









































bullet::::- lafayette mclaws, confederate general









































bullet::::- william t. sherman, union general









































bullet::::- j.e.b. stuart, confederate general









































bullet::::- robert gould shaw, union colonel









































bullet::::- walt whitman, union nurse









































bullet::::- james b. mcpherson, union general









































bullet::::- edward o. c. ord, union general









































bullet::::- ambrose burnside, union general
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