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William Tecumseh Sherman
General William T. Sherman in uniform and wearing a mourning ribbon for President Lincoln, photograph by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, 1865.
During the American Civil War, William Tecumseh Sherman led his army on a 285-mile (458 km) march from Atlanta to Savannah.1
This campaign, known as Sherman’s March to the Sea, utilized a scorched-earth strategy to destroy the Confederate infrastructure and morale, serving as a notable example of total war.1