Introduction
Civil War is the bloodstain for the United States, and Sherman’s March to the Sea is the most decisive moment against the Confederacy that led the War to its ending. This paper aims to discuss this campaign’s moral impact for the Confederates, economic effect, the March’s influence on the end of the war, and Lincoln’s election.
Moral Impact on the Confederate
Sherman’s purpose was to destroy all of the objects that might have any military value for the Confederates. “Sherman had terrorized the countryside; his men had destroyed all sources of food and forage and had left behind a hungry and demoralized people” (Bailey, 2017). The loss of people’s support as the moral impact collapsed all of the sources that supported the Confederacy behind the battlefield.
Economic Impact
Sherman claimed that he used the statistics showing the produce of every country to reach and that he attempted to destroy those places most abundant in agriculture. The March to the Sea reached his goal – it ruined the South’s agricultural structures so that it took many years to repair the agricultural and economic stability.
Influence on the End of the War
Sherman intended that his campaign will get the War to its faster ending. The frightened civilians refused to believe in the help of the Confederate, and it made them more willing to give up (Bailey, 2017). These damages affected the Confederate, and it led the War to an end in five months.
The March and Lincoln’s Election
Lincoln was reelected in 1864 and faced doubts in his presidency from the citizens drained by the War. Nevertheless, the Sherman’s March became a massive breakthrough to the end of the War, and then to the end of slavery that made Lincoln a legendary president.
Conclusion
The March to the Sea is undoubtedly the most decisive moment of the Civil War based on its moral and economic destroying impact on the South. It reflects Sherman’s intentions to lead the War to a faster ending and is a masterpiece of military art.
References
Bailey, A. J. (2017). Sherman’s March to the Sea. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Web.