140 The Civil War: Sherman's March Through The Carolinas

In our last full episode devoted to the western theater, we know
turn our attention to Sherman's next act, his march through the
Carolina's. When he completed his march across Georgia, the
thought was to reunite with Grant. Instead, Sherman wanted to
march through the heart of the Carolina's to the border of
Virginia. Imperiling Lee's supply line. Grant agreed to the idea.
Sherman marched through the heart of the Confederacy, further
wrecking the fragile Confederate economy, and driving morale down
to the bottom of the barrel. Despite Jefferson Davis naming
Robert E. Lee General-in-chief of the Confederacy, it was too
little, too late. The end of the war was in sight. Take a listen!


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