Which of the following characteristics sherman‘s march across georgia?

he came to minimize civilian casualties.

he destroyed everything in his path.

he only destroyed confederate military targets.

he tried to negotiate with southern troops at every fort.

The correct answer is B) he destroyed everything in his path.

A characteristic of  Sherman‘s march across Georgia was that he destroyed everything in his path.

We are referring to General William T. Sherman's total war approach during his march to the sea in the state of Georgia. He led approximately 55000 soldiers in November-December, 1864, in their march from the city of Atlanta to the port of Savannah. He wanted to scare the people of the state and forced them to stop supporting the Confederate Army, that is why he and his men destroyed crops, burned houses, and stoled animals.

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.