Question

general william sherman led the union army through much of the south during the civil war. two of his major contributions were the atlanta campaign and his infamous march to the sea. choose the two statements that describe similarities between these two civil war events.
a they were both short battles, only lasting a few hours each.
b the confederate army won major victories over the union army.
c sherman and his army forced the confederate army to surrender.
d very few union or confederate lives were lost in these events.
e farms, buildings, properties, and homes were burned to the ground.

Explanation:

• Option A: The Atlanta Campaign lasted from May 1864 - September 1864 and the March to the Sea from November 15 - December 21, 1864. They were not short - hour battles.
• Option B: Sherman led the Union Army. In both the Atlanta Campaign (Union victory) and the March to the Sea (Union's "scorched - earth" policy with no major Confederate victory over the Union in the context of these two events as a whole), the Confederates did not win major victories over the Union in these two events as a whole.
• Option C: In the Atlanta Campaign, the Confederates abandoned Atlanta, and in the March to the Sea, Sherman's actions weakened the Confederacy's will and ability to fight. While not a formal surrender in the strictest sense during these events themselves (surrenders like Appomattox came later), Sherman's actions in both campaigns put pressure on the Confederacy towards surrender.
• Option D: Both campaigns had significant casualties. The Atlanta Campaign had thousands of casualties, and while the March to the Sea was more about destruction of property, there were still military engagements with losses.
• Option E: Sherman's March to the Sea is famous for its "scorched - earth" policy where farms, buildings, etc., were destroyed. In the Atlanta Campaign, as the Union took and then burned parts of Atlanta (the Confederates also destroyed some infrastructure when they left), there was property destruction.

Answer:

C. Sherman and his army forced the Confederate Army to surrender.
E. Farms, buildings, properties, and homes were burned to the ground.