Question

president lincoln was very pleased with general sherman. southerners were not. which answer describes why?
shermans victory in atlanta was achieved with very little loss of life, but he destroyed many homes.
sherman secured atlanta and most of georgia with a style of diplomacy that was unpopular with southerners.
sherman gained a needed victory in atlanta and marched from there to the sea, destroying everything in his path.
shermans march through atlanta gave northern forces time to regroup.

Explanation:

General Sherman's "March to the Sea" was a scorched - earth policy. He destroyed infrastructure, crops, and property as he moved from Atlanta to the sea during the American Civil War, which greatly harmed the Southern civilian population and economy. This is why Southerners were not pleased with him.

Answer:

Sherman gained a needed victory in Atlanta and marched from there to the sea, destroying everything in his path.