Who lead soldiers in a destructive march to the sea?

General William Tecumseh Sherman led Union soldiers in the destructive "March to the Sea" during the American Civil War in 1864. This campaign aimed to weaken the Confederacy's war effort by destroying infrastructure and civilian resources from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. Sherman's tactics of total war sought to demoralize the South and hasten the end of the conflict. His forces caused extensive damage and significantly impacted the Southern economy.