General William t. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the union army. Which war time strategy is represented by this idea?
This idea represents the strategy of total war, in which all aspects of a society, including civilians and infrastructure, are targeted in order to break the enemy's will to fight. In this case, General Sherman sought to break the Confederates' morale by making them fear the destructive power of the Union army and its relentless pursuit.
