...but by now these suggestions were all but ridiculous in practical terms. Grant had ordered Sherman to "move against Johnston's Army, to break it up and...all the damage you can against their War resources." Sherman focused on moving against Atlanta, population 9,554, a town that was vitally important as a...

...seven infantry and one cavalry corps, was ordered by General US Grant "to move against [Joseph E.] Johnston's army, to break it up, and to get into the...all the damage you can against their war resources. . . ." Sherman began his advance on 7 May 1864, moving toward Atlanta, Georgia, a vital commercial,...

...goes, there you will go also."61 Sherman was told to move against Johnston's army, "break it up and get into the interior of the enemy's country as far...can, inflicting all the damage you can against their resources."62 Sherman's force, representing the combined armies of the Tennessee, the Cumberland, and...

...attrition and maneuver, as demonstrated in Grant's encouragement of deep war against the Confederacy. "You I propose to move against Johnston's army, to break it up and get into the interior of the enemy's country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can."92...

...be your objective point. Wherever Lee goes, there you will go also"; to General William T. Sherman: "You I propose to move against Johnston's army, to break it up"; to General Philip Sheridan when dispatched to the Shenandoah Valley: "[Put yourself] south of the enemy...

...toward a common center,' something the Union had attempted yet failed to accomplish for two years. 'You I propose to move against Johnston's army, to...all the damage you can against their war resources.' Grant refused to dictate the specifics of the campaign plan; he merely requested that Sherman submit...

...Sherman, which show how a great commander provides direction to a trusted subordinate: You I propose ro move against Johnston's army, to break it up and to...all the damage you can against their war resources. I do not propose to lay dottsi for you a plan of campaign, but simply to lay dotm the uvrk it is desirable...

...Mississippi. In a formal order, April 4, 1864, Grant instructed Sherman "to move against Johnston 's army, to break it up, and to get into the interior...all the damage you can against their war resources. "These words should dispel the myth that Sherman's main target was the city of Atlanta. These strategic...

...western gains. In a letter to Sherman on April 4, Grant told him not only to press Johnston's army but "to break it up and to get into the interior of the...can, inflicting all the damage you can against their resources"—in short, to destroy his capacity to make war. The Federals had already begun to probe...

...From Washington, Grant wrote to Sherman a private and confidential letter, saying: "I propose for you to move against Johnston's army, to break it up and...all the damage you can against their war resources. ' ' About the same time Sherman received a map marked to show the contemplated movements, indicating...