The correct answer is C) to inflict so much damage that Georgians would call for an end to the war.
Sherman's March to the Sea was one of the most devastating military campaigns of the Civil War. Throughout the march, Sherman used the idea of total war. This meant the complete destruction of all useful food and resources for the Confederacy. In this march from Atlanta to Savannah, the Union troops would destroy millions of dollars worth of crops, thousands of miles worth of railroads, and would completely destroy the Confederacy's will to fight back. This strategy was supposed to destroy the moral of Southerners to force them to surrender and end the Civil War.
This strategy worked extremely well, as Sherman was able to capture a significant amount of land and left Georgia with very few resources left to use.
