For 10 points, name this Union officer who captured Atlanta and Savannah during his "March to the Sea."
This man's Special Field Orders No. 15 provided for the resettlement of slaves freed after one of his campaigns. During that campaign, he had a tactical defeat at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and his assaults on Patrick Cleburne's division were repulsed at the Battle of Chattanooga. After Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, this general met at Bennett Place to accept the surrender of Joseph Johnston. His "neckties," which were broken railroad tracks wrapped around trees, exemplify his use of scorched earth tactics. For 10 points, name this Union officer who captured Atlanta and Savannah during his "March to the Sea."
This man's Special Field Orders No. 15 provided for the resettlement of slaves freed after one of his campaigns.
William Tecumseh Sherman