Which best describes General Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

(A) It selectively attacked civilian targets.

(B) It selectively attacked military targets.

(C) It destroyed civilian and military targets.

(D) It followed a route that avoided cities and towns.

(C) It destroyed civilian and military targets.

Explanation:

Sherman's "March to the Sea" was a military campaign of the American Civil War under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army through Georgia. It began on November 15, 1862 and ended on December 21 of the same year.

It started on November 15, 1862 when the led Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman troops of the Union Army left Atlanta city that had already been captured. The policy of "scorched earth" was employed throughout by the Union Army to execute the campaign.

Consequently, industries, infrastructure, and civilian property were targeted and destroyed by the military to ensure the Confederation's transportation networks and economy were disrupted using the policy of "scorched earth".

The Confederacy were seriously defeated and they had no other choice than to surrender.