The Savannah Campaign

The Savannah Campaign, more commonly known as Sherman's March to the Sea, was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia on November 15 and ended with the siege and capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. His forces destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property and disrupted the Confederacy's economy and its transportation networks. Sherman's bold move of operating deep within enemy territory and without supply lines is considered to be one of the major achievements of the war.
== Union Order of Battle ==
* Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIV, pages 19-25''
* 1st Alabama Cavalry (U)
* 5th Connecticut Infantry
* 20th Connecticut Infantry
* 11th Illinois Cavalry (Company G) 
* 14th Illinois Cavalry
* 15th Illinois Cavalry (Company K) 
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery C
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery H
* 2nd Illinois Light Artillery / Battery I
* (II) 7th Illinois Infantry
* (II) 9th Illinois Infantry
* (II) 10th Illinois Infantry
* (II) 12th Illinois Infantry
* 14th and 15th Illinois (Consolidated) Infantry Battalion (Regiments consolidated July 1, 1864)
** 14th Illinois Infantry 
** 15th Illinois Infantry
* 16th Illinois Infantry
* 20th Illinois Infantry
* 21st Illinois Infantry
* 26th Illinois Infantry
* 30th Illinois Infantry
* 31st Illinois Infantry
* 32nd Illinois Infantry
* 34th Illinois Infantry
* 38th Illinois Infantry
* 40th Illinois Infantry
* 41st Illinois Infantry
* 45th Illinois Infantry
* 48th Illinois Infantry
* 50th Illinois Infantry
* 52nd Illinois Infantry
* 53rd Illinois Infantry
* 55th Illinois Infantry
* 56th Illinois Infantry
* 57th Illinois Infantry
* 60th Illinois Infantry
* 63rd Illinois Infantry
* 64th Illinois Infantry
* 66th Illinois Infantry
* 78th Illinois Infantry
* 82nd Illinois Infantry
* 85th Illinois Infantry
* 86th Illinois Infantry
* 90th Illinois Infantry
* 92nd Illinois Infantry (Mounted)
* 93rd Illinois Infantry
* 101st Illinois Infantry 
* 102nd Illinois Infantry 
* 103rd Illinois Infantry 
* 104th Illinois Infantry 
* 105th Illinois Infantry 
* 110th Illinois Infantry 
* 111th Illinois Infantry 
* 116th Illinois Infantry 
* 125th Illinois Infantry 
* 127th Illinois Infantry 
* 129th Illinois Infantry 
* 3rd Indiana Cavalry (Left Wing) 
* 8th Indiana Cavalry 
* 19th Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery 
* (II) 12th Indiana Infantry
* 22nd Indiana Infantry
* 23rd Indiana Infantry
* 25th Indiana Infantry
* 33rd Indiana Infantry
* 37th Indiana Infantry
* 38th Indiana Infantry
* 42nd Indiana Infantry
* 48th Indiana Infantry
* 53rd Indiana Infantry
* 58th Indiana Infantry 
* 59th Indiana Infantry
* 66th Indiana Infantry
* 70th Indiana Infantry 
* 74th Indiana Infantry
* 75th Indiana Infantry
* 82nd Indiana Infantry
* 83rd Indiana Infantry
* 85th Indiana Infantry
* 87th Indiana Infantry
* 88th Indiana Infantry
* 97th Indiana Infantry
* 99th Indiana Infantry
* 100th Indiana Infantry
* 101st Indiana Infantry
* 2nd Iowa Infantry
* 4th Iowa Infantry
* 6th Iowa Infantry
* 7th Iowa Infantry
* 9th Iowa Infantry
* 10th Iowa Infantry
* (from June 8) 11th Iowa Infantry
* (from June 8) 13th Iowa Infantry
* (from June 8) 15th Iowa Infantry
* (from June 8) 16th Iowa Infantry
* 25th Iowa Infantry
* 26th Iowa Infantry
* 30th Iowa Infantry
* 31st Iowa Infantry
* 39th Iowa Infantry
* 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (U)
* 3rd Kentucky Cavalry (U)
* 5th Kentucky Cavalry (U)
* 18th Kentucky Infantry (U) 
* 2nd Massachusetts Infantry 
* 33rd Massachusetts Infantry 
* 9th Michigan Cavalry
* 1st Michigan Light Artillery / Battery B
* 1st Michigan Light Artillery / Battery C
* 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
* 10th Michigan Infantry
* 13th Michigan Infantry 
* 14th Michigan Infantry
* 15th Michigan Infantry
* 19th Michigan Infantry
* 21st Michigan Infantry
* 1st Minnesota (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 2nd Minnesota Infantry
* 4th Minnesota Infantry
* 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery H (U)
* 1st Missouri Engineers (U)
* 6th Missouri Infantry (U)
* 8th Missouri Infantry (U)
* 17th Missouri Infantry (U)Not originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage. Dyer also lists 10th Missouri as being here but mustered out before this campaign
* 18th Missouri Infantry (U)
* 23rd Missouri Infantry (U)
* 26th Missouri Infantry (U)
* 27th Missouri Infantry (U)
* 29th Missouri Infantry (U)
* 31st and 32nd Missouri (Consolidated) Infantry Battalion (U)
* 13th New Jersey Infantry
* 33rd New Jersey Infantry
* 35th New Jersey Infantry
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery I
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery M
* 17th New York InfantryNot originally referenced on unit homepage - unit mustered out before this campaign, transcription error?
* 60th New York Infantry
* 102nd New York Infantry
* 107th New York Infantry
* 119th New York Infantry
* 123rd New York Infantry
* 134th New York Infantry
* 136th New York Infantry
* 137th New York Infantry
* 141st New York Infantry
* 143rd New York Infantry
* 149th New York Infantry
* 150th New York Infantry
* 154th New York Infantry
* 5th Ohio Cavalry
* 9th Ohio Cavalry (detachment)
* 10th Ohio Cavalry
* 4th Ohio (Independent) Cavalry Company
* McLaughlin's (Independent) Cavalry Squadron
* 10th Ohio Cavalry
* 1st Ohio Light Artillery / Battery C
* 15th Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 7th Ohio (Independent) Sharpshooter Company
* (II) 5th Ohio Infantry 
* (II) 11th Ohio Infantry (detachment)
* (II) 14th Ohio Infantry 
* (II) 17th Ohio Infantry 
* (II) 20th Ohio Infantry 
* (II) 21st Ohio Infantry 
* 27th Ohio Infantry 
* 29th Ohio Infantry 
* 30th Ohio Infantry 
* 31st Ohio Infantry 
* 32nd Ohio Infantry 
* 33rd Ohio Infantry 
* 37th Ohio Infantry 
* 38th Ohio Infantry 
* 39th Ohio Infantry 
* 43rd Ohio Infantry 
* 46th Ohio Infantry 
* 47th Ohio Infantry 
* 52nd Ohio Infantry 
* 53rd Ohio Infantry 
* 54th Ohio Infantry 
* 55th Ohio Infantry 
* 57th Ohio Infantry 
* 61st Ohio Infantry 
* 63rd Ohio Infantry 
* 66th Ohio Infantry 
* 68th Ohio Infantry 
* 69th Ohio Infantry 
* 70th Ohio Infantry 
* 73rd Ohio Infantry 
* 74th Ohio Infantry 
* 76th Ohio Infantry 
* 78th Ohio Infantry 
* 79th Ohio Infantry 
* 80th Ohio Infantry 
* 81st Ohio Infantry 
* 82nd Ohio Infantry 
* 89th Ohio Infantry 
* 92nd Ohio Infantry 
* 94th Ohio Infantry 
* 98th Ohio Infantry 
* 105th Ohio Infantry 
* 108th Ohio Infantry 
* 113th Ohio Infantry 
* 121st Ohio Infantry 
* 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry
* Pennsylvania (Independent) Light Artillery / Battery E
* 28th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 29th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 46th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 79th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 109th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 111th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 147th Pennsylvania Infantry 
* 5th Wisconsin (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 6th Wisconsin (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 10th Wisconsin (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 12th Wisconsin (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 3rd Wisconsin Infantry
* 12th Wisconsin Infantry
* 16th Wisconsin Infantry
* 17th Wisconsin Infantry
* 18th Wisconsin Infantry
* 21st Wisconsin Infantry
* 22nd Wisconsin Infantry
* 25th Wisconsin Infantry
* 26th Wisconsin Infantry
* 31st Wisconsin Infantry
* 32nd Wisconsin Infantry
== Sub-Operations ==
=== November 20: Skirmish at Griswoldsville ===
* (620) Griswoldsville, Ga.	--	Skir	Nov. 20, 1864	
* (698) Nov. 20	Skirmish, Griswoldsville
* (721) Nov. 20	Skirmish, Griswoldsville	MICHIGAN--9th Cavalry (Cos. "B," "C," "D").
=== November 21: Skirmish at Griswoldsville ===
* (620) Griswoldsville, Ga.	--	Skir	Nov. 21, 1864
* (698) Nov. 21	Skirmish, Griswoldsville
* (721) Nov. 21	Skirmish, Griswoldsville	PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry.
=== November 22: Griswoldsville ===
* (620) Griswoldsville, Ga.	--	Engm't	Nov. 22, 1864
* (698) Nov. 22	Engagement, Griswoldsville
* (721) Nov. 22	Engagement, Griswoldsville	INDIANA--8th Cavalry: 97th and 100th Infantry. ILLINOIS--26th. 40th and 103d Infantry. IOWA--6th Infantry. KENTUCKY--3d and 5th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--Battery "B" 1st Light Arty. OHIO---46th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. WISCONSIN--10th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. Union loss, 14 killed; 79 wounded. 2 missing. Total, 95.
=== November 27: Skirmish near Waynesboro === 
* (700) Nov. 27	Skirmish, Waynesborough
* (721) Nov. 27	Skirmish near Waynesborough	ILLINOIS---92d Mounted Infantry. KENTUCKY--2d Cavalry.
=== November 27-28: Waynesboro === 
* (655) Waynesborough, Ga.	--	Engm't	Nov. 27-28, 1864
* (700) Nov. 27-28	Engagement, Waynesborough
* (721) Nov. 27-28	Engagement, Waynesborough	ILLINOIS--92d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--8th Cavalry. KENTUCKY--2d. 3d and 5th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--9th Cavalry. OHIO--5th, 9th and 10th Cavalry; McLaughlin's Squadron Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. WISCONSIN--10th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.
=== November 28: Skirmish near Waynesboro === 
* (655) Waynesborough, Ga.	--	Skir	Nov. 28, 1864
* (700) Nov. 28	Skirmish, Waynesborough
* (728) Nov. 28	Skirmish near Waynesborough	INDIANA--8th Cavalry. KENTUCKY--2d, 3d and 5th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--9th Cavalry.
=== December 4: Waynesboro === 
* (655) Waynesborough, Ga.	--	Engm't	Dec. 4, 1864
* (700) Dec. 4	Engagement, Waynesborough
* (722) Dec. 4	Engagement, Waynesborough	ILLINOIS---92d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--8th Cavalry. KENTUCKY--2d. 3d and 5th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--9th Cavalry. OHIO--9th and 10th Cavalry; McLaughlin's Squadron Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. WISCONSIN--10th Indpt. Battery Light Artillery.
=== December 13: Fort McAllister ===
* (616) Fort McAllister. Ga.	--	Engm't	Dec. 13, 1864
* (630) McAllister Fort, Ga.	--	Assault	Dec. 13, 1864
* (723) Dec. 13	Engagement, Fort McAllister	ILLINOIS--48th, 55th. 90th, 111th. 116th and 127th Infantry. INDIANA--83d and 99th Infantry. MICHIGAN--15th Infantry. MISSOURI--6th and 8th Infantry. OHIO--30th, 37th, 47th. 53d, 54th, 57th and 70th Infantry. Union loss, 24 killed, 110 wounded. Total, 134.
* December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
== Casualties ==
* Union: 136 killed, 673 wounded, 280 missing = Total 1,089
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* (Pages 631, 697, 698, 699, 721)
* http://shermansmarch.org/maps/
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