What conclusion about Sherman’s “March to the Sea” and his march north does this order support?
A. Sherman’s army committed to a scorched-earth policy that left little room for resistance.
B. Sherman’s army liberated enslaved people and seized and redistributed land as they went.
C. Sherman’s army was instrumental in weakening the Confederacy and winning the war for the Union.
D. Sherman’s army helped lay the foundations of military governance of the South during Reconstruction.


Use the Land Order to answer the question

A Land Order from April 1, 1865 says the following: “No. 118 Office of the Superintendent of Freedmen In accordance with Major General Sherman’s Order, No. 15, permission is hereby granted to Richard Brown to take possession of and occupy forty acres of land, situated in St. Andrews Parish, Island of Jame’s [sic] and being part of what was formerly known as Heyward’s plantation. By order of, Brevet Major General RUFUS SAXTON. Gilbert Pillsbury Gov. and General Superintendent of Freedmen.”