What were the consequences of General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea?

Heavy Northern casualties

Property destruction in the South

Recapturing of Savannah by the South

The loss of Maryland to the North

Question

What were the consequences of General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea?

 Heavy Northern casualties

 Property destruction in the South

 Recapturing of Savannah by the South

 The loss of Maryland to the North

anonymous · Answer

Definitely the second option -- Property destruction in the South. Today, Sherman's March would be compared to the concept of scorched earth tactics where the objective was to leave nothing for the enemy. In this case, Sherman decided to destroy most everything in his path that could be used for war (industry, farms, railways, etc..) in order to break the Confederacy's psychological and physical ability to wage war.