Which statement best describes the varying strategies of the North and South during Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
The North planned to split Southern troops to outnumber them in Columbia, and
the Confederate general fell for the tactic.
Union forces sought to destroy Southern motivation to continue the war, but the
Confederate army had already planned to surrender.
While Union forces destroyed Columbia and the surrounding area, the
Confederate army made its way north to force surrender there.
Sherman engaged in diplomacy, sparing Charleston, and as a result the
Confederate forces agreed to surrender