Military historians Herman Hattaway and Archer Jones cited the significant damage wrought to railroads and Southern logistics in the campaign and stated that "Sherman's raid succeeded in 'knocking the Confederate war effort to pieces'."
Militærhistorikerne Herman Hattaway og Archer Jones omtalte de betydelige skader på jernbaner og sydstaternes infrastrukture under felttoget og fastslog, at "Shermans felttog opnåede at slå Konføderationens krigsindsats i stykker."