Generals Grant and Sherman employed a total war strategy to systematically weaken the Confederate war effort by destroying not only military targets but also infrastructure and civilian resources that supported the enemy. This approach aimed to break the South's will to fight and hasten the war's conclusion by demonstrating the Union's overwhelming power, ultimately contributing to the collapse of Confederate resistance and the end of the Civil War.
in 1-3 sentences answer Why did Generals Grant and Sherman use a total war strategy and how did that strategy contribute to the end of the war?
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