As a result of General Sheridan’s use of the total war strategy during the Shenandoah Valley campaign, the South

General Sheridan’s forces used a total war strategy in the Shenandoah Valley, destroying crops, livestock, and other resources that could support the Confederacy. This weakened the South’s ability to supply its army, so the best answer is that it could not provide supplies for its army. Marching to the sea was Sherman’s campaign in Georgia, not the South’s response to Sheridan.

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