Is Total War Necessary?

William Tecumseh Sherman was a man who used total war as a strategy. Total war is a strategy that involves destroying all civilian and military resources. During the Civil War, the Union thought that total war was a necessary and smart strategy. I don't agree with the North's choice of using total war as a strategy because many innocent civilians died from lack of resources or from burning building, crops, and railroads. All of these actions were not necessary because the Union could have successfully finished the Anaconda PLan without destroying innocent people's property. Also, the south would get very upset after the war was over because of the Union's strategy of using total war and siege. These two plans were not necessary. Siege is a blockade that blocks off resources and makes armies surrender because of it. These two acts weren't necessary and overall, they were very bad choices.