home / world/ united states/ south carolina / when sherman's march to the sea got to south carolina, the union army took wholesale revenge because as the first state to secede they felt sc started the civil war. charleston, sc 1865. D DrakeSavory 18d Comments When Sherman's March to the Sea got to South Carolina, the Union Army took wholesale revenge because as the first state to secede they felt SC started the Civil War. Charleston, SC 1865. r/popular • reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1t2lttn/when_shermans_march_to_the_sea_got_to_south/ South CarolinaUnited StatesPoliticsCivil RightsWorld