"No, Sherman's men did not eat as well as they could have if they'd not cut their 'ties' to their own supplies. There was very little food."

Not sure what your sources are for the above quote...Sherman's Men talk about eating well on most of the treck thru Georgia, till they get near Savana, where the populous and land changes, and they have to subsist on mostly rice for a time, (and tighten their belts.)

Kevin Dally