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You were doing pretty well there for much of your response. But I really doubt that General Sherman concerned himself specifically with destroying records in the southern states to make things easier for carperbaggers and bankers coming south after the war.
General Sherman's objective was to end the war as soon as possible by making things so difficult for the southerners that they would lose the will to continue the fight. In order to accomplish this objective, his troops destroyed property in a manner that would have pleased the ancient Vandals. However, I don't believe that his actions were influenced by desiring to promote future economic opportunities for carperbaggers and bankers. If you somehow believe that this was his purpose, feel free to present source material to substantiate that theory.