Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman (Complete) - Softcover

Sherman, William Tecumseh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494845121 ISBN 13: 9781494845124

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

A Candid, Commanding Voice from the Heart of the Civil War

In his own words, General William Tecumseh Sherman recounts the defining campaigns, controversies, and convictions of one of the most remarkable military leaders in American history. From his early career and service in California, to the scorched earth of the "March to the Sea," Sherman offers a clear, unapologetic view of war, leadership, and loyalty to the Union.

First published in 1875, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is more than a military record—it is a bold and thoughtful reflection on a nation in conflict. Sherman's vivid recollections include first-hand details of major Civil War battles, his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant, and his unfiltered thoughts on politics, press, and the Reconstruction era.

Unlike many polished memoirs of the time, Sherman’s is direct, sometimes controversial, and always deeply personal—a rare look into the mind of a general who changed the course of history.

“War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.” —W. T. Sherman

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About the Author

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched earth" policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. Military historian B. H. Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general." Sherman served under General Ulysses S. Grant in 1862 and 1863 during the campaigns that led to the fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River and culminated with the routing of the Confederate armies in the state of Tennessee. In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the western theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman's subsequent march through Georgia and the Carolinas further undermined the Confederacy's ability to continue fighting. He accepted the surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865. When Grant assumed the U.S. presidency in 1869, Sherman succeeded him as Commanding General of the Army (1869–83). As such, he was responsible for the U.S. Army conduct in the Indian Wars over the next 15 years, in the western United States. He steadfastly refused to be drawn into politics and in 1875 published his Memoirs, one of the best-known firsthand accounts of the Civil War.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1494845121
• ISBN 13: 9781494845124
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 606