sherman, william t

Profiles the Civil War general who captured and burned Atlanta before beginning his "March to the Sea" at the head of an army of men, mules, and wagons that stretched for more than twenty miles.

Contains the wartime correspondences of General William T. Sherman, including more than four hundred personal and official letters written between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the end of Sherman's military career in 1865.

An account of General Sherman's sweep through Georgia and the Carolinas in the closing days of the Civil War.

Describes the devastation incurred by the Union general's march from Atlanta to Savannah during the Civil War--an act which hastened the Confederate surrender by destroying the South's economic resources.

Examines the life and career of William Tecumseh Sherman, discussing his childhood and West Point education, his service in the military, his marriage and family, and his controversial role in the Civil War.

Biography of Civil War general William T. Sherman covering his early life, military career, and explores his complex personality.