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.
Presents an historical novel that centers around William Tecumseh Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas and those he encounters along the way which include a freed slave girl named Pearl; a Union regimental surgeon, Colonel Sartorius; Emily Thompson, the daughter of a Southern judge; and two misfit soldiers.
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.