William Tecumseh Sherman

Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman (LOA #51)

William Tecumseh Sherman, Charles Royster

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The Library of America
01 October 1990

Series: Library of America Civil War Memoirs Collection

Hailed as prophet of modern war and condemned as a harbingerof modern barbarism, William Tecumseh Sherman is themost controversial general of the American Civil War. ""War iscruelty, and you cannot refine it,"" he wrote in fury to the Confederatemayor of Atlanta, and his memoir is filled with dozensof such wartime exchanges. With the propulsive energy andintelligence that marked his campaigns, Sherman describesstriking incidents and anecdotes and collects dozens of his incisiveand often outspoken wartime orders and reports. Thiscomplex self-portrait of an innovative and relentless Americanwarrior provides firsthand accounts of the war's crucial events-Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, themarches through Georgia and the Carolinas.

LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

By: William Tecumseh Sherman
Edited by: Charles Royster
Imprint: The Library of America
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 207mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 714g
ISBN: 9780940450653
ISBN 10: 0940450658
Series: Library of America Civil War Memoirs Collection
Pages: 1136
Publication Date: 01 October 1990
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Tecumseh Sherman(1820-1891)was ageneralin theUnion Armyduring theCivil War, leading a devastating campaign oftotal waragainst theConfederate States.When Ulysses S. Grant was elelcted president in 1869, Sherman succeeded him asCommanding General of the U.S. Army, serving from 1869 until 1883. Charles Royster, editor of this volume, is Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University and author of The Destructive War- William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans.