William Tecumseh Sherman

Discover the remarkable life of William Tecumseh Sherman...
William Tecumseh Sherman was one of the most memorable figures of the American Civil War. He was a ruthless but highly effective general known for his scorched-earth tactics. His methods were brutal, but then again, it was a brutal war, and it was largely his harsh tactics that finally compelled die-hard Confederates in the South to give up the fight.

Sherman wasn't a natural soldier in the glory-seeking mold. He was restless and prone to bouts of doubt that once got him pulled from command amid rumors of a breakdown. But he found his footing in the chaos of war, and alongside his friend General Ulysses S. Grant, he came to understand something most of his contemporaries didn't: that a war couldn't be won on the battlefield alone. It had to be won by breaking the enemy's will and capacity to fight. "War is cruelty," he said, "and you cannot refine it."

Both on and off the battlefield, Sherman was known for being honest and highly intelligent. He was a straight shooter who would tell it like it is, and he famously turned down a presidential nomination rather than play politics he didn't believe in. This book likewise presents the reader with the unvarnished truth of the life and legend of William Tecumseh Sherman, in full.

Discover a plethora of topics such as

• Early Life on the Frontier
• From Banking to Bloody Kansas
• A Nation at War
• The March That Broke the South
• Sherman and the Indian Wars
• Late Life and Death