[DOC] [TLE] William Tecumseh Sherman - Wikipedia [PAR] William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator 
and author. He ... 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 U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] [79.0] September 1864: War Is Cruelty, And You Cannot Refine It [PAR] Aug 1, 2015 ... In Petersburg, Grant kept up the pressure on Lee, while in Atlanta Sherman ... Six 
weeks had gone by since Sheridan had taken command, and he was still not 
moving. In mid-September, after receiving a polite prod from Lincoln, Grant ... of 
19 September 1864, General James H. Wilson took his cavalrymen... [DOC] [TLE] Sherman was a believer in total war. He said that the Northern ... [PAR] On September 1, 1864, Sherman and his army captured Atlanta, Georgia, ... Only 
after this ordeal did he begin his long and fruitful association with ... Having 
written to Mayor Calhoun of Atlanta in 1874 that "war is cruelty, and you cannot 
refine it .... I hastened back to my frightened servants and told them that they had 
better... [DOC] [TLE] Was General Sherman's Use of Total Warfare Justified - UMBC [PAR] 1806 Articles of War, which came to be known as the Lieber code after its author. 
... In September 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and his ... o 
Why might he have considered the city of Savannah, Georgia a gift? ... Distribute 
RS#02: Document A  General Sherman to the Mayor and City Council of Atlanta
;... [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln's generals: Sherman and Grant in their memoirs by James ... [PAR] In his early career he had various military assign ments: capturing and removing 
... After the war, Grant served in various parts of the country, in various com .... 
Sherman assaulted the city and took it on September 2, 1864. ... But as Sherman 
had told the Mayor of Atlanta, You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. [DOC] [TLE] The Aftermath of War - EDSITEment [PAR] Atlanta, Georgia consider his explanation for the devastation his army must bring. 
... he says War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it . ... On September 2, 1864, the 
Union Army under General William T. Sherman captured the city of Atlanta. .... 
After having captured Savannah, Georgia, in late December, General William T. [DOC] [TLE] The burning of Atlanta, seared into America's memory | Pittsburgh ... [PAR] Aug 31, 2014 ... By the next day, Sept. 2, 1864, the Confederates had fled and Union forces 
captured the city. ... With the capture of Atlanta, Sherman was well on his way to 
... telegraphed his superiors in Washington, hours after Confederate forces, now 
... War is cruelty and you cannot refine it, he told Atlanta's leaders. [DOC] [TLE] Atlanta is evacuated - Sep 07, 1864 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Atlanta is evacuated on Sep 07, 1864. ... just successfully 
captured Atlanta with minimal losses, he was worried about his supply lines, ... 
Calhoun, protested, but Sherman curtly replied, War is cruelty and you cannot 
refine it. .... Slightly more than two months after the United Nations approved a 
U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] War document: General William Tecumseh Sherman to the Mayor ... [PAR] May 27, 2012 ... The use of Atlanta for warlike purposes in inconsistent with its character ... War is 
cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our .... I came to 
roughly the conclusions he did about the Southern slaveocracy after ..... He knew 
his enemy, captured succinctly for the rest of us in THE MIND... [DOC] [TLE] Ruined Lives - Know Southern History [PAR] William Tecumseh Sherman, he of "War is hell" fame, therefore used a classic 
theatrical ... So, in the hot, dusty July of 1864, the Civil War came to Roswell. ...

Question: After capturing Atlanta in September of 1864, he told its mayor, "War is cruelty and you cannot refine it"
Answer: Sherman