Sherman
Subtitle: A Soldier's Passion for Order
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 680
ISBN-13: 9780809327850
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: historical; Civil war; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: American; USA; Historical - U.S; Military; United States - Civil War; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); (William Tecumseh),; 1820-1891; Army; Biography; Generals; Sherman, William T; United States; United States
First sentence: When William T. Sherman published his memoirs in 1875, there already existed numerous articles about him and even a 512-page "Military Biography" by two friends, Colonel S. M. Bowman and Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Irwin.
Description: *Sherman: A Soldier's Passion for Order* is the biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War commander known for his "destructive war" policy against Confederates and as a consummate soldier. With a new preface by the author, this award-winning book presents the general as a complicated man who, fearing anarchy, searched for the order that he hoped would make his life a success. This biography, which includes forty-six illustrations, effectively refutes misconceptions surrounding the controversial Union general and presents Sherman the man, not the myth.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: xi; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xvii; title: Prologue
pagenum: xxiii; label: 1
title: Unstable Beginnings
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Making Southern Friends
pagenum: 30; label: 3
title: Gold Rush Soldier
pagenum: 52; label: 4
title: Setting Down Roots
pagenum: 77; label: 5
title: The Disorder of Financial Life
pagenum: 93; label: 6
title: Contented Southern Schoolmaster
pagenum: 123; label: 7
title: Reluctant Warrior Under Attack
pagenum: 140; label: 8
title: Rebirth at Shiloh
pagenum: 171; label: 9
title: Restoring Order to Memphis
pagenum: 188; label: 10
title: Battling the Bayous to Reach the Vicksburg Fortress
pagenum: 202; label: 11
title: Practicing Destructive War in Mississippi
pagenum: 232; label: 12
title: Atlanta Falls
pagenum: 259; label: 13
title: March to the Sea
pagenum: 288; label: 14
title: Punishing South Carolina and Ensuring Victory
pagenum: 317; label: 15
title: Fame Tarnished
pagenum: 334; label: 16
title: National Hero and the South's Friend
pagenum: 360; label: 17
title: Indian Country Chaos
pagenum: 377; label: 18
title: The Anchor of Home
pagenum: 401; label: 19
title: Commanding General versus the Politicians
pagenum: 422; label: 20
title: Retiring from the Army and Refusing the Presidency
pagenum: 445; label: 21
title: Safeguarding Historical Order
pagenum: 460; label: 22
title: A Full Life Ends
pagenum: 479; title: Notes
pagenum: 501; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 587; title: Index
pagenum: 613