Title: Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman
Subtitle: written by himself, with an appendix, bringing his life down to its closing scenes
First published: 1887
Description: Before his spectacular career as General of the Union forces, William Tecumseh Sherman experienced decades of failure and depression. Drifting between the Old South and new West, Sherman witnessed firsthand many of the critical events of early nineteenth-century America: the Mexican War, the gold rush, the banking panics, and the battles with the Plains Indians. It wasn't until his victory at Shiloh, in 1862, that Sherman assumed his legendary place in American history. After Shiloh, Sherman sacked Atlanta and proceeded to burn a trail of destruction that split the Confederacy and ended the war. His strategy forever changed the nature of warfare and earned him eternal infamy throughout the South.
Subjects: Biography, Generals, History, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army, Biography & Autobiography, Campaigns, Military, Nonfiction, Personal narratives, Sherman, william t. (william tecumseh), 1820-1891, United states, army, biography, Generals, biography, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns, Literary collections, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Compaigns, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography, Généraux, Biographies, Histoire, American Civil War, Autobiography (memoirs), Memoirs
Places: United States
People: William T. Sherman (1820-1891)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-1865
LC classification: E'467.1'S55'S52