Sherman's MarchA New York Times–bestselling author’s account of the devastating military campaign that broke the Confederacy’s back in the last months of the Civil War. In November 1864, just days after the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, Gen. William T. Sherman vowed to “make Georgia howl.” The hero of Shiloh and his 65,000 Federal troops destroyed the great city of Atlanta, captured Savannah, and cut a wide swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas on their way to Virginia. A scorched-earth campaign that continues to haunt the Southern imagination, Sherman’s “March to the Sea” and ensuing drive north was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. Weaving together hundreds of eyewitness accounts, bestselling author Burke Davis tells the story of this infamous episode from the perspective of the Union soldiers and the Confederate men and women who stood in their path. Eloquent, heartrending, and vastly informative, Sherman’s March brilliantly examines one of the most polarizing figures in American military history and offers priceless insights into the enduring legacy of the Civil War. |
Contents
Ill have to harden my heart | |
The most gigantic pleasure expedition | |
We never wanted to fight | |
Our degradation was bitter | |
I dont war on women and children | |
Even the sun seemed to hide its face | |
The day of Jubilo has come | |
For the first time I am ashamed | |
Death to all foragers | |
Rebels have no rights | |
Kilpatricks shirttail skedaddle | |
I can whip Joe Johnston | |
He shall have no rest | |
They dont drive worth a damn | |
An inhuman barbarous proceeding | |
Ive got Savannah | |
A Christmas gift | |
An almost criminal dislike of the Negro | |
No such army since the days of Julius Caesar | |
Well destroy no private property | |
Splendid legs Splendid legs | |
Whos doing this surrendering anyhow? | |
Sherman has fatally blundered | |
Washington is as corrupt as hell | |
They march like the lords of the world | |
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