Sherman

Description:

General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said, "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." This statement has contributed to his mythic status as a grim-visaged character who embodied implacable war. Now acclaimed Civil War historian Steven E. Woodworth delivers a nuanced, insightful portrait of Sherman as an original, decisive, and efficient leader who wanted the war to end as quickly as possible, and whose level-headed singleness of purpose gave him his greatness.

subjects: Biography,  Campaigns,  Generals,  History,  United States,  United States Civil War, 1861-1865,  United States. Army,  Large type books,  Sherman, william t. (william tecumseh), 1820-1891,  United states, army, biography,  Generals, biography,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns

People: William T. Sherman (1820-1891)

Places: United States

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865