Summary
"William Tecumseh Sherman, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Seminole War, became one of the best-known generals in the Civil War. His March to the Sea, which resulted in a devastated swath of the South from Atlanta to Savannah, cemented his place in history as the pioneer of total war. In Th... Full description
- Formative years, 1822-1861
- Working his way, March 1861-March 1864
- Command of the military division of the Mississippi
- Things will never be the same again: the reckoning.