A sail - boat was dispatched toward Panama , which luckily met the steamer John L. Stephens , just coming out of the bay , loaded with about a thousand passengers bound for San Francisco , and she at once ...
To some, he is a barbarian; to others, a deliverer. He is immensely quotable, and was very opinionated and outspoken. If you're contemplating studying the Civil War, do not be put off by this book's length.
These are in process of compilation; but, at the rate of progress for the past ten years, it is probable that a new century will come before they are published and circulated, with full indexes to enable the historian to make a judicious ...
" Upon its publication in 1875 the book received controversial reviews; Sherman was praised for his outstanding command of military strategy, but was also censured for his harsh "scorched earth" policies which he implemented against the ...
Whenever three respectable negroes, heads of families, shall desire to settle on land, and shall have selected for that purpose an island or a locality clearly defined within the limits above designated, the Inspector of Settlements and ...
Monticello toward Gordon, having dispatched Kilpatrick's cavalry, supported by the Fifteenth Corps (Osterhaus's), to feign on Mason. Kilpatrick met the enemy's cavalry about four miles out of Mason, and drove them rapidly back into the ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Though somewhat lengthy, Sherman's memoirs are anything but dry. Many have found this book to be an engaging and very worthwhile autobiography, which any student of the war may profit by reading.
General W.T. Sherman was the only man to twice receive the thanks of Congress during the Civil War, first for Chattanooga and second for Atlanta and Savannah.
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 - February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author.