Life and Military Career of Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman

This work presents an accurate account of the life and career of William Tecumseh Sherman. He was an American soldier, businessman, and a prominent architect of modern warfare. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, gaining recognition for his command of military strategy. Sherman led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas. However, he also received criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies he implemented against the Confederate States to destroy anything that was useful to the enemy. P. C. Headley's writing style is unbiased and easy to understand. As a result, one can quickly grasp the complex events of Sherman's life. Since one cannot separate the life of this extraordinary soldier from the chaotic period he lived in, this work also presents the history of that time.