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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471175781

ISBN-139780471175780

eBay Product ID (ePID)1123231

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Book TitleWhite Tecumseh : a Biography of General William T. Sherman

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorStanley P. Hirshson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-029477

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal973.7/092

Table Of ContentOf Raymonds and Streets, Hoyts and Shermans. Beside the Still Waters. "I Regret I Ever Left the Army." A Yankee in Rebeldom. The Insanity of the South-and of Uncle Charles. Hamlet. The Same Game as at Bull Run. Bad Day at Chickasaw. Vicksburg and Sherman's First March. Willy, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. Commander of the Armies. "We Must Kill Those Three Hundred Thousand." "A Scene I Pray My Eyes May Never See Again." "Gone to Join Willy." The Carolinas. "I Will Take a Regiment of My Old Division and Clear Them All Out." "Whatever We Do Here Causes Death." At War With Grant. Of Lizzie and Tom. Extreme Unction. Sherman: A Brief Assessment. Appendix. Notes. Manuscripts Cited. Index.

Synopsis"Extraordinarily readable." --Paul D. Casdorph, author of Jackson and Lee Best remembered as the man who burned Atlanta and marched his army to the sea, cutting a swath of destruction through Georgia, William Tecumseh Sherman remains one of the most vital figures in Civil War annals. In The White Tecumseh, Stanley Hirshson has crafted a beautiful and rigorous work of scholarship, the only life of Sherman to draw on regimental histories and testimonies by the general's own men. What emerges is a landmark portrait of a brilliant but tormented soul, haunted by a family legacy of mental illness and relentlessly driven to realize a powerful military ambition. "Sympathetic yet excellent . . . insight into how Sherman's own troops felt about him and his relationships with fellow generals, especially Grant. . . . Highly recommended." --Library Journal, Hailed by his admirers as "a fighting prophet," cursed by his enemies as "the concentrated quintessence of Yankeedom," General William Tecumseh Sherman is one of the most complex and fascinating figures in the history of the U.S. military. His fierce campaigns of the Civil War, climaxed by the burning of Atlanta and his famous march to the sea, are the stuff of legend. Yet, until now, much of Sherman2s life and troubled times have remained mired in controversy. In this superbly detailed, scrupulously documented account, author Stanley P. Hirshson presents the most vivid, revealing, and complete biography ever of the controversial general. Drawing on a wealth of new information, including actual regimental histories, The White Tecumseh offers a refreshing new perspective on a brilliant, tormented soul and often misunderstood leader. Peeling away layers of myth and misconception, Hirshson draws a remarkable portrait of an enigmatic, temperamental, and unique individual-a man of enormous contradictions, strengths, and weaknesses; a loyal but largely absent husband and father; a determined and courageous, yet deeply flawed, military man. Born in 1820, "Cump" Sherman attended West Point, where his undisputed brilliance in tactics, artillery, ethics, and engineering far outshone his erratic conduct. Despite a slew of disciplinary demerits, he graduated sixth in a class of over two hundred. As a young soldier, he served in Florida during the Seminole Wars, before embarking on a checkered career as a banker in San Francisco, a lawyer in Kansas, and finally, a military school master in Louisiana. When secession came, practicality more than principle led Sherman to Washington, where an appointment from Abraham Lincoln spurred his rise through the ranks. The White Tecumseh offers a fresh and frank assessment of Sherman as a military tactician. For the first time, we learn how he was regarded by his own men. The battle of Shiloh made Sherman a national figure, while defeat at Bull Run cast doubt on his judgment and abilities. Publicly portrayed as an unbalanced hysteric-a perception fueled by his own proclamations of collusion and conspiracy-privately he suffered from depression, forever haunted by the mental instability that had plagued his mother2s family. However, it was on the long campaigns and marches, such as his march across Mississippi in the summer of 1863, that Sherman2s logistical and leadership abilities excelled. With the capture and razing of Atlanta in 1864, Sherman2s notoriety - and historical legacy - was assured. As one newspaper put it, "Grant walked into Vicksburg, McClellan walked around Richmond, but Sherman is walking upon Atlanta." In fact, his understanding of logistics would be admired and studied half a century later by another West Pointer: George S. Patton. With previously unpublished photos taken from the West Point Archives, this thoroughly researched, wonderfully balanced account of one of history2s most famous and provocative figures is a compelling, beautifully crafted biography.

LC Classification NumberE467.1.S55H65 1997