Before his spectacular career as General of the Union forces, William Tecumseh Sherman experienced decades of failure and depression. Drifting between the Old South and new West, Sherman witnessed firsthand many of the critical events of early nineteenth-century America: the Mexican War, the gold rush, the banking panics, and the battles with the Plains Indians. It wasn't until his victory at Shiloh, in 1862, that Sherman assumed his legendary place in American history. After Shiloh, Sherman sacked Atlanta and proceeded to burn a trail of destruction that split the Confederacy and ended the…mehr
Before his spectacular career as General of the Union forces, William Tecumseh Sherman experienced decades of failure and depression. Drifting between the Old South and new West, Sherman witnessed firsthand many of the critical events of early nineteenth-century America: the Mexican War, the gold rush, the banking panics, and the battles with the Plains Indians. It wasn't until his victory at Shiloh, in 1862, that Sherman assumed his legendary place in American history. After Shiloh, Sherman sacked Atlanta and proceeded to burn a trail of destruction that split the Confederacy and ended the war. His strategy forever changed the nature of warfare and earned him eternal infamy throughout the South. Sherman's Memoirs evoke the uncompromising and deeply complex general as well as the turbulent times that transformed America into a world power. This Penguin Classics edition includes a fascinating introduction and notes by Sherman biographer Michael Fellman.
Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text MEMOIRS OF W.T. SHERMAN VOLUME I I. From 1820 to the Mexican War, 1846 II. Early Recollections of California––1846–1848 III. Early Recollections of California––(Continued)––1849–1850 IV. Missouri, Louisiana, and California––1850–1855 V. California––1855–1857 VI. California, New York, and Kansas––1857–1859 VII. Louisiana––1859–1861 VIII. Missouri––April and May, 1861 IX. From the Battle of Bull Run to Paducah––Kentucky and Missouri––1861–1862 X. Battle of Shiloh––March and April, 1862 XI. Shiloh to Memphis––April to July, 1862 XII. Memphis to Arkansas Post––July, 1862, to January, 1863 XIII. Vicksburg––January to July, 1863 XIV. Chattanooga and Knoxville––July to December, 1863 XV. Meridian Campaign––January and February, 1864 VOLUME II XVI. Atlanta Campaign––Nashville and Chattanooga to Kenesaw––March, April, and May, 1964 XVII. Atlanta Campaign––Battles about Kenesaw Mountain––June, 1864 XVIII. Atlanta Campaign––Battles about Atlanta––July, 1864 XIX. Capture of Atlanta––August and September, 1864 XX. Atlanta and After––Pursuit of Hood––September and October, 1864 XXI. The March to the Sea––From Atlanta to Savannah––November and December, 1864 XXII. Savannah and Pocotaligo––December, 1864, and January, 1865 XXIII. Campaign of the Carolinas––February and March, 1865 XXIV. End of the War––From Goldsboro' to Raleigh and Washington––April and May, 1865 XXV. Conclusion––Military Lessons of the War XXVI. After the War Explanatory Notes Index
Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text MEMOIRS OF W.T. SHERMAN VOLUME I I. From 1820 to the Mexican War, 1846 II. Early Recollections of California––1846–1848 III. Early Recollections of California––(Continued)––1849–1850 IV. Missouri, Louisiana, and California––1850–1855 V. California––1855–1857 VI. California, New York, and Kansas––1857–1859 VII. Louisiana––1859–1861 VIII. Missouri––April and May, 1861 IX. From the Battle of Bull Run to Paducah––Kentucky and Missouri––1861–1862 X. Battle of Shiloh––March and April, 1862 XI. Shiloh to Memphis––April to July, 1862 XII. Memphis to Arkansas Post––July, 1862, to January, 1863 XIII. Vicksburg––January to July, 1863 XIV. Chattanooga and Knoxville––July to December, 1863 XV. Meridian Campaign––January and February, 1864 VOLUME II XVI. Atlanta Campaign––Nashville and Chattanooga to Kenesaw––March, April, and May, 1964 XVII. Atlanta Campaign––Battles about Kenesaw Mountain––June, 1864 XVIII. Atlanta Campaign––Battles about Atlanta––July, 1864 XIX. Capture of Atlanta––August and September, 1864 XX. Atlanta and After––Pursuit of Hood––September and October, 1864 XXI. The March to the Sea––From Atlanta to Savannah––November and December, 1864 XXII. Savannah and Pocotaligo––December, 1864, and January, 1865 XXIII. Campaign of the Carolinas––February and March, 1865 XXIV. End of the War––From Goldsboro' to Raleigh and Washington––April and May, 1865 XXV. Conclusion––Military Lessons of the War XXVI. After the War Explanatory Notes Index
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