Sherman's Civil War Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865 |
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Editor:
| Simpson, Brooks D. Berlin, Jean V. |
Series title: | Civil War America Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2440-5 |
Publication Date: | May 1999 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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The first major modern edition of the wartime correspondence of General William T. Sherman, this volume features more than 400 letters written between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the day Sherman bade farewell to his troops in 1865. Together, they trace Sherman's rise from obscurity to become one of the Union's most famous and effective warriors. Lively, frank, opinionated, discerning, and occasionally extremely wrong-headed, these letters mirror the colorful personality...
More DescriptionThe first major modern edition of the wartime correspondence of General William T. Sherman, this volume features more than 400 letters written between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the day Sherman bade farewell to his troops in 1865. Together, they trace Sherman's rise from obscurity to become one of the Union's most famous and effective warriors. Lively, frank, opinionated, discerning, and occasionally extremely wrong-headed, these letters mirror the colorful personality and complex mentality of the man who wrote them. They offer the reader an invaluable glimpse of the Civil War as Sherman saw it.