Grant And Sherman

Author : Charles Bracelen Flood
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429968911

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Grant and Sherman by Charles Bracelen Flood Pdf

"We were as brothers," William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship to Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible. They were prewar failures--Grant, forced to resign from the Regular Army because of his drinking, and Sherman, who held four different jobs, including a beloved position at a military academy in the South, during the four years before the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter. But heeding the call to save the Union each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort. And taking each other's measure at the Battle of Shiloh, ten months into the war, they began their unique collaboration. Often together under fire on the war's great battlefields, they smoked cigars as they gave orders and learned from their mistakes as well as from their shrewd decisions. They shared the demands of family life and the heartache of loss, including the tragic death of Shermans's favorite son. They supported each other in the face of mudslinging criticism by the press and politicians. Their growing mutual admiration and trust, which President Lincoln increasingly relied upon, would set the stage for the crucial final year of the war. While Grant battled with Lee in the campaigns that ended at Appomattox Court House, Sherman first marched through Georgia to Atlanta, and then continued with his epic March to the Sea. Not only did Grant and Sherman come to think alike, but, even though their headquarters at that time were hundreds of miles apart, they were in virtually daily communication strategizing the final moves of the war and planning how to win the peace that would follow. Moving and elegantly written, Grant and Sherman is an historical page turner: a gripping portrait of two men, whose friendship, forged on the battlefield, would win the Civil War.

Author : Ulysses S. Grant,William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781598531053

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Grant and Sherman: Civil War Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant,William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman Pdf

For the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, The Library of America re-issues the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman in a handsome, newly designed case. An ailing Grant wrote his Personal Memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, the Civil War's greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. John Keegan has called it "perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language." The Library of America's edition of Grant's Memoirs includes 175 of his letters to Lincoln, Sherman, and his wife, Julia, among others. Hailed as a prophet of modern war and condemned as a harbinger of modern barbarism, William T. Sherman is the most controversial general of the Civil War. "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it," he wrote in fury to the Confederate mayor of Atlanta, and his memoir is filled with dozens of such wartime exchanges and a fascinating account of the famous march through Georgia and the Carolinas. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Author : Harry T. Williams
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461731368

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McClellan, Sherman, and Grant by Harry T. Williams Pdf

Here are the characters and personalities of the three great Union generals, explored with intelligence and wit by one of our most distinguished historians of the Civil War. Mr. Williams is interested not only in military skills but in the temperament for command and, most of all, in moral courage. Each of these men, he writes, "represents a particular and significant aspect of leadership, and together they show a progression toward the final type of leadership that had to be developed before the war could be won. Most important, each one illustrates dramatically the relation between character and generalship." From McClellan's eighteenth-century view of war as something like a game conducted by experts on a strategic chessboard; to Sherman's understanding of the violent implications of making war against civilians; to the completeness of character displayed by Grant, Mr. Williams's absorbing investigation offers a fresh perspective on a subject of enduring interest.

Author : Alfred Higgins Burne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000068192677

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Lee, Grant, and Sherman by Alfred Higgins Burne Pdf

In this examination of Civil War leadership, Burne calls into question many of the orthodox judgments about command leadership.

Author : Brooks D. Simpson,Jean V. Berlin
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 971 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781469620299

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Sherman's Civil War by Brooks D. Simpson,Jean V. Berlin Pdf

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. Arranged chronologically and grouped into chapters that correspond to significant phases in Sherman's life, the letters--many of which have never before been published--reveal Sherman's thoughts on politics, military operations, slavery and emancipation, the South, and daily life in the Union army, as well as his reactions to such important figures as General Ulysses S. Grant and President Lincoln. 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.

Author : Robert L. O'Connell
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812982121

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Fierce Patriot by Robert L. O'Connell Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • William Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriot is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape—and the American character. America’s first “celebrity” general, William Tecumseh Sherman was a man of many faces. Some were exalted in the public eye, others known only to his intimates. In this bold, revisionist portrait, Robert L. O’Connell captures the man in full for the first time. From his early exploits in Florida, through his brilliant but tempestuous generalship during the Civil War, to his postwar career as a key player in the building of the transcontinental railroad, Sherman was, as O’Connell puts it, the “human embodiment of Manifest Destiny.” Here is Sherman the military strategist, a master of logistics with an uncanny grasp of terrain and brilliant sense of timing. Then there is “Uncle Billy,” Sherman’s public persona, a charismatic hero to his troops and quotable catnip to the newspaper writers of his day. Here, too, is the private Sherman, whose appetite for women, parties, and the high life of the New York theater complicated his already turbulent marriage. Warrior, family man, American icon, William Tecumseh Sherman has finally found a biographer worthy of his protean gifts. A masterful character study whose myriad insights are leavened with its author’s trademark wit, Fierce Patriot will stand as the essential book on Sherman for decades to come. Praise for Fierce Patriot “A superb examination of the many facets of the iconic Union general.”—General David Petraeus “Sherman’s standing in American history is formidable. . . . It is hard to imagine any other biography capturing it all in such a concise and enlightening fashion.”—National Review “A sharply drawn and propulsive march through the tortured psyche of the man.”—The Wall Street Journal “[O’Connell’s] narrative of the March to the Sea is perhaps the best I have ever read.”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post “A surprising, clever, wise, and powerful book.”—Evan Thomas, author of Ike’s Bluff

Author : James Lee McDonough
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393242126

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William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life by James Lee McDonough Pdf

The New York Times best-selling biography of one of America’s most storied military figures. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Evolving from a spirited student at West Point, Sherman became a general who fought in some of the Civil War’s most decisive campaigns—Shiloh, Vicksburg, Atlanta—until finally, seeking a swift ending to the war’s horrendous casualties, he devastated southern resources on his famous March to the Sea across the Carolinas. Later, as general-in-chief of the U.S. Army, Sherman relentlessly paved the way west during the Indian wars. James Lee McDonough’s fresh insight reveals a man tormented by fears that history would pass him by and that he would miss his chance to serve his country. Drawing on years of research, McDonough delves into Sherman’s dramatic personal life, including his strained relationship with his wife, his personal debts, and his young son’s death. The result is a remarkable, illuminating portrait of an American icon.

Author : Charles Bracelen Flood
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061148712

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Grant and Sherman by Charles Bracelen Flood Pdf

Moving and elegantly written, this study is riveting history: a gripping portrait of two men, whose friendship forged under fire on the Civil War's greatest battlefields, would set the stage for the crucial final year of the war.

Author : Joel Tyler Headley
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020769963

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Grant and Sherman by Joel Tyler Headley Pdf

This gripping account of the Civil War offers a fresh perspective on two of its key figures. Focusing on the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, the author provides a detailed and insightful analysis of their strategies, their victories and defeats, and the men who fought under them. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Tecumseh Sherman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Generals
ISBN : OXFORD:N10619689

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Memoirs of General William T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman Pdf

Author : Thomas J. Rowland
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0873386035

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George B. McClellan and Civil War History by Thomas J. Rowland Pdf

Perhaps no other Union commander's legacy in the Civil War has been the subject of as much controversy as George B. McClellan's. Since the midpoint of this century, however, he has emerged as the complex general who, though gifted with administrative and organizational skills, was unable and unwilling to fight with the splendid army he had created. Thomas J. Rowland argues that this interpretation rests squarely within the context of general historical verdicts of the way in which the North eventually triumphed. Civil War scholars have found the quality of Union leadership in the early years of the war wanting, and that it was not until U.S. Grant and W.T. Sherman emerged that success was ensured. On the other hand, Grant and Sherman knew failure but were judged less harshly than was McClellan. In George B. McClellan and Civil War History, Rowland presents a framework in which early Civil War command can be viewed without direct comparison to that of the final two years.

Author : Mildred D. Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101657966

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The Friendship by Mildred D. Taylor Pdf

Cassie witnesses a black man address a white storekeeper by his first name. "A powerful story . . .Readers will be haunted by its drama and emotion long after they have closed the book." --Booklist

Author : Robert G. Athearn
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0806127694

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William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the West by Robert G. Athearn Pdf

William Tecumseh Sherman is known primarily for having cut a swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas during the Civil War. From the fame of these years, however, he moved into an eighteen-year phase of “insuring the tranquility” of the vast region of the American West. As commander of the Division of the Missouri from 1865 to 1869 and General of the Army of the United States under President Grant from 1869 to 1883, Sherman facilitated expansion and settlement in the West while suppressing the raids of the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Comanche, and Crow Indians. Robert G. Athearn explores Sherman’s and his army’s roles in the settling of the West, especially within the broad framework of railroad construction, Indian policy, political infighting, and popular opinion.

Author : John S.D. Eisenhower
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698168992

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American General by John S.D. Eisenhower Pdf

From respected historian John S. D. Eisenhower comes a surprising portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War general whose path of destruction cut the Confederacy in two, broke the will of the Southern population, and earned him a place in history as “the first modern general.” Yet behind his reputation as a fierce warrior was a sympathetic man of complex character. A century and a half after the Civil War, Sherman remains one of its most controversial figures—the soldier who brought the fight not only to the Confederate Army, but to Confederate civilians as well. Yet Eisenhower, a West Point graduate and a retired brigadier general (Army Reserves), finds in Sherman a man of startling contrasts, not at all defined by the implications of “total war.” His scruffy, disheveled appearance belied an unconventional and unyielding intellect. Intensely loyal to superior officers, especially Ulysses S. Grant, he was also a stalwart individualist. Confident enough to make demands face-to-face with President Lincoln, he sympathetically listened to the problems of newly freed slaves on his famed march from Atlanta to Savannah. Dubbed “no soldier” during his years at West Point, Sherman later rose to the rank of General of the Army, and though deeply committed to the Union cause, he held the people of the South in great affection. In this remarkable reassessment of Sherman’s life and career, Eisenhower takes readers from Sherman’s Ohio origins and his fledgling first stint in the Army, to his years as a businessman in California and his hurried return to uniform at the outbreak of the war. From Bull Run through Sherman’s epic March to the Sea, Eisenhower offers up a fascinating narrative of a military genius whose influence helped preserve the Union—and forever changed war.

Author : Charles Bracelen Flood
Publisher : HarperLargePrint
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0060873205

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Grant and Sherman LP by Charles Bracelen Flood Pdf

The first book to explore the important relationship between Generals Grant and Sherman discusses their pre-war failures, their subsequent career revivals during the Civil War, and most significantly, their relationship, which the author credits with saving the Union. (History -- Military History)