William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life

William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life

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

William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life

by James Lee McDonough

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393242126
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 06/14/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 832
Sales rank: 496,401
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

James Lee McDonough is a Civil War historian and the author of nine books, including Nashville: The Western Confederacy’s Final Gamble. He lives in Lewisburg, Tennessee, and Flagler Beach, Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Prologue Death Stared Us All in the Face 1

Chapter 1 My Father Named Me William Tecumseh 20

Chapter 2 I Was Notified to Prepare for West Point 32

Chapter 3 In the Service of My Country 46

Chapter 4 Sand and Sun, Seminoles and Spaniards 63

Chapter 5 Military Camaraderie, Southern Aristocracy, Prospective Matrimony 84

Chapter 6 And Then There Was A War On 101

Chapter 7 Deprived of Military Glory 123

Chapter 8 California Again-a Brand-New Game 148

Chapter 9 Golden State Banker 173

Chapter 10 I Was Fit for the Army But Nothing Else 203

Chapter 11 In a Hell of a Fix 221

Chapter 12 No Man Can Foresee the End 238

Chapter 13 Action at Bull Run 254

Chapter 14 "Crazy" in Kentucky 274

Chapter 15 Triumphant in Tennessee 300

Chapter 16 This is no Common War 325

Chapter 17 The Strongest Place I Ever Saw 350

Chapter 18 The River of Our Greatness is Free 375

Chapter 19 Why Was I Not Killed at Vicksburg? 415

Chapter 20 One Hundred Thousand Strong 448

Chapter 21 I Knew More of Georgia Than the Rebels Did 472

Chapter 22 I Want a Bold Push for Atlanta 498

Chapter 23 It's a Big Game, But I Know I Can Do It 546

Chapter 24 Taking the War to the Braggart Carolinians 594

Chapter 25 A Soldier of Renown 625

Chapter 26 General-In-Chief, I 665

Chapter 27 General-In-Chief, II 690

Chapter 28 We Can Only Bow to the Inevitable 712

Acknowledgments 723

About the Sources 725

Notes 727

Index 787

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