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Nov 29, 2022 · William Tecumseh Sherman was a United States Army general during the American Civil War. He succeeded General Ulysses S. Grant as commander of the Western Th...
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One of the most fascinating figures in 19th Century America, Sherman played a pivotal role in ending the American Civil War and in overseeing the Indian Wars...
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- If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve. William Tecumseh Sherman.
- I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
- War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman.
- It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation.
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1860s
1. Still on the whole the campaign is the best, cleanest and most satisfactory of the war. I have received the most fulsome praise of all men from the President down, but I fear the world will jump to the wrong conclusion that because I am in Atlanta the work is done. Far from it. We must kill three hundred thousand I have told of so often, and the further they run the harder for us to get them. 1.1. Letter to wife
1870s
1. War is Hell. 1.1. This quote originates from his address to the graduating class of the Michigan Military Academy(19 June 1879); but slightly varying accounts of this speech have been published: 1.2. I’ve been where you are now and I know just how you feel. It’s entirely natural that there should beat in the breast of every one of you a hope and desire that some day you can use the skill you have acquired here. Suppress it! You don’t know the horrible aspects of war. I’ve been through two...
William Tecumseh Sherman, although not a career military commander before the war, would become one of "the most widely renowned of the Union’s military leaders next to U. S. Grant.” Sherman, one o...
Profile at The American Experience(PBS)Works by William Tecumseh Sherman at Project GutenbergWilliam Tecumseh Sherman /tᵻˈkʌmsə/[1] (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a Gener...
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William Tecumseh Sherman's famous quote succinctly summarizes the essence of the art of war. With remarkable clarity, he outlines a straightforward approach to achieving success in any military campaign.
