Sherman: A Soldier's Passion for Order

690 Pages·2007·28.46 MB·English

by  Professor Emeritus John F. Marszalek

SHERMAN

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A SOLDIER’S PASSION FOR ORDER
John F. Marszalek
Southern Illinois University Press
Carbondale
Copyright © 1993 by John F. Marszalek
2007 paperback edition copyright © 2007 by the Board of Trustees,
Southern Illinois University
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Marszalek, John F., 1939–
Sherman : a soldier’s passion for order / John F. Marszalek.
p. cm.
Originally published: New York : Free Press, c1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-2785-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8093-2785-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820–1891. 2.Generals—
United States—Biography. 3.United States. Army—Biography. 4.United
States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Campaigns. I. Title.
E467.1.S55M34 2007
973.7'3092—dc22
[B] 2007011275
Printed on recycled paper.
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of
American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of
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contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Prologue xxiii
1. Unstable Beginnings 1
2. Making Southern Friends 30
3. Gold Rush Soldier 52
4. Setting Down Roots 77
5. The Disorder of Financial Life 93
6. Contented Southern Schoolmaster 123
7. Reluctant Warrior Under Attack 140
8. Rebirth at Shiloh 171
9. Restoring Order to Memphis 188
10. Battling the Bayous to Reach the Vicksburg Fortress 202
11. Practicing Destructive War in Mississippi 232
12. Atlanta Falls 259
13. March to the Sea 288
14. Punishing South Carolina and Ensuring Victory 317
15. Fame Tarnished 334
16. National Hero and the South’s Friend 360
17. Indian Country Chaos 377
18. The Anchor of Home 401
19. Commanding General versus the Politicians 422
20. Retiring from the Army and Refusing the Presidency 445
21. Safeguarding Historical Order 460
22. A Full Life Ends 479
Notes 501
Bibliography 587
Index 613