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Sherman's March: The First Full-Length Narrative of General William T. Sherman's Devastating March through Georgia and...
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by Burke Davis
Sales Rank: 56497
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Discount: 32 %
$1.95
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on 6-21-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
Published by: Vintage May 12, 1988
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0394757637
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0394757636
Book Dimensions:
7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 9.6 ounces
Product Review
"A well-researched narrative. It captures the mood of the soldiers, and it graphically depicts the suffering that the army inflicted on those unfortunate persons who happened to be in its path."
-- Library Journal
Product Review
"A well-researched narrative. It captures the mood of the soldiers, and it graphically depicts the suffering that the army inflicted on those unfortunate persons who happened to be in its path."
-- Library Journal
Reader Reviews
If you want an "up close and personal" look at Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas, this is the book for you. Burke Davis has compiled an impressive number and range of first-person accounts.....common soldiers from both sides, officers, civilians, etc. You come away from the book feeling as though you had been present.....and the author manages to provide a very even-handed account. You can see why, in the South, Sherman is reviled to this day. Sherman's men, like human locusts, cut a path of destruction....burning homes and businesses and stealing farm animals and family valuables, such as silverware as well as gold and silver coins. Many people were left hungry and destitute. Things were especially brutal in South Carolina.....intentionally so, as Sherman wanted to punish the state he held primarily responsible for causing the Civil War. The author does show that Sherman apparently suffered from a guilty conscience, at least sometimes, for the whirlwind he unleashed. It is also clear that, sporadically, he tried to restrain his troops and tried to curb some of the excesses....such as looting and rape. Unfortunately, since Sherman made it clear from the outset that the march was meant to terrorize and intimidate the civilian population, and since his efforts to restrain his men were half-hearted, it is difficult to have much sympathy for him. Mr. Davis does a brilliant job of bringing many figures to life. For example, there is the Confederate "Fightin' Joe Wheeler", who was five feet five and 120 pounds, "with a rock in each pocket and his hair combed down wet." There is also 19 year old Marie Boozer, said to be the prettiest girl in South Carolina, who became the mistress of Union general Hugh Kilpatrick...at least temporarily. Once up North, Marie left Kilpatrick for "better pickings." She married a wealthy Northerner and later on, after her well-publicized divorce, married a French count. The book is a bit short on military analysis, so if that is what you are looking for you should stay away. But if you love "you are there" history, you will love this book. By the way, the title for my review is a quote by Confederate Secretary of War John Breckinridge. During surrender discussions with Sherman, regarding Joe Johnston's troops amongst others, Breckinridge became annoyed when Sherman only offered him and Johnston one drink of whiskey each. After calling Sherman a hog for only giving himself a second drink, Breckinridge commented to Johnston, "Ah! No Kentucky gentleman would ever have taken that bottle away. He knew how much we needed it. Needed it badly." Very funny and very human....
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