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The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman : The Complete Annotated Edition.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherman, William T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1854-1863.
- Sherman, William Tecumseh.
- United States. Army--Biography.
- United States.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1147 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- William Tecumseh Sherman's memoirs are a key record of Civil War history and memory. With extensive commentary and a new introduction, this annotated edition highlights Sherman's revisions in response to his critics and contextualizes people, places, and events that loomed large for nineteenth-century readers but have since become obscure.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Frontispiece
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface by Frank J. Williams
- Introduction by John F. Marszalek
- Editorial Procedure
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- The Memoirs of William T. Sherman
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Volume I
- 1. From 1820 to the Mexican War. 1820-1846
- 2. Early Recollections of California. 1846-1848
- 3. Early Recollections of California (Continued). 1849-1850
- 4. Missouri, Louisiana, and California. 1850-1855
- 5. California. 1855-1857
- 6. California, New York, and Kansas. 1857-1859
- 7. Louisiana. 1859-1861
- 8. Missouri. April and May, 1861
- 9. From the Battle of Bull Run to Paducah-Kentucky and Missouri. 1861-1862
- 10. Battle of Shiloh. March and April, 1862
- 11. Shiloh to Memphis. April to July, 1862
- 12. Memphis to Arkansas Post. July, 1862 to January, 1863
- 13. Vicksburg. January to July, 1863
- 14. Chattanooga and Knoxville. July to December, 1863
- 15. Meridian Campaign. January and February, 1864
- Volume II
- 16. Atlanta Campaign-Nashville and Chattanooga to Kenesaw. March, April, and May, 1864
- 17. Atlanta Campaign-Battles about Kenesaw Mountain. June, 1864
- 18. Atlanta Campaign-Battles about Atlanta. July, 1864
- 19. Capture of Atlanta. August and September, 1864
- 20. Atlanta and After-Pursuit of Hood. September and October, 1864
- 21. The March to the Sea-From Atlanta to Savannah. November and December, 1864
- 22. Savannah and Pocotaligo. December, 1864, and January, 1865
- 23. Campaign of the Carolinas. February and March, 1865
- 24. End of the War.-From Goldsboro' to Raleigh and Washington. April and May, 1865
- 25. Conclusion-Military Lessons of the War
- 26. After the War
- Appendix to Volume I
- Appendix to Volume II
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-30185-4
- 0-674-30186-2
- OCLC:
- 1532836656
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