William Tecumseh Sherman

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William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched earth" policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. Military historian B. H. Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general".
Aliases: William T. Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, 0080-051a
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Bristlecones make Wired Science's Old Tree Gallery... And our good old General Sherman too.
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Bentonville Battlefield

Civil War FOTD. On this day in 1865 the Battle of Bentonville, NC began. 145th Anniv activities are going on this weekend
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Bentonville battle to be re-enacted this weekend

So...my mom's boyfriend is at this civil war reenactment. Yeah. He's a reenactor. Even while he was in the army.
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My Great-grandfather was in General Sherman's March to the Sea, so I'd probably relish the ending of GWTW.
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“War is at best barbarism…Its glory is all moonshine...War is hell.” Union Gen William Tecumseh Sherman
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War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. -- Union General William T. Sherman.
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