William T. Sherman: A Biography
This book tells the life story of William T. Sherman, one of the Civil War's most accomplished generals and an American military professional who changed how wars were fought.

William T. Sherman: A Biography provides readers with a glimpse into the life of one of America's foremost military leaders and a top Union general in the Civil War. From his early life and military education, to his Civil War service and beyond, this book examines the career of a military professional who changed the way wars were fought. Prolific military history author Robert P. Broadwater follows Sherman's early development in the war and examines his most famous campaigns: the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas Campaign. An engaging read, the book details how the iconic leader hailed as the first "modern" general achieved the military successes that enabled the North to achieve victory and bring the war to a close.
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William T. Sherman: A Biography
This book tells the life story of William T. Sherman, one of the Civil War's most accomplished generals and an American military professional who changed how wars were fought.

William T. Sherman: A Biography provides readers with a glimpse into the life of one of America's foremost military leaders and a top Union general in the Civil War. From his early life and military education, to his Civil War service and beyond, this book examines the career of a military professional who changed the way wars were fought. Prolific military history author Robert P. Broadwater follows Sherman's early development in the war and examines his most famous campaigns: the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas Campaign. An engaging read, the book details how the iconic leader hailed as the first "modern" general achieved the military successes that enabled the North to achieve victory and bring the war to a close.
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William T. Sherman: A Biography

William T. Sherman: A Biography

by Robert P. Broadwater
William T. Sherman: A Biography

William T. Sherman: A Biography

by Robert P. Broadwater

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This book tells the life story of William T. Sherman, one of the Civil War's most accomplished generals and an American military professional who changed how wars were fought.

William T. Sherman: A Biography provides readers with a glimpse into the life of one of America's foremost military leaders and a top Union general in the Civil War. From his early life and military education, to his Civil War service and beyond, this book examines the career of a military professional who changed the way wars were fought. Prolific military history author Robert P. Broadwater follows Sherman's early development in the war and examines his most famous campaigns: the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas Campaign. An engaging read, the book details how the iconic leader hailed as the first "modern" general achieved the military successes that enabled the North to achieve victory and bring the war to a close.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216165552
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 04/25/2013
Series: Greenwood Biographies
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 216
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Robert P. Broadwater has written or contributed to 31 books on the American Revolution and the Civil War. He is author of Greenwood's Ulysses S. Grant: A Biography.
Robert P. Broadwater has written or contributed to 30 books on the American Revolution and the Civil War. He is the author of Gettysburg as the Generals Remembered It: Postwar Perspectives of Ten Commanders and American Generals of the Revolutionary War: A Biographical Dictionary.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Timeline: Events in the Life of William T. Sherman
Chapter 1 Ancestors, Lineage, and Early Years
Chapter 2 West Point Days
Chapter 3 Duty in Florida
Chapter 4 Service in California
Chapter 5 Civilian Pursuits
Chapter 6 The Outbreak of the War
Chapter 7 Bull Run
Chapter 8 Assigned to Kentucky
Chapter 9 Shiloh and a Career Resurrected
Chapter 10 Vicksburg
Chapter 11 Making Georgia Howl
Chapter 12 The March to Victory
Chapter 13 The Final Commands
Afterword
Bibliographical Essay
Index
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