Sherman's March to the Sea

by Jacob Dolson Cox

Book Overview

"Among the most gifted and fair-minded participants who wrote about the Civil War, Jacob Cox provides modern readers with an excellent account of the final campaigns in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee."--Gary W. Gallagher

Introduction by Brooks D. Simpson
Often hailed as a stroke of military genius, General William T. Sherman's decision to divide his command and his subsequent, infamous march through the interior of Georgia...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306805871
• ISBN13: 9780306805875
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Civil War History - primary source

This was an interesting book. I enjoyed reading the accounts and observations of Gen. Cox. The book, itself, was in excellent condition - like new. Once again I found no evidence to support the "unreconstructed" sentiment that Gen Sherman was "a butcher" or a "rogue". Gen. Cox makes the point that Gen William T. Sherman was concerned about the effects that "total War" was having on the innocent and did his best to hold his 60,000 strong army in check as he waged war on those that started the conflict.