William Tecumseh Sherman had a lot in common with Ulysses S. Grant. Like Grant, he was born in Ohio. Like Grant, he graduated from the military academy at West Point. Like Grant, he failed as a ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

William Tecumseh Sherman was a surprising instrument ... A good concise account can be found in Brian Holden Reid’s 2020 biography of Sherman, “The Scourge of War,” and a more comprehensive ...