Sherman's march in myth and memory / Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown.

General William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating "March to the Sea" in 1864 burned a swath through the cities and countryside of Georgia and into the history of the American Civil War. As they moved from Atlanta to Savannah-destroying homes, buildings, andcrops; killing livestock; and c...

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Main Author: Caudill, Edward
Other Authors: Ashdown, Paul, 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009, ©2008.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Series:American crisis series.
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Summary:General William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating "March to the Sea" in 1864 burned a swath through the cities and countryside of Georgia and into the history of the American Civil War. As they moved from Atlanta to Savannah-destroying homes, buildings, andcrops; killing livestock; and consuming supplies-Sherman and the Union army ignited not only southern property, but also imaginations, in both the North and the South. By the time of the general's death in 1891, when one said "The March," no explanationwas required. That remains true today. Legends and myths about Sherman began forming du.
Physical Description:1 online resource (209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index.
ISBN:9781442201279
1442201274
128252223X
9781282522237
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized