1875 1ed General W Tecumseh Sherman Civil War Tactics Union Army Personal Memoirs



“It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.”

― William T. Sherman



The best of all personal war memoirs! (Larned)



William Tecumseh Sherman was 19th-century American military officer, known for his service as a Union Army general during the Civil War. In 1875, seeking to stay out of politics, Sherman published his ‘Memoirs’, which would become of the best-known, first-hand accounts of the American Civil War. This important autobiography includes summaries of political stances on slavery, encouraging slaves to try to escape, even though he did not want their help in the military. His military philosophy was clear, as quoted in ‘Memoirs’:

“My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.”

This two-volume work is filled with military tactics and strategy, accounts of army marches, battles, encounters with Confederate authorities, and most importantly, Sherman’s own attitude toward war.



Item number: #8982

Price: $599



SHERMAN, William Tecumseh



Personal memoirs of Gen. W.T. Sherman, written by himself



New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. First Edition.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. I – 405, [1], [2 ads]

Vol. II – 409, [1], [6 ads]

Wanting folding map in back pocket

References: Sabin 80416 (1875 ed); Larned 2320;

Larned: “admirable in its clearness and directness… It may safely be said that, for purposes of military instruction and for giving a clear and fair view of the events described, it takes the first rank among the personal memoirs of the war period.”

Provenance: Stamp

Capt. Harry W. Gregg, 19th U.S. Infantry. Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)



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