1891 General William Sherman Personal Memoirs of Civil War Tactics Union Army 2v



“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: #12397

Price: $499



SHERMAN, William Tecumseh



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



New York : Charles L. Webster, 1891.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. I – 455, [2]

6 plates & maps

Vol. II – 604, [2]

14 plates & maps

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: Armorial Bookplate – Harry Langdon Brewster, Harriet Judson Brewster

Henry “Harry” Langdon Brewster (1850-1910) was a 19th century businessman who was known for his role in early electric enterprise.

Early in his business career Mr. Brewster became a friend and associate of Thomas A. Edison, who interested him in the then new discovery of electric lighting by means of the incandescent globe. The first of these globes seen in Rochester were brought here by Mr. Brewster. He organized and directed to success the Edison Electric Light Company, the first company of its kind in Rochester. Because of his executive ability and integrity, he was made a director and elected secretary and manager of the Edison Company, the affairs of which he controlled until it was merged.

Another important electric enterprise with which he was active was the Niagara Falls Gas and Electric Company. He was its president for eight years, disposing of his interest in it in 1903.

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

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



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