Southern storm Sherman's march to the sea
Award-winning Civil War historian Trudeau has written a fascinating new history of Sherman's legendary and devastating march through Georgia. Told through diaries and letters of Sherman's soldiers, this work paints a vivid picture of an event that change...
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Table of Contents:
- I. PREPARATION: A gathering of eagles
- Captive audiences
- The Stormbringer
- The plan
- "Paradise of fools"
- II. ATLANTA TO MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 15-24: "Dies Irae filled the air"
- "Lurid flames lit up the heavens"
- "Forage of all kinds abounds"
- "Arise for the defense of your native soil!"
- "Whites look sour & sad"
- "Ugly weather"
- "But bless God, he died free!"
- "We 'shot low and to kill'"
- "The first act is well played"
- III. MILLEDGEVEILLE TO MILLEN, Nov. 25 - Dec. 4: "We went for them on the run"
- "Poor foolish simpletons"
- "I never was so frightened in all my life"
- "Give those fellows a start"
- IV. MILLEN TO SAVANNAH, Dec. 5-10: "Splendid sight to see cotton gins burn"
- V. SAVANNAH, Dec. 11 - Jan. 21: "I was soon covered with blood from head to foot"
- "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah"
- "But what is next?"
- VI. FINALE : "The blow was struck at the right moment and in the right direction"
- Union Forces roster
- Confederate Forces roster