Life and Military Career of Major-general William Tecumseh Sherman by P. C. Headley

This vivid Civil War biography follows William Tecumseh Sherman from his origins in a devout Ohio family to the hard-won triumphs that made him one of the Union's most formidable commanders. It traces the influence of ancestry, discipline, and frontier life, then brings him from boyhood in Lancaster—where "Cump" is shaped by study, duty, and his adoption into the Ewing household—to West Point, Florida, and the great theaters of war. Along the way, the book explores the moral tensions of the Seminole conflict, the struggle over slavery and escaped exiles, and the fierce character of Osceola's resistance. Sherman's legend then unfolds in the campaigns of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah, and the march through the Carolinas. The narrative captures Kenesaw Mountain, the logistics of sustaining an army deep in enemy territory, the shift from Johnston to Hood, McPherson's death, and the decisive fighting at Jonesboro. Equal parts battlefield chronicle and portrait of character, it presents Sherman as disciplined, relentless, and deeply human—a strategist whose military genius helped secure Union victory and shape the nation's future. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.