The Life of Uncle Billy - Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman
A Union Commander's Memoirs of Civil War Strategy, Atlanta, and the March to the SeaBy William Tecumseh Sherman
Length39h 12m
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The Life of Uncle Billy presents William Tecumseh Sherman's Civil War career through the intertwined forms of military memoir, personal recollection, and public self-defense. Centered on the campaigns that made him famous—including the March to the Sea and the destruction of Confederate logistical power—the narrative combines operational detail with vivid portraits of soldiers, commanders, civilians, and wartime politics. Sherman's prose is notably direct, energetic, and unsentimental: he favors plain speech, strategic explanation, anecdotal immediacy, and an often sardonic humor. Written within the postwar culture of reconciliation and veteran reminiscence, the book also participates in the nineteenth-century effort to interpret the Union victory and defend the moral and military logic of total war. Sherman writes as both participant and historical witness, drawing upon his command experience, correspondence, memory, and extensive knowledge of army administration. His perspective was shaped by the pressures of preserving the Union, his close association with Ulysses S. Grant, and his conviction that war's harshness could ultimately shorten the conflict and restore national authority. The familiar designation "Uncle Billy" reflects the affection and loyalty he inspired among many of his soldiers, while also framing the memoir as an intimate account behind the public legend. This volume is recommended to readers of Civil War history, military studies, and autobiography. It is especially valuable for those interested in how commanders transform experience into historical argument, and in the tension between personal memory, national myth, and the ethics of warfare.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length39 hrs 12 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life of Uncle Billy - Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman
2GENERAL W. T. SHERMAN to HIS COMRADES IN ARMS, VOLUNTEERS AND REGULARS
3PREFACE
4CHAPTER I FROM 1820 TO THE MEXICAN WAR 1820-1846
5CHAPTER II EARLY RECOLLECTIONS of CALIFORNIA 1846-1848
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6CHAPTER III EARLY RECOLLECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA — (CONTINUED) 1849-1850
7CHAPTER IV MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, AND CALIFORNIA 1850-1855
8CHAPTER V CALIFORNIA 1855-1857
9CHAPTER VI CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, AND KANSAS 1857-1859
10CHAPTER VII LOUISIANA 1859-1861
11CHAPTER VIII MISSOURI APRIL AND MAY, 1861
12CHAPTER IX FROM THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN TO PADUCAH - KENTUCKY AND MISSOURI 1861-1862
13CHAPTER X BATTLE of SHILOH MARCH AND APRIL, 1862
14CHAPTER XI SHILOH TO MEMPHIS APRIL TO JULY, 1862
15CHAPTER XII MEMPHIS TO ARKANSAS POST JULY, 1882 TO JANUARY, 1883
16CHAPTER XIII VICKSBURG JANUARY TO JULY, 1888
17CHAPTER XIV CHATTANOOGA AND KNOXVILLE JULY TO DECEMBER, 1863
18CHAPTER XV MERIDIAN CAMPAIGN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1864
19CHAPTER XVI ATLANTA CAMPAIGN-NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA TO BENEBAW MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY, 1864
20CHAPTER XVII ATLANTA CAMPAIGN — BATTLES ABOUT KENESAW MOUNTAIN JUNE, 1864
21CHAPTER XVIII ATLANTA CAMPAIGN — BATTLES ABOUT ATLANTA JULY, 1864
22CHAPTER XIX CAPTURE OF ATLANTA AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1864
23CHAPTER XX ATLANTA AND AFTER — PURSUIT OF HOOD SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1864
24CHAPTER XXI THE MARCH TO THE SEA FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1864 (pt. 1)
25CHAPTER XXI THE MARCH TO THE SEA FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1864 (pt. 2)
26CHAPTER XXII SAVANNAH AND POCOTALIGO DECEMBER, 1884, AND JANUARY, 1885
27CHAPTER XXIII CAMPAIGN OF THE CAROLINAS FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1865
28CHAPTER XXIV END OF THE WAR — FROM GOLDSBORO' TO RALEIGH AND WASHINGTON APRIL AND MAY, 1865
29CHAPTER XXV CONCLUSION — MILITARY LESSONS OF THE WAR
30CHAPTER XXVI AFTER THE WAR
31APPENDIX
32CHICKASAW BAYOU
33ARKANSAS POST
34MERIDIAN CAMPAIGN
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