Sherman[谢尔曼]

GeneralWilliamTecumsehShermanfamouslysaid"Wariscruelty,andyoucannotrefineit."Thisstatementhascontributedtohismythicstatusasagrim-visagedCivilWarcharacterwhoembodiedimplacablewar.Utilizinguniqueandhighlysuccessfulmaneuveringtechniques,Shermanwasanoriginal,decisive,andefficientleader.RisingsteadilythroughtheranksduringtheCivilWar,ShermanquicklybecameUlyssesS.Grant'srighthandman.HewentontoleadtheUnioncaptureofAtlanta,amajorvictorythatcontributedtoLincoln'sreelectionduringatoughphaseofthewar.Legendhashimburningasixty-mile-wideswathofdesolationacrosstheSouth,butwhileheheldtheharshviewthattheSouthernpeoplemustfeelthepainofthewarifitwereevertoend,healsoshowedcourtesyandrestrainttothoseSouthernersheencounteredandstrictlylimitedthedestructiontostrategictargets.AnintegralcomponenttotheNorth'ssuccess,Shermanwasdirectedandsingle-mindedinhispursuitofUnionvictoryandare-unitedcountry.AcclaimedCivilWarhistorianStevenE.Woodworthdeliversanuanced,insightfulportraitofGeneralSherman,asamanwhoshiedawayfromthespotlightandonlywantedthewartoendasquicklyaspossible.