I have recently realized that Sherman is one of the most interesting people to study to understand the 19th Century. From the prewar years to the end of the Century, "Cump" saw it all. This author is a retired Auburn history professor.
PREFACE
The author promises a balanced interpretation of Sherman. He has spent 40 years trying to understand the man. He likes the man but finds things that give him trouble. Sherman had wide ranging interests. He could dance, paint, and turn a phrase.
PROLOGUE
Having written a book on Shiloh, the author first talks about that devastating battle. According to this author, Sherman earned his fighting wings at Shiloh. That battle made the fighting soldier.
He was named after the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh. Ironic in that Cump turned out to be a prolific killer of native Americans. P. 24
Under the auspices of Senator Ewing he received an appointment to West Point. He shows up there as a 16-yr. old in primitive WP. He was always irreligious. P. 37
Spartan living conditions on the Point. P. 44
West Point days. P. 50
His army education covered a range of knowledge. P. 52
Graduated from West Point in June of 1840. P 61
The presidential campaign of 1840 was a wild one like 2016. P. 64
Should I buy Fellman's book?
He lived in Florida and was involved in the so-called Seminole War. P. 69
Indians could have been settled in Florida. P. 70
Cump seemed to fit army life. P. 83
In Mobile! P. 86
He was not suited to be a lawyer. P. 92
Passing thru Montgomery. P. 95
He visited Marthasville before it became Atlanta and ventured over to Sand Mountain and actually considered living in North Alabama. P. 97
Sherman seemed unsettled all his life.
Slavery never seemed to bother Sherman. He was not an abolitionist. P. 104
His first trip to California took 6 months around the Cape of Good Horn. P. 116
Cump enjoyed the theatre in San Francisco. P. 118
To his everlasting chagrin Sherman spent the Mexican War in California---the first of 3 trips to the West Coast.
San Francisco was originally called Yerba Buena. P. 142
"San Francisco will always flow thru my veins." P. 165
He was in California during the gold rush. He was there as the so-called Compromise of 1850 roiled the nation.
A banker in San Francisco during tumultuous times. P. 166
He called SF the most extraordinary place on earth. P. 171
He resigned from the army in 1853, but the Civil War eventually saved him. P. 172
Montgomery was the Wall Street of San Francisco. P. 178
Perhaps Cump was fit for the army and nothing else. P. 203
In the language of the times he was "moderate" on the slavery issue. P. 222
Shiloh made Sherman. P. 303
Sherman takes Atlanta! This accomplishment put him in the history books for good. P. 546
Sherman mostly saved Lincoln and saved the war. P. 547
The most symbolic northern victory of the war. P. 548
Throughout his life Sherman was steadfast in his dislike of politics. P. 661
He was buried Catholic even though he never professed the faith.
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Never would have thought to study him.
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