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Sherman's Memoirs are a fascinating read, from his time in the the deep south as a Lieutenant during the Second Seminole War, to his posting in California at the time Sutter discovered gold at his mill, to his serving in Louisiana as the first superintendant of what would become LSU. Although portrayed by many as the devil incarnate, he was truly a much more complex figure as this anecdote reveals...

General Sherman's Georgia Romance

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Sherman's Memoirs are a fascinating read,

I am about to finish reading his "memoirs", and yes, one fascinating read. Couldn't get over the picture of him on the Big Black River during the siege of Vicksburg visiting homes located on local plantations in an attempt to make contact with old acquaintances.