[PzLdr]

Sherman never murdered surrendered prisoners, ala N.B Forrest. He never robbed a bank, like Morgan. He never extorted money under threat of arson like Jubal Early and J.E.B Stuart. He punished troops who raped and murdered, unlike ANY Confederate commander who dealt with William C. Quantrill or "Bloody Bill" Anderson. So, I'll stick with Sherman. You can keep the "heroes" of the South.

[injin]

my great grandfather was a member of the 15th Mississippi Infantry and it is quite possible he was still with it and the Army of Tennessee CSA after Bentonville and up until Bennitt's Farm . Therefore , had Sherman not held his forces in check as they cried for revenge on the vastly outnumbered CSA forces , after the assassination of Lincoln, the Yanks would have and could have wiped them out to a man, my dear GG as well. The Union forces wanted to....were it not for Sherman staying their hand . For that I thank him , and my family thanks him for that mercy . As for the rest , he sure didn't need to do all that burnin and pillaging ....

[bagman]

You're right. A swath of destruction was not cut across Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah. Columbia did not burn. What was I thinking?