I just watched a documentary on Sherman. It seemed quite balanced to me. I can’t remember the name but it was free streaming on Amazon Prime. It showed him as a fighter of a 20th century warfare whereas Lee and many of the generals on both sides were fighting the Napoleonic wars.
That may very well be true! I belong to a club that was founded by Sherman along with others. He loved theater, lol. I think we Americans look down on him because he burned America. If he had burned down Europe, we’d all be in his pocket. But he was given the enemy he was given. What a sad war.