This is kind of bullshit
Sherman for all his weirdness offered very generous terms at surrender , not the terms a monster who hated southerners or confederates would have offered
Terms refused by the radical republicans ...the Schiffs and Nadlers of their day
Up to a point I understand Sherman’s desire to win
Just as I can understand the resentments from those who suffered over it
Sherman was no question a man with issues but he won
So his nest is laurels
> Sherman for all his weirdness offered very generous terms at surrender , not the terms a monster who hated southerners or confederates... <
That is an excellent point! And it kind of destroys a lot of the anti-Sherman rhetoric here. For those who doubt your statement, please see paragraph #11 in the link below.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/548395/facts-about-william-tecumseh-sherman
His thinking of annihilation of the “secesh” is in full accord with the pubic expressions of rabid northern abolitionists. Shelby Steele has cited various contemporary published examples of such enraged cries for blood, blood, and more blood in the north. Unfortunately I can't cite volume, chapter, and verse at the moment as my no tech paper bookmarks are no longer there.