Gen Sherman was a True Military Man who was ahead of his times.
His vision of war was a war that is total war. He believed that if you want war to end, you make it as cruel and inhumane as Possible. If we had Sherman in Iraq, and gave him a free hand,It would have ended sooner.
But when the Southern Gen went to talk terms, Sherman was very understanding, offering terms that was even better than what Grant offered Lee. Sherman was rebuked by Warhawks in Congress and told to revoke the terms.
Another thing that should speak to his character..he never got involved in Politics.
Sound like people in the south are still smarting from the beating old Billy Sherman put on Ya All....
We are still “smarting” from that whipping. I’m sorry to see those measures taken on any Americans. Lee, in contrast, gave orders not to destroy property while in Maryland and Pennsylvania.