Sherman was neither great nor heroic. He was a common butcher killing, burning and raping women and children. He was the lowest form of filth this nation has ever brought forth.
HOW DARE YOU EVEN BRING UP HIS NAME IN THIS THREAD MUCH LESS COMPARE HIM LEE!
Of course he was both.
He was a common butcher
Because he was a general in a war?
That's a bit silly.
killing, burning and raping women and children.
There is zero evidence that Sherman either personally killed, burned or raped any woman or child, or that he ordered such actions, or that such actions ever happened under his watch or supervision.
Basically, you are retelling a silly myth that has no basis in history.
He was the lowest form of filth this nation has ever brought forth.
You have completely lost touch with reality.
Besides being a warrior of immense physical courage (common enough in those days), he was the only partner in his failed bank who personally made good on all monies owed to his depositors while his partners cut and ran.
He was also reluctant to trade his accomplishments in war for a career in politics and refused to capitalize on his status.
HOW DARE YOU EVEN BRING UP HIS NAME IN THIS THREAD MUCH LESS COMPARE HIM LEE!
There are actually quite a few similarities between the two.
Both were unsuccessful civilians and successful generals. Both were underestimated by peers in terms of their military abilities until they proved themselves in the heat of battle. Both tried to avoid political infighting and focus only on the task at hand, unlike many of their peers. Both used advanced tactics instead of depending on the Napoleonic playbook. Both also were criticized for provisioning their armies off the civilian population (Lee in Pennsylvania and Sherman in Georgia and South Carolina). Both took the lead in trying to reconcile with enemies after the war, instead of encouraging harsh feelings.
You see very long on "feelings" and pretty short on analysis.
The South was destroyed to the extent that it took 100 years
to recover. Is this something to be proud of?
General Sherman ‘’raped women and children’’? Really? I suppose you have proof that William Tecumseh Sherman did exactly that?