Sherman's March Through the Carolinas

By John Gilchrist Barrett

Book Overview

In retrospect, General William Tecumseh Sherman considered his march through the Carolinas the greatest of his military feats, greater even than the Georgia campaign. When he set out northward from Savannah with 60,000 veteran soldiers in January 1865, he was more convinced than ever that the bold application of his ideas of total war could speedily end the conflict. John Barrett's story of what happened in the three months that followed is based on printed memoirs and documentary records of those who fought and of the civilians who lived in the path of Sherman's onslaught. The burning of Columbia, the battle of Bentonville, and Joseph E. Johnston's surrender nine days after Appomattox are at the center of the story, but Barrett also focuses on other aspects of the campaign, such as the undisciplined pillaging of the 'bummers, ' and on its effects on local populations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080780701X
• ISBN13: 9780807807019
• Release Date: January 1956
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Civil War enthusiasts should learn about this campaign!

Sherman's March to the Sea is well-known, however his subsequent campaign up through the Carolinas is not. Sherman is widely considered to be the inventor of manuever warfare, and as such this is required reading. It is little known that this campaign continued for 9 days after Appomattox! READ THIS BOOK YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED