Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War Maxfield Derek D.
Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War Maxfield Derek D. He has been accused of "studied and ingenious cruelty." By turns, he has been called a savior and a barbarian, a hero and a…
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Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War Maxfield Derek D.
He has been accused of "studied and ingenious cruelty." By turns, he has been called a savior and a barbarian, a hero and a villain, a genius and a madman. Informally adopted by the Ewing family of Lancaster, Ohio, when his own father died when he was just nine, the young redhead lived in a spacious mansion just up the hill from his mother. But whatever you call William Tecumseh Sherman, you must admit he is utterly fascinating.Sherman spent a lifetime in search of who he was, striving to find a place and a calling.
Yet he always seemed to miss his opportunity. Later, as a young man, he would marry his adopted sister, Ellen.After attending West Point, the intrepid Ohioan found that being a soldier suited him. The second Seminole War was in its closing days before he saw action.
When the Mexican-American War broke out, he anticipated the opportunity to earn military