William Tecumseh Sherman, General

• "Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman, Late Retired General, U.S.A.", by W. Fletcher Johnson, Edgewood Publishing Co., 1891. 607 pages.

A graphic history of his career in war and peace; his romantic youth; his stern and patriotic manhood; his calm and beautiful old age; a marvelous march from the mountains of time to the sea of eternity. The book is loaded with maps and illustrations.

• "William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the West", by Robert G. Athearn; Univ. of Oklahoma Press; 1956.

Points out clearly Gen. Sherman’s view that the principle function of the Army on the frontier was to protect the railroads, rather than the isolated settlements.
 
• "Fighting Prophet", by Lloyd Lewis; Harcourt, Brace & Co., publishers; 1932; 690 pages

• "Memoirs of William Tecumseh Sherman", by himself; originally published in 1875 – many republishings since; 1000+ pages.

• "William Tecumseh Sherman" by James M. Merrill; Rand McNally & Co. publishers; 1971;

• "The General Who Marched to Hell - William Tecumseh Sherman, and his march to fame and infamy", by Earl Schenck Miers; Barnes & Noble Books; 1951; 349 pages.

A well written, well documented book about Sherman's campaign. Provides a good insight to the man, but contains no genealogy.

• "Sherman - Soldier, Realist, American", by B. H. Liddell Hart; Da Capo Press; 1929.

• "Citizen Sherman", by Michael Fellman; Random House; 1995.

This biography is much broader than an analysis of war from Sherman’s perspective, for the author seeks to illuminate the emotional as well as the intellectual, ideological, and the occupational lives of this extraordinary, but at the same time representative, American Victorian man.

• "The White Tecumseh", by Stanley P. Hirshson; John Wiley &Sons, Inc.; 1997.

Sympathetic yet excellent… insight into how Sherman’s own troops felt about him and his relationships with fellow generals, especially Grant.

• "A Soldier's Passion For Order", by John F. Marszalek; The Free Press/Macmillan; 1993.

It is a full-scale biography, not just the Civil War years.

• "General Sherman’s Son", by Joseph T. Durkin; Farrar, Straus and Cudahy publishers; 1959, 276 pages. An in-depth study of the life of Father Tom, and of his relationship with his father.

• "Everyone Was So Young: Gerald and Sarah Murphy – a Lost Generation Love Story"; by Amanda Vaill; Houghton Mifflin, publisher.

Sarah and her husband were part of 1920’s New York and European high society. Among their friends were Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Ernest Hemmingway, etc.

• "Three Generations", by Katherine Burton; ;1947; 312 pages.

Biography of the mother-in-law, wife and daughter of General Sherman.

• "Recollections of a Long Life", by the Hon. Edgar J. Sherman; privately printed in Boston; 1908.

Well written with some Sherman genealogy. Chapter III is about his Civil War service as a Captain in the battle of Port Hudson, and his service at Fort Delaware. He met Gen. Wm. T. several times, but there is no indication that he realized that they were related.

• "The Life of Roger Sherman", by Lewis Henry Boutell; A. C. McClurg, publisher; 1896; 361 pages.

An excellent book about his life, the Continental Congress, and the writing of our Constitution. (Mr. Boutell’s wife was Roger’s great grandaughter)

• “Roger Sherman, Signer and Statesman”, by Roger Sherman Boardman; University of Penn. Press; 1938; 396 pages.  Reprinted in 1971 by De Capo Press, NY, as a part of their series on the Era of the American Revolution.

A very well sourced book, expanding on the above book by Lewis Boutell.  A “must read” for anyone interested in our Consititution and system of Government.

• "General Sidney Sherman – Texas Soldier, Statesman and Builder", by W. N. Bate; Texian Press; 1974. The life of General Sherman, through the battle for Texas statehood and the Civil War - most noted for the Battle of Galveston Bay. He later was a railroad pioneer.

• "John Sherman; What He Has Said And Done, being a history of the Life and Public Services of the Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States", by Rev. S. A. Bronson, D.D., Columbus, O.; H.W. Derby & Co., publishers; 1880; 272 pages.

Written to support John as a Presidential candidate.

• "My Scrap Book - Of Many Years - 1864 to 1938", by Charles Pomeroy Sherman; Country Life Press Corp, Garden City, NY; 1938.

Rambles on a bit, but does have some Sherman genealogy and history.

• "MEDIC" The story of a conscientious objector in the Vietnam War.  Random House Publishing, 2002.

Ben's story is riveting.  As a retired Marine, I have a HUGE respect for his service, and the moral character he displayed in service to our country, and his fellow soldiers. I am honored to have "met" him, via SOY and our SHERMAN bonds.

Art Cohan