Sherman's March 'The Devil Went Down To Georgia' -60 sec

SHERMAN'S MARCH, premiering Sunday, April 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Known affectionately as "Uncle Billy" by Union soldiers, but reviled in the South as a brutal war criminal, General William Tecumseh Sherman is one of the truly enigmatic and complex figures in the American pantheon. His legacy, built during a five-week campaign of terror and destruction, ranks as one of the most daring endeavors in U.S. military history. He affectionately called his soldiers his "lil devils"

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[cujo53]

@johnscottnf96

It is people like you that make the moderate southerners dislike the people of the north today. Anyone that takes pleasure at the death and destruction of civilian targets instead of military ones is a poor excuse for a human being. I truly feel sorry for you because of the anger that still exists in your posts. Also, you posts are not well written that probably shows your superior northern education,hahahaha!!! I have taught history for over 30 years with a B.S & M.S. Degrees.

[cujo53]

@JCKustom13

Don't believe me then but go to the State Capital of South Carolina and listen to their historian. Go to the cyclorama at Grant Park in Downtown Atlanta and watch and listen to their show, write to the city officials of MIlledgeville and SEE what they tell you. I live near these places and have been there and done that. Also is have taught U.S. History for 37 years and have a b.s. from mtsu and a masters from Trevecca. I do despise the memory of Sherman just like that of Hitler.

[RPenta]

@WatermelonRat You're just a rat-no wonder you like Sherman.

Guess the Brits had the right to wage total war and torture against the Continentals, right?

[RPenta]

@beckii6vr You don't know what a war criminal is, that is your problem, asshole. Why do you think the homes were empty and upon what do you expect they would subsist?

[RPenta]

@cujo53 Sherman would have made a great aid to any fascist or communist commander of any war.

[typicalviewer2]

I like sherman, the more I read about him, the more I like him.

[beckii6vr]

actually blamed for, and ridiculed, for killing people of his own kind mercilessly by sending them into battle and slaughtering the foe so... ruthlessly. While Sherman starved out the south (rich and poor), Grant murdered teenage boys and boys of all ages as they came to him during fighting. Both are respected generals and geniuses, and both deserve the same amount of respect.

[beckii6vr]

@cujo53 No, sorry. Grant and Sherman discussed their plan of action in a hotel room, in which Sherman would take Atlanta, and then he sent for approval for his march to the sea, and Grant approved of it. Sherman and Grant became best friends, not to mention, and Grant approved of everything Sherman did - and even thanked him for it. Grant -made- Sherman lead general of the army when he became president - if Grant didn't agree with Sherman's tactics, he wouldn't have done that. And Grant is

[cujo53]

For anyone that believes that Sherman is a hero, but I will agree that he did shorten the war but at what price, please come to Atlanta, Milledgeville, and all the little towns and villages eastward to Savanna and then up to Columbia, South Carolina before you try to hold this man up as a hero. See and hear for yourself from the state, federal and local historian. As long as any native people to Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee live - he will always be a criminal to us.

[cujo53]

Grant was never asked nor did he ever give permission for Sherman to carry out his "March to the Sea" and live off the fat of the Georgia land. Grant never attacked civilian target which is exactly what Sherman did. I have been to Atlanta at least 20 times in my life, I have been to Milledgeville, all along the path to Savana and lat but not least Columbia, South CArolina. What Sherman allowed his troops called "Bummers yes it where we get the name "BUM" to do is unexcuseable for anyone.

[cujo53]

@beckii6vr Not going to argue with you about Grant but you are incorrect. Sherman was given command of the Union Army of Tennessee shortly after the Battle of Chattanooga. Grant took the appointment to go to Grand Army of the Potomac and fight against Lee in the early fall of 1863. Sherman was left in charge of said army with the blessings of Lincol, Grant, and the War Department. He recieved permission from the War Department and not Grant .

[beckii6vr]

@cujo53 How can you have respect for Grant, someone who adored Sherman and honored him, respected him and was grateful for what he did - but not like Sherman? That doesn't make any sense. Grant made plans with Sherman for the march to the sea, Grant approved of it, Grant over saw what he did and supported it.