Southern Storm : Sherman's March to the Sea

from RobertP

This is a good, readable description of the Union campaign through Georgia at the end of 1864. It gives a good sense of what it was like for Sherman's army during the campaign. It is also good giving a sense of what it was like for the white folk in the path of the northerners. It is less good on...

from TLCrawford

"Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea" is the first book by Noah A Trudeau and the second book on William Tecumseh Sherman that I have read. Trudeau has done an excellent job of writing what should be a popular history on an iconic event in the history of the United States, an event that ha...

from RobertP

This is a good, readable description of the Union campaign through Georgia at the end of 1864. It gives a good sense of what it was like for Sherman's army during the campaign. It is also good giving a sense of what it was like for the white folk in the path of the northerners. It is less good on...

from anthonywillard

Trudeau's usual style of daily entries for the five or so weeks of the campaign. Since Sherman advanced in four columns, or sometimes five, there is an entry for each of them on most days. Sometimes there is coverage of the Confederate side, but apparently the records are scanty, compared to Unio...

from movienerd

Very detailed! I think a little bias on the Northern side. A must read for any Civil War buff. I will surely read it again!