William Tecumseh Sherman: in the service of my country : a life

Prologue : Death stared us all in the face

My father named me William Tecumseh

I was notified to prepare for West Point

In the service of my country

Sand and sun, Seminoles and Spaniards

Military camaraderie, Southern aristocracy, prospective matrimony

And then there was a war on

Deprived of military glory

California again; a brand-new game

Golden State banker

I was fit for the army but nothing else

In a hell of a fix

No man can foresee the end

Action at Bull Run

"Crazy" in Kentucky

Triumphant in Tennessee

This is no common war

The strongest place I ever saw

The river of our greatness is free

Why was I not killed at Vicksburg?

One hundred thousand strong

I knew more of Georgia than the rebels did

I want a bold push for Atlanta

It's a big game, but I know I can do it

Taking the war to the braggart Carolinians

A soldier of renown

General-in-chief, I

General-in-chief, II

We can only bow to the inevitable.