The Life of Uncle Billy - Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman

First published ten years after the end of the Civil War, "Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman" were among the first memoirs written by one of the prominent Civil War generals. The memoirs caused a lot of controversy, especially because of the author's unfair treatment of General Grant. General Sherman replied to his critics: "...any witness who may disagree with me should publish his own version of facts in the truthful narration of which he is interested." Contents: - From 1820 to the Mexican War, 1846 - Early Recollections of California--1846-1848 - Missouri, Louisiana, and California--1850-1855 - California--1855-1857 - California, New York, and Kansas--1857-1859 - Louisiana--1859-1861 - Missouri--April and May, 1861 - From the Battle of Bull Run to Paducah--1861-1862 - Battle of Shiloh-- March and April, 1862 - Shiloh to Memphis- April to July, 1862 - Memphis to Arkansas Post-- July, 1862, to January, 1863 - Vicksburg-- January to July, 1863 - Chattanooga and Knoxville-- July to December, 1863 - Meridian Campaign-- January and February, 1864 - Atlanta Campaign- Nashville and Chattanooga to Kenesaw-- March, April, and May, 1864 - Atlanta Campaign-- Battles About Kenesaw Mountain-- June, 1864 - Atlanta Campaign-- Battles About Atlanta--july, 1864 - Capture of Atlanta-- August and September, 1864 - Atlanta and After-- Pursuit of Hood-- September and October, 1864 - The March to the Sea--from Atlanta to Savannah-- November and December, 1864 - Savannah and Pocotaligo-- December, 1864, and January, 1865 - Campaign of the Carolinas-- February and March, 1865 - End of the War-- From Goldsboro' to Raleigh and Washington-- April and May, 1865 - Military Lessons of the War - After the War