Traditional biographies hold that the Battle of Shiloh was the dime that Sherman’s military life turned upon. The ability to clearly connect the political resolve of South to the battlefield supposedly set him apart from his infamously cautious peers.

Sherman was one of the architects of the Union victory in the Civil War and a significant contributor to the development of modern warfare. He was also a leader in the late nineteenth century Indian wars in the American West.

The collection consists of correspondence, a volume of recollections during and after the Mexican War, military documents, printed matter, memorabilia, and manuscripts of Sherman’s Memoirs. The manuscript of the Memoirs and a long narrative of wartime experiences supplement the correspondence for the Civil War period.

Major General William T. Sherman was an unapologetic racist. Why, then, did he promise Farmland to runaway slaves?

On December 22, 1864, William T. Sherman offered Abraham Lincoln a special Christmas gift, namely the city of Savannah. General Sherman had marched more than 60,000 hardened veterans right through the heart of Georgia to claim that prize. His March to the Sea has since come to represent Sherman's tactics in a way that some think exaggerates its importance in relation to his larger objectives.