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