William Tecumseh Sherman made the famous and very true statement, “War is all hell!” He said this surprisingly before the Civil War. At this time he was retired from the armed forces and thought by many to be insane. Later however came the time in his life that would be taught in high school U.S. History classes. The time when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman would be reinstated into the army to crush over half …showed first 75 words of 960 total…

…showed last 75 words of 960 total…but on March 21 Sherman’s entire command was in position to launch a counter attack. Johnston skillfully beat back the Federal attacks and retreated that night toward Smithfield. William Tecumseh Sherman might have been crazy, but if so, he was an insane-genius. With his March to the Sea, destructive strategies of war, and his Campaign in the Carolinas, he swayed the war towards the Union being the victors by shattering the backbone of the Confederacy.