Sherman's
March through the Carolinas
by John G. Barrett
Based on printed memoirs and documentary records of those
who fought and of the civilians who lived in the path of
Sherman's onslaught. The burning of Columbia, the battle of
Bentonville, and Joseph E. Johnston's surrender nine days
after Appomattox are at the center of the story, but Barrett
also focuses on other aspects of the campaign, such as the
undisciplined pillaging of the 'bummers,' and on its effects
on local populations.
1996. 335 pp., 6 x 9, notes, bibl., index
ISBN 13 978-0-8078-4566-0 ,Softcover $19.95
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