to Edwin M. Stanton

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Edwin M. Stanton

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GLC#
GLC06023
Type
Letters
Date
23 May 1864
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
to Edwin M. Stanton
Place Written
Kingston, Georgia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written prior to the campaign for New Hope Church, Georgia as General Sherman maneuvered around General Joseph E. Johnston's left flank. Sherman reports to Stanton that he will speak to the Governors as requested. He will continue to telegraph daily the results of his conquests. Comments that Ulysses S. Grant's work impressed the Virginians, "with the knowledge that the Yankees will fight them fair and square...must precede all main advantages of strategic movements." This contrasts with his efforts in Georgia, where "the enemy knows we can and will fight like the Devil, & therefore, we maneuver for advantage of ground."

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