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U.S. General

William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent American military leader known for his actions during the American Civil War. He is famous for his 'scorched earth' policy, which aimed to destroy the economic and military infrastructure of the South to weaken its fighting ability.

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Famous William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes

“If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir.”

Ifs Army Civil War Mules

Author:William Tecumseh Sherman

“An army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every enactment, every change of rule which impairs this principle weakens the army, impairs its value, and defeats the very object of its existence.”

Men Principles Military Army Collections One Man Obliged

Author:William Tecumseh Sherman

“This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.”

People Feels War Hard Hands Young Fighting Poor Rich Particular Army Hostile Rich And Poor

Book:Memoirs of General William T. Sherman

Source: Memoirs of General William T. Sherman

“He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.”

War Peace Known Army Invisible Invincible

Author:William Tecumseh Sherman

“An army to be useful must be a unit, and out of this has grown the saying, attributed to Napoleon, but doubtless spoken before the days of Alexander, that an army with an inefficient commander was better than one with two able heads.”

Two Able Army Units Commanders

Book:Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman

Source: Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman

“The whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak violence upon South Carolina. I almost tremble for her fate.”

War Whole Desire Fate Violence Army South Burning Civil War Carolina Insatiable South Carolina

Author:William Tecumseh Sherman