Sherman's March To The Sea, And The Burning Of Columbia, South Carolina, From His Memoirs: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Sherman's March To The Sea, And The Burning Of Columbia, South Carolina, From His Memoirs, credited to William Tecumseh Sherman, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Sherman's March To The Sea, And The Burning Of Columbia, South Carolina, From His Memoirs by William Tecumseh Sherman. Read in English by David Wales This librivox recording comprises part of chapter 22 and all of chapter 23 (The March To The Sea – From Atlanta To Savannah – November And December 1864) of American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memoirs. Sherman was one of the premier generals fighting for the North. In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the western theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman's subsequent march through Georgia and the Carolinas further undermined the Confederacy's ability to continue fighting. He accepted the surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865. Sherman’s scorched earth policy marching his army through Georgia from conquered Atlanta to coastal Savannah was a strong factor in breaking the South’s will to fight. The South’s surrender came just five months later. He steadfastly refused to be drawn into politics and in 1875 published his Memoirs, one of the best-known first-hand accounts of the American Civil War. British military historian B. H. Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general" ( Wikipedia and david wales)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Sherman's March To The Sea, And The Burning Of Columbia, South Carolina, From His Memoirs
• Author credits: William Tecumseh Sherman
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 8
• Listed recording duration: 3:24:58

Catalogue topics

• American civil war
• civil war
• georgia
• sherman
• march to the sea
• military tactics and strategy

Track guide

1. 00 - Two Prefaces — 6:53
2. 01 - Chapter 20 (Partial) Atlanta And After – Pursuit of Hood – September and October 1864 — 12:45
3. 02 - Chapter 21 The March To The Sea From Atlanta To Savannah, November And December 1864 Part 1 — 30:58
4. 03 - Chapter 21 The March To The Sea From Atlanta To Savannah, November And December 1864 Part 2 — 27:59
5. 04 - Chapter 21 The March To The Sea From Atlanta To Savannah, November And December 1864 Part 3 — 38:47
6. 05 - Chapter 21 The March To The Sea From Atlanta To Savannah, November And December 1864 Part 4 — 27:51
7. 06 - Chapter 21 The March To The Sea From Atlanta To Savannah, November And December 1864 Part 5 — 26:06
8. 07 - Chapter 23 (Partial) Campaign Of The Carolinas — 33:39

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