Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
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Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book → war memoir → |
| author | William Tecumseh Sherman → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| describesEvent |
Atlanta Campaign
→
Battle of Shiloh → Carolinas Campaign → Chattanooga Campaign → March to the Sea → Siege of Vicksburg →
surface form: "Vicksburg Campaign"
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| focusesOn |
military strategy
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operational details of campaigns → personal reflections → political leaders of the Civil War → |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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military history → |
| hasForm | two-volume work → |
| hasPerspective | Union Army → |
| historicalSignificance |
influential account of Union strategy
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key source for understanding Sherman's March to the Sea → major primary source on the American Civil War → |
| language | English → |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature → |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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Atlanta Campaign → Sherman’s March to the Sea →
surface form: "Sherman's March to the Sea"
Union Army campaigns → Western Theater of the American Civil War → William Tecumseh Sherman → |
| mentionsPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
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George H. Thomas → Henry W. Halleck → Jefferson Davis → Joseph E. Johnston → Ulysses S. Grant → |
| narrativeVoice | first person → |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 → |
| publicationYear | 1875 → |
| publisher |
Appleton-Century
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surface form: "D. Appleton & Company"
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| setting |
American South
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United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
Western Theater of the American Civil War → |
| timePeriodCovered |
19th century
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American Civil War →
surface form: "American Civil War era"
Reconstruction era → Sherman's early life → |
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