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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| Memoirs of General William T. Sherman canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Memoirs of General William T. Sherman Context triple: [William Tecumseh Sherman, authored, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman]
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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B.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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C.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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E.
A Memory of Solferino
A Memory of Solferino is a seminal 1862 book by Henry Dunant that vividly recounts the horrors of the Battle of Solferino and inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the modern humanitarian movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Memoirs of General William T. Sherman Target entity description: 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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A.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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B.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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C.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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D.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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E.
A Memory of Solferino
A Memory of Solferino is a seminal 1862 book by Henry Dunant that vividly recounts the horrors of the Battle of Solferino and inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the modern humanitarian movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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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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