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=__Historical Figure:__ William Sherman=



__Historical Question:__ "Was William Sherman's tactic of waging 'Total War' on the South justifiable?"
My "I am..." person is William Sherman. What made me interested in him is the fact that he had waged "total war" on the South. I wondered why he did it; because of his actions there was even more tension and hatred between the North and the South. However, it may also be that victory was ensured because of this tactic. All I knew so far was that he had waged total war, cutting a path strait to General Robert E. Lee, which majorly helped win the war. Some questions that came into my mind about William Sherman while researching are "What was his reason for waging total war?", and "Why he was called 'History's First Modern General'?".

=Primary Sources= Document
 * [|William Sherman documents]
 * [|William T. Sherman: orders relating to the march through Georgia (1864)]
 * [|William T. Sherman: report on the end of the Indian problem (1883)]
 * [|William T. Sherman: Atlanta letter (1864)]


 * Visual**
 * **[|William T. Sherman]**
 * **[|William T. Sherman and staff at Federal Fort No. 7]**
 * Quotes**
 * "If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you."
 * **“William T. Sherman: quote on the presidency." __American History__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 6 Jun. 2009 <[]>. **
 * "War is the remedy our //enemies// have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want."
 * **"William T. Sherman: quote on the Civil War." __American History__. 2009.** **ABC-CLIO.** **6 Jun. 2009 <[]>.**
 * "[Grant] stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now we stand by each other always."
 * **"William T. Sherman: quote on Ulysses S. Grant." __American History__. 2009.** **ABC-CLIO.** **6 Jun. 2009** **<[]>.**
 * "The legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace."
 * **"William T. Sherman: quote on war." __American History__. 2009.** **ABC-CLIO.** **6 Jun. 2009** **<[]>.**

=**Secondary Sources**= [|Willaim Sherman Biography] [|William Sherman Wiki] [|Documents about William Sherman]

=I Am Podcast**=

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