William T Sherman: The First Modern General

#civilwar #biography #ushistory
William Tecumseh Sherman is forever linked with his famed March to the Sea in the late autumn of 1864. In truth, his subsequent march through South Carolina and part of North Carolina was far more destructive, a fact Sherman acknowledged in his memoirs. He commanded a regiment in the First Battle of Bull Run, a Union defeat which led to him suffering a bout of depression. Northern newspapers questioned his sanity, with one Cincinnati newspaper openly calling him insane.
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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

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.

[@dknighton100]

Now that's friendship.

[@chrislittle2366]

​@@dknighton100Agreed

[@leroyhanna8670]

The only outcome to a true friendship that was tested by trials and tribulations that morph into a relationship stronger than steel

[@user-ge7dy7xi3j]

Well, Grant, we've had the Devil's own day, haven't we? 😎

[@ramonretana5551]

@@user-ge7dy7xi3jlick em tomorrow though

[@ballinlikestalin878]

Sherman and Grant is one of the greatest bromances in American history

[@willholmes8295]

It’s interesting to see Sherman who had a middle name after one of the most famous natives, led such a brutal war against them.

[@tarn1135]

Because he knew if he didn’t play their game he couldn’t win. You have to force your enemy to come to you so you can control the war. It’s brutal and horrific but it’s one of the only ways to win a war.

[@willholmes8295]

@@tarn1135 questionable as many tribes ended up not needing their entire women and children killed. But I see what your point is.

[@SqueaksUofA]

⁠@@willholmes8295are you unaware that it was common for native tribes to kill all women and children when they raided another tribes camp? They only kept teenage boys as slaves and kept it moving. Higher success rate of getting away after the raid.

[@willholmes8295]

@@SqueaksUofA I think that’s factually incorrect, not only in my archaeological studying but in common knowledge, women are the most important thing to a tribe after a warring male population.

[@SqueaksUofA]

@@willholmes8295 whatever you want to believe. They would kill anyone that they did not take as a slave and they would kill anyone that slowed them down. Their torture methods are also why they were considered “savages”. These methods were around before French or Europeans first ran into them. I’m not saying this to say what happened to Native Americans was okay. Everyone was ruthless back in the day in their own ways, it’s just how things and humans were then.

[@dfdemt]

In the south were always taught in school he was the super villain of the Civil War. But the guy knew his shit.

[@stuartdollar9912]

Grant, Sherman, and Lincoln were the three indispensable men of that war. The trust Lincoln had in Grant, and the trust Grant had in Sherman were the difference.

[@robinclaes4109]

Make a biographics on the greatest KZbin host of all time: Simon Whistler

[@jamescarter8693]

Yes wtf

[@raydavison4288]

I don't know that most prolific Podcaster necessarily means the GOAT. 😊

[@tysonfoutz7606]

I totally thought Whistler would be here. This is good, so a good follow up would be “When Georgia Howled”

[@BardovBacchus]

"Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other" - William T Sherman

[@jokodihaynes419]

The Sherman tank was named after him

[@dknighton100]

And rightly so. Wherever those tanks went, his spirit went with them as well.

[@dknighton100]

@@HoxMouse no the spirit of his destruction and wrath.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

Suggestions for a future biographics video: George Westinghouse, Chester A. Arthur or Frances Perkins

[@maxwirt921]

I’ll add Tecumseh, William Randolph Hearst and John Pershing. Pretty much all the generals mentioned in this video too.

[@connorrivers995]

They already did Washington.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

@@connorrivers995 I said Westinghouse not Washington

[@tdubya75]

Westinghouse would be fantastic. I would like to hear more of his collaboration with Nikola Tesla.

[@ronaldslater4703]

You guys had the wrong photos for Henry Halleck and Simon Cameron. You need to switch them, if possible.

[@emilyperron5652]

You took the words out of my mouth.

[@tombystander]

Absolute beast of a General

[@johngeverett]

I grew up in south Georgia and saw Sherman as a hero. Maybe because my Dad was a navy pilot in WWII, and I strongly identified with the USA.

[@yeomanbasket]

Interesting to see how back then even the most common mental illnesses could get you labeled as crazy.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:35 - Chapter 1 - An ohio childhood 4:20 - Chapter 2 - Early military career 7:30 - Chapter 3 - Early wartime experiences 10:05 - Chapter 4 - The atlanta campaign 12:25 - Chapter 5 - The march 16:50 - Chapter 6 - The indian wars 19:50 - Chapter 7 - Sherman's legacy 23:10 - Conclusion

[@DenethordeSade.90]

You still do these here too? You do gods work my friend

[@chrislittle2366]

Thank you so much for this one been wanting this one for a long time

[@williesavageii]

The picture shown at 7:52 is Henry Halleck; not Simon Cameron.

[@johnquick9849]

and vice versa a little later😀

[@josephkelley8634]

Sherman was an honorary pall bearer at Grant' s funeral.

[@jakealter5504]

He was also one of the last generals to see Lincoln alive

[@LittleStaceyCakes]

I’m related to Sherman on my mom’s side.. My uncle was handed down his diaries

[@radarendicott3838]

Lancaster, Ohio is the seat of Fairfield County, and rests on the banks of the Hocking River. The Scioto (Sy-oh-toe) River does not flow in Fairfield County.

[@nickg2162]

This

[@chrislittle2366]

Pgt Beauregard would be a awesome one

[@noahrenken3773]

Is Eric the permanent host? This is not meant to be a diss on him, but I did enjoy Karl hosting

[@Smithy1991]

How can you enjoy Karl? His voice and his snarky wit is like nails on a chalkboard. I much prefer mr cosmic horror

[@kaleanaking5292]

@@Smithy1991we all have our preferences. I like Karl’s snarky and witty comments but not everyone does nor have to. But why do you feel the need to know why someone feels the way they do? Especially when they weren’t even talking to you in the first place.

[@Smithy1991]

@@kaleanaking5292 you don’t have to reply? If you don’t like my comment you can just ignore me. You expressed your opinion and I wished to express mine…

[@kaleanaking5292]

@@Smithy1991 my how you have simultaneously grasped the point and missed it. I knew you’d reply, but the point stands. You didn’t just offer an opinion, you first questioned the OP as if they have to explain anything to you. Then you went on to be snarky yourself about who the OP asked about (unwarranted), then proceeded to give your opinion. It would be one thing if you left it at “I much prefer Mr cosmic horror” or nothing at all because they weren’t speaking to you in the first place.

[@Smithy1991]

@@kaleanaking5292 yep I did question op as it’s ludicrous…I didn’t expect an explanation. It’s rhetorical. Nothing wrong with being snarky. I’m surprised you know what snarky means when you can’t recognise a rhetorical question that gets a point across.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

He truly made Georgia Howl! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jamellfoster6029]

I'm Southern but I can appreciate that.

[@billmartin1010]

He even led his men to loot, pillage, and burn UNION families' farms. (My family's farm was looted and burned by Sherman's men while my great uncle was away serving the UNION army. A Union soldier's wife and children were left without food or shelter by this man. I'm sure my family wasn't the only Union family attacked by him. Post-war reparations were laughably inadequate.) He was an indiscriminate war criminal!

[@AaronLitz]

_"Cosmic Horror Madman?!"_ Sounds like my kind of guy.

[@Wkumar07]

Sherman will forever be know as one of the most controversial generals in US history. Love him or hate him, but his final offensive broke the back of the Confederacy. Okay, I didn't know about the step sister sibling 😂. There's a p*rn hub joke there somewhere.....

[@adamd5849]

......... It's not her fault she got stuck

[@Wkumar07]

@@adamd5849 it never is.

[@JimFortune]

Is he the very model of a modern Major General?

[@nathanappleby5342]

That saying applied to Sir Garnet Wolseley of the British Army.

[@fingersTitan]

Finally.. It's the 1st thing you think of when you see the thumbnail. lol It should be a top 5 comment at least. This community seems to take itself a bit too seriously.

[@spookyboi8446]

I disagree that he was the first, as Napoleon as well as other military commanders such as Gustavus Adolphus, William of Orange, and Duke Wellesley (the Duke of Wellington). Who all were using these tactics prior to the Civil War generals. All of these strategies were ones already in use, and Napoleonic warfare was studied heavily at West Point during this period.

[@EGSBiographies-om1wb]

Can u do John J Pershing sometime.

[@douglasw9624]

Little know trivia...when early mountaineer and army officer Kit Carson died in 1868, WT Sherman took in KIt's eldest son William Carson and sent him to Notre Dame College in Indiana. It must not have suited William who by 1870 was back in Colorado married to Pasqualita the daughter of Kits friend and mountain man Tom Tobin.

[@nathanappleby5342]

Sherman is indeed the creator of "total war", but Heluth von Moltke was the world's first modern chief of staff who created a decentralized command focused on "mission tactics" and personal initiative. At 7:53, the person in the photo is not Cameron but General Henry Halleck. At 8:13, it is not Halleck but someone else.

[@matthewbrown8679]

Sherman was a great general in his own right, but he followed the tactics and attitude he learned from Grant, and was following Grant's strategy with his march to the sea.

[@MistahDaCat]

Sherman's March To The Sea was one of the greatest moments in American history and I hope there will be a chance for a sequel.

[@MistahDaCat]

​@@HoxMouse Aw, where did you go, dummy? Give up on your SJW Snowflake crusade?

[@MistahDaCat]

@@HoxMouse This seems to be less about Sherman and more about your desperate need for attention as you repeatedly comment about it. Why are you such a narcissist?

[@JeffreyKenison]

Speaking of generals. Can you do a video about Charles George Gordon too, please? Thanks.

[@adamd5849]

I like Eric as the host. While I miss Simon, Eric has the potential to be pretty damn good

[@DJL78]

What? He is as engaging as watching wet paint dry. Karl was better than this guy in every possible way. This channel is over. Done.

[@adamd5849]

@@DJL78 Simon was the same when he began. Give him time to find his groove and he'll be good

[@DJL78]

@@adamd5849 I’ve given him enough time. Watching paint dry is thrilling in comparison. This channel is a mess.

[@Smithy1991]

@@DJL78 How can you like Karl’s voice or wit? It sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Cosmic horror man is leagues ahead of Karl

[@Smithy1991]

@@DJL78 How can you like Karl’s voice or wit? It sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Cosmic horror man is leagues ahead of Karl

[@sarahrosereads]

I'm related to him. My mother is obsessed with family tree shit and she has a photograph of William and Cordelia Sherman and a bunch of other family members hanging in her hallway of pictures. Old-time photos are so creepy and no one is smiling and they all look angry.

[@kyrgyzsanjar]

I will have a drink later to the friendship between WT Sherman and Grant!

[@UnconditionalSurrenderG]

7:51 That’s not a photo of Simon , Cameron. That’s Henry Halleck

[@girldaddividendinvestor]

Mt Rushmore of Generals. 🔥

[@johnshepherd9676]

Winfield Scott was the first modern General.

[@johnquick9849]

Nice video - although the images for Cameron & Halleck are the wrong way round :) Also the evacuation of Savannah took place on a Pontoon bridge, not a Platoon bridge.

[@roterakaten636]

At 6:41 are talking about Leavenworth kansas?? There is no lensworth kansas. It's pronounced lea-ven-worth. It's named after a us army officer Henry leavenworth who served in the war of 1812. Like fort leavenworth ??? The military prison town. That popped up around the fort. BTW from the area.

[@slumpighet]

But was he the first modern major general?

[@the_meccaneer]

At 15:50 there is an armored vehicle . . .

[@alexius23]

The photo of Simon Cameron was actually Henry Halleck

[@alexius23]

And vice versa Halleck photo was Simon Cameron…

[@paulherman5822]

Could we get a video on Lafayette "War Daddy" Pool? WWII tank commander.

[@DJS11811]

You got Halleck and Cameron's pictures mixed up.

[@MrBobsmithers]

Keep forgetting that Simon doesn't host this channel anymore.

[@halporter9]

Another’s may have pointed out, Haleck and Cameron photos are transposed

[@hurst1936]

Gilbert and sulivene would be proud 😊

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

Hey what Happened to Karl Smallwood? I really liked him esp the interesting ad reads.

[@Smithy1991]

How can you like Karl’s voice or wit? It sounds like nails on a chalkboard

[@williamstocker584]

Smithy1991 you can saying the same crap over and over come up with something new

[@Vasiliosx2]

The first modern general? That's so major!

[@TheMagicLemur]

20:28 - The "Shermanesque statement" is something I'd not connected to him. Alex Salmond (former First Minister of Scotland) made a Shermanesque statement... then ran anyway. 😏

[@scarface1499]

One could argue that Grant in relation to Lee was in fact the first modern General, especially regarding his seige of Vicksburg, but I definitely can see why Sherman could also have that title.

[@personaslates]

I am the very model of a modern Major-Gineral, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical; I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical, About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news, With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse!

[@user-xw1lz7fi2u]

Why is there a picture of a tank crossing a pontoon bridge in this video?? lol

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@georgeosborn3223]

Platoon bridge. Like a pontoon bridge only smaller.

[@jonathandarling2337]

Didn’t Simon already do this one?

[@jonbotten8106]

Picture was of Halleck, not Cameron

[@davidhobbs5421]

Halleck and Cameron's photos are reversed.

[@charlie861i]

does simon not do these anymore?

[@hypester1733]

bro i like erik i say this they know we like erik too just no small wood lol sorry small wood

[@Smithy1991]

Unfortunately no more Simon and has been like that a long time now. Cosmic horror guy is good tho. I despise Karl

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

IDK it might be a stretch but there’s a little known guy named Napoleon that I think might have a bigger claim to the first modern General claim. It’s a bit niche I know but if you’ve never heard of him get a book, he’s literally the most written about person in history

[@stevenkidd6761]

I bet the he is , literally, not the most written about person in history. That would belong to a religious figure and , likely, not who you think. Nice homering for Nappy, tho.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

@@stevenkidd6761 you bet wrong. He literally is the most written about person in history. A quick google search would have saved you some embarrassment mate but jog on

[@stevenkidd6761]

@@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185 still 🧢🧢🧢 According to what source has steered you astray?

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

@@stevenkidd6761 google

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

@@stevenkidd6761 it’s actually fairly common knowledge dude. You look a clown

[@bobsmith6256]

FYI the Scioto river is pronounced CY O TA

[@marcmeyer9969]

Lou-ah-vulle 😉

[@MrDyldoBaggins]

Custer next!

[@ArchangelXCI]

They covered Custer a year ago

[@StephenLuke]

RIP William T. Sherman (1820-1891)

[@hacc220able]

Curtis LeMay then must have been one of Bill's grands. They both were into pyrotechnics. Bill burned mostly houses, outhouses, barns and a few cities while Lemay just obliterated whole cities along with their populations.

[@jamesdykes517]

Where's Simon?

[@DJS11811]

Sherman worked for Grant. Grant was the first modern general. Grant is t=he one that figured out that robbing the Confederate army of food was as good as taking theiur ammo. He and Sherman agreed. But it was Grant's ideea.

[@jackhazard2829]

If by modern you mean ray pist golum

[@flashkingbro8704]

What happened to karl?

[@beckyowens2586]

I got to see a reenactment at Shiloh once when I was a teenager. Some of the volunteers have both uniforms. When the reenactors get together they assess how many union and Confederate soldiers they have. If one side is short, those guys with two uniforms will dress out for the short side. The first day they'll flip a coin. Whoever wins will win that day, then on the second day, the other guys win. A lot of wives join in too and will dress out and run concessions/vendor stalls and set up troop and officers tents to show examples of how they lived during the war. It's all pretty dang cool. I even got to participate in the union artillery at one locally. I shot the cannon. As an awkward teen it was freaking awesome.

[@samanthaabel1079]

what happened to karl?

[@jeanmkaufmann]

Where is Karl? I'm not into cosmic horror or space cowboys. I won't watch now if it isn't Karl. 😕🇨🇦

[@garyjohnson8327]

War crimes against colonizers and Indigenous people alike.

[@justincase3230]

Oh no what happened to karl?

[@sirtorndr]

"Undoubtably" is not a word. Still, this is a great video.

[@timbo2tonez433]

Where's Simon??

[@williamstocker584]

He doesn’t work for biographies anymore unfortunately

[@iamshaunsimpson]

what happened to Simon???

[@michaelmazowiecki9195]

The first modern AMERICAN General. His scorched earth strategy was nothing new, nor was living off the land. It was common practice right back to the Romans in Europe.

[@larrybrewer]

Famous for attacking citizens, we call that a crime now.

[@youtubezcy]

Well technically not citizens thanks to the Confederacy and freeing slaves along the way. Blame the cutthroat rebels.

[@larrybrewer]

@@youtubezcy Most of the people in the south did not own slaves or participate in the war, but their homes were looted and burned, farms destroyed, and innocent people were raped and murdered. Sherman was at the heart of it.

[@SaS-cs7hz]

Seriously what happened to Karl?

[@SaS-cs7hz]

Sorry new guy

[@TheMagicLemur]

Think he's gone. In truth: the comments under each of his videos were seldom positive [bless him).

[@Smithy1991]

How can you like Karl’s voice or wit? It sounds like nails on a chalkboard

[@ahmangreen5945]

@ 15:48 you have a Sherman tank crossing a pontoon bridge just like Sherman did in a documentary about Sherman. Fitting.

[@xuser48]

You mispronounced "Leavenworth".

[@douglasboyle6544]

PONTOON bridge. WTF. I just can't take it anymore after all the ridiculous mispronunciations.

[@sirtorndr]

I missed that. How did he mispronounce it?

[@douglasboyle6544]

@@sirtorndr Well he called it a "platoon bridge", that's probably why you missed it and it's what broke me. It was the mispronunciation of Leavenworth Prison and Kennesaw Mountain that wound me up early, after those I lost track.

[@sirtorndr]

@@douglasboyle6544 Ah. It is frustrating when the quality of the video is compromised by mispronunciation. I noticed a couple of them, but I wasn't paying attention the whole time. When he said, "undoubtably", I had to say something. I hear that one more and more, and I don't care for it, although I think it will probably end up in the dictionary like "irregardless" and so many others of that ilk.

[@douglasboyle6544]

@@sirtorndr Yeah, good point, it's well researched and I don't doubt the quality of the info. But geez, if you don't have a strong vocabulary maybe vocal work ain't for you :/

[@aceundead4750]

Sooooo... who wants to go marching?

[@keveyson]

He played a part in the establishment of Sacramento... ewwww

[@DJL78]

Decent script. Well written. Delivered by a guy who has the personality of tree bark. This is does not bode well for the health of this channel. Karl was better than this. Who runs this thing? Are they on a kamikaze mission to kill the channel? WOW!

[@Smithy1991]

How can you like Karl’s voice or wit? It sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Cosmic horror man is far better then Karl. Very soothing voice

[@ExcessEnergy]

So basically ender from Enders game. Remove your enemies desire to fight again, by any means necessary.

[@strawbilly]

Bring back Kyle

[@SimonTekConley]

Butchered city names, reused the same photos over and over, and incorrect photos.

[@Smithy1991]

City names were fine🙄

[@trajanfidelis1532]

War is hell.

[@EGSBiographies-om1wb]

42nd

[@garyjohnson8327]

Atrocities by both sides? One side is the clear aggressor. Equivocation. BS.

[@kupaaiau]

The worst host!

[@craigkdillon]

You give no info or analysis of Sherman's generalship. You do not define what is a modern general, or how Sherman is one. You merely recite his career. Worthless report.

[@elimanning6520]

Where is simon?

[@johncampbell4389]

He was named for war crimes after the fact.

[@gregbors8364]

Sure, man.

[@dustinrenick6244]

Miss the other guy, this guy is boring

[@godisclapton1]

lol Protagonist? Um any southern people here agree?