Memoirs of General William T. Sherman

E-128: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good. 1891. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. D. Appleton and Company, New York. 1891. Vol. I: 455 pages Vol. II: 604 pages. Illustrated with frontispieces, fold-out maps and plates. Tipped in letter from Sherman to Gen King present to the FFEP (the letter references a cough that Sherman dveloped; he would die a few months later of pneumonia possibly as a result of this cough) , CDV tipped to the reverse of the FFEP, clipped signature of William Sherman tipped to the title page. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. William Tecumseh Sherman is one of the most important and controversial generals in American history. Just about the only thing everyone would agree on is his effectiveness. While he's lauded as a Union war hero during the Civil War and a forerunner of modern warfare, the South despised him for his heavy-handed tactics, particularly the burning of Columbia and his March to the Sea. The hard-hitting Sherman was just as tough in his memoirs, a candid look at his experiences in the war and his analysis of the generalship of others in every theater. His memoirs are considered one of the most important post-war works by a general on either side of the Civil War. E-128; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .