Grant and Sherman: The Friendship that Won the Civil War

As soon as real war begins, new men, heretofore unheard of, will emerge from obscurity, equal to any occasion.

—William Tecumseh Sherman, six weeks before Bull Run

I knew wherever I was that you thought of me, and if I got in a tight place you would come if alive.

—
Sherman to
Grant, March 10, 1864, summing up their
successful Western campaigns

But what next? I suppose it will be safe if I leave General Grant and yourself to decide.

—Abraham Lincoln to Sherman, after congratulating him on his capture of Savannah, Christmas
1864

He stood by me when I was crazy and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now, sir, we stand by each other always.

—Sherman, speaking of Grant

I know him well as one of the greatest purest and best of men. He is poor and always will be, but he is great and magnanimous.

—Grant, praising Sherman in
a
letter to Jesse Grant, his father

We were as brothers, I the older man in years, he the higher in rank.

—Sherman, summing up their friendship

Title Page
Epigraph
PROLOGUE
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TWO FAILED MEN WITH GREAT POTENTIAL
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GRANT AWAKENS
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SHERMAN GOES IN
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GRANT MOVES FORWARD, WITH SHERMAN IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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THE BOND FORGED AT SHILOH
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POLITICAL PROBLEMS, MILITARY CHALLENGES: THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN DEVELOPS
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THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG
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PAIN AND PLEASURE ON THE LONG ROAD TO CHATTANOOGA AND MISSIONARY RIDGE
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CONFUSION AT CHATTANOOGA
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GRANT AND SHERMAN BEGIN TO DEVELOP THE WINNING STRATEGY
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SHERMAN SAVES LINCOLN’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
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PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP: SAVANNAH FOR CHRISTMAS
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THE MARCH THROUGH THE CAROLINAS, AND AN ADDITIONAL TEST OF FRIENDSHIP
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GRANT, SHERMAN, AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR—AND PEACE
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“I NOW FEEL LIKE ENDING THE MATTER”: GRANT’S FINAL OFFENSIVE
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THE DAYS AFTER APPOMATTOX: JOY AND GRIEF
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SHERMAN IN TROUBLE
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GRANT, SHERMAN, AND THE RADICALS
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A PARADE FOR EVERYONE, AND A HEARING FOR SHERMAN
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THE PAST AND FUTURE MARCH UP PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
L’ENVOI

About the Author
Praise for
Grant and Sherman
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
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