{"id":2094674,"date":"2023-11-08T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-top-11-generals-4-william-t-sherman\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T21:50:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:50:32","slug":"americas-top-11-generals-4-william-t-sherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-top-11-generals-4-william-t-sherman\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s Top 11 Generals: #4 William T. Sherman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericas-top-11-generals-4-william-t-sherman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2094674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>America\u2019s Finest\u200d 11 Commanders:\u2062 Remembering the Remarkable Generals and Admirals<\/h2>\n<p>As Veterans \u2064Day\u200c approaches on November 11, it&#8217;s time \u200bto celebrate and honor the exceptional generals and admirals \u2064that the\u2064 United \u200dStates \u200chas produced over the years. While many have made their mark, only a few have truly stood out\u2063 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-top-11-generals-11-curtis-e-lemay\/\" title=\"Top 11 American Generals: #11 Curtis E. LeMay\">world-class strategists<\/a> and leaders\u2063 of troops. Here is my list of\u200c America&#8217;s finest 11 commanders.<\/p>\n<h3>William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820 \u2013 1891 (Civil \u2063War)<\/h3>\n<p>On the eve of the Civil War, William Tecumseh\u2064 Sherman wrote a chilling letter to a friend in\u200b the South, warning of the bloodshed to come. He understood\u200b the horrors of war, stating, &#8220;War is a terrible thing.&#8221; Sherman&#8217;s words and actions during the war\u200d solidified his reputation as\u200b a prophet\u2062 of modern warfare.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Such language prompts some to \u2062remember the grizzled, steely-eyed Sherman as an Old Testament-like\u2063 prophet\u200b of modern war and \u200ball its desolations. And with good reason. He is associated with the destruction of Georgia in his &#8220;March \u200cTo The Sea&#8221; and then up through the Carolinas. In doing so, Sherman tore the guts \u2062out of the Confederate war machine and in many ways \u200cushered in the\u2063 modern age of \u200bconflict. \u200cBut, unlike\u2062 his superior Grant,\u200c who ended up bogged down for months in a grisly stalemate\u200c with \u200cLee&#8217;s army in \u200bVirginia, his war was waged\u200d on factories, plantations, railroads, and fertile farmlands \u2063as much as the \u200benemy&#8217;s legions. Sherman understood that the\u2062 materiel production of the South was essential to maintaining the Confederate War effort in the field. And no other commander destroyed the Southern infrastructure with\u200b more ruthless efficiency than he.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When General Grant promoted\u2063 Sherman to head the Division of the Mississippi, it was a\u2063 smart\u2064 decision. Despite Sherman&#8217;s earlier struggles and \u200ca nervous breakdown, Grant saw his potential. Sherman proved to \u200dbe Grant&#8217;s most faithful \u200dsubordinate, and his men\u200c loved him for his refusal to waste their lives in fruitless frontal attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The loyalty flowed down through the ranks as well. The men loved &#8220;Uncle Billy&#8221; precisely because \u2063they knew he \u2063would not\u200d waste their lives\u200d in fruitless frontal attacks. A\u2064 more rugged lot than their spit-and-polish eastern counterparts, his men were mostly from the Western states of Illinois,\u2063 Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, \u200dOhio, Iowa, and Minnesota. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-top-11-generals-4-william-t-sherman\/\" title=\"America\u2019s Top 11 Generals: #4 William T. Sherman\">wore broad-brimmed hats<\/a> rather than the more iconic\u2063 cap, and the officers\u200c not very distinguishable from the rankers, who called themselves\u2062 Sherman&#8217;s &#8220;bummers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sherman&#8217;s foresight\u2064 and ingenuity set him apart from other military commanders of\u200c the 19th \u200bcentury. He vowed not \u200cto \u200dwaste his men&#8217;s lives in foolish frontal assaults, unlike his \u200bfriend Grant\u200d who was doing just that in Virginia. Instead,\u200d Sherman engaged in constant maneuvering and flanking tactics to outmaneuver his Confederate opponents.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Instead, tasked by Grant with taking Atlanta, Sherman would engage in a war of constant maneuver against his very capable Confederate opponent,\u200c Gen. Joe \u200dJohnston, and repeatedly flank, march,\u2063 flank,\u200b and march his way south through\u2063 Georgia until \u2062he had Atlanta cut off. Only once during his relentless 110-mile advance south towards the city, at Kennesaw Mountain,\u2064 did Sherman lose his patience and attempt a frontal attack, suffering severe \u200bif predictable losses. He never tried such a\u200d foolish tactic again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sherman&#8217;s march through Georgia and the Carolinas left a lasting impact. He systematically destroyed the South&#8217;s ability to feed and supply their armies, ultimately \u2062advancing the South&#8217;s collapse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hagerty-biden-admin-awarding-hamas-with-u-s-taxpayer-dollars\/\" title=\"Hagerty: Biden Admin Awarding Hamas with U.S. Taxpayer Dollars\">saving countless lives<\/a> on both sides.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is hard to argue against\u200b the notion that Sherman&#8217;s campaigns not only saved the Union by \u2064saving Lincoln&#8217;s presidency but saved\u2063 tens of thousands of lives on both sides\u200c by advancing \u200dthe South&#8217;s inevitable collapse and defeat by \u200bat\u2063 least six months to\u200b a year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sherman&#8217;s\u200b legacy is\u200d complex. While he is hailed as a hero\u200d in the \u200dNorth for his crucial role\u2064 in saving\u200d the Union, he is \u200cvilified in the South as a symbol of destruction. However, the record shows that \u2064Sherman targeted the \u200dplantation\u2063 class, whom\u200b he \u2064blamed for waging the war, rather than indiscriminately harming civilians.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As far as the Southern\u2062 gentry was concerned, however, Sherman&#8217;s cardinal sin was to wage \u2064war on property.\u200d Sherman understood the unavoidable nexus between civilian labor and the \u200ccapabilities of\u200c their \u200barmies \u2063in the field. An unheard-of approach in a supposedly more genteel age where civilians and armies were considered separate and distinct.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>William Tecumseh \u200cSherman&#8217;s military brilliance and\u200d strategic vision left an indelible mark on American history.\u200c His campaigns not only shaped the outcome\u200d of the\u2062 Civil War but also paved the way for modern warfare tactics. Sherman&#8217;s legacy, though controversial, cannot\u2064 be denied.<\/p>\n<p><strong>America&#8217;s \u2062Top\u2062 11 Generals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-11-curtis-e-lemay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#11 Curtis E. LeMay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-10-matthew-ridgway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#10 \u200bMatthew Ridgway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-9-nathanael-greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#9 Nathanael Greene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-8-george-patton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#8 George \u200dPatton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-7-robert-e-lee\">RELATED: #7 Robert \u200cE. Lee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-6-admiral-chester-nimitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#6 Admiral Chester \u200bNimitz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-top-11-generals-5-thomas-stonewall-jackson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#5 Thomas &#8216;Stonewall&#8217; Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Brad Schaeffer is\u200c a\u200d commodities trader, columnist, and author of two acclaimed novels.\u2062 His newest \u200bbook, the fact-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Pits-Rough-Tumble-Exchange\/dp\/B0CKPNCMQW\/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1331509151681009&#038;hvadid=83219665089301&#038;hvbmt=bp&#038;hvdev=c&#038;hvlocphy=97755&#038;hvnetw=o&#038;hvqmt=p&#038;hvtargid=kwd-83219680392082%3Aloc-190&#038;hydadcr=18892_13467888&#038;keywords=brad+schaeffer&#038;qid=1698162015&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIFE IN THE PITS: \u200dMy\u2064 Time as \u2063a Trader on\u2063 the Rough-and-Tumble Exchange Floors<\/a> will be\u2063 published in December and is currently\u200d available for pre-order. You can also find more \u2063of Brad&#8217;s articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/bradschaeffer.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views\u200c expressed in this piece are those of the \u2062author\u2064 and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What was the significance of Sherman&#8217;s &#8220;March To The Sea&#8221; and \u2063its \u200dimpact \u2063on the \u2064Confederate war effort?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ica&#8217;s Finest\u200b Commanders: Remembering the Remarkable Generals and Admirals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Veterans Day approaches on November 11, it&#8217;s time to celebrate and \u200dhonor \u200dthe exceptional generals and\u2062 admirals that the United States has produced over the years. \u2064While many have\u200d made their mark, only a few have truly stood out as world-class strategists and leaders of troops.\u200b Here is my list of America&#8217;s finest 11 commanders.<\/p>\n<h3>William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820\u2062 \u2013 1891 (Civil War)<\/h3>\n<p>On the \u2062eve \u200bof \u2063the Civil War, William Tecumseh\u200c Sherman wrote \u200ba\u200d chilling letter to a friend in the South, \u2063warning of the bloodshed to come. He understood the horrors of war, stating, &#8220;War\u2064 is a\u2064 terrible thing.&#8221; Sherman&#8217;s words \u2063and actions during the war solidified his reputation \u200das a prophet\u2064 of modern warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Such language prompts some to remember the grizzled, steely-eyed Sherman as an \u2062Old Testament-like prophet of modern war and \u2062all its desolations. And with good reason. He is associated with \u200bthe destruction of Georgia in his \u2063&#8221;March\u200c To\u200c The Sea&#8221; and then up through the\u200c Carolinas. In doing so, Sherman tore the guts out of the Confederate war machine and in many ways ushered in\u200d the modern age \u200cof conflict. But, unlike his \u2062superior Grant,\u200c who ended up bogged down\u2062 for months in a grisly stalemate with Lee&#8217;s army in Virginia, his\u2062 war was waged\u2062 on factories, plantations, railroads,\u200c and fertile farmlands as much as the enemy&#8217;s legions. Sherman understood that the materiel production of the South was essential to maintaining the Confederate War effort in the field. And no \u2063other commander destroyed the Southern infrastructure with\u200d more ruthless efficiency than he.<\/p>\n<p>When General Grant promoted Sherman to head the \u2064Division of the Mississippi, it \u2063was a smart decision. Despite Sherman&#8217;s earlier struggles and a nervous\u2063 breakdown, Grant saw his potential. Sherman proved to be\u2064 Grant&#8217;s most faithful subordinate, and his men loved him for \u200dhis refusal to waste their lives \u2062in fruitless frontal attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The loyalty flowed down through\u2064 the ranks as well. The men loved &#8220;Uncle Billy&#8221; precisely because they knew he would not waste\u200c their lives in fruitless frontal\u2063 attacks. A more rugged lot than their spit-and-polish \u2063eastern counterparts, his men were\u2063 mostly \u200dfrom the Western \u2064states of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, and Minnesota. They wore broad-brimmed hats rather than \u2064the more iconic cap,\u2062 and the officers not very distinguishable from the rankers, \u200cwho called themselves Sherman&#8217;s &#8220;bummers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sherman&#8217;s foresight and ingenuity set him apart from other military commanders of the 19th century. He vowed not to waste his men&#8217;s lives \u200din foolish frontal assaults, \u2063unlike his friend Grant who\u200b was doing just that in Virginia. \u2062Instead, \u200cSherman engaged in\u2063 constant maneuvering and flanking\u200c tactics to outmaneuver\u2064 his Confederate opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, tasked by Grant\u200d with\u2064 taking Atlanta, Sherman would engage in a war of constant maneuver against his very capable \u2062Confederate opponent, Gen. Joe Johnston, and repeatedly flank, march, flank, and march\u2064 his way south through Georgia until he had Atlanta cut\u200c off. Only once during his relentless 110-mile \u200badvance south towards the city<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, the United States has produced many remarkable generals and admirals, but only a few have stood out as world-class strategists and leaders of troops. As Veterans Day approaches on November 11, let\u2019s remember and celebrate them. Here is my list of America\u2019s finest 11 commanders. 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