Sherman, William T. Sherman’s Civil War: Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865. Edited by Brooks D. Simpson and Jean V. Berlin. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999.

Election of 1860 in Louisiana, preferred Bell, did not vote, 6 Thinks hard feeling will subside after election and peace settle on the country, 6 Lincoln election and consequences, 7 Seizure of Federal property in Louisiana, secession sentiment, 8 Likely secession of South Carolina and deep South, importance of Mississippi River, 8-9 Newspaper reports of coming secession; he cannot go with disunion, 10 Governor Moore, secession feeling in Louisiana, rails against slaves and race question, 11 Schools, boys’ morality, 12 Secession sentiment in New Orleans and call of legislature into session, importance of Mississippi River, 13-15 Will state in Louisiana as long as state remains in the Union, will quit when convention secedes, 14-15 Popular democracy and failure to enforce the law. Secession will take place, 16 Defends slavery but secession will endanger slavery, 16 Possible openings in army, 16-17 Explains to daughter that southerners think people from Ohio are trying to steal their slaves, 18- 19 Possible secession of Louisiana and whether to stay in Louisiana, 20, 23-24 Fort Moultrie, Sumter crisis, Anderson, 20 Secession of Louisiana, Anderson, Buchanan, Sumter, Winfield Scott, 22-23 Secession unjustified, enforce fugitive slave law, reckless paper money and taxation, mob rule, 24 Mail, post office in New Orleans, 24 Will stay as long as Louisiana remains in Union but will not betray U.S. government, 26-27 Irregular, vigilante justice Rapides Parish, 26-27 See danger of anarchy everywhere, 27 South Carolina secession, Buchanan, Anderson, Sumter, 28-29 Secession and irrationality, 28 Army only hope for the country, 28, 30 Secession, democracy and law, 30-31 Louisiana convention, 32 His job in Louisiana precarious, has no prospects in Ohio, 32-33 Alabama forts, 33 Louisiana secession elections, forts, state finances, 35 Criticizes having Seward and Chase in Lincoln’s cabinet, 35 Charleston Harbor, Star of the West, 35-36 Seizure of forts and soldiers as acts of war, 37-38, 40 Needs a job if he is to come back to Ohio, 38-39 Sherman wants to turn over arms to a responsible person, writes to Governor Moore, 41-42 Governor Moore and seizure of the forts, 43-44 Lincoln will take office, there will be war, tariff duties must be collected, 44-45 Arms seized by state, Governor Moore, 45

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Making a living, possible military service again, 46 Notes secession wave and disparages democracy and crowd psychology, 47 Departure from Louisiana Seminary of learning, 48-49 Missouri may not secede but will be in turmoil, disparages politicians, blind interest of slaveholders, 49 Holding forts, Sumter, state of war, 50 Favors concessions to border states, 51 Deep south states see slavery in danger, sees war coming, 51 Kansas to be admitted as a state, 53 Secession is treason regardless of democracy, 53-54 Need for force in government, 54 Future plans, religion, 55 Secession, New Orleans, tariff, 56-57 Bragg, 57 John Sherman, election to Senate, 63, 66 Jefferson Davis getting the best officers, North and South, 63 Union and slavery, 63 Blairs, 64 Slavery not a reason for disunion, southern slavery is mild, 65-66 Believes in Crittenden plan but also believes in coercion on secession, 66 Military appointments, politics, 66-67 Interested in a military appointment, 67 Family finances, 68 Republicans, Lincoln has been partisan in office, 69 Frank Blair wants him to raise a regiment but he cannot afford to volunteer, 70 Lincoln does not want military men and Ohio has always ignored him, 71 Sees Kentucky and Tennessee as keys to the future, 72 Comments on southern forts and Baltimore, 72 Missouri affairs, Frank Blair, Germans, 73 Virginia secession, 73-74 Missouri secession, Frank Blair, 74, 77 McClellan, Sherman, Denison, 74-75 Lincoln’s call for troops, 76 Doubtful about crushing rebellion, real fight will be along the Mississippi, 77 Sherman and Cameron, 78 Would prefer service with the regulars, 79 Shooting, St. Louis, troops, Camp Jackson, 80-81 Extremism in Missouri, secession, 82 Defends Lincoln policy, fate of Missouri is sealed, 83 Importance of the Union and the Mississippi river, 84 States’ rights in the South, 85 Praises Robert Anderson, 85-87 Nathaniel Lyon, Frank Blair, 87 Officer appointments, 88-91 McDowell, McClellan, Wool, 88 Preparing to enlist and reducing staff of railroad, accept appointment as colonel, 89

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Better to serve in regulars than in militia, 89 Dan McCook, 89-90 Affairs in Missouri, 90 Frank Blair, future of slavery, 91 Lincoln should have called for more troops, 91 Not ready to Quartermaster General or Major General, 92-93 Missouri peace agreement, Harney, Blair, Lyon, 93 Need for invading armies to conquer the peace, 95 Lincoln and Sherman’s civil war service, 96 Still not sure if he is really to be appointed a colonel, 97 Criticizes appointments of Pope, Reeder, Fremont Winfield Scott’s plans, 97-98 Real war, length of war, leadership, 98 Cameron and party patronage, 98-99 England, cotton, slavery, self-interest, 99 Corruption, 99 Sherman or Meigs Quartermaster General, 100 George H. Thomas, 100-101 Washington, appointments of general and colonels, 102 Winfield Scott, 102. 105 First Bull Run campaign, 103ff Washington forts,. 106 Beauregard, 107 Notes women he used to know who are now Confederates, 109 Writes to wife about their children, 117 Expects long war, 117 Worried about lack of discipline among army volunteers, 119 Shameless flight from Bull Run, 121 People have courage but no government, 122 Lack of discipline of troops at Bull Run, 122 Thinks Beauregard could have entered Washington, 125, 128 Newspaper will tell untrue stories about the battle, 125 Length of war, McClellan, regulars, volunteers, 126 Democracy vs. slavery, 127 McClellan cautious, southern army in bad a shape as ours, needs more regulars, 127 Volunteers destructive and many civilians asked colonels for guards, 128-29 Robert Anderson, Sherman to be sent to Kentucky, 131 Soldiers who will not do their duties, 132 Robert Anderson, Andrew Johnson, Unionists in Tennessee and Kentucky, 132-33, 134-35 Soldiers clamoring for discharges on frivolous grounds, 133 McClellan expects Beauregard to attack Washington, poor condition of troops, 133-34 Kentucky sentiment, Unionism, 136 Need to call up more troops in Midwest, Mississippi as decisive theater of combat, 136 Thomas Francis Meagher, 137 McDowell, 137 Kentucky, Unionism, Fremont proclamation, 137-38

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John C. Fremont, corruption, 138 Missouri affairs, 138-40 Criticizes volunteers, 141 Weak Kentucky troops, Louisville, 141 Volunteers destroying and plundering and turning people against us, 142 Kentucky--young active secessionists, passive stay at homes for Union and peace, 143 Sees need for 100,000 troops in Kentucky, 143 People complain of slightest things and we would be readily attacked by people if defeated, 144- 45 Fremont, 144 Kentucky people flocking to Buckner, 145 Lincoln, Kentucky, in OR, 146 Feels forebodings of danger, 147 Headache, cigars, 147 Situation in Kentucky, 148-50 Position of troops and affairs in Kentucky, in OR, 150-52 Complains of not having enough men, needs 200,000 men in Kentucky, 153 Have no arms for the Kentucky regiments, 153 Should have had 50,000 men in Kentucky and that would have taken care of the situation, 154 Fears going crazy, 154-55 John J. Crittenden lives in the past, 155 Sees great danger in Kentucky, Lincoln and Chase have ignored his warnings, 156-57 Report of McClellan on conditions in Kentucky, does not trust Home Guards, 158 Kentuckians allied with Confederates; cannot protect Unionists, fears simultaneous attacks on Louisville, St. Louis and Cincinnati, 160 Report in Cincinnati newspaper that Sherman is insane, 161-65 Describes conditions in Kentucky, Buell reinforced but Sherman still worried, 161ff Halleck, 164 Will try to be a better husband, 170 Kentucky problems, possible libel action, `171 Pessimistic about the war, supports the president, 171 Notes effects of his former ties to the South, 173 Fells sense of disgrace for having exaggerated Confederate threat in Kentucky, did consider suicide, 174 Explains situation in Kentucky to his brother John, 175ff Smoking and drinking, 179 Burning of bridges in east Tennessee, 180 Explaining his order George H. Thomas to pull back, 181-82 East Tennessee, 182 Thinks Buell can manage commander better than Sherman, 182-83 Condition of Missouri, 183, 185 Feel disgraced by surrendering command in Kentucky, 185 Overrated southerners’ power but not their determination and purpose, 186 Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 188-89 Halleck promises him a command, 190 Fort Donelson, 191-92

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Regrets past and apologizes for his failures, 192, 196 Halleck and McClellan, 193 Doubtful about southern Union sentiment, 195 Doubts welcome of people along Tennessee river, 195 Rumors that Yankees take all the pretty girls and leave the old ones for slaves, 197 East Tennessee, 199-200 Shiloh, 201ff Horse, orderly killed in battle, 201 Newspaper reporters, 203 McClellan and Kentucky, 204 Wound, 207-8 Enlisted men and volunteer officers not criticized by the politicians, 209 Lack discipline, 210 Denies being surprised at Shiloh, Halleck, Lincoln, 210, 212 Complains of newspapers and military commentary, pp. 211-12 Had to closely instruct untrained troops at Shiloh, 213-14 Uniforms, 214 Halleck, 214-15 Behavior of troops and officers at Shiloh, 215-16 Corinth, 215ff Newspapers, 217 Kentucky, 217 Lincoln, Congress, cabinet, politics, 217-18 Shiloh, 217-224 Reporters, newspapers, 221 Ohio soldiers, 221-22 Oliver P. Morton, 225 Promotion to major general, 226-27 Expects desperate battle for Corinth, 227 Confederate soldiers our equals in all respects, 227 Still sees key fight for the Mississippi, 231 Newspapers, 232-33 Corinth, Halleck, 234-35 Newspaper reporters, agitation North and South, blame generals for all the deaths, 236 Newspapers, 236-37 Halleck, 238-39 Reporters, Benjamin Stanton, Shiloh, 241-45, 251, 254-55 Bitter Confederates, women, 245 Newspapers, Sherman in Kentucky, 246-48 McClellan and Halleck rights restrict press, Beauregard gets information from newspapers, 248 Halleck, general care little for their men in war, 249 Railroad building, 250-53 War will require many more men, 251 Halleck and Sherman, in OR, 255-56 Memphis, 256 Orders disloyal men subject to Confederate conscription to depart Memphis, in OR, 256-57

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Chastises Memphis newspaper editor for inaccurate article, in OR, 257-58 Mayor John Park, city officials, provost guard in Memphis, in OR, 258-59 Large numbers of slaves coming in, he is doubtful about emancipation, 260 Speculators, Jews, cotton, 260 Oath, 260-61 Tells his daughter how he has had to turn women and children out of their homes, 262 Old friends who now want to shoot him, 262 Need to exercise power to subjugate the South, 263 Confiscate property and slaves, 264 Cannot feed all the escaped slaves, favors colonization, 265 Memphis bank, Andrew Johnson, in OR, 264-65 Lincoln should have raised many more troops from the beginning, 266 Catholics in Memphis, 266 Families should not come to military camps, 267 Military authorities, post office, theater, military use of buildings, Grant, 268-69 Sherman to Chase, should recognize that southerners are enemies, guerrillas, cotton, Jews, salt, few Union men, money as contraband, England, in OR, 269-72 Cotton trade, in OR, 271-72 Need for more soldiers, 272 Confiscation Act, 272-73 Halleck, 273 Gideon Pillow, Curtis, plantation, seizure of slaves, in OR, 274-75 Sends summaries of various orders to John A. Rawlins, in OR, 275-77 England and cotton, in OR, 278 Arrest of newspaper correspondence, in OR, 279 Salt, arrest of a captain, in OR, 279 Guerrillas, guards on railroads, in OR, 279 Slavery, confiscation, colonization, in OR, 279-80 Salt as contraband, in OR, 281 Secesh women, in OR, 281 Disease, hospitals, Sanitary Commission, 282-83 Contraband trade, 383 Newspapers, Memphis, anonymous articles, 283-84 Sorry his old friend is a Confederate, slaves, confiscation, 284-86 More criticism of newspapers, in OR, 287 Determination of Confederates, unfair treatment of northern military men, in OR, 287-88 Sanitary Commission, soldiers, disease, 288, 291-92 Talks of vast Confederate armies, guerrillas, 292 Status of slaves, confiscation act, 292-93 Confederates strong and has doubts about northern policy and people, 295-96 Presented with sword, 296-98 Soldiers, straggling, pillaging, soldiers insulted by civilians, 300 Bragg Kentucky campaign, Kirby Smith, 301 South very much united, 301 Northern merchants and speculators, 302 No power to declare slaves free, 302

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House in Ohio, 304-5 Soldier pillaging, Halleck, McClellan, 305 Confederates fire on boats, destroy town of Randolph, in OR, 305-7, 309-10 Pope and Newspapers, in OR, 306 Court martial, death sentence, guerrillas, in OR, 307-8 Confederates in Kentucky, Buell, Bragg, 309-10 Extremes may prevail for a while in war, Republicans and emancipation, unity of southern people, must bring new race into the South, 311-12 North is at last realizing it will a long war, South much more united, 313-14 William Bull Nelson assassination, Jefferson C. Davis, 314 Buell and Thomas, 314 Attended church three times and done favors for the sister, 314 Writes to Thomas Hindman about Confederate guerrillas, he will take action against the guerrillas and those who support them, in OR, 316-17 Women, children, and guerrillas, in OR, 318-19 Depth of Confederate hatred for Yankees, shown in their families, 319 Runaway slaves, employed, guerrillas, 320 Expulsion of citizens from Memphis, guerrillas firing on boats, in OR, 321-22 Encourages trade with Memphis, growing Union sentiment here, in OR, 322-23 Letter to Judge John T. Swayne, charge to grand jury, runaway slaves, confiscation, in OR, 324- 27 Writes to Halleck, union sentiment in Memphis, quartermasters occupying building, in OR, 328- 29 Tennessee money, greenbacks, in OR, 329-30 Unionists and Memphis courts, in OR, 331-332 Pemberton, 6th Illinois cavalry, killing of a man, guerrillas, retaliation against prisoners, in OR, 332-36 Cooperation with Grant in move into Mississippi, Holly Springs, old regiments small, 336, 338, 340 National currency, state bank notes, taxes, confiscation, 336-37 Butler in Louisiana, Sherman would be happy to try his hand there, 339 McDowell accused of treason. 341-42 Mississippi expedition, 342 Memphis Unionists, 343 Grant, Vicksburg, 344 Woman banished from Memphis, guerrillas, 346-48 McClellan, Burnside, Rosecrans, 358 Great problem of desertion and absenteeism, 348-49 Vicksburg and attack on Holly Spring, 349-50 Failure of attack on Vicksburg, Holly Springs, 351 Sherman, McClernand, Arkansas Post, 354-57, 361-64 Arkansas Post, in OR, 360-61 Newspaper reporters, 357 Banks, Port Hudson, Vicksburg, 362 Lincoln and McClernand, 362, 364 Rosecrans and Stones River, 362

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Vicksburg canal, 364 Military code, too many deserters, too few executions, 365-69 Give colonels and generals more authority over discipline, 367 Grant, Banks, Vicksburg, canal, 371 Disfranchise men who do not enlist, 373 Strength of north and south, no end to the war, 373-75 Soldier discipline and behavior of volunteers, 376 People slowly realizing cost of war, 377 Vicksburg canal, 377 Arrest of a newspaper reporter Thomas W. Knox as a spy, Vicksburg, partly in OR, 378-409 Arkansas Post, McClernand, 393 Democracy and getting rid of generals, thinks of resigning, 393 Grierson, 395 Vicksburg canal, 396 Taxing state bank notes, 396 Need for more troops, 396-97 Roll of the press in number of troops and disaffection, 399-403 Need for more men and conscription, 403-4 Newspaper, freedom, north and south, 404-5 Vicksburg as hardest problem of the war, 406 Men need to see the generals, 407 Our newspapers reveal much, Confederate newspapers reveal little, 411-12 Newspapers, people believe spies and deserters, 413 Jefferson Davis’s army is well organized, 413-14 Pessimistic about prospects at Vicksburg, 414-15 Free press as harmful as slavery, 415 President will now have to call out large numbers of men, in OR, 416 We must conquer or be conquered, he knew such men as Bragg and Beauregard, in OR, 416-17 Men still along levee across from Vicksburg, illness, 418-19 Conscription, 418-19 Too much politics in military appointments, 419 Thinks conscripts should be distributed among old regiments and not form new ones, 419-20, 458 Vicksburg, canal, 420 Newspapers and spies, 420 Sisters of Charity, 422 Stephen Hurlbut, 422-23 War a question for force, not of justice, 437 We need valley of the Mississippi and let rebels go to Texas, 437 Disfranchise copperheads, 438 Talks about Davis, Lincoln and democracy, 438 Thinks newspapers cause much anxiety at home, 438-39 McClernand and McPherson, 439 Thomas W. Knox, newspaper reporter, and Sherman, in OR, 440-43 Vicksburg campaign, 443ff Northern papers reveal our plans, 445-46 Need for simultaneous offensives by the army, 446-47

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Lorenzo Thomas and black soldiers, 447, 454, 461 McClellan and Lee, 453 McClernand, 456, 465 Accused of cotton speculation, 467 Tell of Ellen of battle raging for Vicksburg, 471 Assault and siege of Vicksburg, 472 Writes to Grant on need for conscription to fill up regiments, in OR, 474-76 Siege and attempted Confederate relief of Vicksburg, 476ff Vicksburg, starving people out, 479 Thomas O. Moore, 482-83 David Dixon Porter, 484-85 McClernand, Sherman, McPherson, Grant, in OR, 485-87 Horses, 488 Siege of Vicksburg, 489-92 Grant and McClernand, 494-95 Surrender of Vicksburg, in OR, 496-500 Too many preachers take up Lincoln’s time, 500-1 Jackson, Miss. Campaign, partly in OR, 502ff Proud of his role in the fall of Vicksburg, 506 Destruction of railroads, 507 Soldiers expert thieves, not much left between Vicksburg and Jackson, 508 Early acts of war, Vallandigham, copperheads, 510 John Hunt Morgan, 512 Jefferson Davis papers, 513 Jackson and Hinds county committee, 514-15 Democracy too unstable to last, 516 Newspapers, 517 Plundering, burning, foraging, in OR, 518-19 Confederates still strong, should not let our forces dwindle, 520-21 Ellen and children coming to camp, will be comfortable, in OR, 521 Grant, McPherson and Sherman devoted their energy to critical Mississippi line of operations, 523 Confederates remained strong and united, want to take advantage of northern divisions, 324-25 Grant, fame, Lew Wallace, Shiloh, 526-28 Slaves, work on forts, responds to planter complaints, in OR, 528-29 Buell, in OR, 529-30 Damage to Judge Sharkey’s house in Jackson, Bishop Green’s house, rebels will soon hail us a protectors, 531-34 Black troops, various military matters, in OR, 535-36 Warren county Miss, resistance, planters turned slaves loose, we will employ them; our duty to destroy rebel property and wealth that sustains the rebellion, in OR, 536-39 Sorry condition of the people and slaves here, 540 Lane and guerrilla war in Missouri, 540 Not business of army to protect secessionists, in OR, 541 Dennis Hart Mahan, affection of generals for West Point, Grant, Vicksburg, 541-43, 550-51 Sherman on Reconstruction, planters, farmers, Unionists, young radicals, peace prospects, in OR, 543-50

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Need to make war severe, 551 Death of son, 551-53, 556, 563, 565-66 General get along, Halleck, Lincoln, reconstruction, in OR, 555-56 Grant, 559-560 Buell, 562-63 Grant in command in west, 563-65, 567 Rosecrans, 564, 567 Ohio elections, 564 Letterbooks, 565 Election and conscription, 566-67 Newspaper reports of affair at Colliersville, in OR, 568 Grant and Roscrans, 569 Newspapers, disturbers of the peace, in OR, 570-71 Confederate masters by rebelling have freed their slaves, army cannot deal with labor questions and contracts, 573-74 Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, 576-77 Cadets, 577-78 Lincoln proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction, 578 Grant and Halleck, 578 Bounty, conscription, 578-79 Memphis and Sherman, 586 Vicksburg, Cavalry, Memphis, Logan, 588-89 Memphis, in OR, 590 Andrew Johnson, Tennessee troops, reconstruction, slavery, 591-92 Confederates fought for slaves and states rights, will lose both, Sherman popular in Memphis, 592- 93 Hurlbut and McPherson, 593 Wants cavalry to sweep down on Mobile, 595 Reconstruction, 595-96 Confederates are the real abolitionists, 596 Comments on in several different theater, 596-97 Treatment of Confederates, right to banish a hostile people, North Alabama, in OR. 508-602 Praises Grant as Washington’s legitimate successor, worries about Grant in Washington, in OR, 603-4 Newspapers, letters, in OR,, 610 Grant and Army organization, in OR, 611-12 Banks and Red river, 612 People and the press, democracy, 612-13 Too much emphasis on race, should be a minor question, 613 Execution spies and guerrillas, in OR, 615-16 Buell, Grant, Schofield, in OR, 616 Plan of spring campaign, in OR, 617-19 Bounties, hard to replace animals, 619-20 Lorenzo Thomas, slavery, women, South, colonization, plantation lease, in OR, 621-22 Grant, strategy, east and west, 622-23 Railroads and supplies, 623-24

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Banks and Red River campaign, 626 Forrest, Hurlbut, 626 Lincoln and appointments, 627 Civilians and army provisions, 627-28 Black troops, Forrest, 628 Stanton, Fort Pillow, 629 Grant, Hooker, Chattanooga, Thomas, 631 Blasts plantation lessees and cotton thieves, 631 Furloughs, 631-32 Atlanta campaign, 631ff Dalton, 636 Resaca, 638-40 Confederate cavalry, 639 James B. McPherson, marriage, 641-42 Atlanta campaign and newspaper reporters, 643 Red River, Banks, 645 Birth of a son, death of a son, 646 Sherman and Grant both forced into command of armies, 646 John Hunt Morgan raid, 647 Shiloh, Grant, Buell, in OR, 647-51 Sherman biographical information, in OR, 651-54 Reports to Grant on Atlanta campaign, in OR, 654-55 Confederate use of torpedoes, revenge, in OR, 656 Johnston retreating, 656-57 Railroad supply line, 657 Lorenzo Thomas, African American soldiers, in OR, 657-58 Kennesaw Mountain, in OR, 659 Roswell factory, in OR, 662 Feeding troops and civilians, 664 Progress of Atlanta campaign, 666-67 Recruiting agents, Christian and Sanitary Commission, 668 Death of James B. McPherson, partly in OR, 670-72, 681, 682-83 Davis, Beauregard, guerrillas, 672 Cavalry, expedition, in OR, 673 Lincoln, military appointments, in OR, 674 John A. Logan, 675 Battles around Atlanta, 675-76 Hooker, Howard, 676 African American soldiers, in OR, 677-78 Cotton trade, 678-79 Hood, battle, 679 Conscription, Sheridan, in OR, 684 Prisoner exchange, 685 Soldier pay, 685 Sherman letter, to slaveholder, war, secession, war forced upon north, slavery, 686-89 Atlanta campaign and railroad supply line, reenlistments, 689-90

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Schuyler Colfax, soldier vote, furlough, 691-92 Conscription, copperheads, state officials, black troops, 691 Jefferson Davis, conscription, 691 Mobile, 692 James Guthrie, arrests in Kentucky, seizure of property, secession, in OR, 693-94 Kentucky guerrillas, Lee, Johnston, in OR, 694-95, 698-99 Jonesboro, in OR, 595-96 Removal of civilians from Atlanta, in OR, 697 Atlanta entrenchments, 699 Black troops, 699-700 Thomas and Howard, OR, 700 Conscription, 701 Democrats and McClellan, 701 Hood, removal of people from Atlanta, in OR, 704-11 Troops need rest, food, foraging, 705 Sherman and Atlanta campaign, 711-12 Edward Everett and Sherman’s recent victories, 713-14 Sherman as presidential candidate, 715-16 Rosecrans, Price, Missouri, 715 Alexander Stephens, 715-16 Sherman, politics in Georgia, in OR, 716 Atlanta captured, Hood, 717 African American soldiers, 719 Vallandigham, Confederates, terms of peace, 720 Need for larger armies and hopes Grant can attack South Side railroad, in OR, 722 Wilmington, in OR, 722-23 March to Sea and Georgia campaign, partly in OR, 723ff African American soldiers, bounty, substitute, 727 Order removing civilians from Atlanta, 728 Details on coming campaign, in OR, 729-30 McClellan, voting, democracy, 733-34 John Bell Hood, OR, 731-36 Hood, Forrest, railroads, 737 Promotion for his brother, 737, 742 Famous for taking Atlanta and his letters, 738 Presidential candidacy, Sherman, 738 Black troops, 740-41 Hood’s Tennessee campaign, 741ff March to Sea plans, 741ff Lincoln, McClellan, election, 742-43 Needs to carry on a harder war, conscription, 743-44 Jefferson Davis speeches, 749 Effects of March through Georgia, Davis, in OR, 751 Guerrillas, in OR, 753 Newspapers, in OR, 754 March to see ready to go, Thomas, in OR, 757

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Beauregard, 757-58 Fort McAllister, March to the sea, Savannah, in OR, 761-63 Thomas and Hood, 765-66 Campaign in Georgia, destruction, Savannah, 767-68 Savannah, Hardee, in OR, 768-73 Plan for Carolinas campaign, Charleston, in OR, 773-77 Savannah, Christmas, 778-79 Thomas, Hood, 779-80 Loyalty, southern Unionists, conscription, in OR, 781 Pride in campaign, Lincoln, army, Savannah, behavior of troops, 782-83 South Carolina plans, Grant, in OR, 783-84 Death of son, 784-85, 787, 791-92 Salman Chase, 786 Stanton, 786 Soldiers and Sherman, 786 Sherman highly praised in New Year’s toasts, 788 Savannah and cotton trade, in OR, 789 Oath, property in Savannah, in OR, 789-90 Campaign, Atlanta, reputation, English opinion, 791-92 Women, Savannah, his men compared to Goths and Vandals, 792 Lincoln and Sherman, 793 Slaves encumber military columns, Chase, Georgia slaves consider him a Moses or Joshua, freedom but not equality, 794-95 Halleck, slaves, encumber military columns, race question, in OR, 795-97 Newspaper reporters, 797 Stanton and black, slave question, 797-98 Removal of Benjamin F. Butler, 798 His own fame and reputation, 798-99 English and cotton, 799 Does not want an additional post or rank, 800 Letter to Stanton, suggests dividing Georgians from Jefferson Davis, cotton, in OR, 801-2 Treasury agents, confiscated property, in OR, 802 Carolina campaign, Charleston, 802 Carolina campaign plans, Grant, in OR, promotion, 804-6 Tell his son about march to the sea and gives him some advice, 806-7 Instructions to Thomas about Tennessee and North Alabama, in OR, 807-8 Writes to John about South Carolina and his rank, 808-9 Rains, and Carolina campaign, Halleck, in OR, 809-10 Defends his campaigns, makes enemy feel his power, Grant, rank, donors, money, farm, 810-14 Fort Fisher, 815 Grant, plans for Carolina campaign, Thomas, Tennessee, Alabama, in OR, 815-17 Order to Howard, in OR, 818 Order to Kilpatrick, in OR, 819 Foraging parties attacked, threatened retaliation against Confederate prisoners, Hampton, in OR, 818-20 North Carolina, Hardee, in OR, 822-23

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North Carolina, Johnston, 823-34 Fayetteville, North Carolina, army confident, Stanton, 825 North Carolina, General Terry, supplies, in OR, 826 Goldsborough, Grant, North Carolina movements, 827-28 Sanitary Fair, Chicago, women, 829 Souvenirs, 829 War, Butler, blacks, slavery, does not tailor his views to public opinion, 832-33 People of south want peace and Union, their leaders are demagogues, 835-36 Meeting Grant at City Point, Johnston, Lee, Richmond, 836-37 Ohio bonds, real estate, 838 Stanton, Grant, campaign plans, in OR, 838-39 Anderson, flag raising, Fort Sumter, in OR, 840 Sherman and Charleston, 841 Soldier pay, 842 Recalls days in Louisiana, Michael Hahn, in OR, 843-44 Reports on his campaigns, uniforms, historical reputation, 844-48 Sends Ellen, captured Confederate flag, 848 Grant, move on Johnston, Petersburg, 850-51 Fears young Confederate men who will keep fighting, 851-52 Thinks his campaigns for men from the army to come home to their families, 852 Notes suffering of North and people need to realize what war is, 853 Explains to his son the flag, 854 Grant, Lee surrender, in OR, 859 Instructions to Kilpatrick, Johnston, 860-61 Sherman and Johnston, in OR, 861ff Lincoln assassination, 866 Southern Unionists, in OR, 868 Raleigh, North Carolina, 871ff Guerrilla danger, 871-72 Hampton, Forrest, Wirt Adams, will never work without slaves, 872 Davis and Breckinridge will flee abroad, 872 David L. Swain, in OR, 873 Sherman-Johnston convention, Stanton, mostly in OR, 874-883. 902-3 Johnston, campaign over, no problem with southern people, politicians, guerrillas, 883 Grant, Sherman, Stanton, in OR, 884-85 Sherman and Johnston, not in OR, 886 Schofield, Halleck, Stanton, Grant, Washington politicians, in OR, 887. 894-96, 904-8 African American soldiers, racial equality, Chase, in OR, 888-89 Chase, Stanton, southern opinion, in OR, 889-91 Halleck, Stanton, Sherman, Johnston, 892-93, 896-97 Grand Review, in OR, 898- Race relations, debt, 900 Farewell to army, in OR, 908-9

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