This account of Sherman’s march is based upon eyewitness accounts too numerous to detail here. No previous attempt has been made to present the march in the words of these hundreds of witnesses and participants. Most of those previously unused by historians are in Midwestern historical societies, and though individually of minor importance, contribute to an understanding of this climactic episode of the war.
In lieu of footnotes, this unconventional bibliography offers a guide to the accounts of participants, both Federal and Confederate, arranged alphabetically. Except as otherwise indicated, accounts by Southern women appear in the following: Mrs. Alfred P. Aldrich, Our Women in the War (Charleston, S.C.: 1885); Lucy L. Anderson, North Carolina Women of the Confederacy (Fayetteville, N.C.: 1926); U. R. Brooks, Stories of the Confederacy (Columbia, S.C.: 1912); F. B. Simkins and J. W. Patton, The Women of the Confederacy (Richmond: 1936); Mrs. Thomas Taylor et al, South Carolina Women in the Confederacy (Columbia, S.C.: 1903); War Days in Fayetteville, N.C. (Fayetteville: 1910). These sources are hereafter referred to as Aldrich, Anderson, Brooks Stories, Simkins, Taylor and War Days. A valuable modern compendium of these accounts is Katharine M. Jones, When Sherman Came (Indianapolis: 1964).
Participants and Eyewitnesses
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Aldrich, Mrs. Alfred P. Our Women in the War. Charleston, S.C., 1885.
Anderson, Mrs. John H. Confederate Veteran, Vols. 32 (1924), 35 (1927), 36 (1928).
Anderson, Mrs. Kirby-Smith. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XII. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Anderson, Lucy London. North Carolina Women of the Confederacy. Fayetteville, N.C., 1926.
Andrews, Eliza F. The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl, ed. Spencer E. King, Jr. Macon, 1960.
Andrews, M.P. The Women of the South in War Times. Baltimore, 1923.
Andrews, R.Q. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XI. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Anonymous girl in Winnsboro, S.C. Taylor.
Anonymous mother to daughter “Gracia.” Manuscript Division, South Caroliniana Collection, University of South Carolina Library, Columbia.
Anonymous refugee in Lancaster, S.C. Aldrich.
Anonymous woman’s account, Fayetteville, N.C. Copied in Emma Mordecai, Diary. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Barnett, Mary A. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 7 (1899).
Baugh, Willie G. Correspondence. Emory University Library, Atlanta.
Bennett, A.O. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. VII. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Blackburn, J.K.P. “Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers,” Southwestern Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 22 (1918).
Bonner, James C., ed. The Journal of a Milledgeville Girl. Athens, Ga., 1964.
Boyd, David F. Memoirs (manuscript). Walter L. Fleming, Nashville.
Brooks, James H. Confederate Bible Records, Vol. IX. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Brooks, U.R., ed. Stories of the Confederacy. Columbia, S.C., 1912.
Brown, Mrs. Daniel. Taylor.
Bryce, Mrs. Campbell. “Personal Experiences …” South Carolina Pamphlets, Vols. 1–17. Philadelphia, 1894.
Buford, M.M. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 28 (1920).
Burge, Dolly S.L. “Diary …,” ed. James I. Robertson, Jr. Georgia Historical Quarterly, XLV (December 1961).
Butler, General Matthew C. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 13 (1900).
Campbell, Alice. War Days.
Canning, Nora. Aldrich.
Carroll, James P. “Report of Committee Appointed … in Relation to the Destruction of Columbia, S.C.…” Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 8 (1880).
Carroll, Lilla. Brooks Stories.
Carter, “Uncle George.” Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XII. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Cay, Raymond. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XI. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Chaffin, Reverend W.S. Diary. Duke University Library, Durham, N.C.
Chapman, R.D. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 38 (1930).
Chesnut, Mary Boykin. A Diary from Dixie. Boston, 1949.
Clark, Walter, ed. Histories of the Several Regiments … from North Carolina …, 5 vols. Raleigh, 1901.
——. Papers, 1783–1920. Manuscript Division, North Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Clark, Walter Augustus. Under the Stars and Bars … Augusta, Ga., 1900.
Cody, E.L. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XI. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Cole, Mrs. B.T. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XII. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Collier, Elizabeth. Diary. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Cook, Anna Maria Green. Diary. Special Collection, University of Georgia Library, Athens.
Cooper, Miss A.C. Aldrich.
Cornwell, Mrs. Louise C.R. “Diary.” Diaries of Soldiers and Civilians, Vol. 13. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Davis, Jefferson. Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 2. New York, 1881.
Dodge, David (pseud.). “Home Scenes at the Fall of the Confederacy.” Atlantic Monthly, LXIX (May 1892).
“E.L.L.” Aldrich.
Eckles, J.J. War Record. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Elliott, Mrs. Jane Evans. Diary, compiled by Mrs. Jennie E. McNeill. Raleigh, N.C., 1908.
Elmore, Captain A.R. “Testimony about Burning of Columbia.” Confederate Veteran, Vol. 20 (1912).
Furman, Nancy A. Letter to Jane C. Furman, March 8, 1865. Furman Papers. Furman University Library, Greenville, S.C.
Gardner, Captain G.B. Letter to his wife. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Gillis, Dan. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 18 (1910).
Glassell, Mrs. Janie A. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 36 (1928).
Gordon, Eleanor K. Reminiscences of Sherman’s Visit to Savannah. Georgia Historical Society, Savannah.
Gott, Julia F. Letter to Annie Gott, February 27, 1865. South Caroliniana Collection, University of South Carolina Library, Columbia.
Green, Virginia. Taylor.
Hamilton, Posey. Confederate Veteran, Vols. 29, 30 (1922).
Hampton, General Wade. “Letter on Burning of Columbia.” Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 7 (1879).
Haney family. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. IX. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Hargis, O.P. “Reminiscences.” Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Harmon, George D. “The Military Experiences of James A. Pfeiffer.” North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. 32 (1955).
Harper, Major G.W.F. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 18 (1910).
Harris, Leroy W. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. IX. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Hawthorne, Sally. “Reminiscences” (typed copy). North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
Haywood, Richard B. In M. De L. Haywood, Builders of the Old North State. Raleigh, N.C., 1968.
Herriott, Robert. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 30 (1922).
High, Emma. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. IX. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Howard, Nelly. In Frances T. Howard, In and Out of the Lines. New York, 1905.
Inzer, Lieutenant Colonel John W. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 32 (1924).
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Johnston, Joseph E. Narrative of Military Operations. New York, 1872.
Jones, Joseph A. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 19 (1911).
Kelly, Rufus. Account of in T.D. Tinsley, Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XIII. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Kyle, Mrs. James. Aldrich.
“L.F.J.” Aldrich.
Law, Agnes. Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 12 (May 1884).
Lawrence, R. de T. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 29 (1921).
LeConte, Emma. When the World Ended. New York, 1957.
LeConte, Joseph. ’Ware Sherman. Berkeley, Calif., 1937.
Lee, Julia. Correspondence. Mrs. J. Hardy Lee Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Leverette, Mary. Letter to Caroline, March 18, 1865. South Caroliniana Collection, University of South Carolina Library, Columbia.
Logan, Lily. Letter to General T.M. Logan, March 2, 1865. In My Confederate Girlhood …, ed. Lily Logan Merrill. Richmond, Va., 1932.
Lovett, Howard M. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 26 (1918).
Lynch, Baptista. Aldrich.
MacLean, Mrs. Clara P. Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 13 (1885).
Mallard, Mary Jones, and M.S. Jones. Yankees A’ Coming, ed. Haskell Monroe. Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1959.
Manley, Emma. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. XIII. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
McCollum, A.S. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
McCord, Mrs. Louisa Cheves. Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 8 (1880).
Mills, Rachel Chamblee. Diary. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Mitchell, Ella. History Washington County, Georgia. Atlanta, 1924.
Mordecai, Mrs. Ellen. Letter to Emma Mordecai. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Morgan, D.B. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 32 (1904).
Morgan, James R. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
O’Bear, Katherine T. Through the Years in Winnsboro. Columbia, S.C., 1940.
Olmsted, Charles H. “Memoirs,” ed. Lilla Mills Hawes. Collections of the Georgia Historical Society, Vol. 14 (1964), Savannah.
Poppenheim, Mary Eleanor. Taylor.
Powell, Charles S. “Recollections.” Military Collector and Historian, Vol. 10 (Summer 1958).
Quillen, Martha A. Letter to Cousin Sallie. Davis-Quillen Papers. Atlanta Historical Society.
Ravenel, Harriott. Taylor.
Ravenel, Samuel W. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 29 (1921).
Reagan, John H. Memoirs. New York, 1906.
Reynolds, H. Clay. See DuBose; Confederate Veteran, Vol. 20 (1912).
Richardson, Sara Aldrich. Taylor.
Riley, Mrs. Pauline B. “Reminiscences.” The Southern Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 10.
Rowe, Mary. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 60 (1932).
Salley, Marian. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 32 (1924).
Sams, Sarah Jane. Letter to husband, Robert R. Sams, February 8–13,1865. Courtesy Therese Sams Colquhoun, Beaufort, S.C.
Sanders, Robert W. Confederate Veteran, Vols. 34 (1926), 37 (1929).
Scott, Hugh. Brooks; Butler.
Screven, Cornelia. Aldrich.
Simkins, Francis, and James W. Patton. Women of the Confederacy, Richmond, 1936.
Simms, William G. The Sack and Destruction of the City of Columbia …
Smith, Jennie Pye. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. III. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Smith, Mason, ed. Mason Smith Family Letters. Columbia, S.C., 1950.
Sosnowski, Mme. Sophie. “Burning of Columbia.” Georgia Historical Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 3 (September 1924).
——. Taylor.
Spencer, Cornelia P. The Last 90 Days of the War in North Carolina. New York, 1866.
Stiles, Captain Robert. Diary. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Swain, D.L. Papers. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Tarver, Mrs. Fanny H. Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Taylor, Richard. Destruction and Reconstruction. New York, 1879.
Taylor, Mrs. Thomas, et al. South Carolina Women in the Confederacy. Columbia, S.C., 1903.
Thomas, Mrs. Ella Gertrude Clanton. Diary and letter. Duke University Library, Durham, N.C.
Tomb, Captain James H. Confederate Veteran, Vol. 32 (1924).
Townsend, Harry C. Diary. Richmond, 1907.
Travis, Allie. Aldrich.
Trezevant, Daniel H. The Burning of Columbia … Columbia, S.C., 1866.
Vance, Zebulon B. Papers. North Carolina Department of Archives and History.
War Days in Fayetteville, N.C. The J.E.B. Stuart Chapter, UDC, Fayetteville, 1910.
Ward, Dallas T. The Last Flag of Truce. Franklinton, N.C., 1915.
Waring, Joseph F. Diary. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
Warren, Edward A. A Doctor’s Experiences. Baltimore, 1885.
Wells, E.L. “A Morning Call on Kilpatrick.” Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 12(1884).
——. “Who Burnt Columbia?” Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 10 (1882).
White, Mrs. Thomas. “Reminiscences of Benjamin Jordan.” Reminiscences of Confederate Soldiers, Vol. IX. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
Wise, John S. The End of an Era. New York, 1899.
Worth, Josephine B. “Sherman’s Raid.” War Days.
Worth, Nellie. Correspondence, March 21, 1865. North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.
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——. “Bentonville: What a Bummer Knows about It.” Military Order Loyal Legion U.S., Washington, D.C., Commandery, 1893 (hereafter MOLLUS).
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Brown, Charles S. Correspondence. Duke University Library, Durham, N.C.
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——. With Fire and Sword. New York, 1911.
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Eaton, Clement, ed. “Diary of an Officer in Sherman’s Army” (Captain Dextor Horton). Journal of Southern History, Vol. 9 (May 1943).
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Biographies
Dawson, George F. Life and Services of General John A. Logan. Chicago, 1887.
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WILLIAM T. SHERMAN
The most important collections of Sherman papers are in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division (especially the forty-four volumes of “Letter Books”); the University of Notre Dame; the Ohio Historical Society; the Huntington Library; the Wisconsin Historical Society; and the libraries of the following universities: Michigan, Yale, Duke and Louisiana.
The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion (Washington, D.C.: 1898–1901) are essential to an understanding of the great march. Volume XLIV, Series 1, deals with the Georgia phase, and Volume XLVII with the Carolinas phase. These works should be supplemented by the Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War (Washington, D.C.: 1865) and its two-volume Supplement (Washington, D.C.: 1866). Of equal importance is General Sherman’s Official Accounts of his Great March through Georgia and the Carolinas (New York: 1865).
Biographies
The most able, if somewhat adulatory, of these is Lloyd Lewis’ Sherman: Fighting Prophet (New York: 1932). Others:
Bowman, Samuel M., and R. B. Irwin. Sherman and His Campaigns. New York, 1865.
Burne, Alfred H. Lee, Grant and Sherman. New York, 1939.
Force, Manning F. General Sherman. New York, 1899.
Headley, Joel T. Grant and Sherman. New York, 1865.
Liddell Hart, Basil H. Sherman: The Genius of the Civil War. London, 1930.
——. Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American. New York, 1929.
Macartney, Clarence E. Grant and His Generals. New York, 1953.
Special Studies of Sherman
Boyd, David F. General W.T. Sherman As a College President. Baton Rouge, La., 1910.
Boynton, Henry V.N. Sherman’s Historical Raid. Cincinnati, 1875.
Cook, Harvey T. Sherman’s March through South Carolina … Greenville, 1938.
Moulton, Charles W. The Review of General Sherman’s Memoirs in the Light of Its Own Evidence. Cincinnati, 1875. (A response to Boynton’s scathing review of Sherman’s Memoirs.)
Who Burnt Columbia? Part 1, Official Depositions of William T. Sherman, General of the Army of the United States … Before the Mixed Commission on British and American Claims. Charleston, S.C., 1873.
Williams, John B. “General William T. Sherman and Total War.” Journal of Southern History, Vol. 14 (1948).
Other Sources
Andrews, J. Cutler. The North Reports the Civil War. Pittsburgh, 1955.
Barrett, John G. Sherman’s March through the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1956.
Bartlett, John R. The Literature of the Rebellion. Boston, 1866.
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 4. New York, 1888.
Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War, 1861–65. Washington, D.C., 1913.
Bonner, James C. “Sherman at Milledgeville.” Journal of Southern History, August 1956.
Brooks, U.R. Butler and His Cavalry. Columbia, S.C., 1909.
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