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War and Ruin: William T. Sherman and the Savannah Campaign. By Anne J. Bailey. Wilmington, Del.: SR Books, 2002. ISBN 0-8420-2951-X. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliographical essay. Index. Pp. xv, 152. $17.95.
General William T. Sherman's famous "March to the Sea" has received considerable attention in the military historiography of the Civil War. That Sherman waged war against the civilian population, cutting a swath from Atlanta to Savannah, has established him as the "first modern general" in the eyes of many historians.
Anne Bailey's recent work, now volume 10 in the Scholarly Resources (SR Books) "American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era," provides a fresh new interpretation of that portion of the march focusing on the city of Savannah, Georgia. She is well qualified to address this topic. A professor of history at Georgia College and State University, she has authored more than 140 articles and reviews and five books on the Civil War era, which she studied under the direction...