re: #142 tradewind

One word: pyromaniac.
The hatred for Sherman that persists in the South has less to do with the outcome of the war and more to do with the way it was done. The pointless destruction of property was unnecessary and … excessive. Even Grant finally said ’ stop it, you idiot’.

I’m not sure it was all unnecessary. The South had to be made to see that continuing the war meant ruin. Sherman made them see that. And he was right to target the South’s ability to wage war rather than its armies. Still, you are correct about the rage he created in the South.