The Lieutenant Who Called for Total War—In 1863
William Tecumseh Sherman is credited by historians as pioneering total war. Almost two years before Sherman’s March through Georgia, the idea of taking off the kid gloves and fighting a hard war was expressed in no uncertain terms by Union 2nd Lt. James E. McBeth. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com. Images: Ronald S. Coddington Collection, Library of Congress The author recorded this video in Streamyard and added images and other elements in Canva. This channel is a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Your interest, support, and engagement is key, and I'm grateful for it. Thank you!
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