William Tecumseh Sherman

My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them…

I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only…

If nominated, I will not run if elected, I will not serve…

An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change…

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring…

I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print…

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is…

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them…

War is at its best barbarism…

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers…

This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but…