More Unnoticed Facts About the War Between the States

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By Clyde WilsonJune 14, 2023Blog

William T. Sherman was a diagnosable manic-depressive. Such a man should not be in command of an army. Always with superior forces, he seldom won a battle. His famous “March” was almost entirely a terror campaign against undefended civilians. Republicans tried hard to get him to run for President which he refused with annoyance. His son became a Jesuit and then committed suicide.

Republicans also wanted to nominate General Sheridan, Sherman’s near equal as a war criminal, for President. Sheridan had been as intensive against the lives and property of civilians although on a lesser scale than Sherman. His boasting of his campaigns shocked Prussian officers. To nominate him for President, the Republicans  would have to have lied that he was a natural-born citizen.

An important factor leading up to the American declaration of war against Spain in 1898 was revulsion at the cruelty of Spanish General Valeriano Weyler toward Cuban civilians. As a young officer, Weyler had been an observer with Sherman. 

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