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James Lee McDonough

Biography

James Lee McDonough

James Lee McDonough is a Civil War historian and professor emeritus at Auburn University. The author of nine books, including NASHVILLE: The Western Confederacy’s Final Gamble and SHILOH: In Hell Before Night, he lives in Lewisburg, Tennessee.

James Lee McDonough

Books by James Lee McDonough

by James Lee McDonough - Biography, History, Nonfiction

General Sherman’s 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet he proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented by the fear that history would pass him by, who was plagued by personal debts, and who lived much of his life separated from his family. As a soldier, Sherman evolved from a spirited student at West Point into a general who steered the Civil War’s most decisive campaigns. Lamenting casualties, Sherman sought the war’s swift end by devastating Southern resources in the Carolinas and on his famous March to the Sea.