William Tecumseh Sherman
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“ | War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
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~ Quote of his in defense of his Cruelty. |
William Tecumseh Sherman was the Union general who marched to Columbia and burnt it. The move was of little strategic importance and was largely an excuse to kill southern civilians. He was also involved in the American Indian Wars.