James Lee McDonough is a Civil War historian and professor emeritus at Auburn University. The author of several books, including Nashville: The Western Confederacy's Final Gamble and Shiloh: In Hell Before Night, he lives in Lewisburg, Tennessee.
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General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman 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 wo... SEE MORE