This dissertation will examine the formation of the myth that William T. Sherman laid waste to the state of Georgia in 1864, and almost single-handedly invented the concept of "total war." It will also examine how Sherman's reputation has evolved over the years from accusations of being a Southern sympathizer and traitor at the end of the Civil War to the modern image of Sherman as the destroyer of the old South.;William Tecumseh Sherman was the most controversial general of the American Civil War. The modern image of Sherman is either a destructive monster who violated the laws of civilized warfare or a strategic genius who invented modern warfare. Both of these images have evolved over the years. In large part, they have been the product of Lost Cause writers trying to reinterpret the history of the war, but also the product of Union generals and politicians attempting to glorify their own place in the history of the war, men with personal grudges against the general and modern historians using Sherman to make their own arguments about contemporary society. The sources used for this dissertation were the journals, letters and memoirs of the participants. The Official Records of both the Union and Confederacy were examined as well as nineteenth and twentieth century newspapers and magazines.;This dissertation will show that the modern conception of General Sherman is not the same as the historical fact, but rather a post-war creation. Individuals' agendas have created and sustained the myth of Sherman to explain defeat in the Civil War, justify later military strategy, condemn later conflicts and for personal gain. It is not enough to know that historical events as commonly understood are inaccurate; it is important to understand how and why these inaccuracies came about.;INDEX WORDS: William T. Sherman, Civil War, Lost Cause, Memory, Memoirs, March to the Sea, Total War, Atlanta Campaign, United Daughters of the Confederacy
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机译：本文将探讨威廉·谢尔曼（William T. Sherman）在1864年将废物浪费到佐治亚州的神话的形成，并且几乎单枪匹马地发明了“全面战争”的概念。它还将研究谢尔曼的声誉多年来如何演变，从内战结束时成为南方同情者和叛国者的指控到谢尔曼作为旧南方驱逐舰的现代形象。威廉·特库姆谢尔曼（William Tecumseh Sherman）争议最大。美国内战大将。谢尔曼的现代形象要么是破坏性的怪物，违反了文明战争的法则，要么是发明现代战争的战略天才。这些图像都已经发展了多年。在很大程度上，它们是《失落的原因》作家试图重新诠释战争历史的产物，也是联盟将军和政客试图在战争历史中美化自己地位的产物，这些人怀有个人不满。普通和现代历史学家都使用谢尔曼（Sherman）对当代社会发表自己的观点。论文的来源是参与者的期刊，信件和回忆录。审查了《联邦和邦联的正式记录》，以及19世纪和20世纪的报纸和杂志。该论文将表明，谢尔曼将军的现代观念与历史事实并不相同，而是战后的创造。 。个人的议程创造并延续了谢尔曼的神话，用以解释内战的失败，为后来的军事战略辩护，谴责后来的冲突并谋取个人利益。仅了解通常理解的历史事件是不准确的，这还不够。重要的是要理解这些错误的产生方式和原因。索引词：威廉·T·谢尔曼（William T. Sherman），内战，失落原因，记忆，回忆录，进军大海，全面战争，亚特兰大战役，联合王国联合之女
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