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Was GENERAL SHERMAN a WAR CRIMINAL?!?!?!?!

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Episode 5 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, including the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the burning of Columbia – and tackling the "slavery would have gone away on its own" thing while we're at it. Surprisingly, Johnny Reb gets in one or two really solid points.

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~REFERENCES~

[1] Charles Royster. The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans (1991). Vintage Civil War Library, Page 127

[2] Nathan Johnson. “Could Slavery Have Died a Peaceful Death?” (2015). Civil Discourse History Blog https://www.civildiscourse-historyblo...

[3] John Majewski. Modernizing a Slave Economy: The Economic Vision of the Confederate Nation (2009). University of North Carolina Press E-Books

[4] Jennifer M. Murray. “Hard War in Virginia During the Civil War” (2010). Encyclopedia Virginia https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/...

[5] Stephen Davis. All the Fighting They Want: The Atlanta Campaign from Peachtree Creek to the City’s Surrender (2017). Savas Beattie, Page 37-38

[6] Royster, Page 95

[7] Royster, Page 117-118

[8] Royster, Page 342

[9] William T. Sherman. Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, Vol. II (1889). Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4361/...

[10] Royster, Page 79-82

[11] Royster, Page 34-41

[12] Davis, Page 31, 112

[13] Daniel A. Pollock. “The Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance” (2014). SouthernSpaces https://southernspaces.org/2014/battl...

[14] Royster, Page 328-329

[15] Royster, Page 5-25

[16] Jeff Wilkinson. “Who Really Burned Columbia During the Civil War?” 2018). The State https://www.thestate.com/news/local/a...

[17] Royster, Page 26-27

[18] Royster, Page 346-347

[19] Royster, 388-397

20 Comments

@AtunSheiFilms Creator 6 years ago Pinned

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@adonisparts1343 5 years ago

They didn't name the tank after him, Sherman heard the nazis were using slave labor and reincarnated in tank form.

@FaffyWaffles 1 year ago

Apparently Sherman hated the song, "Marching through Georgia" because every function he attended, they would play it. He eventually stated that he would not attend any function if they played "Marching through Georgia" at it.

...They played it at his funeral.

@pcprincipal9517 4 years ago

"If you could describe the Confederacy in one word what would it be?"
Lincoln:" Treasonous"
Robert Lee:' Righteous"
Sherman:" Flammable"

@christianvennemann9008 3 years ago

"I'm a cartoon character, not an idiot." For whatever reason, that killed me 🤣🤣

@demomanchaos 5 years ago

The problem with the flamethrower variant of the Sherman tank is that they kept escaping the test range and heading for Georgia."

@St.rangermusic 6 years ago

“Total War” by definition is actually a great PC strategy game series.

@elbruces 6 years ago

The South: "our military strength is backed by our agriculture."

Sherman: (lights a torch) "we can fix that."

@thatoneguywiththevoice328 3 years ago

"Sherman did nothing wrong"
"Yes he did... He stopped"

Love it

@LUR1FAX 5 years ago

"They lost because the other side had overwhelming resources" That just sounds like losing to me.

@willbxtn 4 years ago

"Looting houses and reveling in people's misfortune is the terrible, lowest form of terrible act. We're trying to have a nice clean fight so we can continue to own and trade black people".

@MultiMal3 6 years ago

"I'm a cartoon character, not an idiot!" applause Well played, suh. Well played.

@TurtleMcCinnamon 2 years ago (edited)

The fact Johnny Reb has a lengthy, semi-realistic, panicked, silent reaction after being threatened at gunpoint by Billy Yank definitely shows that this guy can do a lot more talented stuff rather than just doing goofy videos.

@ChainGangDude100 6 years ago

I’m starting to realise that the release of this series is probably dictated by the rate of facial hair growth.

@EmperorTigerstar 6 years ago

When in Georgia, say "Look! It's Sherman!" and you have a guaranteed getaway distraction.

@TheTrenchRat 6 years ago (edited)

Random note. Sherman HATED the song "Marching Through Georgia". Because they would play it every. Goddamn. Time. He showed up.

@Reformedhillbilly369 2 years ago

“I’m a cartoon character. Not an idiot.”
(Looks at Florida governor) My god, he’s worse than Johnny Reb

@murphyrutledge5590 6 years ago

“We only lost because the north had more recourses.” Yes, that’s a factor in war.

@qbertq1 5 years ago

Georgia State Trooper after pulling over someone with a New York license plate: "Son, we don't let Yankees speed through the South."

New York driver: "Really? Sherman did."

@willerwin3201 6 years ago (edited)

After the war, Sherman and Johnston became such good friends that Johnston, as a pallbearer at Sherman's funeral, refused to wear a hat in the bitter cold out of respect. Johnston then came down with pneumonia and died a few weeks later.

tl;dr: Even in death, Sherman killed a confederate.