"Sherman will never go to hell; he will flank the devil and make heaven in spite of the guards"

Folk saying

"The results of the recent campaign in Virginia have changed the

relative military condition of the belligerents."  

American General Joe Johnston, Confederate States

"The Western armies had been in the main successful

 until they had conquered all the territory from the 

Mississippi River to the State of North Carolina, and were

now almost ready to knock at the back door of Richmond, asking

admittance. I said to him (Lincoln) that if the Western armies should be

even upon the field, operating against Richmond and Lee, the

credit would be given to them for the capture, by politicians

and non-combatants"

Grant to Lincoln at City Point

It was manifest to me that we could resume our march, and come
within the theatre of General Grant's field of operations in 
April, and that there was no force in existence that could delay
our progress, unless General Lee should succeed in eluding General
Grant at Petersburg, make junction with General Johnston, and thus
united meet me alone; and now that we had effected a junction with
Generals Terry and Schofield, I had no fear even of that event.

-Sherman

Custer and Griffin had gotten in front of Lee.  http://www.us-civilwar.com/appomattox.htm

I think a Sherman Presidency would have been a disaster for these United States.

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