Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, Volume I, Part II

And now that, in these notes, I have fairly reached the period of the civil war, which ravaged our country from 1861 to 1865?an event involving a conflict of passion, of prejudice, and of arms, that has developed results which, for better or worse, have left their mark on the world?s history?I feel that I tread on delicate ground.