What Did General Sherman's Prediction On The Outcomes Of The Civil War

Prior to the Civil War, General Sherman made an accurate prediction on the outcomes of Civil War. He illustrated although both sides will suffer, the south will face eventual defeat and atone for their crime against humanity. First of all, General Sherman condemned South for starting the war so naively, not realizing the brutality of war.“You people of the South don't know what you are doing. This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end. It is all folly, madness, a crime against civilization! You people speak so lightly of war; you don't know what you're talking about. ” Reading from Walt Whitman’s testimony will confirm Sherman's prediction. “One man is shot by a shell, both in the arm and leg——both are amputated—— there lie the rejected members. Some have …show more content…
While South wanted to protect their important “properties”, the North called for freedom upon the pledge the founding father of United State has made, all men are created equal. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” President Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address. Around the eighteenth century, developed nations around the world have illegal slavery. Standing on the moral low ground, South has already lost. As Mary Chesnut mention in her diary, a meeting she had with Dr.Palmer testified “He is not for slavery, he says;