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Title: Story of the Great March by George Ward Nichols ISBN: 0-87928-031-X Publisher: Corner House Pub Pub. Date: July, 1972 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Sobering.
Comment: This is the Civil War diary of Major George Ward Nichols, aide-de-camp to General William T. Sherman during the latter part of the war. It is a personal story, describing his experiences during Sherman's March to the Sea and the subsequent march through the Carolinas.

For a personal journal it is surprisingly well written and describes this journey as a decidedly uncertain endeavor. Written in the vernacular of the time, it provides a unique insight into the operations and risks associated with the most singular military event of the war.

Rating: 4
Summary: One of the better diaries of Sherman's march you will find
Comment: George Ward Nichols was the aide de Camp to Federal Major General William T Sherman in his late campaigns of the Civil War. He recounts his observations in the diary, "The story of the Great March". Unlike many first person accounts, Nichol's writings are enjoyable to read to both scholar and average reader alike.

Nichols recounts the destructive march of Sherman "To the Sea" and his subsequent Campaign of the Carolinas. Throughout his narrative, Nichols provides a good dose of detail to the skirmishes he was aware of and provides a look at the character of some of Sherman's Commanders/Sherman himself. Nichols paints a picture of the campaign that never misses an opportunity to show his obviously well educated intellect. The author also gives a look into the opinions and general appearance of the people along the way.

One particular point in the book is Nichols steady diet of his personal views incorporated into his writing. Although this provides one of the better strengths, someone sympathetic to the Southern cause better be prepared to hear some very unflattering portrayals of Nichol's Confederate enemies. However Nichol's views are vital to the deluge of information this book provides. It amplifies the resentment that circulated throughout Sherman's ranks against the Confederacy and South Carolina in particular.

As good an diary as you will find on the subject.