William T Sherman's Trauma Of War

The First World War, also known as the Great War, took place from 1914 to 1918. Over those four years, the world watched in horror as one of the most brutal wars in history occurred. Over 37 million soldiers were killed and around 21 million soldiers were wounded. The trauma of the war did not only wound the soldiers’ bodies, but also their minds (Showalter). By the end of the war, the British Army had seen 80,000 cases of shell shock. Shell shock, similar to what we call post-traumatic stress disorder today, was psychological trauma experienced by soldiers due to their experienced in the war. Soldiers with shell shock experienced a variety of symptoms including nightmares, vivid flashbacks, anxiety, and some even had symptoms that mimicked

From living a nice life to living in a “dump” the soldiers of the trench warfare were into a big surprise of grief .The trenches caused death and suffering for a long time. This happened due to the lack of building the trenches properly ,this is also due to the war and sickness . The soldiers lived in tight quarters with other men. The trenches were terrible and caused many problems to be faced . Virginia postrel former writer says “European nations began World War I with a glamorous vision of war, only to be psychologically shattered by the realities of the trenches. The experience changed the way people referred to the glamour of battle; they treated it no longer as a positive quality but as a dangerous illusion”.

An American machine gunner, Charles Yale Harrison, says in his novel, Generals Die in Bed: “[War] take[s] everything from us: our lives, our blood, our hearts; even the few lousy hours of rest, they take those, too. Our job is to give, and theirs is to take,” (Harrison, 26). In this example, Harrison explains how war is the most selfish and strongest of all evils; war continues to take everything someone has until they have nothing left to take. The war also created long-term effects for soldiers; one being shell-shock. This term is used to describe the damage of constant loud shelling during war which greatly affected those who were not exposed to shelling frequently (Unnamed). Another term that is still used today is PTSD, (“Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”), which is used to describe the effect war had on the soldiers afterward (Unnamed). World War I brought major psychological disorders upon the soldiers during and after the war had ended leading to great damage for the rest of the victim’s

World War I was known for its very slow-paced battle and the stage of stalemate. After advancing from Germany on France, battle turned into trench warfare. Trench Warfare is a defensive strategy in a field where the army stays in rows of trenches that were placed along the Western Front during the war. The use of trenches during the Great War was a very significant tactic during battle, by making soldiers hidden but exposed just enough to be able to attack the enemy. On a daily basis, life in the trenches was very scary and filled with horror. Death was upon the soldiers even if there was nobody attacking them. There was a continuous shell fire that would randomly take the lives of many. Some men died on their first day in the trenches, and very few were lucky to make it out unharmed. Shell fire was not the only issue in the trenches. There were plenty of diseases and infections spreading around like a wildfire. Many soldiers got infections and diseases that could not be treated such as Trench Foot or Trench Fever. Although trench warfare acts as a great defensive and offensive measure, it became very dangerous because of the many different causes of death including shell fire, diseases, and infections.

The psychologist Sigmund Freud once said, “Because every man has a right over his own life and war destroys lives that were full of promise; it forces the individual into situations that shame his manhood, obliging him to murder fellow men, against his will.” He initially stated this when he was corresponding with Albert Einstein via letter. This quote is also a great explanation of the events that take place during war that people chose to not recognise. War is terrible, and no matter how hard we try, nothing will change that. Erich Maria Remarque shows us that soldiers have endured dreadfully throughout World War I in his book “All Quiet on the Western Front”. The character in the book, Paul Baumer, endures through the tragedies of war with some of his old schoolmates as well as new comrades that he meets along the way. They survive through all of the tragedies together, but in the end, the war made them lose their friendships as well as their lives. The reality is that war comes with consequences while it destroys people, and there is nothing that will ever be able to change that. The book “All Quiet on the Western Front” shows how war comes destroys people's lives with its consequences through three of its themes: the importance of comradery, the loss of innocence, and the horrors and brutality of war.

A description of World War 1 veterans was given in a book written by Kardiner. The book recorded in detail how the veterans suffered and their bodies physically reacted the same way it did during the trauma of war. Some of the reactions include ducking, fighting, blowing up and some even froze (Kolk, Najavitis, 2013). These veterans were reliving the traumatic events they had actually encountered during

Many people don’t comprehend how traumatic the life of a young fighter in World War I was. In my opinion, this book will especially help you understand this. The descriptive language describing the wounds and unpleasant content made me feel queasy at times, but also forced me to feel compassionate for the military troops. In this book, limbs are lost, animals such as horses are killed, starving soldiers dig through garbage for food, the troops are destroyed by poison gas, munitions, and bombs. The conditions the fighters went through in the war was dangerous and disturbing which makes me realize how fortunate my life is and causes me to feel compassion for the fighters because of what they had to struggle with.

demoralizing those who remained. However, at the same time, Sherman attempted to win the hearts and minds of some of the south by making a point to focus on the wealthy when it came to foraging, and to leave the poor alone. The belief was that the rich were usually loyal to the Southern Agenda, while the poor were usually friendly or neutral to the North. In the same manner that the nation was at war with itself, Sherman attempted to turn the South against itself as well. Writing to General Halleck about civilians now involved in the war as a result of his march, Sherman said, “If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war.” (Mitchell, 2014) Sherman’s psychological war of destruction was starting to take its toll on the South.

William Tecumseh Sherman was destined to a noticeable family in Lancaster, Ohio, on February, 8, 1820, one of eleven kids. His dad, Charles Sherman, was a fruitful legal counselor and Ohio Supreme Court equity. At the point when William was nine years of age, his father died suddenly, leaving the family with few finances. He was raised by a family companion, Thomas Ewing, a representative from Ohio and unmistakable individual from the Whig Party. There has been much theory on Sherman's middle name. In his journals, he composed that his dad gave him the name William Tecumseh since he respected the Shawnee boss.

These soldiers had to live and sleep in these trenches and become use to the conditions. This included freezing cold weather, wet surroundings, dead and dying bodies scattered everywhere, mud, dirt, lice and rats, bullets and guns, and soldiers upon soldier. These circumstances weren’t only uncomfortable, they were harsh, and extremely dangerous. The rations were small, and food was seen as a highly valuable source (Hillman.R, 2001) This only added to the discomfort of the men there. Many soldiers watched as their teammate was shot right in front of them, “You are eating a crust of bread and a man is shot dead in the trench next to you, You look calmly at him for a moment, and then you go back to eating your bread.” William Peden. They became prone to the tragedy and the horrible conditions that they had to endure on a daily basis. A photo was captured on the Western Front (Photo captured on July 1916, found in World War One in Photographs) showing a soldier walking through a huge puddle in the flooded trenches. The sandbags kept the sides up but did nothing to prevent the water. Things like this made even the smallest journeys very treacherous and hard to do. Many people lost these men due to exhaustion and therefore drowning in mud. Obviously, living conditions were a big part of trench warfare and contributed to it being a very brutal part of

The nature of life in the trenches was a dangerous place. It was a place for the dead or for the survivors. Trenches were a front line which was dug metres underground, inside the trenches, were supplies, training areas, stores and mainly headquarters. The trenches were the main area to store arms of artillery and mortars. Life was hell for soldiers. Bearing the pain they went through, the diseases, the infections, the bad conditions living in, having to deal with sickness, all these illnesses became worse in the long run as soldiers ceased from them.

Imagine standing in thick mud, surrounded by dirt walls. Artillery shells could be heard crashing into the ground as fellow soldiers were blown up in close proximity. Moaning from the wounded filled the air. Fear and panic were abundant as the soldiers employed methodical tasks they had learned in their training. A quick glance over the parapet showed the brutality of war, as this is the day-to-day life of a soldier in the trenches. During World War I new scientific know how allowed for the development and introduction of numerous types of weaponry for use in battle. Advancements of technology during World War I led to a higher number of casualties than what was otherwise possible. The technologies included guns, tanks, explosives, barbed wire, and poison gas.

In 1856, slaves were free. Former slaves were given land and self-governed themselves which became the birth of "40 acres and a mule". Therefore, four hundred thousand acres of unused lands would be used to the head of former slaves families. Luckily, William Tecumseh Sherman gave broken down mules leftover from the war. Black men and women that once worked on lands could now own them. However, the former slaves never got their "titles";less than a year later Lincoln was dead. However, Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson started. As a result, all lands that were once former slaves were returned to their former owners.

World War One was the cause of over eleven million military personnel deaths. Six million of those came from the side of the Triple Entente, or Allies. New fighting strategies that emphasized throwing more and more men into the fight only exacerbated the problem. Military leaders on the side of the Allies failed to adapt and sacrificed the lives of many that could have been avoided. Based on concrete evidence that was collected, this was a major factor in high casualty numbers during the war because of the use of outdated tactics, pre-determined mindsets of leaders, and the continued use of strategies that were ineffective.

The decidedly innovative aspect of military campaigns led by Ulysses Grant and William Sherman was the psychological effect it had upon conventional Southerners during the Civil War. Both of these men set about attacking the minds of civilians, as well as the physical bodies and possessions of Confederate soldiers during the final stages of the Civil War. Previously, warfare in America aimed at minimizing the experience of battle for civilians. However, as the war dragged on and doubt plagued the Northern Unionists (especially during the election of 1864), Lincoln's side became increasingly desperate for a victory. The means of pursuing it, as decided by Grant and Sherman, would be to psychologically intimidate proponents of the Confederate army in hopes of getting civilians to ask for a Confederate surrender.