Most Americans are familiar with William T. Sherman, one of the most famous generals of the Civil War. Few are as aware of his younger brother, John Sherman, who entered the U.S. Senate in 1861 and went on to become one of the longest-tenured officials in its history. Yet for the Shermans, the Civil War was the central event of their lives—a conflict that became a true "brothers’ war" as each relied on the other during some of its darkest moments. 

Historian Bennett Parten discusses how the two Shermans navigated the Civil War together, with both rising to personal and professional heights during the conflict. Topics include their tragic family history, how they each approached the war in its earliest days, and how they revolutionized it, albeit in their own unique ways.

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