Jane Lancaster on W.T. Sherman's lessons from the Second Seminole War

Sherman gradually developed his own ideas about war. He thought that the War Department should fill Florida with troops, declare martial law, and fight to exterminate the enemy. According to Sherman, this was the most economical plan.

~ Jane F. Lancaster, "William Tecumseh Sherman's Introduction to War, 1840-1842: Lesson for Action," Florida Historical Quarterly, 72: 1 (July 1993), pp. 65-66

(as cited by Joseph Stromberg, "Sherman in the Swamp," LewRockwell.com, February 21, 2003)