General William Tecumseh Sherman left Atlanta a smoldering ruin.
First Battle of Bull Run was a DC tourist attraction the crowd wanted to see it and expected a "one and done" battle. When cannonballs landed near them and the blood guts gore and slaughter finally made them grab those picnic baskets and flee. The battle was a bloodbath the DC tourists werern't expecting.
Sherman's philosophy was scorched earth.
Appears he was a Mason, flashing the usual gang sign.