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War criminal

Dang straight. Modern U.S. troops have been tried and convicted of similar or much less serious charges. Sherman was a demonic psychopath.

‘War is the remedy our enemies have chosen. And I say let us give them all they want.’”

No the South seceded from the Union. Then the North went to war with the South.

PistolPaknMama on Sherman "war criminal": "Dang straight.
Modern U.S. troops have been tried and convicted of similar or much less serious charges.
Sherman was a demonic psychopath."

Sherman was certainly no more "war criminal" or "demonic psychopath" than any number of Confederate commanders who sent raiding forces into Union states or territories.
Confederate names like Henry Heath (Shelton Laurel Massacre, January 1863), William Quantrill (Lawrence Kansas Massacre, August 1863), Nathan Forrest (Fort Pillow Massacre, April 1864), Bloody Bill Anderson (Centralia Missouri Massacre, September 1864), Champ Ferguson (Saltville Massacre, October 1864) come to mind.

Indeed, the prototype for Sherman's November 1864 Georgia campaign might be said to be Confederate General Morgan's raid into Indiana and Ohio in the summer of 1863:

"The Confederates entered Ohio on July 13, destroying bridges, railroads, and government stores.
Morgan's Raid spread terror across southern and central Ohio...
During his daring raid, Morgan and his men captured and paroled about 6,000 Union soldiers and militia, destroyed 34 bridges, disrupted the railroads at more than 60 places, and diverted tens of thousands of troops from other duties.
He spread terror throughout the region, and seized thousands of dollars worth of supplies, food, and other items from local stores, houses, and farms...
In Ohio alone, approximately 2,500 horses were stolen and nearly 4,375 homes and businesses were raided.
Morgan's Raid cost Ohio taxpayers nearly $600,000 in damages and over $200,000 in wages paid to the 49,357 Ohioans called up to man 587 companies of local militia.[6]"

So Sherman's march through Georgia was larger in scale, though not different in kind, from similar earlier raids conducted by many Confederates.