 James Calhoun (politician, born 1811)

James M. Calhoun (February 12, 1811October 1, 1875) was an American politician who served as the sixteenth mayor of Atlanta, Georgia during the American Civil War, best known as the recipient of Union General William T. Sherman's famous "war is cruelty" (often misquoted as "war is hell") letter.Calhoun was born in South Carolina; his father was a cousin of Democrat John C. Calhoun.