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William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
May 17, 2024 · William Tecumseh Sherman (born February 8, 1820, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.—died February 14, 1891, New York, New York) was an American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare. He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas (1864–65).
Nov 13, 2009 · William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general during the Civil War, playing a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States and becoming one of the most famous military...
May 6, 2021 · William Tecumseh Sherman was a U.S. Civil War Union Army leader known for "Sherman's March," in which he and his troops laid waste to the South.
William Tecumseh Sherman, although not a career military commander before the war, would become one of "the most widely renowned of the Union’s military leaders next to U. S. Grant.” Sherman, one of eleven children, was born into a distinguished family.
Jan 12, 2024 · William T. Sherman was an officer in the army, who rose from humble beginnings to prominence as a commanding officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, and close friends with Ulysses S. Grant. Sherman led his forces on a march across the Southern states, destroying everything in his path.
William Tecumseh Sherman, (born Feb. 8, 1820, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.—died Feb. 14, 1891, New York, N.Y.), U.S. army general. A brother of John Sherman, he graduated from West Point, served in Florida and California, then resigned his commission in 1853 to pursue a banking career.
