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Thomas Ewing Sherman, S.J. (October 12, 1856 – April 29, 1933) was an American lawyer, educator, and Catholic priest. He was the fourth child and second son of Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman and his wife Ellen Ewing Sherman .
Sep 20, 2011 · September 20, 2011. Email to a friend. On this day, a century ago, the Rev. Fr. Thomas Ewing Sherman, S. J., "son of the late Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman" was "committed to an insane asylum in ...
Through Ellen and Sherman, Ewing also had a namesake grandson, Thomas Ewing Sherman. Ewing was born a Presbyterian, but for many years attended Catholic services with his family. He was formally baptized into the Catholic faith during his last illness. Ewing remained a Whig following his joining of the party in 1833, even when the national Whig ...
Oct 12, 2010 · Today marks the birth of Father Thomas Ewing Sherman, son of Civil War General William T. Sherman. For a time he was among the premier preachers of his
Sep 15, 2010 · A biography of the eldest son of General William Tecumseh Sherman who became a Jesuit priest and a popular speaker. Learn about his religious vocation, his opposition from his father, his service in the Spanish American war and his mental breakdown.
Church historian Pat McNamara has written a fascinating account of the life of Thomas Ewing Sherman, SJ, an American Jesuit in the late nineteenth century and the son of Civil War hero William Tecumseh Sherman. Thomas Sherman entered the Jesuits despite his father’s bitter opposition. He wrote: People in love do strange things…. Having a […]
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New Orleans, La., April 29, 1933. He was the son of William Tecumseh Sherman, the famous Civil War general, and Ellen (Ewing) Sherman, a Catholic. After a Catholic upbringing by his mother, he was sent to Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., where he. graduated with an A.B. in 1874.
