William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. Before the Civil War, he fought in the Mexican-American War and was the head of Louisiana State University. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–65). While general, he led the Atlanta Campaign and burned the city. Sherman's March to the Sea later devastated Georgia and burned Savannah. After the Civil War, he was in charge of all the Union Armies. He was urged several times to run for President of the United States, but declined to run each time.
| William Tecumseh Sherman | |
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 Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, in May 1865. The black ribbon around his left arm is a sign of mourning over President Lincoln's death. Portrait by Mathew Brady. | |
| Nickname | Cump, Uncle Billy (by his troops) |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1840–53, 1861–84 |
| Rank | Major General (Civil War), General of the Army of the United States (postbellum) |
| Commands held | Army of the Tennessee (1863), Military Division of the Mississippi (1864), Commanding General of the United States Army (postbellum) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War -Shiloh, - Vicksburg Campaign, - Chattanooga, - Atlanta Campaign, - March to the Sea, - Carolinas Campaign |
| Awards | Thanks of Congress (1864 and 1865) |
| Other work | Bank president, lawyer, university superintendent, streetcar executive |
William Tecumseh Sherman Media
Sherman's childhood home in Lancaster
Young Sherman in military uniform
Sherman Quarters on 510 Calle Principal, Monterey, California
California Registered Historic Landmark plaque at the location in Jackson Square, San Francisco, of the branch of the Bank of Lucas, Turner & Co. that Sherman directed from 1853 to 1857
Two cannons on display in front of the Military Science building at Louisiana State University, which were used at the Battle of Fort Sumter and procured by Sherman for the university after the U.S. Civil War.
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1864
Oil portrait of Sherman by George P. A. Healy, 1866
Engraving depicting Admiral Porter's flotilla of gunships and transports arriving below Vicksburg on April 16, 1863. General Sherman is rowing out to the flagship, the USS Benton, in a yawl.
Map of the Battles for Chattanooga, 1863
Map of Sherman's campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas, 1864–1865
Other websites
- U.S. Army Center of Military History
- William T. Sherman Family papers from the University of Notre Dame
- William Tecumseh Sherman Archived 2006-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, from the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco Archived 2006-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, concentrates on Sherman's time in California
- California military history Sherman's time in California, more info concentrates on Sherman's time in Georgia
- Sherman House Museum Archived 2002-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, at Sherman's birthplace in Lancaster, Ohio
- Sherman Thackara Collection at the Digital Library @ Villanova University
- Works by William Tecumseh Sherman at Project Gutenberg
- New York Times obituary
- New York Times report on St. Louis funeral proceedings
- Eulogy by brother, Senator John Sherman
- William Tecumseh Sherman at Find a Grave Retrieved on 2007-12-13
- City of San Francisco
- William Tecumseh Sherman Collection at Missouri History Museum Archives
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