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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. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), who earned recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched earth policies, which he implemented in ...
Feb 14, 2016 · William T. Sherman, a former general in the United States Army. Library of Congress. NEW YORK — General Sherman died at ten minutes to two o’clock this afternoon [Feb. 14]. Death got the upper hand of the old warrior early in the morning, and at half-past five the change was so marked that messengers were hastily sent for Drs. Janeway and ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Obituaries. Share your story; Find an Obituary; Sports. Cardinals; Blues; ... Thus began the funeral procession of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War hero and occasional St. Louisan. For ...
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Feb 8, 2023 · Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 951. Source citation. Civil War Union Major General and later General of the United States Army. William Tecumseh Sherman was born 8 February 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, into a family of eleven. His father, a lawyer and jurist, died when he was nine, leaving the family destitute.
A streamer of crape fluttered yesterday from the entrance of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's late residence, 75 West Seventy-first Street, mutely telling of a family's irreparable loss and a ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Battle of Chattanooga. Plains Wars. 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).
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-- The remains of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery to-day with imposing ceremonies, combining severe simplicity and military grandeur in a manner that gave to St ...
