William T. Sherman

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William Tecumseh Sherman
Personal
Date & Place of Birth	February 8, 1820 Lancaster, Ohio
Parents	Charles Robert Sherman Mary Hoyt Sherman
Religion	Catholic, Agnostic
Spouse	Eleanor Boyle ("Ellen") Ewing
Children	Maria Ewing Sherman ("Minnie") Mary Elizabeth Sherman ("Lizzie") William Ewing Sherman ("Willie") Thomas Ewing Sherman ("Tom") Eleanor Mary Sherman ("Ellie") Rachel Ewing Sherman Charles Celestine Sherman Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
Date & Place of Death	February 14, 1891 New York City, New York
Place of Burial	Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Military
Education	United States Military Academy West Point,New York Class of 1840, rank 6th
Branch of Service	United States Army
Years of Service	1840–53, 1861–84
Highest rank awarded	Major General, USA
Commands held	Army of the Tennessee (1863–64) Military Division of the Mississippi (1864–65)
Battles participated in	1st Bull Run Shiloh Vicksburg Campaign Chattanooga Campaign Meridian Campaign Atlanta Campaign Savannah Campaign (March to the Sea) Carolinas Campaign
Post-war career	General of the Army of the United States (postbellum) Commanding General, United States Army March 8, 1869 - November 1, 1883

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• William T. Sherman - Index / Quick Reference
• William T. Sherman - Overview
• William T. Sherman - Early Life
• William T. Sherman - Civil War
• William T. Sherman - Strategies
• William T. Sherman - Post-War Service
• William T. Sherman - Autobiography, Memoirs, and Correspondence
• William T. Sherman - Death and Posterity

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