- William Tecumseh Sherman - Wikipedia
When Grant became President of the United States in March 1869, Sherman succeeded him as Commanding General of the Army Sherman served in that capacity from 1869 until 1883 and was responsible for the U S Army's engagement in the Indian Wars He steadfastly refused to be drawn into party politics
- William Tecumseh Sherman | Biography Facts | Britannica
William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare
- William Tecumseh Sherman - Biography, Civil War Accomplishments | HISTORY
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 leaders in U S
- William T. Sherman - American Battlefield Trust
After the war, Sherman remained in the military and eventually rose to the rank of full general, serving as general-in-chief of the army from 1869 to 1883 Praised for his revolutionary ideas on "total warfare," William T Sherman died in 1891
- William Tecumseh Sherman - U. S. National Park Service
After the war, Sherman was promoted to Lieutenant General, and, when Ulysses S Grant was elected the 18th President of the United States, Sherman was elevated to General of the Army He spent the remainder of his career in the US Army, retiring to New York City, where he died in 1891 of pneumonia
- M4 Sherman Tank | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
The Sherman tank was the most commonly used American tank in World War II More than 50,000 Shermans were produced between 1942 and 1945
- William T. Sherman - Biographies - The Civil War in America . . .
A strong Unionist, Sherman volunteered for duty in the United States Army in May 1861 Initially appointed colonel of the 13th Infantry Regiment, Sherman led a brigade of inexperienced troops at First Bull Run (First Manassas) before being transferred to the Western theater
- Sherman’s March - National Museum of American History
In March 1864, William T Sherman assumed command of the Union Army in the West, and in May, he began a destructive march through the Southern heartland Sherman had a different view of warfare than his contemporaries Grant and Lee In his mind, wars were not between armies, but between people
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