William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.

Before the American 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 (1861–1865).

As 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, but he refused each time.

 Other websites 

 U.S. Army Center of Military History
 William T. Sherman Family papers from the University of Notre Dame
 William Tecumseh Sherman , from the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco , 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 , at Sherman's birthplace in Lancaster, Ohio
 Sherman Thackara Collection at the Digital Library @ Villanova University

 New York Times obituary
 New York Times report on St. Louis funeral proceedings
 Eulogy by brother, Senator John Sherman
  Retrieved on 2007-12-13
 City of San Francisco
 William Tecumseh Sherman Collection at Missouri History Museum Archives

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