William Tecumseh Sherman

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

William Tecumseh Sherman
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA, in May 1865. The black ribbon around his left arm is a sign of mourning over President Abraham 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

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 presiden, 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 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