William Tecumseh Sherman
Born: February 8, 1820
Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio
Father: Charles Robert Sherman 1788 – 1829
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio)
Mother: Mary Hoyt 1787 – 1852
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio)
Wife: Eleanor Boyle “Ellen” Ewing 1824 – 1888
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Married: May 1, 1850 in Washington, D.C. at Blair House
Maria Ewing “Minnie” Sherman Fitch 1851 – 1913
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sherman 1852 – 1925
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
William Tecumseh “Willie” Sherman 1854 – 1863
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman 1856 – 1933
(Buried: Jesuit Cemetery, Grand Coteau, Louisiana)
Eleanor Mary Sherman Thackara 1859 – 1915
Rachel Ewing “Rachey” Sherman Thorndike 1861 – 1919
(Buried: Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts)
Charles Celestine Sherman 1864 – 1864
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Philemon Tecumseh Sherman 1867 – 1941
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sherman 1852 – 1925
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
William Tecumseh “Willie” Sherman 1854 – 1863
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman 1856 – 1933
(Buried: Jesuit Cemetery, Grand Coteau, Louisiana)
Eleanor Mary Sherman Thackara 1859 – 1915
Rachel Ewing “Rachey” Sherman Thorndike 1861 – 1919
(Buried: Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts)
Charles Celestine Sherman 1864 – 1864
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Education:
1840: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (6th in class)
Occupation before War:
1840 – 1841: 2nd Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1841 – 1850: 1st Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1848: Brevetted Captain for Service in California during Mexican War
1850 – 1853: Captain and Commissary Officer in United States Army
1853: Resigned from United States Army on September 6th
1853 – 1857: Banker in San Francisco, California
1856: Major General of California State Militia
1857: Banker in New York City, New York
1858 – 1859: Attorney in Leavenworth, Kansas
1859 – 1861: Superintendent of Louisiana State Seminary
1861: President of Fifth Street Railroad in St. Louis, Missouri
1841 – 1850: 1st Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1848: Brevetted Captain for Service in California during Mexican War
1850 – 1853: Captain and Commissary Officer in United States Army
1853: Resigned from United States Army on September 6th
1853 – 1857: Banker in San Francisco, California
1856: Major General of California State Militia
1857: Banker in New York City, New York
1858 – 1859: Attorney in Leavenworth, Kansas
1859 – 1861: Superintendent of Louisiana State Seminary
1861: President of Fifth Street Railroad in St. Louis, Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Colonel of United States Army, 13th Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1861: Brigade Commander at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861: Served in Union Army Department of the Missouri
1861 – 1862: Commander of Camp of Instruction in St. Louis, Mo.
1862: Commander of the District of Paducah, Kentucky
1862: Aided in sending troops to capture of Fort Donelson, TN.
1862: Division Commander during Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Major General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Commander of Union Army District of Memphis, Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Commander of 15th Army Corps Union Army
1863: Served in the Expedition to Arkansas Post
1863: Served in the Seizure of Walnut Hills, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General of United States Army
1863: Commander of Expedition from the Big Black River
1863: Union Army Commander First Battle of Collierville, TN.
1863 – 1864: Commander Army of the Tennessee
1863: Commander during the Chattanooga Campaign
1864: Led Expedition to Meridian, Mississippi
1864 – 1866: Major General of United States Army
1864 – 1866: Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi
1864: Union Army Commander during the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Leader of Sherman’s March to the Sea in Georgia
1864: Presented Savannah, Georgia to Lincoln as Christmas Gift
1865: Union Army Commander of the Campaign for the Carolina’s
1865: Received Surrender of General Joseph Johnston in Durham, N.C.
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1861: Brigade Commander at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861: Served in Union Army Department of the Missouri
1861 – 1862: Commander of Camp of Instruction in St. Louis, Mo.
1862: Commander of the District of Paducah, Kentucky
1862: Aided in sending troops to capture of Fort Donelson, TN.
1862: Division Commander during Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Major General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Commander of Union Army District of Memphis, Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Commander of 15th Army Corps Union Army
1863: Served in the Expedition to Arkansas Post
1863: Served in the Seizure of Walnut Hills, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General of United States Army
1863: Commander of Expedition from the Big Black River
1863: Union Army Commander First Battle of Collierville, TN.
1863: Commander during the Chattanooga Campaign
1864: Led Expedition to Meridian, Mississippi
1864 – 1866: Major General of United States Army
1864 – 1866: Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi
1864: Union Army Commander during the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Leader of Sherman’s March to the Sea in Georgia
1864: Presented Savannah, Georgia to Lincoln as Christmas Gift
1865: Union Army Commander of the Campaign for the Carolina’s
1865: Received Surrender of General Joseph Johnston in Durham, N.C.
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1866: Major General of United States Army
1866 – 1869: Lt. General of United States Army
1866: Member of Board for Brevets Recommendations
1866 – 1869: Commander of U.S. Army Division of the Missouri
1869 – 1884: General of United States Army
1869 – 1883: Commanding General of United States Army
1874: President of Howard Court of Inquiry
1875: One of the First Civil War Generals to publish a memoir
1877: Inspection Tour on Yellowstone River in Montana Territory
1879: Speaker at Michigan Military Academy Graduation
1881: Helped establish Command School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1884: Refused to be a Candidate for Republican Nomination
1884 – 1891: Devoted his life to theater and painting in New York City
1888 – 1891: Member of Boone and Crockett Club
Time of Death: 1:50 PM
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Burial Place: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri
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