★★★ Sherman, William Tecumseh

Luke Freet · Feb 8, 2025

gentlemanrob said:
William Tecumseh Sherman

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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

View attachment 334045Children:

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)

View attachment 334047Philemon Tecumseh Sherman 1867 – 1941
(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

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.

View attachment 3340481863 – 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.

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

View attachment 3340491867 – 1868: Member of Board to examine Proposed Army Regulation

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

View attachment 334051Died: February 14, 1891

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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Birthday bump.
One of the most controversial men in the historiography of the Civil War. I've long held the belief that Sherman is the key reason the war ended when it did. His campaign to take Atlanta, while he had his low points (such as Kennesaw Mountain or the Stoneman-McCook Raid), was a resounding success. He was one of the few commanders who understood that destroying the rebel armies directly was a fool's errand, and the best way to beat the Confederacy was to destroy its ability to prosecute a war. Hence his infamous marches through Georgia & the Carolinas.
Certainly, Sherman lacked the desire to land a killing blow when a golden opportunity laid before him. Jonesborough & Bentonville come to mind immediately.

★★★ Sherman, William Tecumseh

Luke Freet

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