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William Tecumseh Sherman

1820–1891 · 19th century

William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general in the American Civil War. After serving under Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh and Vicksburg, he captured Atlanta in 1864 and led the March to the Sea through Georgia and then through the Carolinas, destroying railways, farms and supplies. He later commanded the US Army from 1869 to 1883.

William Tecumseh Sherman
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Confederate States of America

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). William Tecumseh Sherman. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/william-tecumseh-sherman
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