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Major General William T. Sherman, USA

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William Tecumseh Sherman

  • Dates: February 8, 1820-February 14, 1891
  • State: Ohio
  • Highest Rank Attained: Major General
  • Principal Commands: Department of the Cumberland, XV Corps (Army of the Tennessee), Army of the Tennessee, Military Division of the Mississippi
  • Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Shiloh (1862), Vicksburg (1862/3), Chattanooga (1864), March to the Sea (1864), Carolinas Campaign (1865)

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