william tecumseh sherman-joseph
General in the Civil War
born: february 8 1820 lancaster ohio
died: february 14 1891 new york city
children: he has 4 sons and 4 daughter's and has a wife named ellen
- William's father died when William was a little boy and after his father's death he was raised by a family friend; attorney Thomas Ewing.
- William worked in a bank as an assistant and worked as a author and an american soldier.
- His father died. William went to the military school/ academy.
William was an important General in the Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman (known as “cump” to his friends) was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on February 8, 1820. His father gave him his unusual middle name as a nod to the Shawnee chief Tecumseh, a magnetic leader who built a confederacy of Ohio Indian tribes and fought with the British during the War of 1812
William Tecumseh Sherman - United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891) Sherman.