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Civil War general for the Union, perhaps best known for "Sherman's march to the sea" and his controversial "scorched earth" policy.
Timeline
Birth- 8 Feb 1920
8 Feb 1820
Lancaster Ohio
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: -67 - -80 years
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1853
Rank
2nd Lieutenant, Captain
Service Start Date
1840
Conflict Period
Other Service
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1850-Age: -70 years
Eleanor ("Ellen") Boyle Ewing
Washington DC
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: -36 - -59 years
Rank
Major General
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1884
Service Start Date
1861
Served For
United States of America
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: -36 - -59 years
Rank
Colonel, Brigadier General, Major general
Service Start Date
1861
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Service End Date
1884
Served For
United States of America
Education: From
1836
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Education: To
1840
Education: Institution
United States Military Academy
Employment: Start Date
1865
Employment: Position
Lieutenant General, General of the Army of the United States
Employment: End Date
1883
Battle of Shiloh
Savannah Campaign (March to the Sea)
Carolinas Campaign
Jan 1865
First Battle of Bull Run
21 July 1861
Atlanta Campaign
Jackson Expedition
Jul 1863
Chattanooga Campaign
Oct 1863
Meridian Campaign
Vicksburg Campaign
Employment: Position
Manager
Employment: End Date
1857
Employment: Start Date
1853
Employment: Employer
Lucas, Turner & Co (bank)
Employment: Place
San Francisco, California
Employment: Employer
Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy
Employment: Start Date
1859
Employment: Place
Pineville, Louisiana
Employment: End Date
1861
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Employment: Position
2nd Lieutenant, Captain
Employment: Start Date
1840
Employment: Employer
U.S. Army
Employment: End Date
1853
General of the Army of the United States
1869
Employment: Employer
Union Army
Employment: Position
Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General
Employment: End Date
1865
Employment: Start Date
1861
Gender
Male
Battle of Collierville TN
October 11, 1863
Death- 14 Feb 1891-Age: -29 years
New York City
Burial- 21 Feb 1891
Calvary Cemetery, St Louis MO
Other Facts
Father
Charles Robert Sherman
Mother
Mary Hoyt Sherman
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