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William T. Sherman
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William T. Sherman born
Sherman was born on the 8th of February 1820, at Lancaster, Ohio his father,Charles R. Sherman, was a judge on the Supreme Court -
Sherman's Father Passes (note: unless otherwise specified, if the date is January 1st then the actual date is unknown or not peticularly important)
At the age of nine his father died uddenly leaving a widow with several children. William was adopted by the Hon. Thomas Ewing, a good freind of the father, once a Senator of the United States and a member of the national cabinet. -
Enter in to westpoint
In 1836 he entered in to West Point, and graduating near the top of his class he was appointed second lieutenant in the 3rd artillery regiment. His first field service was in Florida against the Seminole Indians. -
War of Mexico
When Mexican-American war began in 1846, he asked for field duty, and was ordered to join an expedition going to California by sea. He was made general to Colonel Mason, military governor, and as such was executive officer in the administration of local government until peace came in the autumn of 1848 and the province was ceded to the United States. -
Marriage
In 1850 he married Ellen Boyle, daughter of Thomas Ewing, he was then transferred in the same year to the commissariat department as a captain -
Banker back to Califronia
he resigned in 1853 and went back to California to conduct at San Francisco a branch of an important St. Louis banking-house. -
End of Banker career
Until in the spring of 1857 the house, because of his advice, withdrew from Californian affairs. -
Louisiana Proposal
In 1859, the state of Louisiana proposing to establish a military college, Sherman was appointed its superintendent. -
Becames a Superintendent
On the 1st of January 1860 the "State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy" was opened, and here Sherman remained until the spring of 1861, when it was evident that Louisiana would join the states seceding from the Union.He then resigned the superintendency and returned to St. Louis -
Re-Enlistment
his devotion to the national constitution was unbounded, and he offered his services as soon as volunteers for the three years' enlistments were called out. On the 14th of May 1861 he was appointed colonel of the 13th U.S. Infantry, a new regiment, and was soon assigned to command a brigade in General McDowell's army in front of Washington. -
Promotion
Grant was placed in supreme command in the west, Sherman succeeded to the command of the Army of the Tennessee, and he took part in the great battle of Chattanooga. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
He served with it in the first battle of Bull Run, on the 21st of July. -
Kentucky Campaign
On the 26th of October he reported that 200,000 men would be required for the Kentucky campaign. In consequence, he was soon fired of his post for the suggestion , but the event justified Sherman's view. Later he was re-employed in a minor position, and, at the head of a division of new troops, accompanied Ulysses S. Grant's army to Pittsburg Landing. At the battle of Shiloh Sherman's great conduct gained him promotion to major-general. -
Preparation
minor operations in a theatre of war over 500 miles wide, he assembled, near Chattanooga, his three armies, aggregating 100,000 men, and began (May 1864) the invasion of Georgia. -
Atlanta Campaign
Sherman finally wrested Atlanta from the Confederates on the 1st of September by destroying all of the railroads nearby. -
The March
He started his Famous "March to the Sea" from Atlanta to Savannah with 60,000 picked men. After a march of 300 miles Savannah was reached in December. Railways and material were destroyed, the country cleared of supplies, and the Confederate government severed from its western states. -
March North
In January 1865 Sherman marched northwards again towards Petersburg, Every mile of his march northwards through the Carolinas diminished the supply region of the enemy drastically -
Followd
When Grant became full general in 1866 Sherman was promoted lieutenant-general -
Grant President
in 1869, when Grant became president, he succeeded to the full rank. -
Retirement
General Sherman retired, after being commanding general of the army for fifteen years, in 1884 -
Shermans death
Seven after reiring he died at New York on the 14th of February 1891. A equestrian statue, was unveiled at New York in 1903, and another at Washington in the same year.
