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Born
William Sherman is Born -
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William Sherman's Life
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Williams Father dies
Will is sent to live with Senator Thomas Ewing and he appointed Will to the United States Military Academy -
Graduateds From academy
Graduates 6th in his class -
Joins The Army
Right after graduating Sherman immediatly enlisted in the army and was sent to Floirda to fight in the Seminole War -
Resigned from the army
Goes to work at the Louisiana Military Academy -
Joins the Army again
Resigns as a superintendent at the outbreak of the civil war, colnol in the 13th United States Infantry -
Gets Promoted
William is promoted to brigadier general, because of how well he preformed in the battle of manassas -
Promotion
William is promoted to brigadier general, because of how well he preformed in the battle of manassas -
Battle of Shiloh
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Promoted Again
Promoted to major general -
The capture of Savannah
William wired Lincoln to tell him that he has an early Christmas present, the city of Savannah -
The capture of Columbia
Sherman and his men capture Columbia, South Carolina. They set many fires that destroyed large portions of the city -
Accepting surrender
Sherman accepts the surrender of Johnston and all the troops in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida which was the largest surrender of confederate troops -
William Passes
WIlliam sherman passes away on Febuary 14 1981
