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William Tecumseh Sherman
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Early Life
He was born in Lancaster Ohio. After his father died while he was at the age of nine, he was taken in by a neighbor in Lancaster and a friend of the family. -
Early Military
At the age of 16 Shermans foster father secured him a spot in a Military Academy located at West Point. -
Early Military Cont.
He graduated from the Academy and entered the Army as a 2nd Lt. in the Third US Artillery -
Marriage
He was promoted to the rank of Captain and married Eleanor Boyle Ewing -
Work
He resigned his captaincy to become the manager of the San Fransisco branch of a St. Louis bank. -
work Cont.
He accepted a position as the superintendent of the Louisana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy in Pineville -
Military Cont
He was commissioned as colonel of the 13th US Infantry Regiment -
Military Cont.
President Lincoln promoted him to Brigadier General of volunteers -
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March To The Sea
This is what he is most famous for, his successful March To The Sea. What he did was he marched from Atlanta Georgia, a city they had captured in the war, to the port of Savannah. Along the way him and his troops burned down things. Causing damage to the industry in the south and the infrastructure. While marching down there he forsced his troops to live off of the land.
