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Born
William Tecumseh Sherman was born in the year 1820 -
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Brief Early History
William Tecumseh Sherman's siblings were John Sherman, Charles Taylor Sherman, Hoyt Sherman, Julia Ann Sherman Willock, Mary Elizabeth Sherman Reese, James Sherman McComb, Susan Denman Sherman Bartley, Frances Beecher Sherman Moulton, Lampson Parker Sherman, and Amelia Sherman McComb. William Tecumseh Sherman's parents were Charles Sherman and Mary Hoyt. He grew up in Lancaster, Ohio. He married Ellen Ewing Sherman and had eight children. -
Education?
William Tecumseh Sherman joined the Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1840. -
Jobs Outside The Army
William Tecumseh Sherman was a banker during the gold rush. -
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What Part of The Civil War Army Was He In?
William Tecumseh Sherman was a military leaded and Union Army Leader -
First Battle of Bull Run
The location of the battle was Virginia and it was fought because there were differences between northern and southern states on the idea of slavery, as well as trade, tariffs, and states rights. The leaders of the battle were P.G.T. Beauregard, Joseph E. Johnston, and Irvin McDowell. Abraham Lincoln, Irvin McDowell, P.G.T Beauregard, Winfield Scott, and Joseph E. Johnston. The Confederate States won and the Confederate states had 1,982 casualties while the Union had 2,706. -
What Important Battles Was He In?
William Tecumseh Sherman was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run. -
Death
William Tecumseh Sherman died in 1891 in New York, New York.
