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William Tecumseh Sherman   /wˈɪljəm təkˈəmsə ʃˈərmən/   Listen
William Tecumseh Sherman

noun
1.
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891).  Synonym: Sherman.






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"William Tecumseh Sherman" Quotes from Famous Books



... underestimate the determination of their opponents. It was felt that fighting, severe fighting, was perhaps inevitable. The Law and Order party loved fighting. They had chosen as their commander William Tecumseh Sherman, later to gain his fame as a great soldier. His greatness in a military capacity seems to have been exceeded only by his inability to remember facts proved elsewhere by original historical documents. This is the only possible explanation for the hash ...
— The Gray Dawn • Stewart Edward White



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