William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes


I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.


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William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891, General of the Army & Indian Peace Commissioner, Letter to President Abraham Lincoln

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William Tecumseh Sherman
  • Born: February 8, 1820
  • Died: February 14, 1891
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Soldier

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), receiving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched earth policies he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. British military theorist and historian B. H. Liddell Hart declared that Sherman was "the first modern general".