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[[Image:Sherman (B).jpg| 200px|thumb|lift|A 1875 portrait of William Sherman]] | [[Image:Sherman (B).jpg| 200px|thumb|lift|A 1875 portrait of William Sherman]] | ||
| − | '''William Tecumseh Sherman''' was a Union [[Civil War]] [[general]] known for his daring and aggressive military tactics. His "scorched earth" policy of total warfare was designed to ensure the economic, strategic, and psychological collapse of the [[Confederacy]] by destroying civilian infrastructure and supplies. | + | '''William Tecumseh Sherman''' (Lancaster, Ohio, 1820 – New York, 1891) was a Union [[Civil War]] [[general]] known for his daring and aggressive military tactics. His "scorched earth" policy of total warfare was designed to ensure the economic, strategic, and psychological collapse of the [[Confederacy]] by destroying civilian infrastructure and supplies. |
Notable campaigns in which Sherman was involved were [[Vicksburg]], [[Tennessee]], the siege of [[Atlanta]], his [[March to the Sea]] from Atlanta to [[Savannah]], and the eventual surrender of all Confederate armies in [[Florida]], [[Georgia]], and the [[Carolina]]s. | Notable campaigns in which Sherman was involved were [[Vicksburg]], [[Tennessee]], the siege of [[Atlanta]], his [[March to the Sea]] from Atlanta to [[Savannah]], and the eventual surrender of all Confederate armies in [[Florida]], [[Georgia]], and the [[Carolina]]s. | ||
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William Tecumseh Sherman (Lancaster, Ohio, 1820 – New York, 1891) was a Union Civil War general known for his daring and aggressive military tactics. His "scorched earth" policy of total warfare was designed to ensure the economic, strategic, and psychological collapse of the Confederacy by destroying civilian infrastructure and supplies.
Notable campaigns in which Sherman was involved were Vicksburg, Tennessee, the siege of Atlanta, his March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, and the eventual surrender of all Confederate armies in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.