William Tecumseh Sherman

William Sherman

• Born: February 8, 1820
• Died: February 14, 1891
• General in the Union army.

Sherman's family and early life

• Sherman's Father served on the Ohio Supreme court.
• His father served until his sudden death.
• Sherman soon lived with Senator Thomas Ewing.
• Mr. Ewing appointed him to the U.S. Military academy.
• Sherman graduated sixth in his class.

military Career

• He had a spectacular early career.
• Saw combat at the second seminole war.
• Resigned his commision in 1853.
• took work in banking and studied law briefly.
• 1859, superintendent of lousiana military academy.

Civil war

• SHerman resigned from the academy.
• Made colonel of the 13th U.S.
• Fought at the first battle of manassas.
• Pres. Lincoln impressed by performance.
• Promoted to Brigadier general after battle.

Civil war

• Ranked among seventh among other officers.
• Send to kentucky to stop from seceeding.
• moved to st. louis to serve for henry halleck.
• logistical missions to capture fort donelson.

sherman march

• Nov. 15 to dec. 21 1864.
• Led 60,000 soldiers on 285 miles.
• From atlanta to savannah, georgia.
• to frighten Georgia civilians.
• to abandon confederate cause.

atlanta campaign

• 1864,  fought General johnston and hood.
• series of battles in north georgia.
• goal to destroy tennesse army.
• cut off vital confederate supplies.
• failed but forced the surrender of atlanta.

Battle of nashville

• final year for general hood's confederates.
• 1864, hood abandoned city to william sherman.
• Hood hoped to draw sherman out of south.
• enough troops to split sherman's force. 
• sent part of it to chase hood into tennessee.