A
Civil War general for the Union, perhaps best known for "Sherman's march to the sea" and his controversial "scorched earth" policy.
Timeline
Birth- 8/02/1920
8/02/1820
Lancaster Ohio
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: -67 - -80 years
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1853
Rank
2nd Lieutenant, Captain
Service Start Date
1840
Conflict Period
Other Service
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1850-Age: -70 years
Eleanor ("Ellen") Boyle Ewing
Washington DC
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: -36 - -59 years
Rank
Major General
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1884
Service Start Date
1861
Served For
United States of America
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: -36 - -59 years
Rank
Colonel, Brigadier General, Major general
Service Start Date
1861
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Service End Date
1884
Served For
United States of America
Education: From
1836
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Education: To
1840
Education: Institution
United States Military Academy
Employment: Start Date
1865
Employment: Position
Lieutenant General, General of the Army of the United States
Employment: End Date
1883
Battle of Shiloh
Savannah Campaign (March to the Sea)
Carolinas Campaign
Jan 1865
First Battle of Bull Run
21/07/1861
Atlanta Campaign
Jackson Expedition
Jul 1863
Chattanooga Campaign
Oct 1863
Meridian Campaign
Vicksburg Campaign
Employment: Position
Manager
Employment: End Date
1857
Employment: Start Date
1853
Employment: Employer
Lucas, Turner & Co (bank)
Employment: Place
San Francisco, California
Employment: Employer
Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy
Employment: Start Date
1859
Employment: Place
Pineville, Louisiana
Employment: End Date
1861
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Employment: Position
2nd Lieutenant, Captain
Employment: Start Date
1840
Employment: Employer
U.S. Army
Employment: End Date
1853
General of the Army of the United States
1869
Employment: Employer
Union Army
Employment: Position
Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General
Employment: End Date
1865
Employment: Start Date
1861
Gender
Male
Battle of Collierville TN
October 11, 1863
Death- 14/02/1891-Age: -29 years
New York City
Burial- 21/02/1891
Calvary Cemetery, St Louis MO
Other Facts
Father
Charles Robert Sherman
Mother
Mary Hoyt Sherman
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