Sherman, William Tecumseh

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.

1820 - Born on the 8th of February in Lancaster, Ohio.

1861-1865 - General in the United States Army during the American Civil War.

1862-1863 - Served under General Ulysses S. Grant during the campaigns that led to the fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River.

1864 - Succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the western theater of the war.

         - Marched across Georgia in Civil War.

         - Led his troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed decisively to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln.

1865 - Accepted the surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.

1869-1883 - Became Commanding General of the Army.

1875 - Published his Memoirs, one of the best-known firsthand accounts of the Civil War.

1891 - He died 14th of February in New York City, New York.