William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
Summary
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American businessman, author, and United States Army general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). As a general he earned recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he implemented in his military campaign against the Confederate States.
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