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William Tecumseh Sherman

1820 - 1891

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William Tecumseh Sherman ( tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning 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. British military theorist and historian B. H. Liddell Hart declared that Sherman was "the most original genius of the American Civil War" and "the first modern general". Born in Lancaster, Ohio, into a politically prominent family, Sherman graduated in 1840 from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Tecumseh Sherman is the 542nd most popular military personnel (up from 577th in 2019), the 1,890th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,651st in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Military Personnel.

He was a Union general during the Civil War. He is most famous for leading the March to the Sea, in which he led his troops to Savannah, Georgia and destroyed everything in his path.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William Tecumseh Sherman ranks 542 out of 2,058. Before him are Oghul Qaimish, Mamai, Köten, Max Hoffmann, Ante Gotovina, and Hans Baur. After him are Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Günther Korten, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, and Aegidius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, William Tecumseh Sherman ranks 22. Before him are Lewis A. Swift, Heungseon Daewongun, Božena Němcová, John Tyndall, Mathilde Bonaparte, and John Tenniel. After him are Yaqub Beg, Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel, Édouard Roche, Şevkefza Kadın, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and Émile Augier. Among people deceased in 1891, William Tecumseh Sherman ranks 33. Before him are Georges Ernest Boulanger, N. R. Pogson, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Theophil Hansen, Joseph Petzval, and Ernest Meissonier. After him are Princess Cecilie of Baden, Johan Jongkind, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Théodore de Banville, Kalākaua, and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Tecumseh Sherman ranks 1,890 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Page (1973), Anthony Bourdain (1956), Héctor Elizondo (1936), Will.i.am (1975), Brad Dourif (1950), and Tim Johnson (1946). After him are David Cross (1964), Helen Hunt (1963), Lloyd Bridges (1913), James Dwight Dana (1813), Barry Seal (1939), and Ben Gazzara (1930).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, William Tecumseh Sherman ranks 30. Before him are Mark Milley (1958), Albert Pike (1809), Carl Spaatz (1891), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Robert Anderson (1805), and Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845). After him are Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), William Westmoreland (1914), Creighton Abrams (1914), Charles Sweeney (1919), Alexander Haig (1924), and Richard Winters (1918).

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