General Sherman
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Character Key:
Display Name:
General Sherman
Sort Name:
Sherman, General William Tecumseh
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Union General
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Tuesday, February 8, 1820
Origin:
Ohio
Biography:
William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union General who served under U.S. Grant, is famously known for burning Atlanta in 1864, and for "Sherman's March to the Sea," during which his forces destroyed crucial resources and infrastructure in Georgia and the Carolinas, thus crippling the Southern war efforts.
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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