1820/02/08 |
William T Sherman born in Lancaster, Ohio |
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Sherman House |
Lancaster |
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William T Sherman's Birthday |
1850/05/01 |
Eleanor Boyle Ewing marries William Tecumseh Sherman in a ceremony at Blair House. Thomas Ewing (the bride's father and the groom's foster father), is renting Blair House at the time. |
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Blair House |
Washington, DC |
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Marriage of Ellen Ewing and William Tecumseh Sherman |
1863/04/29 |
William Sherman attacks Confederate soldiers at Snyder's Bluff, 29 April 1863 - 1 May 1863. |
Union Commander |
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Snyder's Bluff |
Redwood |
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Siege of Vicksburg |
1863/11/25 |
Gen William Sherman will find the Whiteside Tunnel a disconcerting factor in his assaults on Confederate lines atop Missionary Ridge. Sherman's men either overlook or disregard the tunnel opening as they charge up the western slopes of the ridge. |
Union General |
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Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown and Charleston Railroad Tunnel |
Chattanooga |
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Battle of Missionary Ridge |
1864/06/23 |
Union General Sherman inspects the right wing of the Kennesaw Line at the Cheney estate on June 23rd and 25th. |
Union General |
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Andrew J Cheney House |
Marietta |
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1864/06/27 |
Union artillery open a furious bombardment from over 200 guns on the Confederate breastworks. |
Union Commander |
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park |
Georgia |
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain |
1864/07/03 |
General Sherman arrives at Marietta and makes his headquarters in the Kennesaw House. Sherman orders his men to continue the pursuit of the retreating Confederate soldiers. |
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Kennesaw House |
Marietta |
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1864/07/22 |
William Sherman's Union forces defeat Confederate forces defending the city of Atlanta. |
Union Commander |
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Atlanta, GA |
Georgia |
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Battle of Atlanta |
1864/11/13 |
General Sherman reviews General Kilpatrick's 5000 cavalry in Marietta. The district around the square has been destroyed. Union sentries were unable to prevent arson and looting. |
Union General |
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Marietta |
Georgia |
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Sherman's March to the Sea |
1864/11/23 |
Ten thousand of William Sherman's Union soldiers camp at Barrowville. |
Union Commander |
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Barrowville |
Milledgeville |
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Sherman's March to the Sea |
1864/11/23 |
William T Sherman makes his headquarters in the Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville. |
Union Commander |
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Old Governor's Mansion |
Milledgeville |
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Sherman's March to the Sea |
1864/12/13 |
At Gen Hazen's HQ, the McAllister home, Hazen, Lt Col Strong, Sherman celebrate their victory. Also invited, Anderson, has a discussion with Sherman about the tactics used to defend the fort. Sherman orders the Major to the land mine-clearing detail. |
Union General |
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J A Lewis House |
Clarkesville, GA |
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Sherman's March to the Sea |
1864/12/22 |
Gen Sherman telegraphs President Lincoln: I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City of Savannah, with one 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition and about 25,000 bales of cotton. |
Union General |
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Green-Meldrim House |
Savannah |
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Sherman's March to the Sea |
1865/02/17 |
Millwood burns to the ground by Union troops led by General W T Sherman |
Union Commander |
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Millwood |
Columbia, SC |
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Burning of Columbia, South Carolina |
1865/03/03 |
Union Gen W T Sherman's army enters Chershaw and stays three days, burning most businesses but few residence. Sherman used 143 McIver St (built c 1790) as his headquarters. |
Union General |
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Hartzell House, Cheraw |
Cheraw |
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1865/04/26 |
Confederate General Joseph E Johnston surrenders to Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman |
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Bennett Place State Historic Site |
Durham, NC |
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End of the American Civil War |
1879/06/16 |
William T Sherman delivers a 'War is Hell' graduation speech at the Michigan Military Academy, Orchard Lake. |
Speaker |
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Orchard Lake Schools Historic District |
Orchard Lake |
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1880/09/04 |
President Hayes speaks to a small crowd in Cheyenne from the depot platform, during his nearly 2 month long trip through the western United States. First Lady Hayes, Gen William T Sherman and Secretary of State William Evarts are among the party. |
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Union Pacific Railroad Depot |
Cheyenne |
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1891/02/14 |
William Tecumseh Sherman dies of pneumonia in New York City. |
Died |
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