William T Sherman was a notable General for the Union during the American Civil War. -AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1820/02/08 | William T Sherman born in Lancaster, Ohio | Born | Sherman House | Lancaster | 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. | Groom | Blair House | Washington, DC | 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 | Snyder's Bluff | Redwood | 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 | Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown and Charleston Railroad Tunnel | Chattanooga | 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 | Andrew J Cheney House | Marietta | |||
| 1864/06/27 | Union artillery open a furious bombardment from over 200 guns on the Confederate breastworks. | Union Commander | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park | Georgia | 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. | Union General | Kennesaw House | Marietta | |||
| 1864/07/22 | William Sherman's Union forces defeat Confederate forces defending the city of Atlanta. | Union Commander | Atlanta, GA | Georgia | 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 | Marietta | Georgia | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1864/11/23 | Ten thousand of William Sherman's Union soldiers camp at Barrowville. | Union Commander | Barrowville | Milledgeville | Sherman's March to the Sea | ||
| 1864/11/23 | William T Sherman makes his headquarters in the Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville. | Union Commander | Old Governor's Mansion | Milledgeville | 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 | J A Lewis House | Clarkesville, GA | 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 | Green-Meldrim House | Savannah | 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 | Millwood | Columbia, SC | 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 | Hartzell House, Cheraw | Cheraw | |||
| 1865/04/26 | Confederate General Joseph E Johnston surrenders to Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman | Union Commander | Bennett Place State Historic Site | Durham, NC | 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 | Orchard Lake Schools Historic District | Orchard Lake | |||
| 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. | Visitor | Union Pacific Railroad Depot | Cheyenne | |||
| 1891/02/14 | William Tecumseh Sherman dies of pneumonia in New York City. | Died |
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