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 | |||
| 1880/09/24 | Sherman shoots a water cannon at the Spring Valley Mine in Cherokee. "He would fix his keen eye upon some particular boulder and measuring the distance accurately he would seize the nozzle and with unerring aim hit it every time." Chico Weekly Enterprise | Visitor | Cherokee Gold District | North Columbia | |||
| 1880/09/29 | Gen William T Sherman doesn't have much of an appetite at the Willis family home. When asked what he does like, Sherman grumps, "Hard tack and bacon". | Guest | Judge William R Willis House | Roseburg | Hardtack | ||
| 1891/02/14 | William Tecumseh Sherman dies of pneumonia in New York City. | Died |
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