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Biography of William Tecumseh Sherman

William T. Sherman was an officer in the army, who rose from humble beginnings to prominence as a commanding officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, and close friends with Ulysses S.

Grant.

Sherman led his forces on a march across the Southern states, destroying everything in his path. His brutal &#;March to the Sea&#; ended with the capture of Savannah in December

After Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.

Grant, there was only one major Confederate Army left. It was under the command of Joseph E. Johnston. After Lee&#;s surrender, Sherman pursued Johnston and forced him to surrender on April 18, , at Bennett Place, North Carolina.

Sherman continued to serve in the army after the Civil War.

In , Sherman was promoted to Commanding General of the United States. In that role, he was responsible for dealing with Native American Indian Tribes on the Western frontier, and he resorted to the same harsh tactics he had used in the Civil