^Lot 158F Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman 30/950

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman 30/950
Approx : 10" x 5" / 4 lbs

Pewter on wood base, authentic Francis Barnum sculpture

William Tecumseh Sherman was one of the most influential Union generals of the American Civil War and is best known for his strategy of “total war” against the Confederacy.

Early Life
Born February 8, 1820, in Lancaster, Ohio
Attended West Point and graduated in 1840
Served in the U.S. Army before leaving for banking and business work
Returned to military service when the Civil War began in 1861
Early Civil War Service

Sherman initially struggled under the stress of command and was briefly criticized as unstable by newspapers. He later recovered and became one of the Union’s most capable commanders.

He fought at:

First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh

At Shiloh in 1862, Sherman worked closely with Ulysses S. Grant, beginning a partnership that became central to Union victory.

Western Theater Campaigns

Sherman played major roles in campaigns across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Vicksburg Campaign (1863)

He helped Grant capture:

Siege of Vicksburg

This gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Chattanooga Campaign

Sherman also helped break Confederate resistance around Chattanooga in late 1863.

Atlanta Campaign (1864)

Sherman commanded Union armies advancing through Georgia against Confederate General:

Joseph E. Johnston
later John Bell Hood

Sherman captured:

Battle of Atlanta

The fall of Atlanta greatly boosted Northern morale and helped President:

Abraham Lincoln
win reelection in 1864.
Sherman’s March to the Sea

Sherman’s most famous operation was the:

Sherman's March to the Sea

From November to December 1864, his armies marched from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, destroying railroads, factories, warehouses, and infrastructure supporting the Confederate war effort.

Sherman believed destroying the South’s economic and psychological ability to continue fighting would shorten the war.

Carolinas Campaign and War’s End

In 1865 Sherman marched north through the Carolinas, forcing Confederate collapse across the South.

Confederate General:

Joseph E. Johnston
eventually surrendered to Sherman in North Carolina shortly after Lee surrendered to Grant.
After the Civil War

Sherman became:

Commanding General of the U.S. Army after Grant became president
A major figure in western military campaigns and postwar army modernization
Historical Reputation

Sherman is often considered one of America’s greatest military strategists because of:

operational mobility
logistics planning
coordinated warfare
psychological warfare concepts

He remains controversial because of:

widespread destruction during the March to the Sea
harsh wartime policies toward Southern infrastructure and civilians
later military actions against Native American tribes

One of Sherman’s most famous quotations was:

“War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.”

He died in 1891 and is buried in:

Calvary Cemetery

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