Who was william tecumseh sherman and what did he do and who was his family members?
William Tecumseh Sherman was a North Georgia Notable Born: Lancaster, Ohio, February 8, 1820 Died: New York City, February 14, 1891 Union General William Tecumseh Sherman At least one version of Microsoft Encarta identifies a picture of General Grant as Sherman If the question was asked, “Who was and still is the most hated and despised man in the history of Georgia” the response would be William Tecumseh Sherman. From the onset of hostilities in the Atlanta Campaign on May 6, 1864 and the March to the Sea ending two days before Christmas 1864 with him capturing Savannah, no one created more destruction. As a result of his successful campaign in Georgia, the Confederacy was split in two and deprived of much needed supplies, ending the war quickly with a Union victory. Born on February 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, his father died when he was young. Widowed and unable to care for the entire family, his mother sent brother Thomas to be raised by an aunt and William became a foster child to