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Sherman,William Tecumseh

Sherman,William Tecumseh
Sherman, William Tecumseh. 1820-1891.
American Union general. Appointed commander of all Union troops in the West (1864), he captured Atlanta (1864) and led a destructive March to the Sea, which effectively cut the Confederacy in two.

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