William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman was born on February 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. He was given his middle name after the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. Tecumseh had tried to unite the tribes of the Ohio River Valley against American forces on their land in the first decade of the nineteenth century. These attempts were unsuccessful though. In 1829, when Sherman was nine his father passed away so he went to live with a family friend, Thomas Ewing. …showed first 75 words of 1304 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1304 total…nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve." He moved to New York, where he died on February 24, 1891 Works Cited Page http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4shermn.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/graphics/experience/people/sherman.html http://www.optonline.com/comptoms/ceo/04355_A.html http://www.infoplease.com/ce5/CE047472.html http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/sherman.html http://www.letsfindout.com/subjects/america/mrch2sea.html