Nov. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1791, Georgetown University, in what is now Washington, D.C., opened as the first Roman Catholic college in the United States. In 1864, Union General ...

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was a surprising instrument of emancipation. Although raised in Ohio and firmly wedded to the Union cause when the nation erupted into civil war, he was a racist who ...

Prologue : Death stared us all in the face -- My father named me William Tecumseh -- I was notified to prepare for West Point -- In the service of my country -- Sand and sun, Seminoles and Spaniards - ...

William Tecumseh Sherman was one of the Union’s best-known generals. Sixth in his class at West Point, Sherman nevertheless had an uncertain military career early in the Civil War, suffering a nervous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bust of Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman can be seen between the vaults at Grant's Tomb in New York City. On November 15, ...

During the Civil War, Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops arrived in Savannah, Georgia, days before Christmas in 1864. The city was their final stop on Sherman's March to the Sea, ...

I just noticed, after driving past it for the umpteenth time, that Sherman Circle does not have the requisite general on horseback. Why not? Was General Sherman in disfavor when statues were erected? ...

STARKVILLE — A new edition of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s memoirs has been annotated by some of the nation’s leading Civil War scholars at Mississippi State University—an effort marking 150 years ...

Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, notorious for his devastating march through Georgia, said war is hell. Yes, and especially for those who bring it on themselves. At the Democratic National ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. William Tecumseh Sherman's home once stood in what is now the Jeff-Vander-Lou ...