A modest home in what is now downtown Lancaster offers a window into the early life of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, a U.S.

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 ...

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 - ...

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 ...

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 ...

The rise of William T. Sherman. Early life -- California -- The bleak years, 1850-1861 -- The Union above all -- Bull Run -- Sherman finds his niche with Grant -- Shiloh restores Sherman's reputation ...

William Tecumseh Sherman's home once stood in what is now the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. The Sherman family home at 912 North Garrison Avenue, where they lived off and on until 1886, when William ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Historian Todd Groce offers a historical reflection of Sherman's March to the Sea and compares it with later military actions. Historian Todd Groce ...