William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman was born in Ohio on February 8, 1820 to Charles R. Sherman and Mary Hoyt Sherman. He was the sixth of ten children. His father was a Supreme Court Judge so he was not home often, but when he came home on horseback, a family tradition was that the first child to reach his horse could ride it to the barn. Since he was the sixth child in line, William didn't often win the …

…Soon his asthma would again flare up further weakening him. On February 14, at 1:50 P.M. Sherman passed away. Those with him were his children Cumpy, Minnie, Elly, Lizzie, and Rachel. Generals Slocum and Howard waited in a room outside. Sherman's family was Catholic, but he himself expressed no belief in God. He wrote his own epitaph "Faithful and Honorable" which was very fitting for a hero whose men knew him as "Uncle Billy". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**