William Tecumseh Sherman

Assessing Hillary's presidential ambitions -- on a scale of "William Tecumseh Sherman" to "Hillary Rodham Clinton."

Items! Balloon Boy Actually Just Boy 2009

Assessing Hillary's presidential ambitions -- on a scale of "William Tecumseh Sherman" to "Hillary Rodham Clinton."

Items! Balloon Boy Actually Just Boy 2009

— When Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman arrived here in June 1864, he wrote to his superiors, "The whole country is one vast fort."

Civil War Reconstructed Cameron McWhirter 2011

Work has also just started on the $2 million repair of the century-old - slightly cursed - equestrian monument to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, south of the Treasury building on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Overhaul of the Mall, monuments has begun Michael E. Ruane 2011

One young officer with manifest potential as combat warrior, Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman, described the general as “a mass of vanity, conceit, ignorance, ambition and want of truth.”

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

One young officer with manifest potential as combat warrior, Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman, described the general as “a mass of vanity, conceit, ignorance, ambition and want of truth.”

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Several other prominent Americans, including Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman, Massachusetts congressman Nathaniel Banks, and Broadway actress Maggie Mitchell, were on the prospective passenger list.

LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

Several other prominent Americans, including Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman, Massachusetts congressman Nathaniel Banks, and Broadway actress Maggie Mitchell, were on the prospective passenger list.

LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

After William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta in September 1864, Ramseur assured Ellen that, it will still be all right as long as Gen'l.

Gary Gallagher: What are the best new Civil War books? Gary Gallagher 2010

Glimpses of Lincoln the master political tactician are seen in his letter to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman requesting a furlough for Indiana troops in September 1864.

Lincoln Brought to Life Ryan Cole 2010