William Tecumseh Sherman had a lot in ... he served in California and did not see battle. In 1853 Sherman resigned from the Army and traveled to San Francisco, which was then a gold boom town.

Considered the most original genius of the American Civil War and “the first modern general,” William ... 1869, Sherman succeeded him and served as Commanding General of the Army until 1883 ...

Hated across the South but a hero to the North, William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta in ... he kept his friend in charge of the army.