Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1820, Feb. 8 | Born, Lancaster, Ohio |
| 1829 | Informally adopted by Thomas Ewing |
| 1840 | Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1840-1847 | Served in various army posts, largely in the South |
| 1846-1848 | Stationed in California during the Mexican War; served as an adjutant first to Philip Kearny, then to Richard B. Mason; remained in California until 1850 |
| 1850 | Married Ellen Ewing |
| 1853 | Resigned commission |
| 1853-1857 | In banking and business |
| 1858-1859 | In law and business |
| 1859-1861 | Superintendent, Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, Pineville, La. |
| 1861 | Rejoined army as colonel of Thirteenth Infantry Fought at Bull Run and later promoted to brigadier general of volunteers |
| 1862 | Served under Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh Promoted to major general of volunteers Assumed command of Memphis defense |
| 1863 | Served in Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns |
| 1864 | Assumed command of Union armies in the West Captured Kennesaw Mountain defended by General Joseph E. Johnston; captured Atlanta, Ga. Promoted to major general of the Union Army Led march to the sea; captured Savannah, Ga. |
| 1865 | Served in Carolinas campaign Accepted surrender of Joseph E. Johnston |
| 1866-1867 | On mission to Benito Juarez in Mexico |
| 1869 | Succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as commanding general of the Union Army |
| 1871-1872 | Took year's leave for trip to Europe |
| 1874 | Moved military headquarters to St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1875 | Published Memoirs of General William T. Sherman. New York: D. Appleton. 2 vols. |
| 1876 | Returned military headquarters to Washington, D.C. |
| 1881 | Established school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. |
| 1883 | Retired from active service and lived in St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1884 | Declined to be a candidate for Republican Party nomination for president |
| 1886 | Moved to New York, N.Y. |
| 1891, Feb. 14 | Died, New York, N.Y. |