William Tecumseh Sherman
(February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an
American
soldier,
businessman,
educator
and
author.
He served as a
General
in the
Union Army
during the
American Civil War
(1861–65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding
command of
military strategy
as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched
earth" policies that he
implemented in conducting
total war
against the
Confederate States.
