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Sherman, Thomas West 1813-1879
Military officer; born in Newport, R. I., March 26, 1813; graduated at West Point in 1836; served with General Taylor in the war against Mexico, in command of a battery; and was brevetted major.
He commanded a division in the battle of Bull Run, and led the land forces in the Port Royal expedition, landing at Hilton Head Nov. 7, 1861.
In March, 1862, he was superseded by General Hunter, and joined the army under Halleck at Corinth.
He did excellent service in the region of the lower Mississippi in 1862-63; commanded a division in the siege of Port Hudson; received (March 13, 1865) the brevet of major-general, United States army, for services there and during the war; and was retired with the rank of major-general, Dec. 31, 1870.
He died in Newport, R. I., March 16, 1879.
Sherman, William Tecumseh