For the US presidential election of 1884, many Republicans believed that US Civil War hero, General William T. Sherman would be an excellent candidate. Sherman had recently retired from the military. When he learned of the movement to draft him into the 1884 presidential election he said these famous words: " If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve."These famous words live on in US politics.
The State of Georgia.
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General Sherman.
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
I think you've muddled 'Sherman' with 'German'. The only famous city with a big German population was Chicago - a long way from the war. Sherman burnt down most of Atlanta, and then the whole of Columbia, South Carolina.
Grant was the famous Civil War general who went on to become President.
General Sherman remained in the army after the US Civil War. In March of 1869, President US Grant promoted Sherman to the US general in chief.
The State of Georgia.
Ulysses S. Grant was a famous Northern general during the Civil War who went on to become President of the United States.
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General Grant became president.
William Tecumseh Sherman was a general in the US Civil War. He was a Union general.
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Became General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army when Grant retired in order to become President.
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During the Civil War, General Sherman held strong to a total war policy.
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