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Sep 15, 2010 · 15 September AD 2010. Abraham Lincoln said that “A House divided against itself cannot stand”. Thomas Ewing Sherman was born into a House divided by religion on October 12, 1856. He was the son of William Tecumseh Sherman, at the time an obscure former officer, and Ellen Ewing Sherman. Ellen Sherman was a devout Catholic, and, I think, a saint.
Dec 11, 2018 · In 1850, he married Ellen in a Catholic ceremony and they raised eight children together, all of them Catholic. His son, Thomas Ewing (Tom) Sherman (1856-1930) became a Jesuit priest, much to his ...
Nov 3, 2023 · The quote by William Tecumseh Sherman, "If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve," holds a straightforward meaning that Sherman was expressing his reluctance to enter the political arena. The quote, though concise, carries significant importance as it challenges the notions of political power and ambition.
Two, Political, Pelicans. 41 Copy quote. I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy. William Tecumseh Sherman. War, Fierce, Tire. William Tecumseh Sherman (1990). “Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman”, p.368, Library of America. 18 Copy quote.
The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman. by brian holden reid. oxford, 640 pages, $34.95. I f William Tecumseh Sherman is known for one thing, it is the scorching of Atlanta in November 1864 as he and his army set off on their March to the Sea. Like so much else that is associated with Sherman, the popular image of ruined Atlanta is an exaggeration.
Mar 21, 2009 · But he never considered himself Catholic. The story told by Sherman biographer John Marzalek is that when William was born Tecumseh Sherman in 1820. When his father died, at age nine he went to ...
Raised a Catholic and buried as a Catholic, Sherman maintained a lifelong grudge against the Church and railed when he lost a favorite son to the priesthood, blaming his wife Ellen's ardent faith for such a disaster. Sherman's strong and vigorous prejudices, frequently expressed with enormous skill, provide a biographer's feast.
