WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

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• WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN (noun)
  The noun WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN has 1 sense:

1. United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)

  Familiarity information: WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN used as a noun is very rare.

• WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sherman; William Tecumseh Sherman

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)