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Sherman

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Sher·man  (shûrmn), John 1823-1900.
American politician. A U.S. senator from Ohio (1861-1877 and 1881-1897), he wrote and sponsored the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890).

Sherman, Mount
A peak, 4,281 m (14,036 ft) high, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado.

Sherman, Roger 1721-1793.
American Revolutionary patriot and politician who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Articles of Confederation (1781), and the U.S. Constitution (1787).

Sherman, William Tecumseh 1820-1891.
American Union general. Appointed commander of all Union troops in the West (1864), he captured Atlanta (1864) and led a destructive March to the Sea, which effectively cut the Confederacy in two.

Sherman [ˈʃɜːmən]
n
(Biographies / Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) M, US, MILITARY: general) William Tecumseh (tɪˈkʌmsə). 1820-91, American Union commander during the Civil War. He led the victorious march through Georgia (1864), becoming commander of the army in 1869
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Noun1.ShermanSherman - 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)
2.ShermanSherman - American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)
3.Sherman - a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)
Centennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
4.Sherman - a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico


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Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.
[1] Arnold Sherman, an elderly friend of the Irvings, was there at the same time, and added not a little to the general pleasantness of life.
The third house on the right-hand side is a bird-stuffer's: Sherman is the name.
 
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