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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Union
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:Union
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Spanish–_American_War_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Mexican_War_Service_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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February 8, 1820
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Lancaster,_Ohio
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gptkbp:born
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February 8, 1820
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gptkbp:born_on
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February 8, 1820
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Calvary_Cemetery,_New_York_City
gptkb:Calvary_Cemetery,_St._Louis
gptkb:Calvary_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Lyman_Sherman
gptkb:Rachel_Sherman
gptkb:Maria_Ewing_Sherman
gptkb:Mary_E._Sherman
gptkb:Eugene_Sherman
gptkb:William_T._Sherman_Jr.
gptkb:Charles_R._Sherman
Ellen Sherman
Charles Sherman
Minnie Sherman
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Military_Division_of_the_Mississippi
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gptkbp:death_date
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February 14, 1891
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:died
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February 14, 1891
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gptkbp:died_on
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February 14, 1891
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
Total war strategy
Total War strategy
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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War is hell.
I will make Georgia howl.
The only good Indian is a dead Indian.
You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
If I had to fight, I would fight for the Union.
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gptkbp:fought_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_Bentonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Resaca
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Palmetto_Ranch
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
Battle of Columbia
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William T. Sherman
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Douglas_Mac_Arthur
Modern warfare
Modern military strategy
Civilian-military relations
American military doctrine
Post-war Reconstruction policies
U. S. military strategy
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkb:Henry_Halleck_Jr.
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:Sherman's_necktie
gptkb:Sherman's_March
gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
Total war concept
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Sherman's_March
gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
Civil War leadership
Total war strategy
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:General
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Uncle_Billy
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Totopotomoy_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Shenandoah_Valley
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_Bentonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkb:Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_North_Anna
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Resaca
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
Battle of Columbia
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Commanding_General_of_the_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:notable_command
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Military_Division_of_the_Mississippi
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Union
gptkb:General
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Lancaster,_Ohio
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:position
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gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkb:President_of_Louisiana_State_University
gptkb:Brigadier_General
Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi
Superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:President_of_Louisiana_State_University
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Henry_W._Halleck
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:General
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:military_strategy
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:strategist
gptkb:Public_speaker
Civilian leader
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gptkbp:served_as
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gptkb:Superintendent_of_Louisiana_State_Seminary_of_Learning_and_Military_Academy
gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkb:President_of_Louisiana_State_University
Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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1861-1865
1840–1865
1840–1884
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gptkbp:signature
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William T. Sherman Signature
William T. Sherman signature
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gptkbp:significant_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Carolinas_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Savannah_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ellen_Ewing_Sherman
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_A._Logan
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Memoirs_of_General_William_T._Sherman
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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