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Sherman

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Noun

1. sherman, william tecumseh sherman

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. roger sherman, sherman

American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)

3. mount sherman, sherman

a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)

4. sherman

a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sherman

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noun
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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Sherman

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1. 
John1823-1900; U.S. statesman: brother of William
2. 
Roger1721-93; Am. statesman: signer of the Declaration of Independence
3. 
William Tecumseh1820-91; Union general in the Civil War

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sherman

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American Union general. Appointed commander of all Union troops in the West (1864), he captured Atlanta (1864) and led the destructive "March to the Sea," which effectively cut the Confederacy in two.
American Revolutionary patriot and politician who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Articles of Confederation (1781), and the US Constitution (1787).

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