William Tecumseh Sherman - Lancaster, OH - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

Located in Zane Square (Veteran's Park) at 201 S Broad St, Lancaster, OH 43130 is a statue of William Tecumseh Sherman, the United States Civil War general who was born in the city in 1820.

"Lancaster’s native son, William Tecumseh Sherman, was a 4-star army general who many believe to be a military genius. He played a major role in the Civil War as a strategist who revolutionized war by incorporating psychological and economic warfare into his military tactics. He is probably best known for leading the “March to the Sea” through the South. Years after the war he famously declared “War is Hell”.

In historic downtown Lancaster, there is Veterans Square dedicated to the veterans of all wars. The area prominently features a bronze statue of Sherman. The statue was erected in July 2000, as a Bicentennial project. Mike Major, a sculptor from Urbana, took two years to complete the statue.

Sherman Trail: A tribute to Lancaster’s native son, 4-star general and military genius: William Sherman. The bronze statue was sculpted by Urbana artist Michael Major. It stands 7-feet tall and weighs approximately 850 pounds. The statue was unveiled on Sunday, July 2, 2000. It stands in Veteran’s Square and is dedicated to all veterans of all wars."-Visit Fairfield County

The Person
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he implemented in his military campaign against the Confederate States. British military theorist and historian B. H. Liddell Hart declared that Sherman was "the most original genius of the American Civil War" and "the first modern general".

Born in Lancaster, Ohio, into a politically prominent family, Sherman graduated in 1840 from the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1853, he interrupted his military career to pursue private business ventures, without much success. In 1859, he became superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy, now Louisiana State University, but resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union. Sherman commanded a brigade of volunteers at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861, and then was transferred to the Western Theater. He was stationed in Kentucky, where his pessimism about the outlook of the war led to a breakdown that required him to be briefly put on leave. He recovered and forged a close partnership with General Ulysses S. Grant. Sherman served under Grant in 1862 and 1863 in the Battle of Fort Henry and the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the campaigns that led to the fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, and the Chattanooga campaign, which culminated with the routing of the Confederate armies in the state of Tennessee.-William Tecumseh Sherman

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