Talk:Thomas W. Sherman

=Abrasive personality=

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In the article on the Battle of Port Royal, it states in the aftermath that: "General Sherman continued to serve in various capacities throughout the war, but without distinction. His abrasive personality made him difficult to work with, so he was shunted off to lesser commands. He lost his right leg in combat at Port Hudson. Faust, Encyclopedia of the Civil War, entry for Thomas West Sherman.

Since I don't have a copy of that Encyclopedia, I hesitate to repeat the entry. --Habap (talk) 21:06, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Any relation?
Obvious question -  was he related to General William T. Sherman? Most Shermans in America seem to be related to Roger Sherman, one of the Founding Fathers. There was a family of Shermans who were lawyers in New England. William T. was related to these, even though he grew up in Ohio.

If they were related, did they ever meet? Valetude (talk) 20:21, 14 October 2013 (UTC)


 * In his description of the Battle of Port Royal, Symonds states "He is often called 'the other Sherman,' to distinguish him from the more famous William T. Sherman. Many contemporaries, and some historians, occasionally made the error of referring to the men as brothers, though in fact they were not related."  Craig L. Symonds. Lincoln and His Admirals. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. P. 65n. Mashun09 (talk) 21:34, 02 January 2014 (CST)