Politicians, activists, artists and entrepreneurs have left their imprint on Atlanta. Few have made a mark quite like Union Gen. William T. Sherman. Driving the news: In November of 1864 ...

William Tecumseh Sherman had a lot in common with Ulysses S. Grant. Like Grant, he was born in Ohio. Like Grant, he graduated from the military academy at West Point. Like Grant, he failed as a ...

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was a surprising instrument of emancipation. Although raised in Ohio and firmly wedded to the Union cause when the nation erupted into civil war, he was a racist who ...