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WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Sherman; William Tecumseh Sherman
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Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)