Huntington’s ‘Civil War Christmas’ blends real-life drama with seasonal sentiments Nov 20, 2009
Set in Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve, 1864, A Civil War Christmas is populated, Ragtime -style, with familiar historical characters (Abraham Lincoln, members of his Cabinet, John Wilkes Booth, Walt Whitman, Clara Barton, Robert E. Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant) and characters who are either fictional or based on real people who have largely been forgotten. Their interwoven stories, dramatized in short vignettes, flashbacks, and striking tableaux, are punctuated with... (Boston Globe)
Shermanesque answer by Kyl refutes report Nov 1, 2009
by Dan Nowicki - Nov. 1, 2009 12:00 AM Republic Columnist. Jon Kyl says he won't be following in Sen. (AZCentral -- News)
USA-made: Blue jeans, blue collar Oct 31, 2009
It's said Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman came through Trion, Georgia, during the Civil War and decided not to burn the factory down. The reason remains town lore. (CNN)
Oktoberfest to celebrate Orangeburg's history and German-Swiss settlers Oct 5, 2009
Many of the area's records were destroyed when the courthouse was burned by Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. "There's a lot out of information out there that is inaccurate, but we are trying to correct that," Johnson said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Tours offered of SC Civil War battleground Sep 5, 2009
As Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman marched through the South Carolina Lowcountry toward Columbia in 1865, about 1,200 Confederates stood to challenge him at Rivers Bridge on the Salkehatchie River. On Saturday, a tour is being offered of the Civil War battleground at Rivers Bridge State Park near the village of Ehrhardt in Bamberg County. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
High and Low Relief Aug 17, 2009
Augustus Saint-Gaudens s gilded bronze equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman, at the southeast corner of Central Park, across from the Plaza, is my favorite public art work in New York. I always pause, when I have time, to contemplate the grizzled warrior and the Angel of Victory who strides ahead of him, arm raised in joyous salutation, and seems to be leading the horse into Bergdorf s, as Frank O Hara observed in a poem. (New Yorker)
School To Keep Former Klan Leader's Name Aug 13, 2009
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ... The Committee was chaired by William Tecumseh Sherman ... "June Cooper, School alumA good man who broke the law by illegally importing slaves after it had been outlawed? How does illegally trading in slaves make him a good man? by demonsmurf November 4, 2008 12:19 PM EST This school recieved two consecutive "F"s. So what''s the solution???? Start a cafuffle about the NAME. God help us!!!! by nordeck52 November 4, 2008 12:20 PM EST How about naming after a real... (CBS News -- US)
Trustee to keep tabs on Ruth Madoff's spending Aug 4, 2009
He might as well have arrived with an oil portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman to install in his tiny cell at Butner. NEW YORK -- Bernard Madoff's once free-spending wife has suffered another financial indignity: She now must report any purchases over $100 to a trustee. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Log cabin has been a home for many generations Jul 22, 2009
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was marching across Georgia, the cabin was visited twice by small parties of Union soldiers. The first group of soldiers are thought to have arrived about the time Sherman attacked Atlanta. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hot Production Studio Releases Horror Film DISMAL Jul 20, 2009
About Bill Oberst, Jr. (Ranger Dale from DISMAL): Bill has appeared in various TV shows such as Animal Planet's "Lost Tapes" and the History Channel's feature film "Sherman's March," where he played General William Tecumseh Sherman. His theatre experience includes "Jesus of Nazareth" and over 650 performances of "Lewis Grizzard: In His Own Words." Bill has also toured as John F. Kennedy and Mark Twain. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Can truth survive in a postmodern society? Jun 21, 2009
So said Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By the time Sherman retired from active duty, that saying had become virtually synonymous with his name. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Hooker House re-opens Jun 5, 2009
and William Tecumseh Sherman in the capture of Atlanta, Ga. At the end of the war, he was placed in command of the Army in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, outside the area of combat. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
RENEWAL: City's spirit transcends obstacles May 30, 2009
In his introduction to Atlanta: A Portrait of the Civil War, the Atlanta History Center s Michael Rose suggested that when the public envisions Atlanta during the Civil War, two primary images dominate: William Tecumseh Sherman and Scarlett O Hara. Sherman put Atlanta on the map: first he designated the city a strategic target; then he burned it to the ground. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
18 comments May 28, 2009
Indeed, as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman once said, "War is hell." And despite our variant views of it, we all can agree that our service members deserve our support and commendations. As with you, I'm humbled by their courage and grateful for their service. (Human Events Online)
Sarah Polk, Ambitious First Lady May 23, 2009
Ever the gracious hostess, she would even have tea with despised Union general William Tecumseh Sherman. The war left Sarah destitute, but Congress eventually rewarded her a widow's pension. (Suite101.com)
Hudson: Remember those who served and died May 21, 2009
General William Tecumseh Sherman. Sherman was right. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Winning one for the Gippet May 17, 2009
That said, many South Carolinians probably would prefer President Obama to Notre Dame's 1865 speaker William Tecumseh Sherman. The press reported he was roundly cheered. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
War is not pretty Apr 28, 2009
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman - Georgia. Need we say more. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
Beer, Baseball and Botanicals for a Bargain in St.... Mar 26, 2009
Those buried at Calvary include Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman; author Kate Chopin; playwright Tennessee Williams, who set "The Glass Menagerie" in a flat like the one he and his family shared at 4633 Westminster Place; Dred Scott, the slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom; and Ma 00004000 dame Pelagie Aillotte Rutgers, a free woman of color and one of the early city's wealthiest property owners. It also has a monument to the memory of four Nez Perce warriors, two of whom died... (Fox News)
Military Milestones from America’s Lord Nelson to an Earth-Orbiting Marine Feb 18, 2009
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. Columbia is subsequently burned. (Human Events Online)
Research family history at genealogical event Feb 16, 2009
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Movie: Paths of Glory (1957) Feb 15, 2009
Add to that the expertly crafted execution sequence, and one will readily concur with General William Tecumseh Sherman that "war is all hell.". Paths of Glory DVD. (Suite101.com)
