William Tecumseh Sherman

by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Named after Tecumseh, a famous Shawnee leader, William Tecumseh Sherman was raised by a foster family following his father's death. At military school, he was a good student but a mediocre soldier, and after graduation, he became frustrated with his chosen career. Sherman quit the military to become a partner at a bank in San Francisco and then became president of a military college in Louisiana. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he volunteered his...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604133007
• ISBN13: 9781604133004
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12