John Williams Stoddard's cousin served in which American war?
John Williams Stoddard:  He was a cousin of General William Tecumseh Sherman. William Tecumseh Sherman:  He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched earth" policies he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States.
He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War