William T. Sherman
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Sherman displayed the attitude that made him both a successful commander and a bitterly hated figure in the South. Sherman first distinguished himself at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862, before promotion to command the Army of the Tennessee, and then the entire western theater."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "In 1864, Sherman set out to demolish the Confederates\u00e2\u0080\u0099 will and capacity to fight. In Atlanta, he destroyed everything of potential military value: railroads, factories, and supply depots. His army then cut a 285-mile path of destruction to the coastal town of Savannah. Thousands of formerly enslaved African Americans followed Sherman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s army through Georgia. Hoping to provide for some of these people, on January 16, 1865, Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, which re-allocated four hundred thousand acres of land in forty-acre segments to Black families."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Lancaster, Ohio"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "\u00e2\u0080\u009cLa guerra es guerra y no b\u00c3\u00basqueda de fama\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Estas palabras del general William T. Sherman a su adversario confederado en Atlanta muestran la actitud que lo hizo un l\u00c3\u00adder efectivo y una figura odiada en el sur. Sherman se destac\u00c3\u00b3 por primera vez en la Batalla de Shiloh, Tennessee, en abril de 1862, antes de ascender a comandante del Ej\u00c3\u00a9rcito del Tennessee y luego de todo el frente occidental."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "En 1864, Sherman se propuso demoler la voluntad y capacidad de lucha de los confederados. En Atlanta destruy\u00c3\u00b3 todo lo que pod\u00c3\u00ada tener valor militar: ferrocarriles, f\u00c3\u00a1bricas, dep\u00c3\u00b3sitos de suministros. Despu\u00c3\u00a9s, su ej\u00c3\u00a9rcito dej\u00c3\u00b3 una estela de destrucci\u00c3\u00b3n de 285 millas hasta el pueblo costero de Savannah. Miles de afroamericanos antes esclavizados siguieron a este ej\u00c3\u00a9rcito a trav\u00c3\u00a9s de Georgia. Con la esperanza de amparar a algunas de estas personas, el 16 de enero de 1865 Sherman emiti\u00c3\u00b3 la Orden de Campo N\u00c3\u00bam. 15, que reasign\u00c3\u00b3 400,000 acres de tierra en parcelas de 40 acres a familias negras."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "The sitter; his son Philemon Tecumseh Sherman [1867-1941], New York; gift to Smithsonian 1934; transferred 1965 to NPG"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of P. 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