Thomas West Sherman | |
|---|---|
 Thomas W. Sherman | |
| Nickname(s) | Tim |
| Born | March 26, 1813 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Died | December 31, 1879 (aged 66) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Place of burial | Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1836–1870 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Commands | 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment 1st Division, Army of the Ohio 2nd Division, XIX Corps |
| Battles / wars | Second Seminole War Mexican–American War |
Thomas West Sherman (March 26, 1813 – December 31, 1879) was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. While some contemporaries mistakenly identified him as the brother of the more famous General William T. Sherman, modern scholarship notes that the two were not closely related.[1]
- ^ Symonds, Craig L., Lincoln and His Admirals, New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, P. 65n, ISBN 0-1997-5157-9.