Sherman, William Tecumseh: Later Career

Sherman was promoted to lieutenant general in 1866 and to general in 1869, when he succeeded Grant as commander of the U.S. army. He retired in 1884. He resisted all efforts to draw him into politics, vetoing Republican attempts to make him a presidential candidate in 1884 with the words: “If nominated I will not accept; if elected I will not serve.”

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Later Career
• Civil War Career
• Early Career
• Bibliography

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