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Sherman

[ shur-muhn ]

noun

  1. Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.
  2. James School·craft [skool, -kraft, -krahft], 1855–1912, vice president of the United States 1909–12.
  3. John, 1823–1900, U.S. statesman (brother of William T.).
  4. Roger, 1721–93, American statesman.
  5. Stuart Pratt, 1881–1926, U.S. critic and educator.
  6. William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the Civil War.
  7. a city in northeastern Texas.
  8. Mount Sherman, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,036 feet (4,278 meters).
  9. a male given name.
  10. U.S. Military. a 34-ton (31-metric ton) medium tank of World War II, with a 75 mm gun and a crew of four.


Sherman

/ ˈʃɜːmən /

noun

  1. ShermanWilliam Tecumseh18201891MUSMILITARY: general William Tecumseh (tɪˈkʌmsə). 1820–91, American Union commander during the Civil War. He led the victorious march through Georgia (1864), becoming commander of the army in 1869


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The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.

On Southland, McKenzie played Ben Sherman, a patrol officer on the mean streets of Los Angeles.

His works even have links to contemporary artists working in similar modes, such as feminist photographer Cindy Sherman.

In early August Sherman brought in siege guns and vowed to leave Atlanta “a used-up community by the time we are done with it.”

General Sherman even returned there as a happy tourist 15 years after his previous uninvited visit.

In a moment more Lawrence was in the arms of Dan Sherman, who was hugging him, laughing and crying at the same time.

Friday, the 4th of April, was a sloppy day, and just before sundown we heard firing off towards Sherman's division.

He then moved up to within a mile or two of Sherman and Prentiss, and went into camp within sound of our drums.

General Sherman, except on one occasion, had never heard a hostile gun fired.

He and Sherman here learned a lesson that they never forgot, but they learned it at fearful cost to the country and to us.

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