Lancaster in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008
1. Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Marker
Erected 1927 by Grand Army of the Republic and allied organizations.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1614.
Location. 39° 42.828′ N, 82° 36.024′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It is on East Main Stret (U.S. 22) east of Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 E Main St, Lancaster OH 43130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 140 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Sifford House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Ewing House (within shouting distance of this marker); Giani-Mumaugh Memorial (within shouting
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Additional keywords. Sherman House
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2019
2. Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Landmark Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008
3. Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2019
4. Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Landmark Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008
5. 1863 Three Inch Ordnance Rifle
Tablet in front of rifle reads “1863 three inch ordnance rifle Civil War artillery piece presented to Sherman House by Joseph D. Rockey.”
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2015
6. William T. Sherman
This 1866 portrait of William T. Sherman by George Peter Alexander Healy hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
War is war and not popularity-seeking. With these words to his Confederate opponent at Atlanta, General William T. Sherman suggested the attitude that made him both a successful commander and a bitterly hated figure in the South. He stripped war of glory and chivalry. His destructive march through Georgia and his later campaign in the Carolinas dismantled the economic base of the Confederacy and shattered the morale of its citizens. His methods anticipated twentieth-century total war.
Influenced perhaps by Sherman's reputation for severe tactics in the field, artist G. P. A. Healy once noted that he found the Union general a forbidding portrait subject at first. But as the posing progressed, he found the general quite friendly. National Portrait Gallery
War is war and not popularity-seeking. With these words to his Confederate opponent at Atlanta, General William T. Sherman suggested the attitude that made him both a successful commander and a bitterly hated figure in the South. He stripped war of glory and chivalry. His destructive march through Georgia and his later campaign in the Carolinas dismantled the economic base of the Confederacy and shattered the morale of its citizens. His methods anticipated twentieth-century total war.
Influenced perhaps by Sherman's reputation for severe tactics in the field, artist G. P. A. Healy once noted that he found the Union general a forbidding portrait subject at first. But as the posing progressed, he found the general quite friendly. National Portrait Gallery
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
7. Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,785 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 12, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 12, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6. submitted on December 5, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
