SHERMAN, Thomas West, soldier, born in Newport, Rhode Island, 26 March, 1813; died there, 16 March, 1879. He was graduated at the U S. military academy in 1836, assigned to the 3d artillery, served in the Florida war until 1842, became 1st lieutenant on 14 March, 1838, and subsequently was employed in recruiting and garrison service until 1846. He became captain on 28 May, 1846, engaged in the war with Mexico, and was brevetted major for gallant and meritorious conduct at Buena Vista, 23 February, 1847. He served again on garrison and frontier duty from 1848 till 1861, during which time he engaged in quelling the Kansas border disturbances, and commanded an expedition to Kettle lake, Dakota. On 27 April, 1861, he became major, and until 10 May, 1861, commanded a battery of United States artillery and a battalion of Pennsylvania volunteers at Elkton, Maryland From 21 May till 28 June he was chief of light artillery in the defence of Washington, D. C., having been made lieutenant-colonel, 5th artillery, on 14 May, and brigadier-general, United States volunteers, on 17 May, 1861. He organized an expedition for seizing and holding Bull's bay, South Carolina, and Fernandina, Florida, for the use of the blockading fleet on the southern coast, commanded the land forces of the Port Royal expedition from 21 October. 186f, till 31 March, 1862, and led a division of the Army of the Tennessee from 30 April till 1 June, 1862. He participated in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi, commanded a division in the Department of the Gulf from 18 September, 1862, till 9 January, 1863, and in the defences of New Orleans from 9 January till 19 May, 1863, when he joined the expedition to Port Hudson, Louisiana, commanding the 2d division of the 19th army corps, which formed the left wing of the besieging army. While leading a column to the assault on 27 May he lost his right leg, in consequence of which he was on leave of absence until 15 February, 1864. He was made colonel of the 3d artillery on 1 June, 1863. On his return to duty he was in command of a reserve brigade of artillery in the Department of the Gulf, of the defences of New Orleans, and of the southern and eastern districts of Louisiana. On 13 March, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier-general, United States army, for gallant services at the capture of Port Hudson, and also major-general of volunteers and major-general, United States army, for gallant and meritorious services during the war. After the war he commanded the 3d artillery at Fort Adams, Rhode Island, the Department of the East, and the post of Key West, Florida He was retired from active service as major-general on 31 December, 1870, for disability.