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For instance, Tecumseh Fitch has argued that the descended larynx is not unique to humans.
* 1864 – American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U. S. state of Michigan.
Tecumseh is about SW of Detroit, south of Ann Arbor and north of Toledo, OH.
The city is surrounded on three sides by Tecumseh Township, but is politically independent.
Among the noteworthy events which have occurred in Tecumseh is the world famous Dynamic Kernels tithing project.
A horse, Don Juan, that belonged to the General George Armstrong Custer is buried in Tecumseh, the horse having been sent to a friend living there after the General's death.
Tecumseh is located in Southeast Michigan.
The city of Tecumseh is home to Tecumseh Public Schools which includes 1 traditional high school, Tecumseh High School, ( grades 9 – 12 ), 1 alternative high school, Tecumseh Alternative High School, 1 middle school, Tecumseh Middle School, ( grades 5 – 8 ), and 4 elementary schools ( grades K – 4 ).
* September 7 – American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
* October 5 – War of 1812 – Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada: William Henry Harrison defeats the British, and native leader Tecumseh is killed in battle.
McElwee initially planned to make a film about the effects of General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas ( the Georgia portion of which is commonly called the " March to the Sea ") during the American Civil War.
The county is named for William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union general in the American Civil War.
Its county seat is Tecumseh.
His name is often linked with that of the Native American leader Tecumseh, although the two men collaborated in person only for a few days.
Tecumseh evidently trusted and respected Brock, reportedly saying, " This is a man " after meeting him for the first time.
Although this was undoubtedly because Brock needed the help of Tecumseh, there is no evidence Brock negotiated in bad faith.
During the Battle of Meridian in 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman led troops into the city, destroying the railroads in every direction, an arsenal, immense storehouses, and burning much of the area to the ground, Sherman is reported to have said afterwards, " Meridian, with its depots, store-houses, arsenal, hospitals, offices, hotels, and cantonments no longer exists.

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This photo also served as a model for the engraving of the: File: William Tecumseh Sherman 1893 issue-8c. jpg | first Sherman postage stamp issued in 1893.
This was probably originally in honor of Roger Sherman, though after the Civil War William Tecumseh Sherman was also an influence.
Ohio also produced a number of great Civil War figures, including William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, Philip Sheridan, and George Custer.
Marcy also met with Sanaco and the Tecumseh leaders of the southern band of Comanche Indians in an attempt to persuade them to more to the reservation, which they began doing in 1855.
General H. J. Strickler, of Tecumseh, who was a member of the council in 1855, and also of the joint committee on Counties, claimed Shawnee for the name of his county.
Brock also began seeking out First Nations leaders such as the Shawnee chief Tecumseh to see if they would ally with him against the Americans in the event of war.
In the late summer and fall of 1811, William Henry Harrison, then Governor of the Indiana Territory, organized a military expedition against the increasing resistance of the federation of Indian tribes being formed by the Shawnee brothers and chiefs, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, also known as the Prophet.
Tecumseh Township spanned the northern portion of the county, Logan Township spanned the middle tier and Blissfield Township spanned the southern tier ( and also included an area in the " Toledo Strip " which ultimately became part of Ohio ).
Tecumseh ( in Shawnee, Tekoomsē, meaning " Shooting Star " or " Panther Across The Sky ", also known as Tecumtha or Tekamthi ) was born about March 1768.
Generous terms were also offered to John C. Pemberton at Vicksburg and ( by Grant's subordinate, William Tecumseh Sherman ) to Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina.
" A similar quote is also attributed to William Tecumseh Sherman, perhaps casting doubt on the truth of the Sheridan tale.
" Most of the southern nations rejected his appeals, but a faction among the Creeks, who came to be known as the Red Sticks, answered his call to arms, leading to the Creek War, which also became a part of the War of 1812 Tecumseh delivered many passionate speeches and convinced many to join his cause.
The Tecumseh Club in Toronto also received an NHA franchise in 1911 and the schedule for the 1911 – 12 season was drawn up with two Toronto teams.
Of Cree descent, he is also noted for playing First Nations roles in many productions, including Tecumseh in Canada: A People's History and an aboriginal elder in Tkaronto.
Accounts were also held by Senators Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, suffragist Susan B. Anthony, and generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Douglas MacArthur.
The site was also a geographic central point to the political and military alliance that was forming around Tenskwatawa's brother Tecumseh.
In addition to his famous works such as the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common and the outstanding grand equestrian monuments to Civil War generals John A. Logan, atop a tumulus in Chicago, 1894 – 97, and William Tecumseh Sherman, at the corner of New York's Central Park, 1892 – 1903, Saint-Gaudens also maintained an interest in numismatics and designed the $ 20 " double eagle " gold piece, for the US Mint in 1905 – 1907, still considered the most beautiful American coin ever issued as well as the $ 10 " Indian Head " gold eagle, both of which were minted from 1907 until 1933.
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The Americans also killed Tecumseh, leader of the anti-American First Nations military force, which permanently disrupted the military alliance between Britain and the Indians.
The War Memorial Gym at University of British Columbia, Royal Canadian Legion hall in Nelson, B. C., numerous other sites in Nelson, and the wardroom of HMCS Tecumseh ( his RCNVR home unit ) also bear plaques in his honour.
McGaw and Winnett were the hoteliers of Upper Canada at the turn of the 20th century also owning the Queens Royal Hotel in Niagara on the Lake and were managing partners in the Tecumseh House in London, Ontario.
He also had roughly 1, 250 American Indian warriors led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
Although the scouting party came with welcome news, Harrison also received a report that a force of 400 Native Americans and 140 British regulars under Tecumseh was marching towards Fort Wayne.

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