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—Louisiana State Seminary & Military Academy —
William Tecumseh Sherman, a graduate of West Point, was appointed the fist superintendent and a professor of engineering of the Louisiana Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. In June of that year, General G. Mason Graham wrote to Major D.C. Buell, assistant adjunct general of the Army, in regard to a proper candidate for superintendent of the Seminary. Major Buell forwarded a prospectus of the Seminary to Sherman, who had recently resigned from 13 years of service in the U.S. Army to engage in the banking business. Upon reviewing the materials, Sherman applied to Governor Robert C. Wickliffe for the position. General Graham was the half brother of Sherman's former commanding officer in California, and this relationship is thought to have influenced Sherman's appointment as superintendent. On February 25, 1860, following the seizure of the United States Arsenal in Baton Rouge, Sherman resigned his post at the Seminary and left Louisiana for Ohio. While Sherman was most notably known for his "March to the Sea" during the Civil War, he filed a standing request with the commander of the district that the Seminary would not be destroyed, and the building survived the war.| HM Number | HM23HC |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 553537 N 3469463 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.35843333, -92.43708333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 21.506', W 92° 26.225' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 21' 30.36" N, 92° 26' 13.5" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 318 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 801-999 LA-1203, Pineville LA 71360, US |
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