Was from Abbott, Wisconsin which was renamed to Sherman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
The town was created in 1850 as the town of Abbott. Due to the family whom the town was named for holding Confederate sympathies during the Civil War, the family was forced from the town, and its name was changed to Sherman on March 25, 1865 in honor of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Was from Abbott, Wisconsin which was renamed to Sherman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
The town was created in 1850 as the town of Abbott. Due to the family whom the town was named for holding Confederate sympathies during the Civil War, the family was forced from the town, and its name was changed to Sherman on March 25, 1865 in honor of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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