Thomas Sherwin (July 11, 1839 – December 19, 1914) was an American Civil War general and executive.

He was the son of educator Thomas Sherwin, master of the English High School of Boston.

The younger Sherwin taught in Dedham, Massachusetts before the war.

On April 3, 1866,[2] President Andrew Johnson nominated Sherwin for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for distinguished gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg and for gallant and meritorious services during the war,[3][4] The U.S. Senate confirmed the award on May 18, 1866.

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