Civil War general (7)
I believe the answer is:
sherman
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">civil war general</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sherman that I've seen before include "US general, marched through Georgia" , "William -, US Civil War general (Atlanta)" .)