William Tecumseh Sherman and others were named after a famous Native American. Was this particularly common at the time, or was this only in Tecumseh's case? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

William Tecumseh Sherman and others were named after a famous Native American. Was this particularly common at the time, or was this only in Tecumseh's case?

by fathercthulu

Secondly, if other names were taken by whites, were any of them the more "stereotypical" names such as Standing Bear or Red Thunder?

literallykreiger

Follow up, did Sherman ever express any sort of sense of connection with Native Americans based upon his name and presumably his parent's interest in the Natives?