WI: William T. Sherman's father didn't die?

One thing that I find interesting about William Tecumseh Sherman is how his family life took a drastic turn when his father unexpectedly died when he was nine. I was wondering if any Sherman experts could tell me how this mans life, and the man himself, could have been different if his father had been around for a longer time to care for and raise him.
 
Little, or much less, connection to the Ewings.

That should have an interesting impact on his position in the ACW, if no earlier.
 
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