Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-21

Few of your readers know General Sher>
man. Emerging from General Negley's tent
one day shortly after We entered Kentucky,
l encountered a tall, addressed, slovenly-
| looking man, whom | at the first glance
classed with the farmers who came into the
camp after passes. This man, however,
| struck me as being trite more slovenly than
| the gentry who assumed the equality" at
titudc and despised Webster. NJ surprise
may be imagined when l add that a few
weeks after | recognized in my slovenly man
the commander of the forces. Still few
weeks later he was relieved and Buell. an
pointed in his stead. Looking back to that
time, viewing it through the bitter expert
euce OF years, We cannot deny but that Sher-
mans demand for more men was eminently
pertinent and proper. Those who laughed
the loudest then have most sorrowfully ac-
knowledged since that he was right, but even
his maligners candidly bore testimony to the
Generals deep sasacity when Buell. ran his
headlong race with Bragg. But we soon
Ind him under Grant, at the time the latter
was driving the rebels back from their great
water courses to their rocky Businesses. The
country heard from him at Shiloh. During
that two days fight, as is well known BY all
who remember the general features Of that
sanguinary battle, he bore himself like 4
hero; even when his command was scatter
ed, and fighting each man on his on account,
their brave General few hither and thither,
rendering aid and service to every cOmman-
der on the field.
Wounded four times, and having three
horses killed under him, still he fought like
a fend, and only sat down to rest when the
last shot was fired. To read the Generals
report of that battle, one would think Sher-
man was ubiquitous. Since then We read of
his exploits in the great army which had the
honor Of capturing Vicksburg. In the battles
fought during the progress Of Grants army
towards that city, we lind our fiery General
again ubiquitous and everywhere terror to
the enemy, who would as soon encounter the
arch tiend himself as General Sherman. Lat
tcrly we hear of him at Mission Ridge in
Mississippi, and in Georgia.
General Sherman is 4 soldier by profession,
and I graduate of West Point; has the repu
tation of being trife curt, and so he is, but
in several instances that | can recall his
manner was atfable and politte. He has an
OutSpOken hatred and contempt for every
thing like formality and display; is remark
ably direct in his conversation and manner,
and has for his constant aim utility.
They tell good many rough stories about
Stonewall JackSon's riding, but he must be 4
sorry figure indeed if he did not appear to
better advantage on the back Of 4 horse than
General Sherman. \ man OF straw, attired
in pants, Goa: and hat, doubled over the pun
mel OF saddle, would convey very fair
idea Of the animation Of the subject Of this
sketch. as seen by thousands of men in the
army daily. do not see any photographs of
the General at all like him. Tall, loosely
put together, absent-minded, or at least with
the manner of al absent-minded man, he
would scarcely fail to be remarked. His head
is large hair usually worn long, slightly
sprinkled with gray; large, examining gray
eyes, deep set; prominent nose; large
mouth, and thick lips. Now, picture these
under a SloUchy regulation hat, and you have
4 fair idea of General William 7. Sherman.
-PhA Ledger.