Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-12-24


William Tecumseh Sherman was born in
Lancaster, Ohio, on the Sth day of FEBRUARY,
1920, His father was the Hon. Charles R.
Sherman, one of the judges of the Supreme
Court Of Ohio, and brother of the Hon. John
Sherman, United States Senator from Ohio.
AS child young Sherman was educated in
the family of the Hon. Thomas Ewing At
the age of sixteen he entered the United
States Military Academy at West Point, and
graduated June 80, 1s40, class rank six.
On the first of July, 1910, lie was promo
ted to secord lieutenant of the Third United
States ARTILLERY. He served in Florida dur.
ing the winter of 1910 and 1S41. November
/, 1871. he was promoted frs. lieutenant.
Soon after he was stationed at Fort Moultre
near Charleston South Carolina. In 1S4G
| he was engaged in active service in Califor-
mia, and held the position of Acting Assist
ant Adjutant. General of the Tenth Military
! Department until meritorious service in Cal
| ifornia, during the Mexican war" In Sept.
1850, he received the staff appointment of
! Commissary of Subsistence. with the rank
of Captain. in 1853 he resigeo his commits
sion in the army and took charge of tie
banking thouse of Lucas Tunner 81 Co.. Mt
San Francisco. In 1860 he was the Presi-
dent of the State Military Academy ot
Louisiana, and remained in that position
until the outbreak of the present war
He had carefully watched the develop
mcnt of the portentous events of tn" winter
of 1860 and 1861, and even bofore. the first
shot on Sumptcr sounded the Summons tc
arms felt confident ofthe imp ,ssiblity o
avoiding an open rupture betw lcn the TIVE
sections OF the country. TIRE to. The ole
flag, lie addressed letter of resignation
to the authorities of the II sti.ution. Tn,
letter is SO characteristic Uf the man tha
we cmbcdy it in full -
JANUARY IS, 1SGt.-Gcvcrnor Thomas q
Moore, Baton Rouge, Ia.-Sir AS l &C
cupy qnasi military position under til
State, deem it proper to acquains yo
that accepted such position when Louisa
na was State in the Unior, anC when til
motto of the seminary was inserted in mar
Die over the main door by thc Hbeyahs
of the General Government OF the Unitel
States-th Union. ESQ peyyctpa,'
Recent events forcshut ,ow u great change
and it becomes all men 20 choose, If Lou
siaua withdraws from he Federal Union,
:, prefer to maintain my alieei.,Mce 10 the olt
Constitution rs long ~ u fragment OF it Az,
wives, and my longer stay hese would b
= wrong in every scncu ot the word. In tbs
event beg you will send or appoint svu.
authorized agent IT, take charge pi ihs arm,
anu nNulllDilS III WIZ itIG Dtl'SllHAlt, I'D IL
State. or direct IL what aispt,,.tiun shu,h
Lc made of them.
V And further more, ne President nt III
, Board of Supervisors, beg yon t" tnke in
! mediate steps To relieve nt ~ suyeriMicn'
t. cnt the moment lie State determines 80 s'
i cede; for on no ra,thly nccunnt will l Il
any act or think any Thought hostile t" 6
in defiance of The old GuvcEuiNrnt vt 81,
. United State.
With great respect. Sc.
". I. STEgMAX
= His resignation was duly accepted. AN
i, he removed 10 St. Iouis His glorions c;
', recr since entering iii. AMY in dgi.nee 9th
country, is too fresh ~ he hnnt.s Of Am,s
> can people TO need rehearSal IN this hni'
sketch. The splcndid eampsign ngaiu,
Atlanta is riva!ca by the m-.rSeAu'e N.Y.,
through Central Sc.'rgll, til. lstgs nf sk
Rebellion, 80 the Seab0ard, whcre Il C,Ilnli
atcs in the capture of Savsnn4.h. one Ut VI
the largest and wea,hSst cit&s ap u
Southern Atlantic eo<,st. Thc 4o'nplc,
IF success which has gttYnl"G Slern.SN,,s n4ny,
J. mcni, D movement surrouNdsd peril, prove
) low great is ihe confdencr which the l.Icu
i General places in his right hand man
General GrnDt helevs him to, ". ono OF ti
L abi,st Geperals living, and Sherman II.
:, fairly WON bis thir to tlis stinctipn.