Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-11
MORNING LEADER
THUR sDAY MORNING. AUGUST ii.
- Of tho Nsw York HsraId.l

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] The salient point-the most striking fea-
ture-of General Shermans character is a
peculiar nervous energy that knows no ces-
sation and which Is resistless and inspiring.
1t gives energy to others. He is untiring
in his efforts, and hesitotes at no amount Of
detail Matters great and small receive his
! attention, and his decisions are given with
the utmostpromptitude and seldom or never
reversed- When Sherman was in command
: at Memphis, a little over two years ago. a
! Mr.. Duncan, of Louisville and his partner.
he having permit to purchase cotton, call
cd on General Sherman, asking 70 be allow
I cd 10 exchange salt for cotton with the citi-
7 zens beyond the limits of the city, but within
I our lines. Sherman replied very PROMPTLY.
! eNo." Arguments were tried IN vain. when
Duncrn's partner thought he would try the
sold acquaintace' dodge on the General,
and began by recalling recollections of the
time when Sherman was banker in Cali
fornia. II knew YOU General said he,
when you were banking in San Francisco
aye" said Sherman, there's whereI learn
ell to say mo- Il - SOOJt sCuUUI-
A hard, earnest worker, Sherman deyOtes
but little time to sleep. When sherman as
sumod command at Louisville in 1861, the
writer was engaged in the Associated Press
Office in that city. AT the time the Govern
ment was using the cyphers of the Associa-
ted Press, and Its agents were employed by
the Government in tranrposing and transla-
ting dispatches, and hence Sherman spent
goodly part Of this time in the Press office. |
He would often be in the Office from eight |
O'Clock 2. NJ. to three O'Clock A NJ, and |
then retire to his room at the Gait House, !
ooly because the office was closed During |
these hours he would pace up and down the |
floor Of the room, smoking cigar after cigar, |
apparently in deep thought and needless OF
the conversation go'ng on around HIM.
THIS popularity OF absence Of mind, found |
an excellent illustration in circumstance !
which occurred at Lebanon Junctin, Ken |
lucky. Sherman, with two regiments under |
Colonel Lowell H. Rosseau, -(now Major |
General, and detachment under Lieuten- |
ant Colonel X. w. Johnston, who Is now |
Brigadier, and who ought long ago to have |
been made Major General, occupied Leb-
anon Junction on September Il, IS6l.-l
While walking up and do the platf rIn,
at that place awaiting the repair Of the tele-
graph wire, Shermans cigar gave out. He |
Immediately took another from his pocket |
and asked theorderly sergeant Of the Marine
Zouaves for Light.
The home-guard sergeant had only
moment before lighted his cigar, and, with |
y bow handed it to the General-probably
the first Brigadier he had seen during the
war. Sherman lighted his cigar carefully,
took puff or two 70 aasure himself, and
threw the sergeant's cigar
away A short time since. General R0us-
seau, who saw the scene, mentioned the
matter to General Sherman. He could not
reeollect it, but said, Il was thinking Of
something else. II wont do to let tO-mOr-
row take care of itself Your fgoo1 mer-
chant don't think of the ships that are in.
but the ships that are 20 come in. The
evil Of to day is irreparable, Look ahead
to avoid breakers. You can't when your
ship Is on them. All you can then do is
to retrieve the disaster / was thinking
of something else when I sl4rvrt5l-
geants cigar away" And then he added,
laughing aDid do that, reallyr
4 short time ago, while regiment was
by Sherman's headquarters-a
tent-Ay aud fence-cornor near kenesaw
Monntain-one Of the soldiers observed IL
MsjOr Gensral lying asleep by the road
side He spoke very loudly to his com-
rldes. saving. There's the way we are
mmanded-oficered by Major Generals
who get drunk and lie in fence-corners.''
sherman heard him, and sprang to his
feet. aNot drunk, boys" he said quietly,
"but I've been up all night, and Pm very
tired and sleepy He got on his horse,
and, followed by his staff, rode away.