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Anecdotes O1 eseuerDl sherman.
icorrespapdence - the New York Heraid.l
The salient point-the most striking ioa-
ture-of General Sherman's character Is n
peculiar nel yous energy that knows no ces-
sation, and which is resistless and inspir-
ing. Ii gives energy 10 others. lie is un-
firing in his efforts. and hesitates at no
amount of detail Matters great and small
receive his attention, and ms decisions are
gwen with the utmost promptitude, and
seldom or never reversed. When Sher-
man was in command at Memphis, a little
over two years ago, Mr.. Duncan, of Louis
vile, and his partner, he having permit
10 purchase cotton called on General Sher-
man, askingto be allowed to exchange salt
for cotton with the citizens beyond the
liraits Of the city, but within our lines
sherman replied very promptly, No
Arguments were tried in vain, when Dun
cans partner thought he would try the
old acquaintance" dodge on the General,
and began by recalling recollections of the
time when Sherman was banker in Cali
fornia. 81 knew you, General" he said
"when you were banking in San Francis
CO." "Yes," said Sherman; ''theres
where learned to say "no.' 1t good
school
A hard. earnest worker, Sherman de-
votes but little time to sleep. When
Sherman assumed command at Louisville
in 1861, the writer was engaged in the AS.
| sociated Press Office in that city. At the
| time the Government was using the cy-
pliers of the Associated Press, and its
agents were employed by the Govern
ment in transposing and translating dis
patches, and hence Sherman spent good
| lv part of this time in the Press Office
He would often bc in the Office from eight
o'clock p NJ, To three o'clock A. VI and
| then retire TO his room at the Gait House
only because the Office was closed. Du-
ring 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 going on
around him.
This popularity of absence of mind,
found an excellent illustration in a cir
cumstance which occurred at Lebanon
Junction, Kentucky. Sherman. with two
regiments under Colonel Lowell III. Ros-
seau, lnow MAJOR GenersD and detach-
mcut under Lieut., Colonel r. w. john
ston, who is now n Brigadier, and who
Il
| jor General, occupied Lebanon Junction
| on September IL, 1861. While walking
up ard down the platform, at that place,
awaiting the repair of the telegraph wire
| Sherman's cigar gave out. lie immediate
| ly took another from his pocket and ask
ed the orderly sergeant Q the Marine Lou-
aves, for light The nome guard SER
geant had only a moment before lighted
his cigar and, with 4 bow. handed IT to
the General-probably the first Brigadier
he had seen during tho war. Sherman
| lighted his cigar carefully took a puff
or two 10 assure himself, and abstractedly
| threw the sergeants cigar away. A short
ime since, General Rosseau, who saw thi.
scene, mentioned the matter 10 Genera
She erman. He could not recollect II, but
said, ~ was thinking of something else
IL won't do 10 let tomorrow take care o'
itself Your good merchant don't thinf
of the ships that are in, but the ships thai
are TO come in. The evil Of to-day Is IRE
para BILE. Look ahead To avoid breakers
You can't tell when your ship is on them
| All YOU can then do Is 10 retrieve disaster
was thinking of something else when
threw the sergeants cigar away And
then he added laughing. "Did | do that
really
A short time ago, while a regiment Wa
moving BIZ Sherman headquariers-i
tsnt-fiy and fence corner near Kcnesav
Mountainous Of the soldiers observed I
Major General lying asleep by the road.
side lie spoke very loudly TO his con
rades, saying There's the way Ne arr
connanded-ofiicered by Major General
| who get drunk and lie IN fence corner
sherman heard him, and -prang 20 his feet
Net drunk, boys" be said quietly, 'bu
/ W been up all night, and I'm very tire
and sleepy Tie got on his horse, ans
followed by his staff, rode away. AT
forcibly reminded by this incident of see
ing General Thomas lying in a fence-cor
ner near John Ross house, ~ Ri sville
on the night our forces retired from Chick
anauga 10 Rossyille his features hand
some in their repose, but looking old from
the weariness Of two days sleepless fight
ing, sglow with the light of great fir
which had been built near By. General
lie down on my blanket, Msjor r. II
Gross had said TO him nyou must b
weary 81 am tired, said the old mar
lying down and falling asleep in fes
| moments. For two days and three night
he had not slept; but dnringthat sleepies
labor be had saved great army and wo
undying renown ~ The hero OF Chicka
mauga. and he had dolbIv earned hl