The Shasta courier., 1869-01-09
sketches of the Heroes of the war.

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| On the occasion of the closing scenes Of the
grand Western military reunion held at
Chicago, the Chicago Tribune gives the fol-
lowing brief sketches Of the most prominent
personages presents
/ GENERAL SHERMAN
Stands six feet onein his boots; is tall, slen-
der, narrow-shouldered and thin as rail-
here is nothing majestic in his physique,
nothing that possesses the beholder with that
reyerential feeling which the name of Sher-
man inspires. The man eliminates in the
head-wbere all the strength. and power,
and greatness lie. He reminds one of a
palm tree whose stem, bare of beauty and
conieliness, bears on top 1uxuriant foliage
and golden fruit. Sherman's body is only
/ noticeable from its connection with the head
which it supports. The neck is long, narrow
and flexible, and on it the head moves as on
a pivot. 1t would seem as if the General
! can. without difficulty, turn around his head
and look backward without using his body.
! Then comes the head itsef-massive, power
full and out of all proportion to the body. 1t
is a remarkable head, very; not beautiful
head by anv means. Few handsome heads
are good ones. 1t is such head as one of
the old masters would have loved to paint
| The posterior portion is not abnormally de-
velopcd. The General, judging from phre-
biological appearances, is not troubled with
much veneration, and the bumps behind the
ears are too large to Justify the suppesition
that be would follow the spiritual injunction
of turning the other cheek to the smter -
lie is eminentIy combative, as the rebellion
has abundantly proved The face is unique :;
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beard. closely cut; the chin is square and
firmly set; the nose cross between the
Grecian and Roman, with most of the Roman
Greatness is supposed to lie in the nose of
eminent men, and large nose is taken to be
indicative of greatness, frmness and force.
Sherman's is an exception. The forehead
takes up half the face. 1t is high, broad
| and square. Causativeness is prominent
His are beetling brows overhanging the upper
half of the face, and imparting to it somber
ness and sternness. His eyebrows shaggy,
the hair long, straight and black. In man.
ner the General is easy, affabe and pleasing,
and talks well to everybody but a reporter
He is as cool as cucumber, and, Ikea good
soldier, always on his guard.
GENERAL GRANT.
General Grant is so well known, and his
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detailed description would be supererogatory
Five feet eight, built in proportion, and well
built, too, he has comely appearance. His
face is pleasant, sober and serene. The
square mouth, of the g Post Office order" !"
as Dickens says, and the firm lower jaw, show
great strength and firmness of character
The nose, somewhat like Sherman's. looks
as if Roman and Grccian had gone into
parternership and struck an average. 1t is
a very good average, however. The fore
head is high and broad, the eyes unfathom-
able as the ocean and likewise as clear. The
beard is of the shoe brush type, and the hairs
stiff as the quilts of the fretful pOrcunine, and
cropped close. The President elect is more
remarkable for simplicity, almost verging on
carelessness in costume, than for snowy and
splendid garb. His glory shines all the
purer and brighter for his unostentatious and
quiet grace and dignity.
GENERAL THOMAS
Rises six feet and is stouty built He has
the frame of Hercules The head is far
above the average size. 1t is large and
square, the head Of a lion. The shape is the
outward and visible sign of inward mind
There is room inside for large brain and
the upper story is well furnished lie is
brusque and looks slightly ferocious. lie can
be genial, however, and his smile, when he
does smile, which is not often, would make
a hearty laugh for man of less Vitality
The hero of Nashville is of retiring dspeSi-
ton, for merit is ever modest lie has the
finest presence of all the warriors and looks
the hero from boots to head.
GENERAL scHoFIELD,
Secretary of War, is short, stout, stumpy
mana perfect lump of fat. His body is fat,
his hands are fat, aud SO is his face. The
nose is almost lost between the two promon-
tories of fat that form bis cheeks, and his
eyes are nearly invisible He is dear,
ducky little fellow, as the ladies would say.
His head is bald, but not from age, for he is
young yet-forty, perhaps-but more likely
from the working of ideas within. lie is dis
posed to corporosity, and IN that respect is
fully qualified for an alderman's chair. The
forehead is high and prominent.
GENERAL sLocuN
Is probably the handsomest of the Generals.
lie has fine face, Roman nose, large eyes,
rather week mouth and chin. and n large
forehead. Strength is not depicted in his
tace-the lines are not strong-but it is a
handsome. namby .pambyish face. He is
gray, and about forty FIVE years af age.
\ GENERAL M'DowELL
Makes a fine appearance His form is bulky,
his shoulders broad, his head large and we'll
SET lie wears black mustacbe and short
black hair
| GENERAL LOGAN
is known to nearly every one in this CITY,
He looks like half breed, is swarthy, has
long black hair and formidable mustache.
His eyes are black and piercing. His mus
tache carries off the belt among the Generals.
lie is mall, well knit and generally wears an
unimpeachable black coat of formal shane.
i Age, forty-more or less.
GENERAL TERRY
The hero of Fort Fisher, was on the platform.
Heis sallow complexioned man, apparently
somewhere in the forties. He sports quite a
handsome mustache of pale brown color.
His face is good-looking when he is not laugh
ing, but in that event is puckered very firmly.
1t is narrow elongated face, the forehead
high. the nose slightly bottled, the sum total
of the countenauce being geniality and good
nature. He is genial in conversation, and
bears upon him the impress of soldier-like
faithfulness even in the face of death. His
figure is slight. his bearing martial
GENERAL POPE
Is smaller in stature than Terry Thick-set
and broad in shoulders and head. he has the
bearing of a gallant soldier. Those black
eyes, which emit occasional fakes of martial