, 1875-05-16

II OF courage as his recent publication OF .
!. personal memoirs, covering, OF course,
i" principal events of the War ct the Rebellie
Many Of the chief actors In this natio.
!, drama still live, aud the personal diferent
: that arose in the War are like old and u1
. wounds, constantly 1eopening aud as sensiti
as ever to probing. No man prominent
: tho War could write Of it, its vicissitudes q,
it's heroes, without criticisms calculated
arouss contention and animosity. Yet &c
/ SHERMAN, occupying certainly the secol
p'azition among the military leaders, has Dol
y undertaken the publication Of his recolle
tons and opinions, and has dared to confro,
the consequence SHERMAN has been pop
larly known for his hanlness and bluntnel
rather than for any other characteristic
| and he was not tho man to mince matters NJ
! to tim down events and criticisms to conc1
ate anybody. He fully appreciated the n
sponsibility he assumed, for he tells US tht
he long resisted tempting offers from pull
ishers for history Of the Rebellion fro1
his pen. he declined to enter upon thj
task, but WIS finally persuaded to publish hi
own memoirs, though originally collated TO
posthumous publication, and he now modest
y expresses the hope that theJ may aasis
the future historian when be comes to de
scribe the whole Rebellion and account fo,
the motives and reasons that prompted Ger
tain ochona. The form in which Gen, SHEn
| MANS views OF the War ars presented re.
heves them to some extent Of the formal re.
sponslhiity of the historian and military
critic, but they viii undoubtedly lead ia
Interesting controversies, in which the
principal personagges on both sides
viii take some part. Fortunately, Gen.
suxRa4H has disa1med those inclined
to contest any Of his positions of their sharp
est weapons by adopting style notable for
its oandor and fairness, and for its freedom
from acrimony. Considering the b}untneGs
OF the man and the events be had to deal
Will, his account Of the War is notable rather
for the 1nagnanimity shown to rivals and
comrades than for hardness Of criticism.
Ths conspicuous place which Gen. SHEa-
MAN occupies in American history fully war
rants the largo amount Of space which he hui
given to the events Of his oarly career, and
he has succeeded, by means Of remarkable
memory and a picturesque style, in investing
this portion of his memoirs with something
moro than personal interest His life is 4
stirling illustration at the fallacy Of the pop
ular superstition that \ rolling stone gathers
no moss- Gen SmaxAss career prior
to bis entering the Union army. Is
q Colonel OF Regulars YVES ons Of
constant change. He was First Lieutenant
OF artillery in 1916, stationed At Fort Mou1trie,
IN South Carolina. His desire to take an
active part in tho war with Mexico was de-
tested by circumstance, and he never scented
the smoke Of the battlefield nor became
familiar with the bloody scenes Of war till
the battle of Bull Run. He was sent to Cali
fornia instead Of Mexico, md was passive
witness Of. tho e1citements incident to tho
gold fever OF 1s48-'4s.. A year Inter be re-
turned to Washington, became member Of
s1r. Ewraa;s family, married, and resigned
lis commission He returned to San Fran:
asco a banker, where he underwent tho !
experiences Of the Vigilance Committee,
Fhich be opposed, and Of the local panic;
hen hs changed to New York, still ~ q !
,anker, and then back to San Fran
:isco to. settle up . business which !
lad not bean specially remulerntiya. We
'ext find him practcing law as 8
nenber Of the firm Of SHERMAN, EHRo d
foCooK, which, as hs says, helped to pass
why the time, but afforded Ittle profit
Then he became Superintendent Of milita-
, college in Louisiana, which he abandoned
t the outbreak Of the War to escape Seces-
ion-. he went TO st. Louis as President .of
horss-rai}road company, WA offered the
;hief- -Clersship Of the War Department. but
.clined, md shortly aftor was appointed
;olonel in the Regular Army, md from that
as grown to be the General Of the United
tates forces. Perhaps it would nerer have
had he retained his Iieutennncy.
I'D vosted his life IN the drea1y experience
Regular-Az1ny officer On the frontier.
Gen. sHKn,tAn's soldierly qualities developed
arly in the War, as illustrated prominently
? tho following incident: A Captain in 4
regiment being a lawyer By
rofession. proposed to go home to New York
ter bis Bul-Run experience, without being
~-~~~e~ ~~s1 s4@A OCEAN69 Liz l
as cut. The whola army WIS demor:llized | ,
I'd SHEznAH, fully appreciating the nsces-
y of maintaining discipline, promptly )
reatened to shoot the lawyer~Captain if hs ,
d not raturn to camp. Ths .Captain, q fev :.
JUN after, complained to Mr. Lnoo1n. Who
~ on vidt to the camp, that Col sHm-
Ii had threataned 10 shoot him, and I.x. 6
1x's characteristic reply Was: "Weu III =
ara you md be threatened to shoot, vou1d
It hust him, for I believe be would do it, :,
the battle ot Bull Bun Gen. sHnan,sAns !;
dgment IL ~ follows: :.
L now eens7s15 admitted thst il VA On. of III.
't-1iaoned e<tttes of tic War, bnt ons Of tha nret
aent Our men had been told 20 ot1s 1t heoa th.t
soeJ had 70 do was to .nafs bold apuesrancs md
teosls would Fun and nearly Ill of u .fur Ii. 2
s& tina fnsu hasrd he sound ot <zuuou md u. 81
. N thges, md zsx tn bloody scenes co.anon "a =.
naa.ss, With which wore rooa b b. -fa,uil,sr.
GEO 9coo Organization, good raan, t.t no eohsa3on
1ea1 a1scpad. 90 respect for authority no rasl X
oThoes d ~sr. Both Armies woe1 fatr1y defeated !
whichsvar haa stood f.xt, Tho otae1, would h.Ts
!. Though thn Furth xn4 nvsrwnsa4asd w14a n.ar- II
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