Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-25

field of Shiloh. At that time Sherman had
$50 Louisiana cadets under him. Lincoln's
election seemed like clap of thunder.
Sherman's boys we're all making speeches
from the writings of Calhoun and Yancey.
In January the state seized all the forts
and arsenals, over one of the latter Sher-
man being master. In January, 1861,
Sherman wrote to the governor of the
state as follows: "SIR, l occupy a queer
military position under the
laws of the state. I deem it
proper to acquaint you that
l accepted such position when Louisi-
ana was state in the Union, when the
motto of the seminary was inserted in
marble over the main door by the liberal
ity of the general government of the United
States, The Union este perpetual Re-
cent events foreshadow great change,
and it becomes all men to choose. If
Louisiana withdraws from the federal
Union, prefer to maintain my allegiance
to the constitution so long as fragment
of it survives, and my longer stay here
would be wrong in every sense of the
word" Having asked the governor to
relieve him, Sherman then said: "The
moment the state determines to secede, on
no earthly account will 1 do any act
or think any thought hostile to the old
government of the United States" Cover
nor Moore replied: "You cannot regret
more than I do the necessity which de-
prives US of your services, and you will
bear with you the respect, confidence and
admiration of all who have been associ-
ated with you"
S. A. Smith. president of of the board
of supervisors at the state capital, wrote
to Sherman: 'We had all fondly hoped
yon had cast your destinies for veal or
for woe among US, and it will be difficult
If not impossible to replace you. In the
event of war it would be impossible for you
to become a citizen of our state?
Every one deplores your determination to
leave us.''
Sherman went from Alexandria to New
Orleans, arriving there on the 23d OF Feb
ruary. His salary had been $1,000 a year,
besides $500 as superintendent of the CEN
tral arsenal. Sherman, at last in New
Orleans, stopped there at the st. Louis
hotel, and took his meals with colonel and
Mrs. Bragg. Two of Beauregard's sons
had been under Sherman in the military
school. In the meantime Davis and
Stephens had been inaugurated at Mont
gomery. The Pelican flag of Louisiana
was flying over the custom house, mint and
city hall, and everywhere and at
the levee every flag on earth
was seen except that of the
United States over the shipping. Not
another officer in Louisiana at that time
the commissary department.. Sherman, on
the 25th of July, left by railroad for Cairo
and Cincinnati.
At Lancaster, o.. Gen. Sherman found
letters from his brother, John, to
come to Washington City, though
meantime some st. Louis people offered
him the presidency of street railroad, with
$4,000 salary. Just as Tecumseh Sher-
man reached Washington, about the 10th
| of March, 1861, he found his brother
appointed senator in the place of Mr..
| Chase, who had gone into the
| cabinet. Tecumseh Sherman was
good deal discouraged, while John
was correspondingly patriotic. John Sher-
man introduced Tecumseh to the presi-
dent at the White house. Tecumseh told
the president that the Southern people
were getting along swimmingly, all ready
for war. "Well," said Lincoln in his quiet
way, II guess we'll manage to keep house,
Sherman then wrote to Lincoln; II did
not, and will not volunteer for three
months, because I cannot throw my family
on the cold charity Of theiworld, but for the
three years call made by the president an
| officer can prepare his command to do
good service. I will not volunteer as
soldier, because rightfully or wrong
fully, I feel unwilling to take a
mere private's place, and, having for many
years lived in California and Louisiana,
| the men are not we'll enough acquainted
with me to elect me to my appropriate
place."
When Camp Jackson was carried by
Lyon and Blair, Sherman says he took his
little son Willie, who was seven years old,
and walked up and down the pavement in
front of his house, listening for the Sound
of musketry or cannon. Venturing too
near the scene of disaster, Sherman's child
had to be thrown down and covered by
Charles Ewing with his body, and
Sherman himself threw himself on the
ground. About three days afterward
a dispatch came Offering him the colonelcy
! in the regular army, which he no doubt
| owed to his brother John and Mr.. Chase.
Satisfied that he would not be permitted
to return to st. Louis, Sherman sent to
his wife to pack up and return to Lancas-
| ter, and trust to the fate of war. Such are
some of the interesting particulars at the
beginning of one of the greatest military
| careers of modern times.
| LATHAM Us. BARNEY.
Decree in the United States Circuit Court