Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-16

General William Tecumseh Sherman is a
native of Ohio State. He was born at Lar
caster on the 9Th of February, 1920. He was
graduated at West Point in bis twenty first
year, and saw military service in Florida and
the war with Mexico and elsewhere, before
resigning his commission in the year 1858.
Upon his retirement from the army be began
business in San Francisco as banker, and
continued this vocation four years. including a
residence in New York city. From 1857 to
1859 be practiced law in Leavenworth, Ks
During the succeeding time up to the seces
sion of the State from the Union, be acted as
Superintendent of the louisa a Military
Academy. His resignation took place in
January, 1861, and was almost Immediately
followed by his return to the army.
Tie civil war gave Sherman the opportu-
nifty of distinguished service. and placed him
in the first rank of living Generals. His first
commission was that of Colonel of regiment
of infantry. At the first battle of Bull Run
ne commanded q brigade of volunteers, and
was made Brigadier.General of volunteers
After serving a short time in the camp of
instruction at st. Louis, he took part il the
campaign conducted in the States OF Tennes.
zee and Mississippi, during which he was
promoted to the rank Of Brigadier. General
in the regular army. In October, 1868, he
succeeded General Grant as commander Of
Lie Iuy uopHitluSut VI Lh6 16lE6S56e.
When, in March, 1864, General Grant was
made Lieutenant. Ge eral and commander Of
all the Union forces, Sherman succeeded him
as commander Of the military division of the
Mississippi. This included the entire South.
west, and his appointment gave him the COM
mand of more than 100, 600 effective troops
with whom to operate against General J. +,
Johnston. He began the invasion Of Georgia
on the second of May, 1864, making his ad-
- h. a Al
Of General Grant in the east. His forces
were superior in number to those of the
Confederate General, who, however, stub
bornly contested the advance at every pos
sible point. There was much hard fighting
between the two armies and it was not until
September %, that Atlanta was captured by
Msior-Gereral Sherman, then but newly pro-
NOTED to this rank. He occupied the city
with his army for ten weeks, when he COM
menced to march TO the sea, having previ-
Cusly dispatched some 40, 600 men under the
command of General Thomas to repel Gen.
eral Hoods advance into Tennessee. His re.
naming forces consisted of 60 600 men, more
| or fewer. In less than 6 month they had
marched three hundred miles without resist
ance. His first fight wss at Fort McAlIister,
below Savannah, the surrender of which
stronghold preceded that of Savannah by
eight days. In the middle of January, 1865
1cHeEdl DueEHldH UeBan MS lEVaslOn OF Lle
Carolinss. His march through South Caro-.
lima occupied six weeks. In North Carolina
he encountered considerable opposition, AID
fought two pitched battles. Goldsbero' was
occupied on the 22d of March. 1865; Raleigh,
on April IL b. On the 26th of April, General
Johnston surrendered his army to Sherman
on the same terms as had baen granted to
General Lee by General Grant. This sur
render virtually closed the war.
General Sherman continued in command Of
the military division # the Mississippi a year
after the end of hostilities, with the rank Of
Major-General in the regular army. lie was
promoted to be Lieutenant General when, in
July, 1866, Grant had been made General Of
the army. His command continued as be-
fore. Sherman succeeded Grant as General
of the army in March, 1869, after the cleo
tion of the frstnamed to the Presidency.
He spent part of 1871 and 1872 abroad, in
Europe and the East Upon his return he
made his headquarters at Washington, but
removed to St Louis in 1874. General Sher.
man has contributed to the history of the
United States by the publication of his
memoirs in 1875.