The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-01

regular army, and during the summer and
fall was engaged in various operations in
Tennessee and Mississippi. AT Chattanooga
| he commanded the left wing of the army
November % 25 and early in December COM
PEELED Gen. Longstreet to raise the siege at
Knoxville. In February, 1864, with 10000
men he marched to Meridian, Miss, and de-
stroyed the railroads centering there. He
was in command of the department and
Army of the Tennessee until March II,
when he was placed in command of the mil
itary division of the Mississippi, which was
composed of the departments of the Ohio,
the Cumberland the Tennessee and the Ar
kansas. At Nashville he organized an army
of more than 100 600 men, and with them he
invaded Georgia, where he met the Confed-
crate forces under Gen. ]. E. Johnston, forc-
ing them to evacuate Dalton, Resaca, CaSS-
vile and Dallas in rapid succession, between
May 12 and %, and almost daily thereafter
engaged the enemy until the operations at
Kenesaw mountain resulted in the occupa-
ton Of Marietta July 8. In several subse-
quent engagements he defeated Gen. Hood
before Atlanta, the hardest battle ever
fought July %, when the siege at Atlanta be-
gam On Aug. II he was made major-general
in the regular army. Aug. 81 the battle OF
Jonesboro was fought and the night of Sept.
l General Hood evacuated Atlanta, and Cen
eral Sherman took possession and occupied
the city Nov. 16 when he began his memor-
able march to the sea-" He reached Savan-
nah Dec. 13, and stormed and captured Fort
McAlllster and eight days thereafter the city
was surrendered to him. Making the Savan
nah river his base of operations, he marched
his forces into the Carolinas. capturing Co.
lumba, S. c., Feb. II, 1865, Cheraw March3,
and Fayetteville March II. Four days later
he fought the battle of Averysboro, and
March 49, 20 and 81 fought and gained the
battle of Bentonville and entered Goldsboro
March %. His advance was unchecked, and
he reached and occupied Raleigh April 13
while on April 26, at Durham station, N. c.,
the army of the confederacy, under General ].
e. Johnston, surrendered to him upon terms
which were not accepted by the government.
Following this surrender, General Sherman
began his advance to Richmond and Wash
ington on April %, and on May "a, 1865,
ended his wonderful southern marches OF
more than 1900 miles at Washington. his
efforts having been crowned with success
from first to last On June q he was ap-
pointed to the command of the military di-
vision OF the Mississippi, IN which were COM
priSed the departments OF the Ohio Missouri.
and Arkansas his headquarters being at St
Louis On July 25 1866 he succeeded
General Grant as heutenant t-general, and on
Aug. IL took command of the division of the
Missouri. In November and December of
that year he was employed on a special mis-
sion to Mexico. After the election of General
Grant to the presidency and the consequent
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of the United States by President Grant,
acknowledgement Sherman was made gen.
eral, March 4. 1869. In 1871, after nearly
thirty years of active service in the army, he
obtained leave of absence for year. He at
once went to Europe, extending his travels
to the East, being everywhere received
with that marked distinction which the
people of the old world are ever ready to ac-
cord to one who has occupied such promi-
nent positions in military life and has won
such laurels as had General Sherman On his
return from his travels, he took up his resi-
dence at Washington as commander-in-chief
of the army remaining there until October
1874. when he removed his residence to st.
Louis. In 1875 he published two octave vol
umes entitled memoirs of General w. T.
Sherman, by Himself" which have been we'll
received, and accepted as most important
addition to the pages of history of the United
States
General Sherman retires on full pay and
retains his rank as general, which title will
expire with his death. General Sheridan
succeeds to the command of the army under
the title OF lieutenant-general, which also
expires with his death.