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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04
SHERIDAN'S MILITARY CAREER.

Sheridan entered the Military academy at
West Point in ls4S, when he was II wears of
age, and was graduated in the class with Nc
Pherson, Schotield, Terrill, Sill and the Con
federate general Hood He was attached by
brevet to an infantry regiment then stationed
in Texas, where he saw his first service
among the Apache and Comanche Indians.
For two years he remained in the field. but
his relations with his commanding officer not
being Of pleasant nature he sought to be
ordered elsewhere. In 1855 be was made n
full lieutenant, transferred to the Fourth
infantry and ordered to join his regiment in
Oregon.
His services there were highly valued
especially his administration of the affairs of
an Indian reservation. In April, 1861, the
army officers at the distant post OF Yamhill.
Ore. were thrilled by the news that civil war
had begun. and in the heated discussion that
followed it was agreed that the war would
last at least year and half. and
the young lieutenant declared his firm
resolve to win a majors commission in this
war or die in the attempt" Only ten months
later that lieutenant was brigadier general
of United States volunteers, and two years
later a ma jor general. the war closed with
him as ma jor general in the regular army, a
HiAu Vi note III All the nliitary circles OF the
world. and outranked in the United States
only by Ulysses S. Grant and William T.
Sherman. In ali military history there 10 no
other instance of so rapid a rise, so fairly
won. SO nobly sustained in war and peace. or
so mosiestly borne in all the duties and rela-
tions of life
The contrast between the very slow pro-
gress of the young soldier up to a captaincy
and his rapid advance Immediately after is
startling; it Is in itself good index of the
wonderful growth the country was making
in those stirring years Graduating from
West Point in 1858, he had started as brevet
second lieutenant; had been several years in
reaching a first lieutenancy, and fought the
Apaches in Texas and the Yakimaws in
Or gon, served as guide and guard to erpIor-
ing expeditions aud fretted against the dull
routine Of frontier posts for Eve years longer
before be became q captain. Then came bis
and in less than three years he
was ranked with Marlborough and Massena,
among the great commanders who can
wress victory from the jaws of defeat
Five years later he was the guest
Of Emperor William, with him over
lookin the bloody fields which changed the
map Of central Europa Yetit was Decem-
Der of 1861 before he got chance to make
the first move towards winning that majors |
and then only as chief quarter
master to the army in southwest Missouri.
After the battle of Pea Ridge he was sent to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04

Phil was invariably the 'slack rope per-
former" and il n menagerie was attached he
performed the feat Of going into the lions
den" which was "A larg' box with wooden
Stats nailed on the front side and generally
contained two or three dogs and number of
cats, He also took great fancy to drilling
and had a company OF eighteen or twenty
of his playmates. His old playmates
and the oder people generally say he
had mania for riding vicious horses. and,
although young and small for his age, he
never found a horse that he could not man
age Phi was known as good dispositioned,
manly boy, but was as wild as any of them,
and stood ready to ASSERT his boyhood at any
time with bare kuuckles if necessary, though
he was by no means quarrelsome, And this
disposition evidently stuck in him some time,
for while in West Point he was put back a
year for whipping a member OF a higher
class and was thus five years in the course
Still he graduated at %.
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SHERIDAN MOVING Up THE RAPPAHANNoCK
was then without fame or influence. He had
been sent to West Point practically by
political accident, and his family, who lived
down in the little Ohio village, had no means
Of impressing themselves upon the governor.
Each new regiment that was called out had
a dozen aspirants for the colonelcy, with
social and political power 10 throw into the
scale to help their ambitions.
Just after the battle Of Shiloh Pope's army
was brought up to swell Hallecks forces.
Among these troops was the Second Michigan
cavalry, and with the other troops it frerted
and grew half demoralized with the slow
and uncertain policy which characterized
Halleck's operations after the frightful
wrestle on the banks Of the Tennessee. Its
colonel, Gordon Granger, was made briga-
der general about this time He was a reg
ular army officer, who had been promoted
from a captaincy to its command while it
was stationed in St Louis. His discipline
was severe, but 10 made the regiment eff
Gent beyond almost any other body of troop
ers then in the service. His promotion left
it in a condition to be very soon democrat
zed, and it soon came to need a firm com
mander. Capt. Russell A. Alger, now gov
ernor of Michigan, saw this process going on
III LID OWN anu
to Governor Austin Blair, then visiting the
army.
Capt. Alger had been on picket duty all
night Of the 24th of May, and early on the
morning of the 18th reported to Gen. Gordon
Granger upon some matters Of detail, which
was his duty as acting field officer of the day
in front Of an enemy. After the business of
the moment was over the condition of the
Second Michigan cavalry became the subject
Of discussion. Gen. Granger, who still took
an interest in its welfare, had been casting
about fv.- some regular army officer who
would be his At successor at the head Of this
splendid regiment. He had been over to
Halleeks headquarters the day before Capt
Ayers visit and had met Sheridan This
morning as he and Alger talked he said
Il have found a man who will make your
regiment a good colonel"
"Who is itf' asked Alcer, earnestly.
Capt Phil. Sheridan, of the Thirteenth
infantry" replied Granger "He is now over
at Halleck's headquarters, acting as a com
missary on his staff. He is just the man you
want, but doubt whether Governor Blair
will commission another regular army officer
to command Michigan regiment He
thinks IL. we are too severe in our disci-
pline and that the troops do not like u.s."
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CAVALRY COMMANDER.

When Grant was called TO the east In the
spring of 1854 it brought great change fof
Sheridan Grant has thus described the cir
cumstances of the appointment OF sheridan
to the command of the cavalry forces of the
Army of the Potomac:
in one Of my early interviews with the
president expressed my dissatisfaction with
the little that had been accomplished by the
cavalry so far in the war, and the belief
that it was capable of accomplishing much
more if under thorough leader. l said
wanted the very best man In the army for
that command Halleck was present and
smoke up. saving, How would Sheridan dor
replied, The very man want The presi-
dent said | could have anybody wanted.
Sheridan was telegraphed for that day, and
on his arrival was assigned to the command
of the calvary corps with the Army of the
Potomac"
Grants army crossed the Rapidan and be
gan operations against Lee on May 4, 1864
On the 9th Sheridan started on a raid against
the enemy's lines of communication with
Richmond He destroyed the depots and
other property at Beaver Dam and Ashland
advanced to the outer works of Richmond,
defeated the Confederate cavalry under Gen
Stuart and rejoined Grants army on May
%. He led another expedition on June
against the Virginia Central railroad After
routing the enemy's evalry at Trevilian
Station and destroying part OF the railroad
he returned TO the White House on the 10Th.
In August the middle military division"
was constituted and intended to oppose the in
cursions of the rebels from the Shenandoah
valley into Marylan and Pennsylvania.
Sheridan was appointed to the command
He attacked the Confederate general Early
on the 10Th of September near Winchester,
defeated him and took several thousand pris-
oners Six days later he was again victori-
Gus at Fishers Hill, and pursued the enemy,
driving him through Harrisonburg and
Staunton.
Immediately after the battle Of Winches-
ter Sheridan was made brigadier general
in the regular army. While he was absent
from his command Early suddenly attacked
the Union army at Cedar Greek and Stras-
burg on the 10Th of October and succeeded
in driving the Federals about three miles
with much loss. 1t was upon this occasion
that Sheridan made his famous ride. Hur
rving toward the battlefield he rallied his
men with remarkable power of inspiration
and converted disaster into victory. This
achievement stamped him as one of the
ablest generals of the war. He was ap-
pointed major general of the regular army
in place OF Mcclellan, who had resigned.
Poetry, romance and the drama have so
idealized the events of that autumn that one
hesitates at detail: In. even the prosiest de-
tails, by eye witlc IS are thrilling. Here
is the plain statemo of n scout the first to
meet Sheridan after his noted 'rfue:"
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Is Consumption IncurnbIe.

Read the following: Mr.. C. II. Morris
Newark, Ark, says: WAS down with Alb
scess of Lungs, and friends and physicians
pronounced me an Incurable Consumptive
Began taking DIR. Kings New Discovery fol
Consumption, and am now on my third bottle
and am able to oversee the work on nv farm
1t is the finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur. Ohio says
''IIad it not been for DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption would have died OF
Lung Troubles. Was given up by doctors
Am now in best of health" Try it. Sample
bottles free at J. NJ. Mixers Drug Store
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This remedy is becoming so well known and
so popular as to need no special mention. All
who have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise.--A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed Electric Bitters will cure all diseases
of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pim-
pies, Bols, Salt Rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood will drive Malaria
from the system and prevent as well as cure
all Malaria fevers.---For cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Electric Bit
ters-Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
money refunded. Price 30 cts. and 81 90
per bottle at J. NJ. Mixers Drug Store.
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INTERIOR sHERIDANs WASHINGTON HOUSE
II is furnished in excellent taste The por-
there's are superb Navajo blankets There are
Indian and war trophies, gifts cominemor-
atipg his victories and many interesting por-
traits upon the walls and shelves One OF
the most valued objects is President Lincolns
letter to the general, thanking him for his
suuerb work in the Shenandoah valley. A
staruette of Sheridan as he appeared on his
famous ride to Winchester has always been
greatly valued by Little Phil 1t is the
work of Mr.. E. j. Kelly, OF New York, and
Sheridan says it is absolutely accurate
There is also in the parlor portrait Of him
self, taken in 1861, when he had Just put on
his captains Straps.
Gen Sheridans Office is in the war depart
ment building on Pennsylvania avenue. The
room is large square one on the main floor,
and its windows overlook Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to the north and the White House
grounds TO the east. The generals desk
stands in a corner, and when he sits behind
it the light falls over his shoulders, and upon
the faces of his visitors. These visitors,
BY the way, are always interested in
the large cases filled with curious pottery,
Indian blankets, bows, arrows, clubs and
other things picked up in the Indian
country both before and after the war
Of 1861. From the walls look down portraits
Of Gems Jackson, Worth, Zachary TAYLOR,
Logan, Blair, Meade and Mcpherson Then
there are plenty of pictures of hunting scenes
in the far west. Upon small easel just be-
yond the generals desk rests picture, by De
Thllstrup, of the famous charge at Win
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Ladies' Who BlOat.

What great number there are; how I'M
comfortable it makes them; it is almost i'm.
possible for those afflicted to enjoy life. In
my private practice have always found Sui
phur BItters to be the best remedy. All who
are thus troubled should use it,
Mrs. Dir. CHILDs, Boston.
iunp4dSw IN
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priceless time had bean gained for hossrsns
to make his new dispositions Then cams
commission as major general Of volunteerS
under which he commanded divisions q
Chickamauga and Chattanooga and in the
Knoxville campaign, which raised his repn-
tation so high that he was ordered to the
pofnrnac
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women were pprmt'' 10 vn,e, AMI we're en-
tiled 10 make our laws, they would among
other things enact
First-That ever, man must be- Al home
at ten +. M, without fail.
Second.-Thst married men should bestow
some attention 10 tttn osn w'v's, e. & .
he might have added also tHat they would
, nsct that msn b. cntni. He'd to keep hi,
liver IN good shape, snd cons' gu. nty hi
mind at ease And for III = purpoee there l.
nothing 40 .fficscious as Ste.le's Little Bill,
Pills 25 cents per bottle. For sale by }. N
Mix,r and c. Is Murphy & Co.
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Better than Wall street.

Rhenn siIsm, Cont, and NJ uraigia, are ter
rihl, t ying disease. i; tor tir cure Il which
men hsve experiments with mann dit!eren,
rugs, ~ the endea, 10 fad some thing thai
could be relied upon. Nothing heretofore
discovered has had much success ~ NJ, n
srd's Rh.umstic Bullets. They are plea
ant remedy, easily taken, and almost an
absolutely tevtaia cure A dollar y vcst.r
in > h' t IL # tenn viii pay ,ou-ht t r An >
thOus4nd IN Wall street II II "a ed then
ask j NJ. Mixer and {. b. Murphy & Co.
Or b, t le
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uoySdeOd&w2y

NNN>N trifle with any Throat OK
OON Lung Disease If you have
a Cough or Cold, or the children are
threatened with Croupor Whooping Cough,
use Ackers English Remedy and prevent
further trouble. 1t is a positive cure
and VIC guarantee it. Price 10 and SOC
IN uixrr. i94 MITE ~.r.j druggist.
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wishes, but want no higher honor. l am
now a colonel Of cavalry"

He took command at once and bis first ap-
pearance at dress parade caused litter to
run along the line; he was so short and stout.
But he soon had the regiments respect, and
en-, few days after, he led the noted
cavalry pursuit of the retreating Confeder-
ates, his men saw that he was indeed sol
dier On the LIST of July he defeated the Con-
federate Gen. Chalmers at Bonneville for
which he was commissioned brigadier gen
eral Capt. Alger greatly distinguished
himself in the same battle, and was made a
major. In another month Sheridan was In
command of a brigade, his commission as
brigadier general following a month later
He was at the same time transferred to
the Army of the Ohio. At the battle of
Perryville, Oct s, 1862. he commanded
division. 1t is singular that at
this battle, which was probably one
of the worst managed on the Union side dur
ing the war, there was present a man who
two years afterwards was recognized as one
OF the great generals of the age The circum-
stance goes to show how little chance there
is for subordinate in war to achieve any
thing while directly under another's orders.
But Sheridan's most brilliant success in that
army was at Murfreesboro, where his divi-
sion held the right wing.
An attack on bis front had been met and
the enemy driven back, when, by the giving
way Of the two divisions on his right. his
flank became exposed to the advancing foe.
Hastily forming q new line under cover of a
charge, he made a brave resistance for an
hour, when he was again compelled to take
up a new line, this time connecting with
Negley, Of the center wing, the two
divisions repulsing three desperate assaults
by four divisions Of the enemy, when, Sheri.
dams ammunition giving out, be ordaref
\ bayonet charge and withdrew his lines from
the field But by this obstinate rssissanc,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04

For worn out" rundown" dcbiitated
school teachers, milincrs. seamstresses, house
keepers, and ovsr-workcd women generally,
Dr. Pierce's Fnvori.c Prescription is the pest
of all restorative tones. II is not a " Cure-all,
but admirably fulfills a singieness of purpose,
being a most potent Specific for all those
Chronic Weaknesses and Diseases peculiar to
women. II is n powerful general ms well as
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Price SI.GO, or six bottles for $500.
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Address, WoRLD's D1SrENsARy MEDICAL
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by druggists.
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Now look out for all kinds of humors.
bolls, &c, caused by an impure state of the
blood. As n preventive and cure, take
ingalls, Mandrake Compound.
may29d&wlw
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Complexion Powder is an absolute neces-
sity of the refined toilet in this climate
Pozzonis combines every element of beauty
and purity may2adiw
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When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she waa . Child, she cried for Csstoria,
Whom she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
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Bucklens Arnica SaIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box. For sale
BY J. M. Mixer. may29td&wly
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Zen. HAlleck before Corinth, stil1 in IL
same humble CAPACITY. Then sort Of acci-
dent gave him a rise.

The civil war was more than . year old
and still be was an issuer of rations with
only the rank Of captain Had not Gen.
Grant been relieved of the command Of his
army after the battle Of Shiloh, Sheridan
would probably never have left the commits
sary department to lead men to battle 1t is
true that he fretted in the position he then
held on Gen Hallecks staff BE had done
the best be could 20 secure the colonelcy of
some regiment from his native state, but be
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A Warming,

The modes of deaths approach are various,
and statistics show conclusivelv that more
persons die from diseases of the Throat and
Lungs than any other. 1t is probable that
everyone, without exception, receives vast
numbers of Tubercle Germs into the system
and where these germs fall upon suitable soil
they start into life and develop, at first SLOWLY
and are shown by a slight tickling sensation in
the thu oat and if allowed to continue their
ravages they extend To the lungs producing
Consumption and to the head, causing Ca
tarrh. Now all this is dangerous and if al
lowed to proceed will in time cause death.
At the onset you must act with prompmess;
allowing a cold to 20 without attention is
dangerous and may lose you your life As
soon as you feel that something is wrong with
your Throat, Lungs or Nostrils, obtain
bottle of Boschee's German Syrnp. 1t will
give you immediate relief
What a Druggist says. Mr.. B. B. Mer-
rill, a well-known druggist of Brewer, Ne,
says; II often hear my customers recon-
mend Bells Sarsaparlla for Blood. Stomach
and Liver troubles" Now is the time to
cleanse the blood. regulate the stomach and
liver. Now is the time to try Bells Sarsa-
parilla. You will never know its value as a
medicine until you do. Only 80 cts. per
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",r WAS smnERsrEp.-



- "The man or woman
CS does not live who il free
<N[Nfr from hereditary innu-
1brated DR.. Vandervllie,
~ xN~ of New York, to the Rev:
eNNSA. DR.. Brooks, at recent
sLN% convention OF scienrsts.
" \ \ 81 agree with yon' doc
TOR" said me divine.
"Pure blood" continued the doctor, 10 tne
r,sat canse at h, slth: impaired blood the source
Of most diseases. 1t may even go back 70 tne
grand or great grand parents"
81 have In mind prominent man, sald inc
reverend gentleman, s.Genersl Alfred c. Mon
roc of No. Pemberton Square, Boston. no
inherited kidney troubles from both parents,
one of whom died with it. He suffered terribly
from pains in the back and head, and at times
when walking the dizziness became so bad
that he was compelled to lay held of some con-
venient pest for support. He was In most
desperate condition
No, he 10 in perfect health. DR.. McGregor,
believe of Maine, who had amputated An arm
for the general, cured him.
"Do you know what medicine he used
al understand it was Hunts Remedy -,
said DR.. Vaudeville. 81 consider it the best
remedy for kidney, liver, heart troubles, and
female difficulties in the world. 1t is IN no
sense patent medicine, but standard reme-
DIV, which deserves to he used by all inteiiiSent
people. The fact 10, no blood-taint can exist
when the kidneys are in perfect order, and
there is where Hunts Remedy shows its mar
velous superiority"
az only wish" said Rev. DR.. Brooks. that
all people who inherit tendency to disease
could know of this remedy Of which You speak
90 highly and use it, l am positive it would
greatly lessen suffering and death"
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chester in 1864 A handsomely framed
escutcheon or shield. upon which the generals
military history has been emblazoned, leans
upon a sofa This shield also bears embems
of that branch of the army with which
Little Phil" was most conspicuously identi
fed.
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" NON

No~ s ~Sra s p5syes sss' By S pys
pepsia, use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Flatu,ency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. 25 and so cents.
J. M Mixer. 1874 Water siree;. druggist.