Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-07

neid stood No Tin the class rank. Liam. e.s..
EIor,ds in 20 ne ssccnd artillery. serving IN
the Academy to take tSs po,on Of 49, rscaed 70
tc 9 % natural and exper1mentai nnssns Pro-
ming mat chair 0 IN rae principal prcisssor
,r., sonderSo the professoship OF physos IN ne
grsn,e gi ssws &c ST. Louis No. ana was
employed the ssp e sSssps u while be
~ - - an o1icer In the neid peSsn @"o IN
First MissopH major in colonel Frank Blsis
stan 70 Gen. Nathaniel LYON. fsrIy =, chief Of
snon afser ms OF voiunteers ana
"a lisa he asS sSs From ApH 20 % Nay
OF the fourteenth Army corpS XrnS tnird division
SenIemr ne was In 0eorgs from Nav sTe % cum n
Ohio VIM, iS9 ~ 10 command OF the trmy of
dozen important aShpps Sss ns engaged In nearly .
which. on Masch 19s% . Of gallant DEEDS. for
vet major-general on $500 Se Wa promoted to bre-
engaged IN the capture Of Fort ~ ls6a. be was
cSiy nw~nMn,ngton on Febraary - he es seo
10 In the battle OF Mount tin S1 rom March 70
t tsiieG ~ Gen sherman on MACE He vas ae.
iederats foIccS OF Of the CON.
ham station, n. G. he Was IN Johnston at Dur.
Army corps at the SaIas ., N NasS
AZ the close q the war n. he Wss n carer
Jnns ises su =. uepartment Of North CarolinsS In
Eurone ' HS ne was n sent on special mission 70
COMMANDED the department of tbs po1n aSoo ne
PTesiasnt gosns ~ c1mond IN May 80 isss
war. In Which post nipponted him as secretary OF
1859. Promoted 70 be major 1anas Iu March =
20 ,so no was sent TO Command the denartment
Of the department OF n fSs lS7G he took command
ne s9Gceedeo Lieut. Gen. Sheridan IN commsnS ~
menfs of the DIG Dig aASs0ur, embracing the depart-
on the death OF Gen Hanco.,t ,n Wan, anu ieSss
Sen. Scnoned succeeded 10 the commanJ ~ 10
VorS S,n Tue Atlantic with headquarters I'm New
A~' "AA0n 0oaninand he has since nlled
Gen. Sheriaan,s Last Work.
TIE fRKrARATIoN or HIS n RsoNAL MEMOIRS.
The New York 2yssss says: The last work os
Gen. sheridan, upon which two years of his life
nad been spent. was nearly completed at the time
Oh ms death-that OF the preparation OF his Der.
sonal memoirA The writing OF the book was
finished before his last illness came on. but the
work Of revision and going over proofs had oocu.
To h ss sst Wnen strength would permit almost
able 70 give little time to the CONSIDERATION OF
PROOFS which had been sent In TO hun by Charles
i,.S Meoster Co, OF this city, who are the pub.
Last Friday he had completed dozen or 90 o,
ING PROOF sheets and had mailed them TO thus city
weakness Of the penman. The pubiisSers had d
n.tie idea that the general would so soon pass
away, and believed that he was improving. More
sheridan had nearly completed his task and yery
lew proofs remained for revision. His interest Il
I S, work was great, and II is believed that the
Sesare 70 nnish the memoirs before death buoyec
nim up and prolonged his life. His idea was tC
hnlsh the book that his family might have ths
SnSns VI the money arising from the sale OF the
oo9nS When his friends suggested the idea OF hi.
,Mnung an autobiography he did not take much
ntsost IN tne matter, but on starting In with the
mnung ne became interested, and the Interest
grew with each day.
.. The book Is intensely interesting, according tc
nave VIZ" i.,, nave seen II and, u Is thought viii
n.s. .nSiuolng his West Point experiences, and
seveLa pages are given TO his Indian Campaign In
sne CoIumola River region. The book Is brigh,
viii anecoote. and Is not dull In q page. Accom-
panytnH ~ are valuable war maps and several Dor
Ia suu ~ wiz be issued In two volumes, One Of
whlch Is now printed, and the last pages OF The
SeSonu VIII eoon be on the press. The work viii
now oe hurried forward 90 that the book VIII be
!eAay Ior sale early In the TAU, probably durtna
she mrst Gays OF September. The volumes are
aUUut Tue size OF the Grant rpemolrS
me manuscript IL entirely In Gen. Sherfdant
was finished last December. Then he decided K
revise ~ and spent much OF the winter and spring
N oolhg IL On May 1t was sent back to the pub
usners: IL had been carefully revised ana some
alIeIatlons made. He then began revising ths
pr0ols as tney were sent TO him TIL his sickness In
styie was found by the publishers to be graphic
Win bright sentences and pleasant descriptions
Inc pnraSeology u concise, and there Is no "pad
olng or orawn-out sentences The Indian adyen
lures are Told In q most lively manner, and theiI
peruSal Will be found to be Instructive as well a,
entertaining. The portions relating to the wal
campaigns are also valuable TO war students
THIS portion OF the work Gen. Sheridan paid spe
ca! attention TO. and accuracy was the chief ob
1ect 70 him.