New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-23
STORIES BY GEN. SHERMAN.
ANECDOTES OF HIS RETOLD BY MR. DEPEW.
LINCOLN, GRANT AND TIL MARCH TO TIE
SEA-TnE CApTrRE OLE JEFFERSON DAVIS.

LINCOLN, GRANT AND THE MARCH TO TIE
SEATTLE CAPTURE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
General ". T. sherman was a prince among story
"Hers. lie lid many experiences u make anec-
uo'es o., and such dramatic and sraphlc way OK re
iatns them, that he coHld entertain complny hour
after hour People who heard his public speeches.
ana who wondered at his ready command Of incidents
u cnlycn them had only taste, after all. Of the
least which The General could spread before circles OK
I lis friend, conversation. Chaunccy NJ. Dcpcw
himself master Of auccd0te both in public ara pr
Vaic, was often delighted listener TO General shcr-
mans llt0id "reminiscences.
Talking about TIC dead hero the other day. MI
Dcpcw said
General sherman lived 50 much in the iun
blaze Of publicity that there is little which
can be added 10 the story Of his lie
except the personal ncidcp's he was accustomed
10 nauatc In conversations with his friends, WHICH
shed strong light upon the history OF the times IN
winch he was such a prominent actor. lie was t'r
Only man | ever met who thought couh nave hot
only survived but had his fame increased by the con-
slant attendance OF Boswell.
\ story he told me in reference to the famous
campaign from Atlanta to the would seem by IN
direct evidence to sec the veXcd question a. to WI'
Planned that great campaign. oermams loyalty u
Ms superior officers and the President was such il
he never publicly made any claims in regard 10 any
oil his movements for himself. lie said tLat lie hN
been fairly impor,ung the President, the secretary
Oh War and General Grant 20 permit him to sWlhS ioo'c
from his base Of operations AMI march across tie conh
tT TO the Atlantic. lie believed that there was 10
enemy before him strong enough to- resist an army
a. largo and perfectly disciplined that which he com
maAded. lie also felt assured that by sweeping through
! that country he woGld cut OF the food and forage
which supported the armies Of Johnston and Of Lee.
Mr. Lincoln afraid he would lose his army. stan
| ton had little or no faith in the movement, and while
Grant believed that sherman right, the stat i'll
/ fucnceS about him hostile to General sherman.
ono day, how ever sherman received telegram from
/ Mr. Lincoln and from secretary stanton which
substantially him discretion. lie instantly sent
/ an officer and a detachment Of cavalry with orders
| to tear down the wire, for fly miles between Al
lanta and Washington. He said that long after the
var lie discovered that an effort made to COM
icrmaud the march. but the officer reported that = e
/ rebels had cat the communications.
lie tod me an interesting story about prominent
/ citizen OF savannah Who came to his headquarters
after he had captured that cry. The gentleman was
/ in great tIcpdation and informed the General that
| h. had ,ouo valuable picture. I'm his house. The
/ General ,a.d thcy were entirely SAFE. He said he
also had q collection 4 family pete Of great intrinsic
/ value. ard. on account 81 it, associations. very
/ prc,ou, to him and hi, family The General toll
/ him hc would put guard about hl' house II ncc's-
sary Then, in burst Of frank confidence
produced generous, response 10 his fears, u"
revealed 10 General sherman that h had buried IN MS
lack, ,,r a l,ro olauy Of prcelo-s Madeira OF the
ll,.t amt ,,,,.t viuta,,, and estimated 10 be worth
,. ..,oo oo t.r,- t,, ,,,r The General responded
~ once: That is medicine. and couu-cated - the
/ hospital What the hospital ia not need he dis
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10, o,.rI -lerm,p wa, fuIly informed of the move
rt..t, II Jrc,>ou D,vi. and I'm position 30 PIT hi,
ta,d r..u ard arr.t him ~ almost any tlW" after
u,,i. Ia Richmond. re consulted Mr. Lincoln %. -
uut De- would bctcr d.. sowing t. ti' President tha.
hc dd mot El'w tu; VIA; A". "a" ir''de'' would "'
relieved Us not having tn PRESIDENT OF th' 7'"''''"
'Nnfcd r'y on hi, haNd'' '." "'"''' ''' '''.'
President Nucolu's Instructions "'' gwen 81 "a
from .~hcrua. many ycar- ago. mp 10 ILLINOIS. me"
a t.mp.aur' .ct.icr vino bad been q h1hliuH
dn.al,id. lie met on anniversary occasion n""-
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/ jefferson DAVIS anu 'H''''i ~
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