New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-13

IL. ard lardee suddenly discovered hat W. no
w living idle at the useless seaport OF Charleston,
the stat was being ryased i2m cG 10 emu S Suffered
columbia the piles Of cotton General Nadc H'ihP.UUn
had fired were we're ~ nt from ,bc bales drlfd
aLolt in al directions soldiers cAuhguishyyn on'
rs as they supposed but at night they I broke fo @e
again in many places sherman ORDERED out , lSpco
to check the fires but TIE effort was vain. belolI
morning large part OF the city was IN runs a,"
thousands OF helpless women ana children "eic ""''
homeless. ,,, , o.b,rord and
Johnston supposed he would proiong the coaI5e s 'o
Charlotte y. G.. and there he went 10 prepare lor
sherman With the intention OF convincing Jo oraCbt
that his surmisc was correct. sherman m0ved suaITn
northward almost halfway to Charlotte. Then ,arnmS
sharp the right he made all haste Tor fSye,evb
and GoldSboro his cavalry covering his leit as VIII
an uncomfortable screen. Johnston did not d3Vrr
the change until sherman was wohlrd' OF t.e %a5
pverc blow and 50 placed his forces to arouse me
lvclest apprehenSons in sherman's nina. ,fiHoS
day sherman wrote r w0Ttm be doSsnt catch
one OF my corps In flank and VIII sec that ny S Sh
marches hence TO GodS10Tq G9e' drcyng the
arsenal and costly machinery me dray eT a,
advance NJ Avcrvsboro for a day lie met with an,
other fierce assault nj Bentonvllle tMarCn ~ U
Johnston finally driven back toward ha Is c au
ON MARCH, 90 and "a Sherman and schoheld heI III
GodsborO'. as originally planned
TIE SURRENDER OF JOHNSTON
After a hasty visit to Grant at City Point wherc
he received the thanks of the President sherman PIc
pared TO pla.o his army in communication VIII "'""'
north of the Roanoke with Norfolk as Its base OF
supplies In the midst of his preparations canie olo
news Of Lees retreat. Then sherman went Straigh'
for Johnston,s army The latter retrcated through
Raleigh with sherman hard upon his rear guard
Johnston at Grcenboro. received the news OF Lee
surrender on April Il. and two days ator ne seht
Hag Of truce to sherman TO know upon what terms
he would receive his surrender Sherman replied t'at
he would undertake abide by the conditions entered
nd lon nj NunDm1ttON y.
After considerable correspondence and long inter
view with Johnston. sherman drew up on April Is
a memorandum or basis Of agreement between inc
two armies, which at once considered by the
government as too lcnient and beyond his powers.
Grant was ordered April 81 to to North Carolina
and negotiate the whole matter as in the case OF
Ice Grant dictated the terms OF surrender. and
Johnston captulated to sherman on April 20. l7G3.
sherman now FASTENED 10 put his army in condition
for muster oat. lie hurried 10 savannah 10 man,
some final dispositions, and finally turncd toward
Washington 70 take part IN inc GFnd Keyis" n
,h-n not 10 visit Washington, but to await orders In
camp. President Johnson prevailed upon him to come
to Washington. lie wa anEFy over thr tr,dtmcnt ne
had received from secretary stanton because OF the
original memorandum between I1I'n ana Jonust9n'
lie bitterly resented TINS treatment al me uhe Dut ur
foc. Mr. stanton, Death they became iully rec0nclod
In January l7o5 Cnfc,s passed II M ,r resolution
Of the United states due. and are hereby ten.
dcred, t. MaIorGencral William T. sherman, ana
mand for their gallantry ard good conduct In Their
lao campaign from Chattanooga 70 Atlanta, ana mo
rriumpha march thence through Georgia 70 saNan,
nah. terminating IN the capture ara Occupation 81
that city that the President cause copy Of I'M,
Joint resolut on to bc cngros'ed and forwarded 10
MajorIicnc1l sherman
LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND GENERAL OF THE
Army.
Preliminary 10 the disarmament OF the Federal
armies they passed in review before President John
son. his cabinet and Lieutenant General the
Army Of the Potomac on May % aud sherman ;
army on May "a sherman was particularly observed
and honorcd. lie took leave Of his army In an eIo-
quent special field order OF May 80. From June
-, l7Gj TO August IL, 1865 he wa, IN com
mand Of the Military Division of the Mississippi,
Win S M st. of t ohi5 Msou ami
Arkansas. pom the appointment of Grant "a cen
ent 81 rmeT In March i-,6 he served a.
member Of the board to make recommendations Tor
T pecenber ,ssG' he Was sent on pedal
mission to Mexico. From August ~, $50; =,
March B. 1859. he commanded the Division Of the
Missouri. In December, 1857, and January l-"7' ne
member Of the board 10 examine th' p"p',"I
President Of the United state, sherman succeeded him
| March ;, 1900 General Of the Army ~ III,
own request and In order 90 make Lieutenant ,"ncsal
sheridan Commander Of the Army, General sherman
was placed the retired list on February :, ls74'
| with full pay and cmoument'.
General sherman made tour Of inspection Of the
frontiers II Texas. Indian Territory, Kansas and Nc
| 70 september IL 1872, he made professional tour
~ Europe. being everywhere received with tr honoFs
dletln~llSNel
I'm 1874 a president Of the Howard Court u Inquiry,
and I'm az be- made tour Of inspection q posts on
the Yellowstone River and IN Montana Iern'3s.y,', H'
received many honors Including ne desI@e 81 VI. -
from Ia tmouh n-Ga. Yale Harvard. princeton
and other universities and from ~ 20 l7e3 be was
Regent ~ the smithsonian Institution
POPULAR AMONG TIE VETERANS.
/ General sherman never coured publicity or popu-
,ritv bgt by tie veterans of the and the pubic
generally, the General was always received with en-
th.-asm. The resolution ard strong purpose and Grim
| gravity exhibited in Ids features when In r'p"~e
seemed TO indicate to the stranger lack OF ia" softer
and more humane qualities. but when animated 10
social conversation his face would light u? with
! bright and sympathizne smiles. His a'-oc'a
| tlon with M, friend, and cOmrnde, Va, Away
! exceedingly cordial and his affection for thue'
| allied To- him wa, lender a, that Of a woman.
lie enjoyed the society Of young people and lAod a,
| he said to scc them "scoOing around lie was 10
frequent attendance az the reunions Of the Army o the
! Potomac the Army Of the Tennessee and the Loyal
Legion. and no one WAS more urHs!url u!l - WIZ
| iLe boys" Of the War were enjoying Themselves.
lie Wac born lresDS ,sf!3 "n c", 80 Lb hnrcb.
with impartial clarity some yr1r, go u, 'aln ,
| believe that II people only act half ~ wen a.
they know how God VII iorgiTc inc Da nd gc,
children were nurtured I'm that faith. Mrs. SHERMAN
died in this city on November - lo-7 at ne aye o.
tr"nble After her burial at Louis, General sher
man wrote n brief note b. Mir. Reid which wa. publ
| i'm The Tribune, saying and family are now returned
rom 81 Louis having deposited the conincd body OF
| Mr. sherman near orr Willie at the very spot
chosen by ourselves IN 1860, rairmen IN l577' anu
often Spnkcn Of a. a matter Of course between us. W,
have followed in the minr''t particular her every wish
Every member Of my own family ana hers INC
.Rvings' are content for mortal was ever better
nrcparcd TO put on imnf5ftanty' than Mrs. General
Sherman OF course. being the Older and subjected u
bardrr strains | expected to peccdc her; but It /.
! ordalnrd otherwise In due time ! viii resume my
place By her side. and want my friends especially
nv old soldier friends 10 know that they shall not hC
| taNcd | cent for have made, or VIII make. every
provision ! have received by telegraph, mail card
and every possible way. hundreds Of kind sympathetic
mcsSaga, all Of which have been read by myself and
children. To make suitable replies 10 all j. simply
imDo,Siblr, aud offer the above general answer.
The surviving members Of the Generals family are tn
| Rev. Thomas Ewing sherman, who Is now In Euwp'
| phOmcl Tccumsch sherman member Of the Ia"
firm Of Evarts, Choac & Bcaman. Mrs. \. VI. Thanr1
! Of Roscmont. Penn: Mrs. r. W. Fitch. Of PlttsbuIg
| and Miss Rachel and Miss Lizzie sherman.
| NOT A CANDIDATE FOR POLITICAL HONORS.