The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-02-19

Fitch and Thackara, the generals sons
in law; j. M. Barret, his private secre-
tary; Gen. Thomas Ewing, his brother
in-law, and Doctors Alexander and
Green, who have attended him con-
stantly.
DR.. C. T. Alexander, the attending
physician gives the history of the Gen
erals illness.
The general, as is known, caught
cold Wednesday a week ago. The next
day he attended wedding against the
urgent advice of members of his family.
On Friday l was called in and found the
general suffering from a cold and a
sore throat. On Saturday he felt so
much better that he wanted to keep an
appointment he had made for that day.
On my advice, however, he desisted and
spent the day playing cards, l believe,
with his family.
Erysipelas set in on Sunday. He was
f1ighty on that day, and on Monday be-
came delirious. The erysipelas spread
over his face, and the sympathetic
gland in his neck became swollen.
Tuesday he grew worse, and l applied
treatment for the erysipelas. Wednes-
day came and there was no change for
the better, but Gen. Sherman slightly
rallied on Thursday morning. His rally
was not such to insure even faint hope
of the generals recovery, and l SO in
formed Surgeon General Moore at
Washington.
Friday was the turning point for the
patient. The erysipelas had almost
completely disappeared, but the attack
had left the general very much weaker
His old complaint, broncial trouble and
asthma, think, killed Gen. Sherman.
The remains of the General will find
interment at st. Louis. 1t is expected
that the funeral arrangements will be
to certain extent made by Ransom
post of that city, as Gen. Sherman ex-
pressly desired to be laid at rest by his
old comrades. Commander, L. B. Rip
ley sent the following telegram to P r.
Sherman this afternoons:
In compliance with the wishes of Gen.
Sherman, expressed in his letter to
Ransom post of date Feb. 9, 1890, the
post tenders it's services to take charge
of the funeral ceremonies here, and
will send to New York an escort and
guard of honor. Please telegraph me
the wishes of the family.
The following telegram was received
from New York in reply to the dispatch
sent this afternoons:
The family are glad to accept the
offer of escort on arrival of the remains
of General Sherman at St. Louis. Send
delegation of not to exceed four to meet
cortege at indianapolis. Generals
Howard and Slocum have by request
provided for everything from here to
St. Louis. Will probably leave New
York Thursday evening.
j. J. HOWARD.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was
born at Lancaster, Ohio, Feb 8, 1920.
He was a cadet at West Point from 1886
to 1910, when he was graduated and
promoted to second lieutenant of the
Third artillery. He served in the Flor
ida war until 1S42, during which he
was promoted to first lieutenant. In
1s45 he went to California, and was in
the war with Mexico, being breveted
captain in 1S4S for meritorious conduct.
He was acting assistant adiutant gen.
eral of the department of California
from 1s47 to 1s49: aide-de-camp to Gen.
P. R. Smith, and acting assistant adju-
tant general of the Pacific division to
1850; promoted to captain Sept. %, 1850,
and on commissary duty at St. Louis
and New Orleans until Sept. 6,
1858, when he resigned and went
to San Francisco, where he was in the
banking business until 1857. In 1869
he practiced law at Leavenworth. On
the outbreak of the war he was colonel
in the army. His life since then is
known in every household in the coun-
try.