Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-02-19
SHERMAN DEAD.
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lor General in the United States Army,
and on January 10 he received the
thanks of Congress for his "triumphal
march"
After the occupation of Savannah the
question arose whether Sherman should |
come North by sea or march with his
army through the Atlantic States. He |
preferred the latter plan. Schotield lead |
ing Thomas in Tennessee was sent by
rail and steamer to the coast OF North
Carolina to march upon Goldsboro, n. G.,
to cooperate with him. Sherman left
Savannah in February and soon fianked
Charleston, compelled its eyacution and
entered Columbus on the 18th.
He thence moved on Goldsboro by
way of Winnsboro, opening the commu
nication by Cape Fear River with Scho-
field on March u, and fighting at
Averysboro and Bentonville, where the
enemy resisted his advance vigorously.
Sherman and;Schofeld met at Goldsboro
on the 23d and oath of March, as origi-
nally planned. Leaving his troops
there, he visited President Lincoln and
Gen. Grant at City Point, returning to
Goldsboro on the Both.
The interview on board the Ocean
Queen is represented in the celebrated
painting by g. p. A. Healy, entitled
1.-THE Peacemakers. Gen. Sherman
was now ready to strike the Danville
road, break Lees communications and
cut off his retreat, or to reinforce Grant
in front of Richmond for final attack.
In contemplation of this situation OF
affairs, Sherman's statement to Mr.. Lin
coin at the above mentioned interview,
that, ''if Lee will only remain in Rich
mond till can reach Burkesyille, we
shall have him between our thumb and
fingers" was not an exaggeration.-
Johnston at Greensboro received news
of Lees on the 18th, and on the 18th
sent flag of truce to Sherman to know
upon what terms he would receive his
surrender.
After considerable correspondence
and long interview with Gen. john
ston, having in view an immediate and
complete peace. Sherman made men,
orandum or basis of agreement, which
was subsequently considered by the
government as too lenient. 1t was an
honest effort on the part of humane
commander to put an end to the strife
at once. Affairs at this time were,
however, complicated by the assassina-
tion of President Lincoln on April IA,
which created great indignation and sor-
row.
1t no doubt seriously affected the ne
gotiations between Sherman and John
ston. On the 10th of March the terms
of the agreement being repudiated by
the government, Gen. Sherman set out
for Alexandria, Va, where he arrived
on the 18th. He determined at that
time not to revisit Washington, but to
await orders in camp. He afterward,
however, at the special request of the
President, went to see him.
While he bitterly resented the false
insinuations published in regard to his
agreement with Johnston, and also the
fact that these were believed to emanate
from Secretary Stanton, he made no per-
sonal complaint and happily became
reconciled to Mr.. Stanton before the lat
ter's death. Preliminary to the disband
ment of the national armies, they passed
in review before President Johnson, the
Cabinet officers and Gen. Grant.
The Army of the Potomac led on May
%, and Gen.Sherman's army on the 24th.
Sherman was particularly observed and
honored by the cheering multitude that
tnronged on every side. He took leave
of his army in an eloquent special field
Urder May 50. From June 27, 1865, to
March 3, 1869, he was in command of
the Military Division of the Mississippi,
W t. he quarters at t Louis, emb ac
ing the departments of the Ohio, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas.
Upon the appointment of Grant as
General of the Army on the 26th Of Ju-
ly, 1866, Sherman was promoted to be
Lieutenant General, and when Grant be-
came President of the United States, 4th
of March, 1869, Sherman succeeded him
as General, with headquarters at Wash
ington. At his own request and in Or
der to make Sherman General in Chief,
he was placed on the retired list with
full pay and emoluments on February s,
1884.
Soon after the great review of his
army in Washington Gen. Sherman was
appointed June 27, 1865-to the COM
mand of the Military Division of the
Mississippi, comprising the departments
of the Ohio, Missouri and Arkansas,
with headquarters at st. Louis. He
lived in st. Louis for some years as
Major General, Lieutenant General, and
General, and only removed to New York
after he had retired from the army
1t was in 1866 that Sherman acquired
the rank of Lieutenant General, upon
the renewal of the old title of General
and its bestowal upon Grant. Three
years later Gen. Grant retired and oher-
man took his place, Sheridan becoming
Lieutenant General.
Gen. Sherman went to Mexico on |
special mission in 1869, and in Novem- |
Der, 1871, he obtained leave of absence, |
and travelled extensively in Europe and |
the East. He was received everywhere |
with marks of distinction, as Gen. Grant |
was afterwards in his famous tour
around the world. On returning to this
country he made his headquarters for a
time in Washington, but in 1874 went
back to his home in st. Louis.
There he remained for ten years, pub
fishing, meanwhile, his volume of
which was the first book of
the kind written by so distinguished an
actor in the war, and which excited a
great deal of comment. 1t is still a
most valuable work, and must be re-
ferred to by every future historian who
Undertakes to tell the story of the great
'ebellion.
1t is since he came to this city that
Zen. Sherman become the national
,avorite, the genial Nestor of military
men, and that he has distinguished him.
,elf as an after-dinner speaker and
occasional orator worthy to rank with
he best and brightest In the country.
A sketch of the General printed in
he Mail and ErDresS of February l,