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yours. JoHS shEANAS
The administering 10 General Sher-
ruan of the sacrament Of extreme unc-
ton created much discussion IL was
said that Father James NJ. Byrnes had
administered the sacrament But he
said TO a reporter: Il DO not know
whether General sherman received eX.
treme uncti0n or not. | certainly did
not administer H. ! do not know
whether Father Taylor did 1t or not
General Sherman mast have expressed
al intention 20 become Catholic or lie
could not have received that sacrament
As | never talked with General Sher
man in my lie DO not know what MS
views were"
BIOGRAPHY or A HERO.
william Tecumseh sherman was born IN
Lancaster o. February s 1890 lie was the
sixta ehid. and was adopted by Thomas
Ewing aud attended school in Lancaster
until 1886. when he entered the Military
Academy at West Point. graduating from
that institution in iS4) standing six-h
ia a class OF forty-two members. He received
his first commission rs n aSecond-Lieutenant in
the Third Artillery July /, lsio. and was sent
with that commando FLORIDA On November
70. is4i. be was promoted 10 a First-Lieu-
tenancy. In isiS on his return from a short
leave. he began the study OF law. not
20 make IL profession, but 10 rem
der himself more intelligent soldier. In lS43.
when the Mexican war broke out, he was sent
with troops to California. where he acted as
Ad,utant. General TO General stephen w.
Kearncy. On his return. IN 1850, he was mar
ried TO Ellen Boyle Ewing at Washington, her
father his old friend. then being Secretary OK
the Interior he was appointed a Captain In
the commisssry department September u,
1880 but resigned in 1853 and was appointed
manager Of bank in San Francisco. but
subsequently took up his residence in
New York as agent for ST. Louis
firm. In 1850 he prscttccd law IN
Leavenworth. Kan, and the following year be-
came superintendent Of the Louisiana State
Military Academy. II was while he was act
ing in this connection that Louisiana
seeded from the Union, and Gen
eral sherman promptly resigned his office.
on May IS 1884, he was commissioned
Colonel Of the Thirteenth Infantry. with in
structlons to report to General Scott al Wash
ingtoa. Sherman was put 10 command OF
brigade in TyIer's Division On August 3.
1851 he was made Brigadier- General
Of volunteers, and was sent to be second
in command 10 General Anderson, In
Kentucky. On account of broken health,
General Anderson relieved from the
command, aud General Sherman succeeded
him on October H. Just after the capture OF
Forts Henry and Doae!son, in 1882 General
Sherman was assigned TO the Army OF
the Tenressec. In the great battle Of
Shiloh, Shcrmans division served
sort OF pivot He was wounded in the
hand duripg the fight. but refused to leave
the held General HnlleclI declared that
Sherman saved the fortunes OF the day on the
9th. and contributed largely TO the glorious vie
tory OF the 7th." General Sherman was always
conspicuous for jrdgiseEt md dash. He was
made a Msjor-General next. and on July Is he
was ordered TO Memphis On account OF brill
liant services ia the Vicksburg campaign
he was appointed Brigadier-GeneraL On
October H. 1872 General Sherman was ordered
10 take his corps 10 the relief Of General Rose.
GRAMS who had been forced back into Chatta
nooga after the battle Of Chickamauga On
the morning OF the 25th Sherman pursued the
enemy by the roads north OF Cbickamauga
and everywhere destroyed the rebel communi-
CIT ons. During these operations General
made forced marches to his relief, and, after
supplying him. marched back TO Chattanooga.
After General Grant had been made Lieu
tenant General he assigned General Sherman
TO the command of the military division o.
the Mississippi. On February l9 1854,
General Sherman received the thanks Of Con-
gress fer his services in the Cns,tanooga cam
paign On April 10 he received his orders to
move against Atlanta. Bis forces then con-
sisted o. % 600 men with 25i guns, while the
Confederate army. under Johnston, was com.
posed OF CO 0Oo nen. Sherman repeated.
ly attacked the enemy, who grad
ually fell back. On July IL Sherman began
the direc, attack on Atlanta. In a nun Der of
severe sortics the Union forces were victorious
and on September tbs enemy evacuated the
place. Sherman Immediately moved forward TO
the works that covered Savannah. and soon
captured that city. His army hal marched
SO miles In tvcuty-iour days through the
heart OF Georgia and had achieved
splendid victory. Sherman was made q Major
General aud received tas thanks OF Congress
FOR bis trirmphal marcia Sherman lett Saran-
nah in February. and SCOT fsnked ChssIeston
compelled It's evacuation. and entered Co
lumbus on the i7th. He thence
moved ca Goidstorn. opening q com.
nuscstioa by the Cape Fear river
VIA schoasd Johrstoa. at Greens
horo received 5sws ot Lees surrender ard
seat word 20 Sbsrmsn asking On what terms
IL wcula receive bis surrender. Sherman
mads basis sf agreement which was re.
raela;e& by the Government as hefa1 too
lruieat 7bs General 6eterunl1sd not to revisit
Washington 6at finally CD 50 ar The specis al re-