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scious and without pain. but his
asthmatic breathing was short and his
strength failing.
At 1:50 o'clock General Sherman
breathed his last.
General Sherman contracted n severe
cold Wednesday night when he visited
the Casino with several army officers.
Erysipelas followed, which defied all
medical skill.
BIOGRAPHICAL
William Tecumseh Sherman was born at
Lancaster, o.. February s, 1921 He gradu-
ated from the West Point Military Academy
in 1910 and served in the Florida war in 1870
~. He was various military posts in the
South until lS47, when he went to California,
where he was Acting Assistant Adjutant-
General until 1850 He was on commissary
duty in St Louis in 1905 and was stationed
at New Orleans until September 6, 1873. when
he resigned From 1883 to Is he was
banker in San Francisco and New York and
in 1855 50 he practiced law in Leavenworth,
Kan. He was superintendent of the Louisi-
ana Military Academy at Alexandria from 1859
to January i, 1861, when he went to St Louis
On May II. 1861, he was reappointed in the
regular army with the rank of Colonel. and
three days later was made Brigadier-G General
of volunteers He commanded a brigade in
the first battle of Bull Run, July 81, 1S6l-
October of that year he was appointed to the
command of the department OF the Cumber-
land, but afterward took charge OF q camp
manned until February. 1852. when he was
given command of the district of North
western Kentucky, with headquarters at
Paducah. Nv. He commanded division in
the Tennessee and Mississippi campaign
Was in the battles of Fort Henry. Donelson
and Shiloh. On April he was wounded in
the latter battle He was in the advance upon
and siege of Cornth, April Is to Nav 30. and
May L He commanded hastily
ganized expedition which attempt
ed to capture Vicksburg December
27-29 In 1865, in command of the Fiji
teenth army corps. he led the expedition
which carried Arkansas Post by assault Jan
uary IL, and until July was actively engaged
in the siege of Vicksburg. He made
Brigadier- General in the 7 gular army. his
commission dating from July 4, and during
the summer and autumn engaged
in various operations in Mississippi and
Tennessee He commanded the left wing of
the army at Chattanooga, November 3 to p,
and at the beginning Of December compelled
General Longstreet to raise the siege of
| Knoxville In February, 1854, with ,O0J
men, he marched to Meridian. Miss, and
broke up the railroads centering there
Having organized at Chattanooga an army
of loo, 900 men he invaded Georgia, engaging
| the Confederate forces under General John
ston, whom he forced to evacuate Dalton
May II, at Resaca May Is, Cassvilie May IS,
Dallas May 25 to IS. and afterwards almost
| daily, until the protracted operations about
| the keneSaw mountains, near Marietta. June
20 to July 2, which involved a severe repulse
June "a He occupied Marietta July 3, and
after several other engagements repeatedly
| defeated General Hood. Johnston's sue
cessor, in command before Atlanta, the Sc
verest battle being fought July ~, and
began the siege of that city, On August II
he was made Major General in the regular
army.
The battle of Jonesburg was fought August
| 81 On the night of September Atlanta was
| evacuated by General Hood, and General
Sherman occupied the city until the middle
IL
| march to the sea He reached Savannah De-
| cember 81, stormed and captured Fort Zeal
lister, and on the 2lst received the surrender
| of that city. With Savannah as his base, he
| marched into the Carolinas, and occupied
| Columbia. s. c., February IL. He captured
| Cheraw on March 3. and Fayetteville on the
| 18th On the 18th he fought the battle of Az
| erysboro, and on the 49, h, both and 2lst that
| of Bentonville. and on the 23d entered Colds
| boro- On April IL he occupied Raleigh, and
| on the 26ih the Confederat. army, under
General j. E. Johnston, surrendered at Dur
| ham station, N c.. upon terms which were
/ rejected by the Government
| Sherman's advance to Richmond and
| Washington from April 2S to May "a. 1865,
| ended his Southern marches of more than
1000 miles, On June "a he was appointed to
| the command of the military division of the
| Mississippi comprising the departments of
Ohio, Missouri and Arkansas, with head
quarters at St Louis On July %, 1866, he
succeeded General Grant Lieutenant
| General and on August IL took command of
| the division of the Missouri. In November
| and December he was employed on a special
4 mission in Mexico. He was made General on
the vacation of that grade by President
| Grant March 4, 1872.
| At his own request, and in order TO make
| Sheridan General in Chief, he was placed on
| the retired list, with full pay, February =,
| 1854.
| Union Pacific Changes.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. IA circular
has been issued entirely reorganizing
the freight department of the Union
Pacific railway J. A Munroe, present
assistant traffic manager, becomes gen.
eral freight agent. relieving E. T. Whit
ney, and will have general supervision
of the entire system B. Campbell, at
present general freight agent of the
Pacific division, will be general freight
agent with headquarters at Portland,
Ore. F. B. Whitney, present general
agent, becomes first assistant Assist
ant general agent are appointed at Den
yer, Salt Lake, Portland, St Joseph,
Kansas City and Butte
/ Adverse Action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15--The House