The Globe-republican., 1891-02-18

the General would live not later than Q
o'clock. At s:o5 the sick man was con-
scious and without pain, but his
asthmatic breathing was short and his
strength failing.
breathed his last
General Sherman contracted a severe
cold Wednesday night when he visited
the Casino with several army officers.
Erysipelas followed, which detied all
medical skill.
BIOGRAPHICAL
William Tecumseh Sherman was born ut
Lancaster, o.. February S, 1920. He gradI-
ated from the West Point Military Academy
in 1870 and served in the Florida war in 1870
a. He was at various military posts liz the
South until ls41, when he went 20 California,
where he Acting Assistant Adiu;ant
General until 1850. He was on com;nissary
duty in ST. Louis in ls50-5l and was stationed
at New Orleans until September 6, 1853, when
he resigned. From 1858 to 49, he WAS
banker in San Francisco and New York. aud
in 1855 SO he practiced law in Leavenworth,
Kan. He was superintendent of the Louisi
ana Military Academy at Alexandria from 1889
to January /, 1861, when he went to st. Louis.
On May H. 1861. nc was reappointed in the
regular army with the rank of Colonel. and
three days later WAS made Brigadier- General
of volunteers. He commanded brigade in
the first battle of Bull Rum on July 81, 1851.
October of that year he was appointed to the
command of the department of the Cumber-
land. but afterward took charge of camp
of instruction at st. Louis, where he
manned until February. ls.2. when he was
given command of the district of North
western Kentucky. with headquarters at
Paducah. ky. He commanded a 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 May 30. and
was made Major General of volunteers
May l. He commanded a hastily or
YaniZed expedition which attempt
ed to capture Vicksburg December
2.-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 was made
Brigadier- General in the regular army. his
commission dating from July l. and during
the summer and autumn was engaged
in various operations in Mississippi and
Tennessee lie commanded the left wing Of
the army at Chattanooga, November q to q.
and At the beginning Of December compelled
General Longstreet to raise the siege OF
Knoxville In February. 1854, with 20.tOI
men. he marched to Meridian. Miss. and
Having organized at Chattanooga an army
of 10000 men he invaded Georgia. engaging
the Confederate forces under General John
ston, whom he forced to evacuate Dalton
May II, at Resaca May Is, Cas.ville May l9,
Dallas May Is to Is. and afterwards almost
daily. until the protracted operations about
the kenesaw mountains, near Marietta June
10 to July 2, which involved a severe repulse
June q He occupied Marietta July 3. and
after several other engagements repeatedly
defeated General Hood, Johnstoa's sue
cessor in command before Atlanta, the
verest battle being fought on July ~, and
began the siege OF that city. On August IL
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
of November. when he began his famous
march to the sea. H. reached Savannah De-
cember 81. stormed and captured Fort Meal
lister, and on the 2ist 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 8 and Fayetteville on the
18th. On the 18th he fought the battle of Az
erysboro. and on the 18th, 10th and 2Ist that
of Bentonville. and on the 23d entered Colds
boro. On April Is lie occupied Raleigh, and
on the 26;h the Confederate army, under
General j. f. Johnston, surrendered at Dur
ham station. y. c.. upon terms which were
rejected by the Government
Sherman's advance TO Richmond and
Washington from April 2s TO May "a. 1855.
ended his Southern marches of more than
1000 miles. On June e 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 rs, 1866. he
succeeded General Grant as Lieutenant
General and on August IL took command OF
the division OF the Missouri. In November
and December he was employed on q special
mission in Mexico. He was made General on
the vacation Of that grade by President
Grant March (, 1872
At his own request. and In order to make
Sheridan General in Chief. he was placed on
the retired list, with full pay. ON February s.
1854.
Union Pacific Changes.