Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-02-21

'oh created much discussion. II was
saio That Father James NJ. Byrnes had
administered the sacrament. But he
oulo 10 reporter; II do not lxnn,%
whether General Sherman Received ex:
IRENE JUNCTION or not. certainly did
hoC administer it. I do not know
whether Father Taylor did il or NOT.
"eneral Sherman must have expressed
III Intention to become Catholic or he
could not have received that sacrament
AS l never talked with General Shei..
man man in my life / do not know what his
views were"
BIOGRAPHY OF HERO.
william Tecumseh Sherman was horn IN
Lancaster O., February s, 1920 He was tho
slSth child, and was adopted by Thomas
Ewing and attended school In Lancaster
u"'', 1886, when he entered the Military
Acaoemy at West Point, graduating from
,la' institution In 1919, standing sixth
in ~ Grass OF torty-twu members. He received
y, ms hrSt commission as Second Lieutenant in
tne Ihlrd Artillery July I, 1910, and was sent
WIN That commando Florida. On November
W lsil' he was promoted to a First.I len.
,euahcy, IN 'Si3 on his return fiGn short
ieaVe' ne began the study OF law, not
" MAKE profession, but TO ren.
uer h'nseH more intelligent soldier In IS4s,
"ueh lhe Mexican war broke out, be was sent
WIN troops 10 California, where he acted az
AdlutantGencral to General Stephen W
hearney On his return, in 1850 he was mar.
ried to Ellen Boyle Ewing at Washington. her
iather, his old friend, then being Secretary Of
lut Interior. He tnd "a q
the commissary department September 81
1850 hut resigned In 1853 and was appointed
manager of bank In San Francisco, but
subsequently took up his residence in
New York as agent for 81. Louis
firm In 1859 he practiced law in
Leavenwor'h Kan, and the following year be-
came superintendent Of the Louisiana State
Military Academy 1t was while he was act
Ing in this connection that Louisiana
seeded from the Union, and Cen
cral Sherman promptly resigned his office.
On May H. 1861, he was commissioned
Colonel OF the Thirteenth Infantry with In |
structons to report to General Scott at Wash. |
lngton. Sherman was put in command OF a |
brigade in Iylcr's Division On August 3,
1851, he was made a Brigader General |
OF volunteers, and was sent to be second |
In command 10 General Anderson, In
Kentucky On account Of broken health, |
@ nune,aa Hnps'soH WIS renewed lrom inc
GI"''''r,' GI..n on" Ho"e'"' oHerhlau succeeded
,,''' vi ooOopo' IT, 'u9' u'ter the capture OF |
i, 'V' iioi'5 an" DcnoiSon' III lSo3' General |
o"o'n,"n "ua easioheu 10 the Army OF |
.no ioHuceSec' ih tue great Uattie OF
oniIon oncrHlaI uIFISioh served as |
sort Of pivot. He was wounded in the |
hand durlpg the fight, but refused to leave
.le hcIu' DeheFai halleck declared that |
sherman saved the fortunes of the day on the |
o'h ana cohtrloutco largely 10 the glorious vic. |
'oryo inc 'ln' General sherman was always |
eohspicuouS lor luuguehI ana dash lie was |
maze MalorGeneral next ana on July 10 he |
was oruercu 10 MeihphlS. OA account OF brill |
laht services IN the Nicksonrg campaign
ne was appointed BrlgaulerGenoraL On |
october II 1853 General sherman was ordered
10 take MS corps 10 the reAci OF General Rose.
crahS' VINO had occh forced oacG into Chatta
hooSa aileF lhe DaltIe OF Chickamauga ON
the morning OF tno 2'th sherman pursued the
enemy by the roads north OF Chickamauga
ahu everywhere destroyed inc rebel communi.
cations, during 'hcSe operations General
burnside was peslcgeu al knoxville Sherman
MADE forced marches 10 ms fehet and, after
supplying him, marched back to Chattanooga.
''''N' N''"'' ''"' NlN'' 'Ai"1'N '~iNN'
tenant.General be assigned General Sherman
TO Tue command OF the mliltary division OF
The MISSISSIPPI On February 10, 1854,
General sherman received thc thanks OF Con
gress Tor his services III the chattanooga CAM
paign On April ~ he received his orders to
move against Atiah'a' HIS forces then con.
sisted OF 7'oVo ueh' win Soi guns, while tho
confederate army uhoor Johnston was com
poseu oI ogUV ineH' oherhah repeated
N ala'%tu 'ne eneiuy' "uo graz
udIy iell oacR' Oh Juiy ~ SHERMAN began
tue u'rtct aWa'h ." h'!an'". lh NUMBER OF
severe sorl'es 'he uhloh iofces were victorious
ana on Septeihocr 'ne enemy evacuated lhe
place shctiHah l'hile'ia'ely hlo'eu iofwardto
the WORKS that covered savannah ana soon
captured mat ci'y' MS army nad marchcu
w mues III 'weh"'our "aSs 'hrouSh inc
beal oil "eorsla anu hau achleVeu
spcuu'u Victory ouetn'"u "s' maui MAJOR
Genera ana rS'c'Veu lte tnalNs OF CNhBre"
lor "lS s.'uuPua' , ni''o" 0aelti'n lelt 9aIa.l'
nan III feoruafy anu soon hahEcu Vharlestoh'
compelled Is evacuation, anu entered co.
lumOus on ,he I"h. ho thehce
moved on GolusDoro' opening com
h!u"'V"tIV' y 'HT Capo i"' iNe'
win schoh'lu' johnston az Greens,
ooro, received news OF Lee surrender, ana
sent Word 10 Sheiildh "skiue oh "hat terms
ne NoUlu fecol'e MS sulIehuer, sherman
maze ba'is 'l asFeciueh' "hien was re-
pudlated by lne poFer"u'cn' Us pelhS 700
cement Inc rehcrhi uelv'"ilheu ho' tVFcNislt