Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14

In the grand review in this city after the close
o. the war Gen. Shermen's army passed before
President johnson and cabinet and Lent Gen.
Gran. Nay ~ and Sherman was particularly
| holored.
AFTER TIE WAR.
From June 81. 1865. to March 8, 1869, he was
in command of the division Of the Mississippi
with headquarters at st. Louis. Upon the an
! pointnent of Grant rs general Of the army JUL
p. 1886. Sherman was promoted to be Eeuten-
ant general. and when Gen. Grant became
President. March 4, 1853, Sherman succeeded
him general. At his request and for the
purpose Of making Sheridan generai-in-
chief he was placed on the retired list with full
pay and emoluments February 8. 1884. From
/ November TO- 1871. to September IL, 1872. Gen.
| Sherman made o professional tour in Europe
add was received everywhere with the courtesy
! and honor due to his distinguished rank and
services After leaving Washington at the
close of his service in the army Gen. Sherman
| went out to st. Louis, but more recently he
has made his home in New York city.
ALWAYS RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Gen. Sherman never courted publicity or
popularity, but by the veterans Of the war and
the public generally the general was always re-
ceived with enthusiasm. The resolution and
strong purpose and grim gravity exhibited in
bis features when in repose seemed to indicate
TO the stranger \ lack of the softer and more
humane quanIes, put when animated IN SOCIAL
bright and svun..h;.;, sra;ia. III ap..o.;aA
ton with his friends and comrades was always
exceedingly cordial and hi, affection for those
allied TO him was as tender as that of A woman.
He enjoycd the society of young people and
liked. as he said, to see them ''scooting around"
He was in frequent attendance at the reunions
OF the Army OF the Poiomac the Army OF the
Tennessee and the Loyal Legion, and no one
was more delighted than he when the "boys'
n--,,,o,
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Ii uifeuf'ng 'ne matter OF rehgion lew
wears ago Gen. Sherman is reported to have said
there need De no dispute after his death about
BIS religious fifth. for It could be given in
rev "ort's; i beiieve that II people only act
tne bal,ncn :, A"o" Ho" "'u VIII i0' si''
Mira sherman was Roman Catholic and her
children were nurturet in that faith. Mrs.
Sherman died in New York on November a.
1898 at tic age OF sixty-four years after suffer-
ing for wears with heart tronble The suryiv-
ing members of the generals family are the
Rev. Thomas Ewing sherman. who il now in
Europe: Philomel Teeumseh sherman. mem
Der OF the law firm of Eysrts. Choate Rea-
man: Mrs. A. NJ. Thakara of Rosemont. Pa.
Mrs T. W. Fitch of Pitfsburg and Miss Rachel
and Miss Lizzie Sherman
c. En-, ,.
always going at once 10 the point at issue. His
letters brought him into MANY controversies.
INIT mos, 10 NO, oil ,h. ,,;,,os;,;so e,osrdorad
NV HE discuasicns of ,vor orostio,s Iere ,,nt
asiic nv, bir, and b;e on,,onents In I..tor vea,s
He taItsd we'll ALIVE ,uentIv md often hill
iantJv He had M bes;tat;on shont sneecb-
making bst QUILL not n. cailcd a natursl or.
tor. In 1875 he publisbed Memoirs of Gen.
WiIIism r, sherman nv Himself and in ISS5
he issued n ner' ai;t;cn ~ tbe vorL M ia
yiyiJ stvIe tho r,ranbi. deecr;ntions ~ ner,ons
and eveut- would make vonr hook attructive
even were the subject matter Less Interesting
tbnn Il il
ms ~ NE" iohA
Gen. sherman became citizen OF New YORK
in 1886. saws the New York Tribune, and from
that time on WAS n central fpure in the soc;al
side of the ppblic life O, the metronolis Anort
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as,n for - .h;oh he constsmti, "a armraasod
in ~. rsn,;es 70 - corrtes;es axt.nded 20 b;r,
onJ i, tfa ,,,or,, conrtas;o. xrb;ch no IN tr-,,
extsndsd 10 ,hcso ,rho s,nobt to 10 hin, honor
Cbanncev NJ Dewey called him Sat once the
rnnst J;si;n1nisblI and dcliab. IN, fionre in onr
,net-onoItsS soc;etx" NJ Dsnew ind;catsd
The teY of the osncyars nonnlar;tv when he
sdded .:ue ,o9ed N he In The comnanv 81
nen nj women sn, he vas easily a. anr t.hio
At The bssJ wharexer he at and had a wondar,
fnl facnItv for entertsiping conversat;on -
r. a. 80 two &c. - he ,;fa =, 49,,
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Uo-ol Wba- he W.; ,here no told his fr;srJs |
- ,ha Iorai Z ao;o, that he bsS ..en.Ilr go
49, IN " NJ snd;na go "a
me- and darar ., tho E;s,h syamra IuseE
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,v;fa h. ,yur nnms NM, d.nahter. The W;sHas
7 80 - a,S panLai Sho,oa-, ~ h. sor D n |
Sherman who is making a ,,amc for himself an /
a lawyer in New York.
The general lett the ho'ei and went to house
ASeePihs, PtsiPah io- uio saAo vi nus NAe,
bnshand orea, concern He Wished 70 hays sor |
her a home nj once commodious and oniet co |
in jssO me bonobt the house nj No * West list
street
In .bis bopse ba established in q h..a,,art
room a Iit.le retreat or ..snnepery- for him.
self Ne csllsd II his ossce .,d hsre he "
ceixed v;s;tors and answerad corrssnnndsnco
In the hours which he 5avots,l 10 thsse Jrt;as |
he nresanie5 n ,;ctnre wb;ch str;h;rsiv ;n,' |
nressed itself on tbe memories of Mi 1bo Saw
Il His desk WAS in .be middle of tho room
and there he sat- amid Files Of books records |
and papers and surrounded by old war maps