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General Sherman's Career.

William Tecumseh Sherman was born at
Lancaster Ohio, on February s, 1920. Ho
was called Tecumseh after tho great Indian
chief of t6at name, who had been warm
friend of Williams father, Judge Shernlan.I
Young Sherman graduated from the Mill.
tary Academy at West Point iE the class Of
lS40. After his graduation he served with
distinction in the Florida War and sabse+
quently in the war with Mexico. Ho next
held staff position in the army in California,
Missouri and Louisiana from 1647 to 1853,
when heresigned. Giving up the tent for tho
counting room he became banker in San
Francisco and was in that business for four
years.
He had while in the army studied law.
and, thinking this profession more to his
taste, he practised it for the next two years.
State Seminary of Learning and Military
Academy in 1859, but resigned in 1861, at the
beginning of the Civil War.
Generul Sherman was at once commits
stoned Colonel of regiment of infantry and
commanded volunteer brigade at the bat
tie of Bull Run, July q, 1851. he was soon
appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers
and assigned to the command Of the Depart
ment of the Cumberland, but from some
cause was removed, and was for some months
in command of camp Of instruction near
st. Louis.
He took part in the Tennessee and Missis.
sipri Campaign. commanding division at
Shiloh, April and 7, 1852, and in the subse-
quent seige of Corinth. On MaT !, 1862, he
was appointed Major General f Volunteers
and was frequently engaged during the sum
mer and autumn of 1862. He took an active
part in the Vicksburg campaign, and was
made Brigadier General in the regular army.
General Sherman succeeded General Grant
as Commander Of the Army of the Tennessee
on October 25, 1868. He took part in the
operations around Chattanooga and the as
sault and capture of Missionary Ridge. He
also organized an army Of 100000 men for
the spring campaign Of 1864. On the 18th Of
Commander Of the Military Division Of the
Mississippi. embracing the departments and
armies Of the surrounding regions. On May
2, 1864, he entered on the invasion of Georgia,
making q tlanta his first point, and between
that date and September fought many
pitched battles. He received the capitula-
tion Of Atlanta, September 2, 1854, and occu-
pied it as military post until November 15
Having sent about two-ffths of his force,
under General Thomas, to repel General
HOODS movement into Tennessee and destroy
much of Atlanta, he marched southwark to
the sea, with force of GO,000 men, in less
than month passing over about three hun
dred miles with his army, without any i'm
portant action till he reached Fort Neal
lister, below Savannah, which he captured
after brief action December l3, Savannah
surrendering December 81, 1864. He COM
menced January Is, 1865. his invasion of the
Carolinas, being about six weeks in passing
through South Carolina. He fought two
battles in North Carolina, March 16 and 20
En0AchorC1
having given his army a few weeks rest,
captured Raleigh, April Is, and negotiated
with General j. Z. Johnston terms Of sur
render Of oil the Confederate forces in the
field. These terms were pronounced inaG-
missible by the Federal Government, and
General Sherman, under General Grants in
structions, demanded and received General
Johnston's surrender, April &c, 1865.
General Sherman had been made Major
General in the United States Army August
12, 1864 for his Atlanta campaign, and af-
ter the close Of the war continued in com.
Inand Of the military division of the Missis-
sippi for more than O year. On July 25,
1868, General Grant having been promoted
to be General Of the Army, General Sherman
wns advanced to be Lieutenant General, and
was assigned to the command Of the mill
tary division of the Missouri.
In March, 1919, Grant having resigned the
Generalship In consequence Of his election Us
President, Sherman was promoted to tho va-
can't rank. In November, 1871, he obtained
leave Of absence for years travel In Eu-
rope and the East. Upon his return he
made his Headquarters ut Washington. hut
toward the Close or 1871 Changed them to st.
Louis. Three years later he returned again
to Washington, taking up his residence at
No. sl7 Fifteenth street, Northwest. In 1916
and in 1880 he was prominently spoken of as
q candidate for the Presidency.
On the 9Th OF April, 1883, President Arthur
issued an order announcing the retirement
Of General Sherman. He at once retired to
he resided for a short time. Ho then took
up his residence IN New York City, where
he has since lived. and where his face has
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