Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-03-05


afterwards became famous the world
over, among whom was Grant, was
''mildiy distinguished" they all acted
we'll their part, in floating the stars
and stripes lin triumph over the halls
of the Montezumas."
In July 1853 he rendered his resiRna-
ton to take effect at the end of a six
months leave which was accepted to
take effect September 9Th.
He then entered upon a varied civil
ian life with Indifferent success as a
banker and lawyer, and at the secession
of Louisiana Jan. 25th. or 26th. 1861.
was superintendent Of the state military
school at Alexandria in that state. But
before that time on January 10th, the
siezure of the arsenal at Baton Rouge
had occurred and on the 18th he wrote
u letter to Governor Moore saying
among other things:
Recent events fo%eshadow a great
change and 1t becomes all men to
choose. If Louisiana withdraw from
the Federal Union, prefer to main
tain my allegiance to the constitution
as long as fragment of it survives;
and my longer stay here would be
wrong ir every sense of the word" His
resignation was accepted by the Cover
nor in u letter of the 23d, in which he
states: "You will bear with you the
respect, confidence and admiration Of
all who have been associates with you."
The board of supervisors of the insti
tuition, and the academic board each
passing resolutions expressing their
deep conviction of their loss in being
deprived Of his able and efficient SER
vics. their appreciation of his manliness
of character, their regret OH his separa-
ton and their sincere wish for his
future welfare. He turned over to
Major Smith the arms and property be-
longing to both the seminary and ar
senal, and took his receipt therefor on
February 10th, and on the 23rd, arrived
at New Orleans. had a complete settle
ment and stood free and discharged of
any and every obligation, that was due
by him to the state or to any corpora
tion or individual in it, and about the
25th took his departure for his old
home in Lancaster.
Thus briefly is disposed of and re-
futed the assertion since made in south
ern circles and now made III some
southern papers. that Sherman was
guilty OF a breach of hospitality in TAX
ing up arms against the south. To
quote his language, They were mani
festly the aggressors, and we could only
defend our own by assailing them.'
On the 14th of May he was appointed
Colonel of the Thirteenth Regular In
fantry,a "a regiment that had 10 existence
at that time. and on June Goth, was
assigned, by an order of Lieutenant
General Winfield Scott, to inspection
duty at Washington.
On June 3Oth he assumed command
of the Third Brigade of the First Divi-
sion.
Then began his great career that
won his world wide fame and unfading
laurels. Although the battle Of Bull
Run on the 21st was SO disastrous to our
forces, his conduct was such that soon
after, about the 26th, he was commits
stoned Il Bridadier General. and on
August Oath was assigned to the De-
partment of the Cumberland.
On the lst and End of September he
was in Cincinnati, and Brigadler Gen.
erai Anderson commanding the depart
msnt. sent him to indianapolis and
Springfield to confer with the govern
ors, and st. Louis to confer with Gen
eral Fremont. He returned to Louis
vile to meet Anderson, who relinquish-
ed his command on October 9Th, when,
by reason of seniority Sherman had to
assume it. About the middle of OctO-
Der he had the celebrated interview
with Mr.. Cameron, secretary of war, at
the Gait House in Louisville, in which
he stated that. ''for defense we should
have sixty thousand men, and for Of
fense two hundred thousand"
On reachiug Washington Cameron
submitted his memorandum to General
Thomas, of his insane request for two
hundred thousand men, and the east
ern newspapers published that Sher-
man was ''crazy. insane, and mad. and
had demanded two hundred thousand
men for the defense of Kentucky" and
gave as authority the secretary of war,
who neither affirmed or denied it.
This rendered his position unbearable
and he resented the cruel insult with
his peculiar strong language.
He was relieved about the middle of
November by General Buell. and was
transferred to the Department of the
Missouri and went to St Louis.
Here, OH December Esd, he was
assigned to the camp of instruction at
Benton Barracks by Mai. Gen. Halleck.
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