The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-19
GEN. SHERMAN is DEAD.
THE OLD WARRIOR PASSES
PEACEFULLY AWAY.
Surrounded by Friends, He Makes His
La March to the Sea-His BercaN ell
Family Prepared for the Distressi lin I;
Event-Dispositiono %: the Remains.

Surrounded by Friends, He Makes His
La t March to the Sea-His Berca, ed
Family Prepared for the Distressing
Event-Disposition o. the Remains.
New York dispatch.
Gen. W. T Sherman. one of the greatest
heroes of th" late war. has completed
his last march and passed though the
lines. His Il. ath. which occarred in New
York City was peaceful and painless.
so quietly did the soul of the gallant
warro or leave the body the watching
friends wrrr scarcely aware of its de
parturr.
In a" ordance with an oft expressed
wish of the General. til: remains will be
intcrrc in St Louis.
William TrcnnSrh Sherman was born
in Lancaster. Chic. Feb :, lsar. He
was the SIKH child. and was adopted by
Thomas Ewing, and attended school in
Lancaster until 1886. when he entered
the military aca 'emy at West Point.
graduating from that Institution in 1910,
standing sixth in 4 class Of forty-two
members H.. rrcri, ed his first commits
sion a Il Second Lieutenant in the I hird
Artillery. july /, le4h. and was sent
with that command to Florida On Nov
30. lsll. he was promoted .oa FRS, Lieu
tenancy. Ia l>it ON his return from 4
short leave. he began the study OF law,
not to make ii d profession. hut To rem
der himself mnie Intelligent sol
dier. In l>iti- when the Mex can war
broke out he was sent with troops to
California, where he acted AZ ad infant
general /" Gen. stephen w. kearnrv
On his return. in 1850. he was married
to Ellen Eoyi" Ewing at Washington.
her father, his Old friend. then being
Secretary ~ the interior. He was ap-
pointed Il captain N the rommi~sary de-
parimcnt Sept u, 1850, but resigned in
1853 and was appointed manager of a
tank IN san Frames >cu. hut subsequently
took up h : residence in New York as
agent for It Louis firm. In 1s1S-59
he rracticrd law in I.ravnnwurth. Kan,
and The following wear became Super-
tendcnt ot the Louisiana stat" Mill
1ary Academy 1t was While he was
acting III this cunucrt on that LouiSi-
ana >cccs!cd from til" Union. and
General sherman promptly + signed his
oi1c". tn May -. l>6l. he wa com
mi>>ionrd Colonel OF the Thirteenth
Infantry. with instructions To report 10
General Scott at Washington. Sher-
man was put in cummanl of a brigade
was made Il Ergadicr General of No!un-
tecrs. and was sent 10 be second in com
mand To General Anderson. in Kentucky.
On account of broken health. General
Anderson was relieved from the com
mand. and Gen. sherman succeeded him
on Get l.. just after the capture of
Forts Henry and Donel>on, in lSG2. Gen
Sherman was assigned to the Army Of
the Tennessee. In the great battle of
Shiloh, Shcrmans division served aS
sort of pivot III" was wounded iu the
hand during the fight, but refused to
leave the field Gcneral HaIlcrii de
clared that ">h"rnan saved the fortunes
Of the day un the 9TH. AID con .ributed
largely To the glorious victory Of the
1th." General Sherman wa> always
conSpirHnns for Judgment au,. dash He
WAS mad" Il Ma jnr General next. and on
July - hr was ordered to Memphis. Gu
account Of brilliant services i'll the
Nirksburg campaign he was appointed Il
Hrigaiirr GcE&dl.
After General Graat hal been made
Lieutenant General he assigned General
Sherman to the command of the Military
Division of the Mis- ,iSsjppi. On Feb. -.
1854. General Sherman received the
thanks of congress for his services in
=
he received his order, to move against
Atlanta. His forces then consisted of
$4,000 men. with ri guns. while the
Confederate army, under Johnston. was
composed cf 61.0oo men. Sherman rep at
edly attacked the enemy. who gradually
fell back. On July Il Sherman began
the direct attack on Atlanta. In a num-
Der of severe SortieS the Union forces
were victorious. and on Sept. the
enemy evacuated the place. Sherman
Immediately moved forward to the works
that covered Savannah and soon cap
tured that city. His army had marched
300 miles in twcnty-four days through
the heart of Georgia. and had achieved
Il splendid victory. sherman was made
a Major Genera. and received the thanks
of Congress for his triumphal r,arch
Upon the appointment of Grant as
General of the Army. sherman was pro-
mntcd to be Lieutenant General, and
when Gran: be, anne President of the
United States, March !, 1869. Sherman
succeeded him rs General, with head
quarters at Washington. At his own re-
queSt. and in order to make Sheridan
General-i in-chief he was placed on the
retired list. with full pay and emolu-
me2tS, on Feb. 8, 1884. For a whi c
after that the General resided in ST
Louis. but some years ago moved to
New York. wller" he became Il great fa -
| torite. There was hardly Il night that
he did not attend some dinner, enter
tainmcnt. or theater party. and he be-
came well known as an eloquent after
dinner speaker. The General lived very
| quietly with his family at his house in
| Seventy-tirst street, lear Central Park.
| The Generals wife died few years age,
| and two of his daughters are married.
| One of his sons is Il Jesuit priest. Two
unmarried daughters and 4 son. Il law
Yer. comprise the Generals household in
| this city.