Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18

the sea-wnlcn stands Tn many respects unrivaled ill military history. The story still lives and will ever live in the memory of all men.
 The great campaign in Georgia was un- dertaken without specific orders. There was opposed to Sherman Joe Johnston's army, numbering 62,0O0 men. Grants in- structions to Sherman were simply to break up Johnston's army, get as far into the enemy's country and do as much damage as possible. ..
 The Fall of Atlanta.
 Never did an army start upon great in- vasion with less impediments. Absolutely nothing was carried except food, clothing, arms and ammunition. The advance be- gan on May 5, and the enemy was first en- countered at Dalton. Johnston abandoned Dalton and fell steadily back, fighting sev- eral quite serious engagements. Sherman s superior force of 99, GOO men and 254 guns could not be safely engaged in general battle except under strong advantages of position and defenses.
 Johnston made fierce resistance at Al lat oona Pass, and Dallas, and Marietta The fighting was almost continuous, and Sherman's aggregate losses in the month of May were nearly 10000. June was an other month Of continuous fighting. Sher- mans advance was irresistible, however, and on Sept. he captured Atlanta. No previous success of the war had been so important as this, as much on account of its timeliness as of it's military value. Its influence reelected MT. Lincoln in the campaign then pending. and completely changed the drift of public opinion at the north Sherman was overwhelmed with honors and congratulations. Gen. Grant telegraphed: ''I have just received your dispatch announcing the capture of At lanta. In .honor of your great victory have ordered a salute to be fired with shotted guns from every battery bearing upon the enemy.".
 His Christmas Gift.
 Gen. Hood, who had succeeded Johnston then cut off Sherman's communication with his base of supplies and Sherman soon determined upon that triumphant march to the sea at Savannah, whichs is even more celebrated in song and story than the more difficult campaign against Atlanta. He cut loose entirely from his communications and pushed through te | the sea, subsisting on the resources of the | country as he lnarche'l and leaving a trai | of wreck and ruin behind him. He swept everything before him, and in the middle ! of December he sent this brief message te l President Lin coln:
 ''I beg to present to you as a Christina. gift the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns, plenty of ammunition, and 25, ,0O' bales of cotton" The president returned i most hearty thanks on behalf of the nation Gen. Sherman is most famous as the hert i of the "march to the sea-" but in militar, 1 importance that movement was of les consequence than his campaigns just be | fore and after. To use his own words "Were I to express my measure of tn relative importance of the march to th sea and of that from Savannah northward I should place the former at one and tn latter at ten or the maximum" On Jan | F, 1865, Sherman accepted the surrende of Johnston, but the authorities at Wash ington promptly disproved his action, an. Gen. Grant was ordered to North Carolin to direct renewed hostilities. .-... Thereupon Johnston surrendered to Sher man on the same terms as did Lee to Grant In the reorganization of the army Gran became general and Sherman ieutenan general. When Grant became presiden Sherman was elevated to the highest mill tary office, which he retained until his re tirement in February, 1884. From Novem ber 1871. to Sc~.- >.,,''or, 1872, Gen. Sherman | made a professional tour of Europe, an, he was. everywhere greeted with hig honors, scarcely less distinguished tha1 those bestowed on Gen. Grant during hi tour of the world some years later. Gen Sherman resisted all temptations to ente pol tics in any capacity. -. . =.
 Win Meet in Cleveland Next Year.
 NEW YORK, Feb 16-The national con vention of master builders, after the usus votes of thanks was passed, adjourned t meet again in Cleveland Feb. l. 1892.
 DEATH OF HISTORIAN REDPATH. Charges Against the Physicians of Nev
 York Hospital.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1.--James Redpath vice president of the Anti-Poverty society we'll known as an Irish Nationalist jour nalst and lecturer, died yesterday ill St