The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-20

the General would live not later than Z
o'clock. At s:o5 the sick man wa con.
scious and without pain. but his
asthmatic breathing was short and his
strength failing.
At $50 o'clock General Sherman
breathed his last.
General Sherman contracted q severc
cold Wednesday night when he visited
the Casino with several army officsrA
Erysipelas followed, which defied all
medical skill.
william Tccumseh sherman was born 81
Lancaster. a.. February 9, Is1l lie gradu.
atsd from the West Point Military Academy
In 1870 and served In the FLORIDA var In 1870
a. lie was u, various military posts In the
South until 1877. when he went to California.
where he VAS Acting Assistant Adjuiant
General until 1870 He WAS on commissary
duty In 81 Louis IN le)-5I and Was stationed
at New ORLEANS until S-ptemb-r6 q. isl. when
he resigned. From 1858 to ~ he was o
banker In San francisco and New York. and
In 1873 81 he pracficcd Law In Lesv~nworth.
Kan. lie was superintendent Of the Louisi-
ana Military Academy nj A~iexandria from 1859
to January I. 1861. when he vent TO ~. Louis
On May IL. 1851. he MAS reappointei In the
my ~ Win vi anu
three days later WAS made Brisadicr- General
Of volunteers. lie commanded . brigade In
the first battle OF Buli Kun. on July u. 1851
October Of that year he vas appointed to tho
command Of the department Of the u,nb~r.
land. but afterward took charge Of . camp
Of instruction At st. Louis. where he re-
manned until February. ls7. when he vas
given command Of the district Of North.
western Kentucky. with headquarters nt
Paducah. ny. lie commanded u division In
the Tennessee and Mississippi campaign.
Was In the battles Of Fort Henry, Don-ison
and shiloh On April he was sounded In
the latter battle. lie was In the advance upon
aud Siege of Corinth. April Is to MAY 10. and
was made Major General Of volunteers
May l. He commanded q hastily or
Eanixed expedition which attempt
ed to capture vick.burg December
IT'D In 1861. In command Of the fif-
teenth army corps he led the expedition
which carried Arkansas Post by assault Jan
nary II. and until July 3 was actively engaged
In the siegc OF vicksburx. lie was made
BrigadIcr- General in the Z gular army. his
commission dating from July 4. and during
the summer and autumn was engaged
In various operations In Mississippi and
tennessee. lie commanded the left " ing OF
the army at Chattanooga, November Is to y.
Ind Mt the beginning IL December com
General Longstreet to raise the siege of
Knoxville. In February. 1854. with 800,
men. he marched 90 Meridian. Miss. and
broke up the railroads ccntcring there
Having organized ut Chattanooga an army
OF 1901 ono men he invaded Georgia. engaging
the Confederate forces under General John
stOn, whom he forced to cyAcuatc Dalton
May II. at Rcsaca May Is, CassviiIe May ~.
Dallas May Is TO n. and after wards almost
daily. until the prOtracted operations about
the kenesaw mountains. near Marietta. June
10 to July 2, which involved a severe repulsc
June u He occupied Marietta July s. and
after several other engagements repeatedly
defeated General Hood. Johnston's sue.
ccssOr, In command before Atlanta, the Sc
verest battle being fought or July ~. and
began the siege Of that city. On August IL
he was made Major General In the regular
army.
The battle of Jonesburg vas fought August
81. On the night 81 September ! Atlanta vas
by General Hood. and General
Sherman occupied tho city until the middle
Of November. when he began his famous
march to the sea. lie reached savannah De-
81. stormed and captured Fort McAi
lister. and or the 2lst received the surrender
Of that city. with Savannah rs his base. he
into the CaroIinas. and occupied
Columbia. 8. e.. February Il. lie captured
Cheraw on March 8. and Fayetteville on the
18th. On the 18th he fought the battle Of Az
.erysbOro, and on the 10Th. ath and 2ist that
of B~entOnvilie. and On the Esd entered Colds
bOrO. On April - he occupied Raleigh. and
On the 18th the Confedcrat, army, under
General J. 4. Johnston. surrendered as Dur.
ham station. \. G.. upon terms which were
by the Government
eherman's advance to Richmond and
" ashingtOn from April - to May -. l~3.
ended his Southern marches Of more than
} .o0 miles. On June n he was appointed to
the command Of the military division Of the
Mississippi. comprising the departments Of
Ohio. Missouri and Arkansas. with head.
quarters at Sc LouiA I'm July q, IsS. he .
General Grant as Lieutenant |
General and on August II took OF
he div isiOn Of the Missouri. In November
December he vas employed on . special
mission In Mexico. He Was made Genera on
he vacation Of that grade by President
March Z. 1872 |
AZ his own rcQuest. and in order 10 make
General In Chief, he was placed on
he retired list, with full pay. on FebrS.Sys ..
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