Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14
GEN. SHERMAN DEAD


T
ways statement tbs morning was that he would
not live through the icy
II o'cloek-Gen. ShcrmGns condition un-
changed. Family still at bedside. Death mo-
mertsrily expected.
1910 p.m.-Thos. Ewing. ir., said no more
bulletins would be issued until the final one.
The general remains n the point Of death and
il IS only question Of few minutes.
1890 p-m--Secreta-y Barrett says he expects
the general To die any minute.
p.m.-Private Secretary Barrett says: Gen.
sherman Is surely dying. Death may be ex-
pscted any moment.
GEN. SIBERIAN DEAD.
The family remained in the sick room for
several hours, momenta<ily expecting the end
1t came az l:50 this afternoon The news OF
the generals death was conveyed to the re-
porters By the policeman who stood on guard
outside the house. Shortly after 80 a servant
came from the house and told the officer that
the general had passed away. Some
doubt as to the authenticity of
the report was expressed, but the officer
sGid il was official None Of the family came
from the house. Word was sent In to Young
Mr. Sherman. who returned word that he would
not be able to give out anything about he death
of his father for two hours. From secretary
Barrett il was learned that Gen. Sherman had
remained unconscious to the last, dying with
no visible signs of pain.
Gen Henry ". Slocum has been selected to
taSe charge Of the funeral arrangements Burial
will take place at st. Louis. This statement
CONES from Gen. Egbert l. Viele.
THE DEArHBED SCENE
The general passed away without speaking to
any member Of his family, who were gathered
abou. the bed. The four daughters were
present and his son, p. I. Sherman,
and also the attending physicians Sec
rotary Barrett and some other friends
were in the room below. At 2O5 o'clock Pri-
vate Secretary Barrett went around 70 the
Western Union Office and sent on number OF
dispatches to Washington. In the dispatches
he announced the hour of death as l 80 pm.
DR.. Alexander left tine generals house ~ 2:l5.
He said he had nothing TO say further than that
he was at the dying generals bedside when he
died.
sketch of His Career.
Gen. W. I. Sherman was born in Lancaster,
Ohio. February 8, 1920. His branch of the
sherman family is traced back to Samuel Sher-
man Of Essex. England, who came to this
country in 1884, His father was G lawyer, who
for five years before his death, in 1929, had
been Judge of the supreme court. William
was the sixth of eleven children He was after
ward adopted by Thomas Ewing and attended
school in Lancaster till 1856. wnen he was sent
a. q cadet to West Point. He graduated IN 1910
sixth in q class of forty-two, AID on July ne
was commissioned a second lieutenant in the
third artillery. November so, 1871, he was
made first lieutenant At the breaking out Of
the Mexican war he was sent with troops around
Cape Horn TO California, where he acted as
adjutent general 20 Gen. stephen w. hearney.
Col Mason and Gen. PersiIer +. smith. He
returned in 1850, and on May was married TO
Miss Ellen Eoyle Ewing in this city, her father
being then Secretary Of the Interior.
IN CIVIL LIFE.
In 1883 seeing little chance for promotion IN
the army Gen. sherman resigned his commits
sion and was appointed manager Of branch OF
a ST. Louis banking concern in San Francisco.
Later he lived fer time IN New York as agent
for the St. Louis firm. Soon after his gradual
ton from West Point he had studied Jaw for
che sake of making himself a better soldier, but
during the years 1850 lie practiced In
Ieavsrworth. Kan. but in The following year
resigned 20 aecop. the position OF superintend-
ent Of the state military academy at Alexan-
dria La. but when that state seeded he
promptly resigned and returned n s. Louis,
where he was for time the president Of .
street railroad company
HIS FIRST SERVICE IN THE WAR
1t WIS the part ne took in the civil war that
las given Gen. Sherman his everlasting fame.
From the first he took advanced views of the
trouble ara regarded Mr.. Lincoln's call for
5000 three-monihs men as trifiing with
prettv serious matter. May Is he con-
missiened colonel of the thirteenth infantry
and reported TO Gen Scott in this city. He
was nut in command Of u brigade N Tyler's
division that marched on Ball Hun and in that
struggle lost Ill killed. 10 wounded and 2.S
Kissing He was male a brigEGier general of
volunteers Nav IL, 1861. and was cent % be sec
osd In command 70 G en- Robt- Anderson II ken-
tscky. November II he was ordered to the de-
pGrtment of the west and placed IN command of
benton barracks, but after the capture of
Ports Henry and DoneisOn he was assigned to
the army OF the Tennessee.
In TIE battle OF Shiloh Sherman's forces
served pivot az sl,iion Church and IN his
report Gen. Grant said: .-tIe was not only with
his command during the entire two DAYS of the
action, but displayed great Judgment and skill
IL the management Of his men. Although
severely wounded IN the hand on the first Gay,
his place was never vacant" And again: 10
his individual efforts am indebted for the sue
cess of that battle" He was made a major
genera, of volunteers May l. 1862, and Grant
after he was placed in the command of the De-
psr;ment of the Tennessee, ordered him to
Memphis. which had been captured by the
tionai iotilla June 6. with orders to put it in
state of defense Gen. Sherman directed all
who adhered to the cause of the confederacy
to leave the city, suppressed guerilla warfare
and took other equally stringent and satisfac-
tory means % carrying out his orders Sher-
man bore q conspicuous part in the successful
movement against Fort Hindrlan that made
the Mississippi river safe from molestation.
v1cKsBuRs AND MISSION RIDGE.
During the brilliant canp,.gn against Yicks-
burg he was very active ant- efficient, and in
recognition of his valuable services was APP
pointed brigadier general in the regula,
army tc date from July 4, 1865. On the fourth
OF October sherman was ordered to take his
corps toward Chattanooga, but on the 9th re-
eCiy Ell orders from Gen Grant to march rap
IDLY toward Bridgeport on the Tennessee. 1t
! o'clock in the morning of November "A he
crossed the river on pontoon bridges and two
hours later was intrenched at the north end Of
Mission Ridge. Fierce assaults were made
upon him III rapid succession, but he resisted
and did good work in drawing the enemy to his
flank while Thomas was making the main and
successful attack upon the ridge.
N cosr,IASD OF TIE MISSISSIPPI
On the 18th Of March, 1864, Sherman was put
In command Of the military division Of the
Mississippi by Gen Grant. who had on that day
assumed the command of all the armies Of the
United States February 10. 1854, Gen. Sher-
man had received the thanks OF Congress for
his services in the Chattanooga campaign. and
in a letter of March Grant acknowledged his
deep gratitude Tor his skill and assistance.
The MARCH TO The SEA-
On the 1ot.r of April sherman received his
fual instructions from Grant to advance upon
Atlanta and this vas the beginning Of the
famous march to the sea-" Gen. Sherman's
forces consisted Of 5000 men with "a guns,
while the confederate forces under Johnston
a.nr