New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-13
A SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.


with Grant the honor of preeminence among al the
brilliant commanders whose education for the countrys
service the completed, was born III Lancaster
Ohio, on February 6. 1920. He came of a family IN
which culture and social position have been Dlruh-
right for many generations. In 1884 samuel sherman.
of Estx County, England, came TO the colony OF Mas
,achusets with his brother. the Rev. John sherman
and his cousin, Captain John sherman Roger Sher-
man. sgner Of the Declaration of independence was
great grandson of Captain John sherman While Gen
eral sherman traces his lineage TO that of tho Rev.
John sherman. whose family settled in Woodbury. and
Norwalk Conn. The grandfather Of General sherman
and the great grandson Of the Rev John sherman was
Judge of one Of the Connecticut courts ON Ms dea'h
In 1910 his widow removed to Lancaster Oilo' Id
search of cheaper living and better chances Tor er
BOYS one Of her sons. Charles Il. sherman rose III
the practice of the law and became in 1898 Judge oil
the Ohio supreme Court. He married in 1910 whch
| TWENTY-FIVE wears old. Miss Mary Hoyt. She was an
| intelligent exemplary woman, member OF the IT'S
byteran Church, and an afcconate wife ana nlo"cr'
They had eleven children. and the Judge spent MS III
come i'm their support lie died Suddenly ID l7-' u
cholera General Sherman was the sixth and senator
John sherman the eighth OF this family oil ee'ch
children. Wien General sherman was born the iam'
names had been pretty we'll exhausted in furnishing
forth the five children who preceded him. ana t'eI'
was great perplexity In seeking name at once s'aDo
and new for the Infant. The father decided IT, nc
wanted one son trained for the he had seen ana
admired Tecumseh and among military names none was
then held IN such special esteem aoout Lancaster as
that of this moIrned shawnee Indian chieftalh '-aH
in the battle of the Thames. in Canada in l1lo "ho'o
kindness had more than within the KNOWLEDGE Oh
the pioneers Of that vicinity. saved the sheddlns OF III
nocent blood. Up 10 the death Of HE father General
sherman led the pleasant life Of an active bnghteyed'
red haired. play -loylns, warm tempered boy sur
rounded BY afectonate brothers ana sisters ana
watched over by a good mother.
The members of the bar at Lancaster knew very
we'll that Judge Sherman had left no adequate pro
vision for hi, large family and ii agreed among
them that some of the children should be educated ana
suppoed Nv the legal brethren OF the deceased parent
In accordance with this arrangement, Thomas Ewing
then in the prime Of his reputation as lawyer ana
statesman, decided to adopt one OF the boys must
have the sInartest Of them,' he Is reported TO nave
said to the widow and. after some consultation be
tween the mother and eldest sister. "Cump who was
AT pIav in a ncghboring sandbauk, was selected.
Young sherman made his 70 the hearts OF all
the Ewings lie sent to the Ehgl>h department
NJ tie village academy, where he stood well In his
classes and came to be called promising Doy'
There was nothing specially remarkable about him.
Mr. Ewing wrote in later years, excepting mat !
never knew 50 young boy who would 90 an eIdhu
50 correctly and promptly as he did He was trans
parcntlv honest faithful and reliable stndiois ana
correct in his habits, his progress in education Wa
steady and substantial
CADET LIFE AT WEST POINT
hon
Ewing then a Wing Senator from ONO, had vacancy
al VT Point i'm his gift and he bestowed it upon tn
child Of his old friend. Young sherman entered the
Military Academy cadet on July l. l73o' anu VIII
the exception Of the customary two months iurlouS'
spent at Lancaster, in the summer Of l7"7, liz IT,
msined at West Point until he was graduated III June
1910 starting with good preliminary education ne
,,,iptained a fair though lrstca,s, standing to
the close II was Mr.. Ewing's wish that he should
enter the Engineer Corps. but he was unable |" u'
,bi- His rank. however. was such a. 10 chil' MN
"a enter the artillery service. lie was sAlh J." "'
class of foily-twO ,X forms bclo" INN st"n "o"s-
II Thomas followed by X. :. Ewcll, and among "t"'r-
f the cla., who afteTwaId made names Tor themselves
were stewart Van Wet BuohrOd X. Johnson George
" Getty, william Hays and Thomas J"Fdah' iohhr
sherman had already formed strong attachment j"
the oaI.ter OF his foster father, and during NJ lonr
vears Of cadet life he wrote 10 Miss EIieh E"-
ING a serie, Of sprightly and vyadous letters
lido eccentric and in style not at all unlko
,bo.e pr,yer epl,tcs which, at later perlVn' were
10 draw from uncOmplimcniary secretary Vi wal
the compliment that sherman wrote d. wen d. Ic
fought Cadet sherman not much oil "sociep
man and ia of his letters to Miss E"iHE Hc
wrote: I'VE have two or tl.ce dancing parties eA'h
week AT which the gray oObail 10 sufficient recon
r,,udat On Tor introduction 10 any one i0u can
J we'll conceive how the cddets nave Always MA inc
r,D.taon snc Lave stln, here III the Eia' OF bc'"e
,r.at paliauts and ladies men, TOD Onll knows no"
viii sustain tnat reputation" About year before
! he was gIdduAted he WiOoc hIn IL VIZ h'n
',ateI AT the Of setung free OF Ncst Point next
Irnc lie do-s, not intend remaining III the army
more than lcal, then to resign h!u stuuS IaN
| urObAbr No doubt you admire TINS choice Dui 10
p,oT nlsinly ana ,auO.dly, would rather be black
smith indeed, the nearer We come TO thai dreadful
epoch graluatlOn day, The higher OPINION conceive
OF thc duties and lie Of OlAcer Of the nited states
Army, and the more confirmed III the wish Of spend
ing inv life in the service Of my country; Ihlhk oi
that Nurtured in the PicsbS ,cran teachnsa Of ms
mother until ms tenth car then KEEP under NC IL
+; nucnces Of Mr.. Ewlngs Roman CaLi0Hc fanny, ne
had grown after sIch changes niue ro,H'e under
he In one oi his letters, HtS Just bowl d-d
in moment must put on my sidcAms ana march
O church, listen 10 Two hours sermon, with It's
twenty divisions and twenty one Subdivisions,
but beisvG y seHor ,l, Icy that what people
rhen laicr III He, practical matters and details
were especially to his Taste. lIe last cncampmen,,7
pleasant one / have spent to me- who did
hot participate in the dances and balls given every
week By different Cdsse, besides the duties were
of altogether different nature from any previous
ones; ouch as a.n$ a. '!teis upon r SgaIG ana ut
twenty fours and thirty twOs mOrldr>. hOwitzcr. etc.
a. also cavalry exercise which la, been introduced
hi, year. lie Wa, not slow in taking to the hnack
Which Won referred ! had only one whom / mad of
course. tend to plcb> duy such a. bringing water,
mpnnt and Inc Ike and REPAID in the usual and chcp
con-advice; and since We have commenced study
ing, | make him bone, and explain 10 him the Diff
cult par Of algebra and tie French grammar. ,incc
he is u good one and IA fine fellow: but shoull he
rot carry himself straight, should have him found
in January and sent OF. that being the usual way
in such eases, aud thn take his bed. table and
chair. TO pay for The Christmas spree
lie did not fail To show his cOnhding playmate and
CORES pOndent that he had come 10 The dignity Of
doing his own thinking In one Of his letter. 10 Mis-
Ewing in 1910. this unfcdged STRIPPING rcbuked. with
the solemn gravity Of who had fathomed the
whole case. the of the Wing party, of which
Ms foster father then conspicuous leader. You,
no doubt he wrote. not only firmly impressed.
but absolutely certain, that General Harrison will be-
our next President For my part, though Of course,
, but superficial Observer 90 nor think there /,
the least hope of such change, since hi friends
have thought proper 10 envelope his name With log
cabins ginger bread, hard cider and such hum,useing
The sole object Of which plainly !, 10 deceive and
mislcad his ignorant and preiusiced though honest.
fellOwciii2cnS, whilst his qualifications Ms honesty,
his merits and services are merely auded to!- Here
are TWO more extracts his last West Point letters
10 Miss Ewing; Il presume Won nave seen the