Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-18
WENT TO SCHOOL WITH SHERMAN.
Capt. Dulles Interesting Recollections Of
the Dead General.

Capt. Dulles Interesting Recollections Of
the Dead General.
In little house on Missouri avenue, with q
tasty and we!l-kept yard and front wall,
which in summer is covered with a wealth Of
flowing vines, lives one Of Gen. Sherman's old
schoolmates. Capt. John Duble is veteran Of
the late war and enjoyed an intimate acquaint-
ance with the dead general since the days Of
boyhood, when the pair attended school in
Lancaster, Ohio. The captain possesses a
wonderful memory, both of events during the
war and also of days long before. To o STAR
reporter Capt Duble talked freely of the dead
general.
IN SCHOOL TOGETHER.
"Yes, Gen. Sherman and myself" said the
captain, "were born and raised in the same
town, at Lancaster, Ohio. We both attended
school at John and Mark Howe's Academy. The
Howes, by the way, were the first to write q
complete and accurate history of Ohio. Sher-
man went to this school until he left for West
Point. The Howe Academy, I remember,
stood in an orchard belonging to old Hughey
Boyle, who was the father Of Mrs. Tom Ewing.
Gen. Sherman's wife's mother.
THE SHERMAN FAMILY.
'There has never been in Ohio or in any
other state a finer family than the Shermans or
one that was more respected. can well re-
member the death in 1929 Of Gen. Sherman Q
father.
'''Cumf Sherman, as his schoolmates used
to call the afterward leader Of the armies, was
during his career as a school boy the leader OF
his mates both in studies and in all kinds of
sport and manly exercise. His superiority was
80 apparent that no one ever had the temerity to
dispute his leadership, and it became q matter OF
| course not only to see the young general occupy
fhah a,I Ill ala
in all the games in the field. Sherman
| as a boy was not only hard student, but he
acquired his lessons with wonderful quick
ness.
"As time rolled on Sherman and myself drifted
apart as to location but still kept up our friend
ship. / saw him often during the period he
served as commissary captain at st. Louis, about
1851. which was previous to his going to Cali
fornia. During the time Sherman was in Cali
fornia 4 was running a steamboat on the Mis-
mans family. whom he placed in my charge,
from st. Louis to New Orleans or back again.
IN THE WAR.
'At the commencement Of the war I assisted
Capt. John Rogers, and afterward finished the
work myself in building the first three gun
boats constructed on western waters-the
Tyler, the Lexington and the Conestoga-and
| after Sherman took charge Of the post at
Paducah we frequently met and l first intro
duced him to Commodore Foote. Sherman's
| almost boyish enthusiasm over the fall Of Fort
Donelson is one of my recollections of the war.
i met Sherman again after the fall Of Clarks-
| vile and Nashville. where had been sent to
| order all the mortar and gun boats in the CO.
lumbia and Tennessee rivers to proceed under
my orders to Columbus. l had an order to
Gen. Sherman calling on him to furnish steam
boats for my use in moving the mortar boats.
Everything that Sherman did he did with a
rush and an activity which we're irresistible, and
as soon as l had presented my order he jumped
| on a horse and, having furnished me with
another, rode the whole line of the steamboats,,
| telling me to select what boats l needed. met
Sherman again at Memphis in 1868, when he
gave me the following letter" and Capt Duble
carefully unfolded a paper with the dead gen.
| erals weil-known signature attached, which
read: "Memphis. October 10, 1868. Capt Duble
Of the steamship Grosbeek is an old townsman
and schoolmate Of mine, born in Lancaster,
Ohio. and most respectfully connected there.
and bespeak for him the kind feelings of all
| my army friends
KIND AND PLAIN.
"Gen Sherman" continued Capt. Duble
'was one of the kindest hearted Of men. He
placed every one who met him at his ease al
| once, and never tried to overawe people by
posing on the pedestal of his position and rank
| / called on him once at st. Louis, long after
the war. The room was crowded with ladies
and among them General Sherman's wife.
greeted Sherman as general and he at once
asked me what used to call him at school. l
said, of course. CUNT well. Cumf it is now.
said Sherman, and 'Cumf 1t was until his
death. Sherman at the same time recalled an
incident of our youth. when in playing Skinny
| l knocked young Sherman's thumb nail off
The general held up his thumb and drew my
| attention to the crooked nail and remembered
every detail of the incident.
SHERMAN was plain, unassuming man and
was simple i'll his ways possible. In New
Orleans in 1873 l met Sherman on the street
one day and he asked me to go with him to see
| Gen. Mcmillan. sherman had on an old pail
| of army shoes, covered with dust and mud ant
| / suggested he have them cleaned. Now ISM
that shame said the general, looking down a
hi. feet: Il just had those shoes creased thi
morning, too, but afterward walked out to the
barracks (Which was six miles,, and look q
them nowr"