Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-13
THE FAMOUS GENERALS CAREER
A Review Of the Life and Military Ssr- vices of William Tecumsrh Sherman.

| vices of William Tecumsrh Sh ernan. With the death of Gen. Sherman passes away the most distinguished figure in the nation.
 Not only was he its greatest surviving | general, but he enjoyed, it is safe to say, beside the glory of a war hero, the af lection and respect of his countrymen more generally than any man now liv- ing. The secret of this was, no doubt, partly that, apparently without political l ambition, he never allowed partisanship to divide the country's admiration nor engaged in rivalries that not infrequent- ly have tarnished military honors brushed with the strife of politicians.
 Serene in his old age, he rested grace fully on his laurels and the country was | never tired of renewing its recognition of his heroship.
 There are few generals, besides, of any time who have had a single, so brilliant achievement in their career, to awaken the enthusiasm of their countrymen and impress their name on history, as the march to the sea. That stroke of gener- alship, celebrated in a song, has given his name peculiar glory.
 William Tecumseh Sherman was born on farm at Lancaster, Ohio, February s, 1920; he was of the Connecticut Sher- mans. His father was a lawyer and judge | of the Supreme Court. General Sherman was the sixth of family of II children, his brother, Senator John Sherman, being the eighth. General Sherman was di- rect descendant of Samuel and Rev. John Sherman, brothers, who came to this country from England in 1884, accom- panied by their cousin, Captain John sherman, from whom Roger Sherman, signer of the Declarat ion of Indepenpence, traced his descent
 At his fathers death young Sherman being then but 9 years old, was adopted by Thomas Ewing, and attended school in Lancaster until 1856, when he received an appointment to a cadetship at West Point. He graduated from the military academy in 1S40, standing sixth in a class of forty-two.
 Ills Commission a Lieutenant
 On July 1, 1S40, he received his com mission as second lieutenant in the Third artillery and was sent to Florida, where the last embers of the Indian war still smouldered On November 30, 1S41, he was 6 first lieutenant and given com mand of a small detachment at Picolata In 1S42 he was stationed at Fort Morgan, Mobile Point. Ala, and later at Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor, where he re- mained until 1S46.
 His Marriage to Miss Ewing.
 Returning to Washington in 1850, he married Miss Ellen Boyle Ewing, daugh- ter of the Secretary of the Interior, and soon after he WAS made captain in the Commissary Department. Three years later he resigned from the army, which then had so little promise, and became manager of the San Francisco branch of the bank of Lucas, Turner & Co.,, of St. Louis. On the closing of this branch in
 1857 he became for a time an agent in
 New York of the same banking house.
 Next, with his brother-in-law, he formed at Leavenworth the law partner ship of Sherman & Ewing. His succeed ing venture, which followed rapidly, was as superintendent of the Louisiana State Military Academy at Alexandria, an occupation broken up by the seces- sion of that State. One more experi-
 ment remained in record which recalls the various changes Grant was simul.
 taneously undergoing in civil life.
 Sherman became, early in 1861, presi- dent of the Fifth Street Railroad in St.
 Louis Then at last war opened to him
 his great career.
 Ills OpporIuni for Service. The civil war gave Sherman the oppor- tunity of distinguished service, and placed him in the first rank of living generals His first commission was that of colonel of a regiment of infantry. Al 5 the first battle of Bull Run he com
 manded a brigade of volunteers, and was made brigadier general of volunteers. F In the battle of Shiloh Gen. Sherman r was wounded in the hand. Shortly after
 the advance upon and siege of Corintt t followed, resulting in the evacuation o 3 the place. On Gen. Grants appointment to the command of the Army of Ten l nessee Gen. Sherman was ordered to t Memphis to put it in state of defence , Attempts to Capture vicksburg. The western armies had advanced tt
 the line of the Memphis and Charleston - Railroad. The next step was to capture Vicksburg and open the Mississippi tt 3 navigation. Vicksburg was strongly de
 fended aud covered by an army behind the Tallahat chic Grant moved direc 3 from Grand Junction via Holly Springs McPherson from Corinth and Sherman [ from Memphis to Wyatt, forcing a re treat of the Confederate army to Grena 3 da behind the Yalahusha. Grant ther = ordered Sherman back to Memphis witt one of his brigades to organize force o fresh troops and come down the Missis y sippi under the escort of Admiral Por j. ter's gunboat fleet to capture Vicksburg
 On Dec. 26 a landing was effected a T Johnstown's Landing, 12 miles up tn Il Yazoo, and separated from the opposit = bluffs by almost impossible swamps an, Q bayous. Nevertheless, an attempt wa ' made to take the position by assault, bu failed. The success of the enemy a
 Holly Springs, which put an end t
 Grants plan of cooperation, and othe :, unfavorable circumstances determine 'A Sherman's withdrawal to Miliken' r. Bend.
 .o VicksburG Captured.
 At the same time General McClernan n arrived to take command of the exped
 tion by order of President Lincoln an, d the army of the Tennessee was reorgar a ized into the 18th, 18th, 18th and Tt d corps, of which Sherman had comman if of the 10th. Sherman bore a conspicu
 ous part in the campaign which followe
 and in the siege operations which re
 suited in the surrender of Vicksburg o al July 4, 1863. Sherman was at once ol g dered to pursue Johnston, who retreate