St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-15

part of the Union forces were in john
ston's front. The direct attack on At
lanta began on July II. On the same
day Gen. John B. Hood superseded Gen.
johnson in command of the COnfeder-
ates. Hood made frequent sorties that
were bold and fierce. A severe battle
took place at Peach Tree creek on July
20, one on the east side of Atlanta July
% and one at Ezra church, on the OppO-
site side, July Is, in all of which the
Union forces were victorious. Sherman
then whipped the enemy at Jonesboro,
twentysiX miles south of Atlanta. and
occupied the enemy's only line of sup
ply by railroad. Sept. l the enemy
was forced to eyacuate Atlanta. Hood
dropped over toward Nashville. where
he met with disastrous defeat by Gen.
Thomas. Sherman had ordered Thomas
to Nashville on purpose to resist Hoods
advance. Gen. Sherman occupied At
lanta until Nov. ID, 1864, when, with his
diminished army of 10000 men, left
after those sent with Thomas, he began
his famous march to the sea. Sherman
marched 800 miles within thirty days,
striking the Atlantic coast near Savan-
nab. Capturing Fort MeAIlister Dec.
13, Savannah surrendered Dec. 81,
where he gave his troops needed rest
and fresh supplies. On Jan. 10. 1860, he
began
His Victorious March
northward. invading South Carolina.
He was six weeks working his way
through the Palmetto state. He fought
two battles in North Carolina, March l6
ana 20 and 81, and occupied Goldsboro
March %. After giving mis- army a
short rest he captured Raleigh, and on
April Is negotiated with Gen. j. E.
Johnston the terms of the surrender of
that chieftain's army. These terms
were regarded as inadmissible by the
Federal government, and Gen. Sher-
man, under Gen. Grants instruc-
tons, demanded and received Gen.
Johnston's surrender April %, 1865,
on the same terms as had been accorded
Gen. Lee. This surrender practically
included all the Confederate forces then
in the field, and brought the war to a
close. Sherman had been a major gen
eral in the regular army since Aug. II,
1864. and after the close of the war con-
tinued i'll command of the military
division of the Mississippi for more
than year. He was promoted to leu
tenant general when, in July, 1S66.
Grant had been made general of the
army. His command continued as
before. Sherman succeeded Grant as
general of the army in March, 1869,
after the election of the first named to
the presidency. He spent part of 1871
and 1872 abroad, in Europe and the East.
Upon his return he made his headquar-
tiers at Washington, but removed to st.
Louis in 1874. Gen. Sherman contrib
uted to the historical literature of the
United States by the publication of his
memoirs in 1875. Gen. Sherman was
put on the retired list in 1888, when Gen.
Sheridan took command of the army.
Gen. Sherman had resided in New York
city for several years.
His Removal to New York.
When Gen. Sherman was retired from
the command of the army he took up
his residence in st. Louis in house on
Garrison avenue, which he purchased
for home. For while he got along
very nicely i'll the Mound City, but
eventually he got into dispute with
the water company, which charged him,
as he believed, an excessive or unjust
rate for the water he used Sprinkling
his garden aud in front of his house.
He rebelled against this, and not liking
some of the comments made upon his
opposition to the charge, he left the
city and went to New York to live, TAX
ing up his quarters at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. He found life very enjoyable
in the metropolis, and ne soon became
very fond of the city. AT the hotel he
met men from all parts of the coun-
try, and he enjoyed their acquaintance
and the news they had to tell him OF
mutual friends. He was fond of the
thedter, and he became noted first
nIghter. His society was courted by his
old army friends, and men who had
fought in the humblest capacity in the
Civil war sought to have him among
them in their time of festivity. Gen
Sherman liked New York for its social
advantages, but he also liked it for its
metropolitan character. He could be
alone in it when he chose, or with his
family, as he could not be in any other
city in the country. firing at length of
the publicity of hotel life. he bought the
fine residence, IS West Seventy-first
street, and made it his home. After the
death of his wife his immediate family
consisted of his son"Cump, who is a fine
tall young man of twenty-four who has
just completed his law course and has
been admitted to the bar, and his two
unmarried daughters. A familiar fig
ure to New Workers who frequent thea
tiers, Gen. Sherman was always in great
demand for dinners and other festivi-
ties. but he has been frequently seen in
more quiet places. His dress was plain,
and he generally wore soft, SLOUGH,
half-military hat. His beard was griz-
zled, his step quick and firm, and,
though in ordinary conversation his
manner was somewhat brusque, he could
be geniality itself whenever he desired.
Firmly opposed to display, Gen. Sher-
man determined that when he died
he would be buried by the side of his
wife in st. Louis.