The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-21
SHERMAN IS DEAD.
The Warrior Chief Passes Away at 100
saturday Afternoon.

The Warrior Chief Passes AWAY at 100
saturday Afternoon.
NEW IoRE, Feb. l4.-Gen. William
Tecumseh Sherman died at | 80 this aft
ern0on.
Gen. Henry W. Slocum has been Sc
lected To take charge of the funeral ar
rangements. The burial Will take place
at st. Louis.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was a
native 0i ONO state. lie was born at /. N
easter. on the sin Of February, lo2l lie
MAS graduated at y est Pomtin his tW Wenty-
first year, and saw military service ii
Florida and the war with Mexico ana else
where, before rcSlgning iliS comhIlsalon In
the year 1853. Upon his retirement from
the army lie began BUSINESS III san truIl-
cisco, as a banker. and continued tins V0ct
ton four years, including residence III
New ork City. Iloiu 1891 To loo3 lie
practiced law III l.eaycn"orlh, h2s. l1uI-
ing the succeeding time up 10 the secession
uf the state from the n.O~, hc ac.cd as
superintendent OF the Louisiana Military
Acaoemy. ills resignation TOOK place IN
January. 1851. aIG WAS almost IninCQ Qlately
followed hy MS r,,lI!c u the army.
lie civil Har gave Sherman the Oppor-
tunlty OF distinguished service, and placed
him in the first rank of living generals.
| Ills first commission was that OF colonel OF
a regiment OF infantry. At the first battle
volunteers, and was mduC JIlsadleT-9cncr-
al OF volunteers. After serving Il snort
time III the camp OF instruction a 81.
Louis, he took Part III the campaign corr
Quoted N the states OF tennessee and
Mississippi during which he was promoted
10 .he rank OF rigadIcr-9enetal OF the
regular army. In October, 1865, lie sue
cegded Gen. Grant as commander of the
army department III the cnneSSee. hcn,
IN March, lobi, ten. Grant was made lieu
tenant-general and commander OF al The
Union IoEccS. Sherman succeeded him as
commander CT the mtiItar} DIVISION uI the
| Mississippi. i his I4cluded the culrt SOUTH
west, and his aHb0intugnL gaze nm the
command OF more than lU),Uj4 effective
tTUoUS with whom To operate against Gen.
j. T.. Johnston. lie hcGau the INVASION or
| Georgia on the 2l OF May. loji, MlAlng his
advance movement at the same iIu t with
that Of Gen. Grant IN the East. HIS forces
were superior III number 10 those Of lii,
ConIeaeIate general. VINO. however. Stu1
DJrnly contested the advance at every pos
SIblc point. here WAS much hard hghuHg
between the tNo armies, and II was no.
until September ,, thai Atlanta was capt
| uled by Maj.-GCn. sherman. but The II
newly romOted to tins rank. lie UcGu-
pied The city with his army Tor ten weeks,
when he commenced his march TO the
sea, having previously dispatched
| some 10000 men under the command OF
| cen. Thomas 10 repcI Gen. HOOD 5 advance
| intD Tennessee. lis remaining lOrcts
! consisted OF 10000 men, more or less. in
+. less than a month they mad marcneI 1.b
! miles without resistance. Ills hrst Eight
| as at i Ort McAllist.r below Savannah,
| the surrender OF Wl.ch stronghold pre-
| cedUd that Of savannah hy cllht days.
/ In the middle OF January, 1900. Gen.
/ Sherman began ms invasion OF the Caro-
/ linaS. Ills march through South Carolina
! occupied SIN weeks. In North Carolina he
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