Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

meas hard.worked but ever ready troops werc
sent to relieve Burnside, who was besieged nt
Knoxville by Longstreet. Their approach &C
oomplished the obiccL without fighting.
This splendid campaign over General Sher.
man returned to Vicksburg. In February, 1888,
he made the wcll l.known raid TO Meridian, which
cooperation On March 19. the same order
which put Grant Mt the head Of oil the Union
forces gave Sherman command OF the Depart.
ment OF the Mississippi and OF the three great
armies OF tho Ohio, tho Tennessee, and the
Cumberland Early in May the advance toward
Atlanta began, but it was not that city which
set in motion from Knoxville, Huntsvi 10,
and Chattanooga. They aimed, says shet.
Sn ton mssir Ro Where it h9 @isSt al %ard sSsns
snd arduous marches through most
Mt New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain. Ma
rletta and Smyrna, beside almost constant
skirmlshng and minor engagements, before
Hood succeeded Johnston, about tho middle of
July. on the nth OF that month Hood was
beaten at Peach Tree Creek and again on the
goth In front OF Atlanta. On September Hood
received the thanks OF the President and letters
OF congratuation from Grant and Halleck. He
had been made Major General ofithe regular
army in August In fighting his way from
Chattanooga to Atlanta he had lost 81, ,6Sl men,
but the Confederates had lost about 5000. and
| their reserves were far more nearly exhausted
Early in October Hood moved West aud then
northward into Tennessee with the object OF
| drawing Sherman back by threatening his com.
|
to deal with. Sherman merely sent Thomas
| back to Nashville to watch Hood, and on No
vember is he began his march 20 the sea- the
most dramatic campaign OF the war: He had
$4,000 men, oil veterans and splendid troops:
| Slocum commanded the left wing and Howard
the right. The advance through Georgia was
resistless. The Andersonville prison pen was
| soon abandoned by the jailers. On December
l2 Fort McAllister fell and on the 22d Sayan'
mas gift TO the nation" Sherman Immediately
| began to prepare for fnal m rch to Join Grant.
He left Savannah on February l. 1885, On
February 10 Charleston was evacuated by
| the Confederates Columbia was accidentally
burned on the way through South Carolina. ON
March 81 Sherman defeated Joe Johnston in
hard fight at Bentonville, N. c. On April H.
while In pursuit OF Johnston, the Union General
received the news OF Lees surrender, and he
soon arranged terms with Johnston. This con.
vention was not accepted by the Government,
but Johnston surrendered April 20 at Durham
Stat on, NJ G., on the farms given to Lee. This
really ended the war rs we'll as Sherman's s
magnificent campaign. On May "a. at Washing
ton, the hero of. the "March to the Sea- the
soldiers well.loved Uncle Billy" say his vet.
erans file past in the last grand review. His
splendid military career was well nigh over.
After long visit TO his early home In Ohio,
General sherman was stationed Mt 81, Louis IN
command of the Department OF the Mississippi.
| BY act of Congress, July 90. 1885, Grant was
made General of the regular army. and Sher'
man succeeded him as Lieutenant General. In
corted the United States Minister to Mexico to
the headquarters of President Juarez, as q
pointed mint 10 MaXlmlllans European oankeis :
that virtually foreign empire in mexico would
not be tolerated. In 1858 he served as president
of u bonrd to compile army regulations. When
Grant became President Sherman succeeded
him rs General OF the army. He was re-
tired on reaching the usual age limit, ut his
own request. November |. 1888 and settled down
to enjoy quiet life in st. Louis Meanwhile,
in 1875 he had published his Memoirs very
valuable work. After living few years in ST
Louis the Old hero moved to New York, where
he thereafter resided universally beloved and
honored. His family life was serene. and his
love OF society was gratihed by the companion
ship OF host of friends. 1t was bright ano
CHEEKY afternoon of great and noble career
and the tears of millions will attest the sorrow
OF the nation over its too sudden ending.