Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-19

graduating from that institution in 1910,
standing sixth in a class OF forty-two
members He received his first commits
sion as a Second Lieutenant In the Third
Artillery, July i, 1910, and was sent
with that command to Florida. On Nov.
3d. 1S41, he was promoted TO First Lieu
tenancy. In 1S43, on his return from
short leave, he began the study OF law,
not to make ii profession, but to rem
der himself more intelligent sol
dier. In 1916, when the Mexican war
broke out, he was sent with troops to
California, where he acted as adiutant
general to Gen. Stephen w. Kearncy.
On his return, in 1850, he was married
to Ellen Boyle Ewing at Washington,
her father, his old friend, then being
Secretary of the Interior. He was APP
pointed a captain in the commissary de-
partment Sept 81, 1850, but resigned In
1853 a/l was appointed manager Of
bank in San Francisco, but subsequently
took up his residence in New York as
agent for a st. Louis firm. In 1S5s-50
he practiced law in Leavenworth, Kan,
and the following year became Super
tendent of the Louisiana state Mill
tary Academy. 1t was while he was
acting in this connection that Louisi-
ana seeded from the Union, and
General Sherman promptly resigned his
Office. On May 13, 1861, he was com
miSsioned Colonel of the Thirteenth
Infantry, with instructions to report to
General Scott at Washington. Sher-
man was put in command of n brigade
in Tyler's division. On Aug. 3, 1861, he
was made Brigadier General OF VOlun-
teers, and was sent to be second in COM
mand TO General Anderson, in Kentucky.
On account of broken health, General
Anderson was relieved from the COM
mand, and Gen. Sherman succeeded him
on Oct. II. Just after the capture of
Forts Henry and Donelson, in 1S62, Gen.
Sherman was assigned to the Army OF
the Tennessee. In the great battle Of
Shiloh, Sherman's division served as
sort OF pivot. He was wounded in the
hand during the fight, but refused TO
leave the field General Halleck de-
clared that "Sherman saved the fortunes
of the day on the eth, and contributed
largely to the glorious victory of tho
9TH" General Sherman was always
conspicuous for Judgment and daSh. He
was made a Major General next, and on
July Is he was ordered to Memphis. On
account of brilliant services in the
Vicksburg campaign he was appointed
Brigadier General
After General Grant had been made
Lieutenant General he assigned General
Sherman to the command Of the Military
Division of the Mississippi. On Feb. 10,
1864, General Sherman received the
thanks of Congress for his services In
tho Chattanooga campaign. On April 10
he received his orders to move against
Atlanta. His forces then consisted OF
80, 900 men, with 254 guns, while the
Confederate army, under Johnston, was
composed of GO. 900 men. Sherman repeat
edly attacked the enemy, who gradually
fell back. On July IL Sherman began
the direct attack on Atlanta. In num-
ber of severe sorties the Union forces
were victorious, and on Sept. the
enemy evacuated the place. Sherman
Immediately moved forward to the works.
that covered Savannah, and soon cap
tured that city. His army had marched
300 miles in twenty-four days through
the heart of Georgia, and had achieved
a splendid victory. Sherman was made
a Major General, and received the thanks
of Congress for his trumphal march
Upon the appointment OF Grant rs
General of the Army, Sherman was pro-
NOTED to be Lieutenant General, and
when Grant became President OF the
United States, March 4, 1869, Sherman
succeeded him as General, with head
quarters at Washington. At his own re-
quest, and in order TO mako Sheridan
General-in-chief he was placed on the
retired list, with full pay and cmolu-
ments, on Feb. s, 1884. For while
after that the General resided In St
Louis, but some years ago moved to
Now York, where he became a great fa-
voritc. There was hardly night that
ho did not attend some dinner, enter
tainment, or theater party, and he be-
came well known as an eloquent after
dinner speaker The General lived very
quietly with his family ut his house in
Seventy-first street, near Central Park.