Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
OBITUARY..
A Short Sketch of Gen. Sherman's Public
Life.

A Short Sketch of Gen. Sherman's Public
Life.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was
born at Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1920 He
was cadet at West Point from 1886 to
1910, when he was graduated and promoted
to second lieutenant of the Third artillery.
He served in the Florida war until 1872
during which he was promoted to first
lieutenant. In 1915 he went to California,
and was in the war with Mexico, being
breveted captain fer meritorious conduct.
He served in various capacities in the
regular army until 1858, when he resigned
and embarked in the banking business at
San Francisco
On the breaking out of the civil war he
was reappointed TO the United States
army, May IA, 1851, with the rank of
colonel of the Thirteenth infantry, and
May II was appointed brigadier general of
volunteers and commanded a brigade in
the first battle of Bull Run.
In the Tennessee and Mississippi cana
paign he commanded a division; was
wounded in the oattle OF Shiloh. He was
in the advance in the siege of Corinth, and
was during that time promoted to major
general of volunteers. Two months lsfeS NJ
was made brigadier genera. IN IN the reo,,. NJ
fsf army. Marck y. : fS64, S. he was placed
in command of the division of the Missis-
sippi. At Nashville he organized an army
of more than 100000 men, and with them
he invaded Georgia, where he met the Con-
federate forces under Gen. J. E. John
ston, forcing them to evacuate Dalton,
Resaca, Cassville and Dallas in rapid sue
cession, between May IL and 2S, and al
most daily thereafter engaged the enemy
until the occupation of Marietta. July g.
In several subsequent engagements he de-
feated Gen. Hood before Atlanta, the hard
est battle being fought July 22, when the
siege of Atlanta began. On Aug 12 he
was made major general in the regular
army. Aug 81 the battle of JoneSboro
was fought, and the night of Sept. Gen
Hood evacuated Atlantis and Gen. Sher-
man took possession and occupied the city
until Nov. 16, when he began his memora-
BILE march to the sea-" He reached Sa-
vannah Dec. 13 and stormed and captured
Fort McAllister, and eight days thereafter
the city was surrendered to him. Then he
commenced his march into the Caroiinas,
and his course was unchecked until he
reached Washington, having won every en-
gagement he was in. He reached Washing
ton MayA, 1865, having marched 2, 600 miles,
his efforts being universally successful
On July 25, 1866, he succeeded Gen Grant
| as lieutenant general, and on Aug. IL took
command of the division of the Missouri.
| In November and December of that year
| he was employed on a special mission to
| Mexico. After the election of Gen. Grant
| to the presidency and the consequent Vaca-
Flon OF bne off1ce qT general OF the armies
of the United States by President Grant,
| Lieut.. Gen. Sherman was made general
March q, 1862, In ls713 after nearly thirty
! years of active service in the army,
| he obtained leave of absence for q
year, which time he spent in travel
| in Europe. On Feb. 8, 1881, Gen. Sherman
was placed on the retired list at his cwn
request, The last few years OF his life Were
| passed in New York IN 1875 he published
| two octave volumes, entitled memoirs oil
: Gen Gen. w. T. Sherman, by Himself"