New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18

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BIOGRAPHICAL.
"A Sketch of the Life of Que of Americas
Greatest Generals.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was born at
Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. s. 1920. He was a 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 1912. during which he was promoted to
first lieutenant. In 1916 he went to California,
and was in the war with Mexico. being breveted
captain in 1S4S for meritorious conduct He
was acting assistant adiutant general OF the
deparement OF California from 1S47 to 1S49;
aidede-camp to Gen. P. R. Smith, and acting
assistant adjutant general ofthe Pacific division
to 1850; promoted to captain Sept. %, 1850,
and on commissary duty at St. Louis and New
Orleans until Sept. 6, 1853, when he resigned and
went to San Francisco, where he was in the
banking business until 1857. In 1859 he was
in the practice OF the law at Leavenworth, Kan,
and during the two years following was presi-
dent OF the Louisiana state seminary and mill
tary academy at Alexandria, La. On the break
ing out OF the civil war he was reappolnted to
the United States army, May H. 1861, with
the rank of colonel OF the Thirteenth infantry
volunteers, and commanded a brigade in the
first battle OF Bull Run. In October he was
placed in the command of the department of
the Cumberland but afterward he took charge
of a camp of instruction at st. Louis until Feb
ruary, 1862. when he was placed in command
OF the district of Paducah, Ky. In the Tennes.
division; was i'll the battle OF shiloh. April and
Z, i'll which he was wounded: was in the advance
in the siege OF Corinth, April Is to May 80, and
was promoted to major general OF volunteers
May l.. He commanded the hastily organized
expedition which attempted to capture Vicks-
burg, Dec. 27-29. In 1868, in command of the
hP aiA hn
which carried Arkansas Post by assault
Jan II, and Until July 3 was actively
engaeed he IN the siege Of On
regular army, and during the summer and fall
was engaged in various operations in Tennessee
and Mississippi. At Chattanooga he com
and early in December compelled Gen. Long
street to raise the siege at Knoxville. In Febru-
Meridian, Miss. and destroyed the railroads
centering there. He was iii command of the de-
partment and Army of the Tennessee until
March l2, when he
PLACED IN COMMAND
OF the military division OF the Mississippi, which
was composed of the departments OF the Ohio,
the Cumberland, the Tennessee and the Arkan-
sas At Nashville he organized an army of more
than 100, 900 men, and with them he invaded
Georgia, where he met the Confederate forces
under Gen. j. E. Johnston, forcing them to
evacuate Dalton, Resaca, Cassvile and Dallasin
rapid succession batween May - and %, and
almost daily thereafter engaged the enemy until
the occupation CT Marietta, July3. In several
subsequent engagements he defeated Gen. Hood
before Atlanta, the hardest battle being fought
July % when the siege OF Atlanta began. Ion
Aug II he was made major general in the regll-
lar army. Aug. 81 the battle of Jonesboro was
fought and the night OF Sept. 1 Gen. Hood
evacuated Atlanta and Gen. Sherman took pos
session and occupied the city until Nov. 16,
when he began his memorable '.march to the
sea" He reached Savannah Dec. 13 and
stormed and captured Fort McAlis' -. and
eight days thereafter the city was sur. 49, led
to him. Making the Savannah river his
OF operations he marched his forces unto "
Carolinas, capturing Columbia. S. c., Feb. II,
1865, Cheraw March 8 and Fayetteville March
~. Four days later he fought the battle of Az
erysboro and March 49, 20 and y fought and
gained the battle of BentOnvie, and entered
GOldsboro March 23 His advance un-
checked, aud he reached and occupied Raleigh
April -, while on April 90, at Durham station,
\. G, the army OF the Confederacy under Gen.
j: p: Johnston, surrendered to him upon terms
which were not accepted by the government.
Following this surrender, Gen. Sherman, be-
gan bis advance to Richmond and Washington
April 90 and on May 81, 1865, ended his
derul southern marches of more than $500
crowned with success from the first to the last.
on } une y he was appointed to the command
OF the military division of the Mississippi, in
which comprised the departments of the
Ohio, Missouri and Arkansas, his headquarters
being at St. Louis. On July 25. 1866, he sue
ceeded Gen. Grant as lieutenant general, and on
Missouri. In November and December of that
year he was employed Oh a special mission to
Mexico After the election OF Gen. Grant to the
presidency and the consequ, Mt vacation OF the
office OF general of the armies of the United
States by President Grant, Lieut.. Gen. Sherman
was made general March 4, 1869. In 1871. after
nearly thirty years Of active service in the
army, he obtained leave Of absence for n year.
He at once went to Europe extending his trav-
that marked distinction which the people OF
the old world are ever ready to accord to
one who has occupied such prominent posi-
lions in military life and had won such laurels
q Sherman.
travels he took up his residence at Washington
as commander-in-chief of the army, remaining
residence to St. Louis. On Feb. 8, 1884, Gen.
Sherman was placed on the retired list, at his
two octave volumes entitled memoirs of Gen.
w: T. Sherman, by Himself" which have been
well received and accepted as most important
addition to the history Of the United States.
THE GENERAL AT FORT SMELLING.
Soon after his graduation from West Point,
Gen. tthen second . liseutenant) Sherman was
ordered to Fort Smelling, and was stationed
there for several mouths, occupying quarters in
the old stone barracks along the south side of
the old parade ground. His experience at that
time was not more eventful than that of several
other junior officers by whom an order trans
ferrlng them to an Eastern was regarded as a
special dispensation of Providence, on account
OF the lonesomeness and remoteness OF their sta
ton at that time. .-...-
The second memorable visit of Gen. Sherman
to the Northwest occurred very soon after the
close of the war, and partook OF the nature of
an ovation. Gen. w. S. Hancock, who was then
in command of the department. of Dakota with
headquarters at St. Paul, entertained him
The trip was undertaken for the purpose OF in-
specting the forts in the Northwest, and hence
was fruitful of military receptions as well as
the occasion OF a formal military reception and
inspection during the visit had decked himself in
all the panoply of war, but IN his desire to make
a stunning appearance, had allowed his tailor
to adorn the dress coat with more alguillettes
than the regulations called for. Gen Sherman
took IN the situation at glance, and he point
edly said. Mir. should be pleased to see
you in your uniform y
Gen. Sherman was present as an inyiHSi guest
at the celebration in Minneapolis OF the Dicell-
tennial anniversary OF the discovery OF the
Falls OF st. Anthony, and was one of the speak-
ers on that occasion.