Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
SHERMAN Is DEAD.
The Brave Warrior Loses in His
Battle with Death.
He Passes Quietly Away at His Home ia
New York Surrounded by Loved
Ones-Biography of
Hero.
pEATH % 4 vETERAN.

ment IN his condition Friday, which
filed his many friends with hope that
he would win the battle, gave way to
alarming symptoms which caused the at
tending physicians to announce that
the end was rapidly approaching. The
members of his family were hastily
summoned to his bedside and remained
with him to the end.
The General was unconscious for
some time before death. He did not
suffer any pain. His respirations grew
weaker and ceased entirely at $50. The
end came SO easily that for a moment it
was not possible to realize that he was
dead
Less than half an hour after the news
of the Generals death was flashed over
the country messages of coincidence
began to arrive The messages were
received by Private Secretary Barrett
and Senator Sherman. Senator Sher-
man said that nearly 5000 dispatches
had been received. There was one from
President Harrison and one from each
of the United States Senators. from
members of the Cabinet, from General
Schofeld and from other army officers.
Other dispatches received were from
Chief-Justiee Fuller, Henry NJ. Stanley,
Archbishop Kenric1, of St Louis,
Judge Gresham, General Joseph E.
Johnston, Iice-President Morton, JUS
tice Harlan, General Alger, James G.
Blaine and ex-President Hayes.
BIOGRAPHY OF HERO.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born in
Lancaster, o., February s. 1920 He was the
sixth child, and adopted by Thomas
Ewing, and attended school in Lancaster
until 1896 when he entered the Military
Academy at West Point, graduating from
that institution in 1870 standing sixth
in a class OF fortytwo members. He received
his first commission as Second-Leutenant in
the Third Artillery July l. 1910, and was sent
with that commando Florida On November
30, 1S4L he was promoted TO Eirst-Lieu-
tenancy In 1913 on his return from short
leave, he began the study of law, not
TO make it a profession, but to rem
der himself more intelligent soldier. In 1916,
when the Mexican war broke out, he was sent
with troops to California, where he acted as
Adjutant General to General Stephen w.
Kearney. On his return, in 1850, he was mar
ried to Ellen Boyle Ewing at Washington her
father, his old friend, then being Secretary Of
the Interior. He appointed Captain in
the commissary department September 81,
1850 but resigned in 1853 and was appointed
manager of a bank in san Francisco but
II
New York agent for a St. Louis
firm. In 1883 he practiced law in
Leavenworth, Kan, and the following year be-
came superintendent If the Louisiana State
Military Academy. 1t was while he was act
ing in this connection that Louisiana
seeded from the Union, and Gen
eral Sherman promptly resigned his office.
On May 13 1861 he commissioned
Colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry with in
structions to report to General Scott at Wash
ington Sherman was put in command of
brigade in Tyler's Division. On August g.
1861, he was made a Brigadier- General
of volunteers, and sent to be second
in command to General Anderson, in
Kentucky. On account of broken health,
General Anderson was relieved from the
command and General Sherman succeeded
him on October IA. just after the capture of
f orts Henry and Donelson, in 1852 General
Sherman was assigned to the Army of
the Tennessee. In the great battle Of
Shiloh Sherman's division served
sort of pivot He was wounded in the
hand during the fight, but refused to leave
the field General Halleck declared that
Sherman saved the fortunes of the day on the
9th. and contributed largely to the glorious vic,
tory of the eth" 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 brill
liant services in the Vicksburg campaign
October IA. 1863. General Sherman was ordered
to take mis- corps to the relief of General Rose
Grams, who had been forced back into Chatta
nooga after the battle of Chickamauga. On
the morning of the 25th Sherman pursued the
enemy by the roads north of Chickamauga
and everywhere destroyed the rebel commune
cations During these operations General
Burnside was beseged at Knoxville. Sherman
made forced marches to his relief, and, after
supplying him marched back to Chattanooga
After General Grant had been made Lieu
tenant General he assigned General Sherman
to the command OF the military division OF
the Mississippi. On February 10 1864
General Sherman received the thanks of Con
gress for his services in the Chattanooga cam
paign. On April 10 he received his orders to
move against Atlanta His forces then CON
sisted of 90 600 men. with 234 guns while the
Confederate army, under Johnston. was com
posed of 62 600 men, Sherman repeated
ly attacked the enemy, who grad
ually fell back. On July II Sherman began
the direct attack on Atlanta. In a number Of
severe sorties the Union forces were victorious,
and on September the enemy evacuated the
place, Sherman Immediately moved forward to
the works that covered Savannah, and soSn
captured that city His army had marched
800 miles in twenty four days through the
heart Of Georgia and had achieved a
splendid victory. sherman was made Major
General and received the thanks of Congress
nah in February, and soon fianked Charleston.
compelled its evacuation. and entered Co
lumbus on the nth. He thence
moved on Goldsboro opening com
munication by the Cape Fear river
with Schoheld. Johnston at Green's
boTo, received news Of Lees surrender and
sent word to Sherman asking on what terms
he would receive his surrender. Sherman
made a basis of agreement which re
pudiated by the Government as being too
lenient The General determined not to revisit
Washington but finally did so at the special re-
quest OF the President. General Sherman took
leave of his army on May 80 From June q.
1854, TO March 8, 1889 he was in command Of The
military division Of the Mississippi Upon the
appointment Of Grant as General Of the army
Sherman was promoted to be Lieutenant Gen
eral and when Grant became President Of the
United States, March 4, 1862 Sherman sue
ceeded him as General, with headquarters
at Washington. At his own request, and in
order to make Sheridan Communicated he
was placed on the retired list, with full pay and
emoluments, on February s 1851. For awhile
after that the General resided In St.