Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-02-21

incr and autumn Of 1862. lie TOOK an active
| part IN the Nieksburg campaign, aud was
| Glade hrigadier-gcneyai in the regular army.
General Sherman Succeeded Geuerai Grant
| as commander OF the army OF the Tennessee
| an October .. 1868. lie took part in the
| peratiOns around Chaitan0oga and the a.
nuit and capture Of Missionary Ridge lie
also organized an army 1T 100000 men for the
I .pring campaign OF 1861 On the 18th OF
/ March 1861, he suceceded General Grant ms
| commander Of the Military Division Of the
/ Mississippi, embracing the department aud
irniies Of the surrounding regions. On May
1 2, 1901, he entered on the invasion OF Georgia,
making Atlanta his first point and between
hat date and September [ fought many
/ pitched battles. He received the capitula-
ion Of Atlanta September .. iNit and occu.
ped Il as q military post anlil November 10,
I 1861.
Having sent about two.flihs Of his force.
ander General Thomas, 10 repel General
/ Hoods movements into Tennessee and dc.
'troy much of Atlanta, he marched southwark
/ % the sea, with force OF al, 900 men, in les
/ han month passing over about three hun.
1 tred miles with his army, without sny i'm
| qortaut action till he reached Fort McAlli
1 Ter, below Savannah, which he captured afier
briat action December Is. Savannah sur.
'sndering December p, 1861. ilccommcnced
| January 10, 1863 his invasion OF the Carulinas
being about six weeks in passing through
! South Carolina. lie fought Two battles in
North Carolina, March ii and 70 a. 1865;
! occupied Goldsboro' March =, aud, having
| gwen his army n lew weeks rst, captured
/ Raleigh April Is, and nesuiiaici VITA Gen.
| J. L. Johnston terms OF surrender OF Al tho
confederate forces in the held. Tn,se terms
were pronounced iuadmissible by the federal
government. and General sherman. under
General Grants Instructions demanded and
teceived General Johnston's surrender April
%, 1865.
General Sherman had been m,de mai ".
general N the United States army August -,
1904, for his Atlanta campaign and after the
slose of the war continued ia command OF The
| military division Of the Mississippi for more
sdan year. On July .. 1866. teneral Grant
having been promoted % be general of the
army, General sherman WAS advanced 10 be
lieutenant general, aud was assigned TO the
'ommand Of the military division OF the Mis-
Iouri.
In March, 1869, Grant having resigned the
generalship in consequence OF his election as
President, sherman was promoted to the va
can't rank. Ia November. 1871, he obtained
leave OF absence Tor years travel in Europe
and the East. Upon his return he madc lis
headquarters at Washington, but toward the
close Of 1874 changed Them TO 81. Louis
Three years latter I've returned again to WASH
,nglon, taking up his residence ut No. Si7
Fifteenth street northwest In 1876 and 1850
he was prominently spoken of rs candidate
Tor the presidency
On the Sth Of April. 1854, President Arthur
issued the following order announcing the re-
tircment Of General sherman; General
William I. Sherman, general OF the army,
having this day reached the age Of sixty.iour,
is, in accordance with law, paced Upon the
retired list Of the army, without reduction IN
his current pay and allowances. The an
nouncement OF the severance from the com
mand Of the army Of one Who has been tor
20 many years It's distinguished chief can but
awaken in the minds not only OF the army,
but OF the people OF the Gnitol States, min.
tled emotions of regret and gratitude--rcgrct
at the withdrawal irom active military ser
vice Of an officer whose lofty sense OF duty
has been n model for all soldiers since he first
entered the army IN July, 1870 aud gratitude
freshly awakened Tor the services OF iuculrul.
able value rendered by him in the war for
the Union, which his great military genius
and daring did 50 much 10 cad The Prcsi,
dent deems this hitting occasion 70 give ex.
preston TO the gratitude ieit toward General
Sherman ny his fellow-etizeus an TO hope
that Providence may grant him many years
OF health AID hnppiness in The fcliri from the
active duties OF his profession
General sherman At once retired 10 private
life and moved 70 81. Louis, where be resided
for u siturr time. lie then took up Ills resi-
denee in New York city, where he has since
lived.
With the death Of Sherman the title Of rem
cral Of the army completely disappears from
our military system. II has been held by
three men only II was created in lists. by
act OF Congress aud conferred upon Grant.
Sherman then succeeded Grant ~ lieutrnant-
general, and when the latter took his seat as
President in March, 1869, the former became
general Of the army.
In 1854 Sherman wgs Pot on The retired list
with the title which he held 10 the timcOf his
death. In the active service the Office by
provision of law bceaiaa vacaat and the title
extinct. shcridnn being commander OF the
army with nc rank 81 lruicnnnt-g general
In lSSs. Just before Sherdauis death. the
rank oflieutcnant- general was aloli.l,e'l and
that Of general revived, nilh the understand
ing thai sheridan should be made general
end the express provision that the title should
continue only during his life.
Since that time tie head Of the army has
been major-general.