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ruary ,, 1862, when he assumed COM
mand of the Hartford. April Is he
commenced his attack on New Orleans
in con Injunction with General B. L. Eut-
ler's land forces He had large but
poorly equipped feet. April % the
forts surrendered to him and May l he
turned the city over to General Butler.
H., had captured ii, destroyed the Con-
fed, rate fleet and silenced the forts
with loss of 81 killed and 1i' wound-
ed He died in Portsmouth, \. H., OH
August ii, 1870.
Grand Old General sherman.
General William Te umseh Shorman's
grave is IN ST. Louis. Ilc was born in
Lancaster. ohio. Feb. 5, $50. He was
graduated from West FONT In ls4J, He
served during the Mexican war. In
1873 he resigned his captain 5 commis-
sion and entered civil lite. May 13, 1851,
he was put in command of brigade in
Tylcr's division. His first serious
! attic was Bull Run. August ;, 1851.
he vas made briSadier general Of
volUnt'ers.- Sept. II he was i'll com
mand in Kentucky. He played an i'm
portan; part i'll the battle of Shiloh,
t April 6 and Z. 1862, aud was wounded,
but did not leave the field. July J..
Is g. alter many gallant victories, he
/ wa appointed Il hrigad:cr general in the
regular army March II, 1864, he was
/ placed in command Of the entire South
western region. His greatest effort
! was the march 10 and capture ot At
! lanta, which occurred Sept. |. lN';4.
/ Then be tn his famous march through
| Georgia TO the sea, one of the most
! slor ous undertakings of the conflict.
y -l.Tn tS, txr-,, ,sr.f
DAYS, and gave Savannah 10 the prcsi-
dent as a Christmas gift. He took
| leave of his army May 50, 1865, going
after the war to tn. command of the
military division of the Mississippi
/ Feb. II, 1891, he d.cd at his home il,
! New York.
Little Phi:'s Achievements
" hen, Il few years ago, Gen. Philip
! Henry Sheridan surrendered TO his first
! conGueror, Death. Iall of sorrow was
ii ng over the whole land. He was born
| in Albany, March 6, 1881. He graduated
! from West Point in 1853. lie was made
a Cap ain of infantry May II, 1851, AMI
in July OF the following year was ap-
pointed Brigadicr General of volun-
tccrs and commander of the Eleventh
Ohio nivi-io Soon afterward he be-
came commander of Il division of the
Army OF the Cumberland. After Muir
frcesboro he be anne Major General OF
volunteers, Dee. 81, 1862. He saw ,,l
tie day at both thickamauga and Chat
tanooga. April, 1864, he was mad.
tOnmander of all the cavalry of tn,
Army of thu Potomac. He took part in
tn. battles of the Wilderness, Todd's
Tavern, STottsylvania Court House
Beaver Dam. and Richmond. Early il
August. 1864. he was made commander
of the Army of the Shenandoah. a
Winchester he attacked Early and cap
turcd 1000 prisoners. He was made ;
Brieadier General Of the regular army
Sept. 10, 1864. Oct. - the Federal arm,
was attacked by Early AMI Longs:reet
Sheridan was at Winchester, twcnt,
mil. awav The Union forces wer,
routed and were retrcatiny, when Ii,
completed his famous ride on his bla"l
horse and made them con9ucrors in
stead of vanuushcd. He WAS mad
Major General OF the regular arm.
| Cov 8, 1864. May ), lSSS, he died 4
Nonquitt. Masc.
Admiral David -. Porter.
Next to Farragut, the greatest nava
honors of the civil war rest on David u
Port er. whose grave, unmarked hy mon
ument, is in Arlington Cemetery. Wash
/ inston, -. {. He was born in Chester
; Pa. June s, 1873. He was the son q
Commodore Porter, and was lroush
up, SO to speak, on man -of-war. III
served during the entire Mexican wal
and was ordered to the command OF tn
Powhatan at the outbreak of the REBEL
ion. July !, 1864, he was made a Rca
Admiral IN recognition of valiant serH
ice. During the war he received fou
a. Wi
l 5, iSft, he was II aie Vice Admiral. an
Aug. II, 1870, he was made Admiral c
the nav,. lie died in Washington. Eel
: IL, 1891.
1 Gen. Haileck.
In Greenwood Cemetery at New lot
t lies all that is mortal of Gen. Henr
j, Wager Hal!cck. His executive achicv,
4 ments were greater than his services Q
the field Of battle, but we'll he earned
generous place among the country
Y heroes. He was born in Westernvili'
t Oneida County, New York. Jan 1
y 1915. He was graduated from We
d Point in Is 81. He served in the Mex
n can war and was instrumental N IL
d adm.ttance Of California 10 the Cniol
t In 1854 he left the army. At the IL
;, ginning of the civil war he was ut on,
u made a ma. or general. His service
& along the Mississippi and in the Nalie
y Of the Cumberland were invaluab!
IL The principal battle in which he d
o re ted the Union forces was that (
! Corinth, but his guiding and wise har
$ had part in almost every importal
@ movement made. July q, 1862, he a
q rived at Wash ston and assumed Il
l. duties of general in chief of all Il
IS asmies of the Unite States. His lud,
l. ment and executive ability mad much
n do with the final victory OF the Cnit
J. cause and the salvation Of the countr