The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
SHERMAN WAS KIND.
A SOUTHERN POETS REcoLLecTioNs
or THE GENERAL.

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Of the Closing Days of the Warden
erai sherman's Goodness to the Elder
Stanton, Who Was Very Ill In Savannah
Frank l.. Stanton, the popular Georgia
poet, always speaks up for General Sher-
man when heshears any severe criticism
OF that famous commanders methods.
The story told by Stanton has never
found its way into print, but it deserves
place among the minor incidents and
"reminiscences Of the war period.
"When Savannah fell, said Stanton,
II was little chap about years old
The confusion and tumult in the streets
frightened me, and was afraid to 60
very far from the house.
young as was, understood that
something very serious had occurred.
Instead of seeing Confederate soldiers
parading the streets with few Federal
prisoners / saw thousands Of Federals
swarming through the town, and they
had great many Confederates under
guard.
"The situation had been reversed
That was plain, even to a child.
"My father was very i'll, in the last
stages OF consumption, and my mother
was worn out with anxiety and the
cares of the household. Our neighbors
were panic stricken, and everybody
seemed to be expecting some awful ca
lamity.
"Penned up there as we had been for
long time, without supplies and with
out any money except worthless Confed-
crate currency, the outlook was gloomy
enough. How was my sick father to get
the things he needed? That was the
problem with my mother.
Somebody told General Sherman
about my father and mentioned the fact
that he was kinsman of a very distin-
guished and powerful officer on the Un-
ON side.
Zone day when entered my fathers |
'oom found three Federal officers sit
ing there in pleasant conversation with |
he invalid and my mother.
Il was scared and started to run. but
me OF the strangers, middle aged man
With q roughly trimmed brown beard,
allied me back. He asked my name, and
'efore knew it had me on his knee,
nd he said so many nice things to me
hat took quite fancy to him.
He was General Sherman, and he
ad called with two of his staff officers
0 see my father When the visitors
sft the general told my mother at the
DOR that he knew all about the incon.
OF siege and insisted upon
ending from the army stores something
nat would suit sick man.
Under the circumstances such an
Ter could not be declined. 1t was a
icnio for the children of the family. I
IN tell you.
After that, while the general was in
10 city, something was sent to the G
ouse every day. Brandy, wine, loaf I
lgar, lemons, beef, chickens, coffee. q
sgetables and don't know what else
me in generous quantities. We had
enty for the family and for our near
t nighbors. n
Nor was that all. The general sent C
10 OF the best physicians in the hos q
tai service, and the last days of my n
Their were made far more comfortable ;.
an we had hoped for under the adj :.
rise conditions of those dark days. "
General Sherman came to the house b'
co more before he left Savannah. Cl
mot remember what he said, but he al
IS sympathetic and he said something er
out the pleasure it gave him to aid a h,
atlve OF his distinguished friend at 9,
ashington. ~
AT that time l was very fond of
wy uniform, and it vexed my child
mind to see my friend the general &c
'ays dressed SO stability His staff an
GERS presented better appearance, =.
some OF them were really gorgeous 20
heir spectacular rig. ~
The other boys aud the negroes as
eed with me that the commander te
&c be in very hard luck or he would un
ainly dress better. Still, was then all
ylncsd that he was q wonderfully "a,
man. With my pockets fnif OF ms ! ~
sugar, which ! had surreptitiously -,
'racted from the pantry,JI would ~
been ungrateful il / had formed
other opinion.
Sherman left the city and marched
ard through the Carolinas, and that
sd the war. NJ
No, never saw him again. My. ia. HI
died, and l lived in different places ga
work keeping me 80 busy that / had ~,
lime to think of the general or any A.
else not connected with my imme- "
Q business ! wish now that I,had ov
him before he passed away. AS it du
can only recall him as he appeared Of
~ boyish and wondering eyes, un. OF
circumstances which did not give be,
an opportunity to study him. No an,
ter what may be said Of his conduct sw- .
7ar' l cannot help liking him. He a.
good friend just when we most ''e
led one. Chicago Times Herald. a
Doubtful Compliments. In,