The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-22
ANECDOTES OF SHERMAN.
Young Woman's Tribute to His Mill
tary Genius.
New York Tribune. J

tNGW IOEk 1rIDuue-D
At an informal dinner Of about a dozen
Grand Army comrades. the other evening,
one who had served as captain under
General Sherman. in the civil war. re-
marked that he had read with much in
terest the incidents of Sherman at Shiloh
published in the Tribune last week. And
then the conversation took the course OF
"reminiscences of Shermans March
Through Georgia" one of the veterans
related a story in this way;
Everybody who served under Sherman
as a commander must give him credit for
his strategy in thanking the rebels out Of
their strong positions. Even a young Wo-
man of Georgia could not help observing
his military genius, and her remarks
were amusing, to say the least, She told
how Sherman'S army marched down
through her country and how he detached
his commanders to do certain things. I
think 1 can recall her language, which
was about like this: It wasn't fair for
Sherman TO fight the southern soldiers
on end. Now, it was right smart of Cen
eral Bragg TO form two streaks of fight
In our dooryard with walking soldiers,
and then he got General Joe Wheeler to
line up one streak of fight with critter
soldiers meaning cavalry behind the
whip the Yankees, Sherman sent Joe
Hooker up, and he flanked Bragg and
made him fall back, which he did in such
q hurry that he upset dads ash hopper
plant, which cost $3.50 I'm Atlanta, and
dad vows as how he's agOin to sue
Bragg for waste. But I'd like to know
where the Yanks get those guns which
they load on Sunday and fire all the
week.
q remember a young confederate pris-
! oner. who was standing near the young
woman, evidently her best fellow. who re-
sponded with this remark. Why Sher-
| man can do anything. He gets on a hill,
l flops his wings and crows then he yells
out: Attention. creation BY Kingdoms.
right wheel, march, And then we git -
Another Of the veterans told a story Of
! how General Sherman Outwitted a so
called British consul at Savannah. Upon
arriving in the city Sherman noticed a
| surprisingly large number of British
Tags flying on as many building and he
! became curious 70 know whether all of
the British consus In the southern states
/ had taken refuge in Savannah. In the
course OF his investigation he discovered
that where the British flags were dis
played the buildings were stored fun OF
cotton, and he at once ordered it to be
seized Then he returned to his head
quarters and a little later a pompOus tel
low rushed IN i'm great haste and imper-
iously demanded that his card be sent TO
General Sherman. II am he responded
the general The visitor inflated him
self and then angrily charged that the
Yankee troops were removing his cotton
the British flag.
stop, sir: not your cotton. sir. but my
cotton, seized in the name of the United
States government. sir interrupted the
/ general. II have noticed he continued
I that great many buildings over which
/ the British flags were flying were filled
L
I the name Of my government
but. sir said the naughty visitor.
| there is scarcely any cotton In Savannah
I that does not belong to me-"
/ There is not pound of cotton in Sa-
/ vannah. sir. that does not belong TO me,
/ for the United States government" said
{ the general
/ well sir" said the visitor. again
I swelling himself with great indignation
and reddening in his face. ''ny govern
ment shall hear of this. 1 shall report
{ you to my government. sir. and you wuI
1 be held responsible"
All. pray who are you. sir?" asked the
/ general
I II am consul to her British majesty. "
! was the answer
! "Oh. indeed! Please report it, but bear
/ in mind that I learned long ago that
! had such sympathizers as you 70 fight
! in addition 90 the rebels. and ] have beer
hoping for orders for some time 20 take
? a run over to Nassau and destroy thai
: supply station for the blockade runners.
g Indeed sarcastically responded thu
4 visitor. And how would you propose tc
, do it2'
/ oh. I would take over few picks and
/ shovels and throw the cursed sandbank.
/ into the sea, sir; and then-well-good
day, sir"