William T. Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman, one of the most bnlliant of the Union commanders during the war of the rebollion, was born at Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1820. In 1840 lie graduated frons West West Point and served during the Indian wars iu Florida, 1840-42. Iu 1S47 he went to California and was acting assistant secretarv there till 1860. In 1853 he resigned liis commission, being then in New Orleans on eoinmissarv duty, and beeame a banker. He carried on business in New York and San Francisco. In 1858 he practiced law at Leavenworth, Kan. On May 14, 1861, he was re-appointed to the arniv with the rank of Colonel and on the 17th was made brigadier general of volunteers. He commanded a brigade at Buil Kun, July 21st. In October he was appointed to the command of the army of the Cumberland. He directed a división in the Tennessee and Miesissippi operations and bore a prominent part before Vicksburg. From Memphis he received an order from Grant, who had succeeded Rosecrans to cease all work and naaten to Chattanooga, where on the 20th of November 1803 he saeeeeded in defeating Bragg, On Fob. 4, 1S64, Sherman moved to Meridian, the great railway centre of the Southwest, destroying all the confedérate stores but was co'mpelled to return on account of the failure of the cavalry under Sinith toperform itsduty. On the Oth of May, Slierman set out tor Atlanta. At Dalton he defeatedon May 13th, Gen. Johnson, and agaiu on May 15th at Resaca. June lat Alatoona wa occupied by Slierman. After two unBuccessful aésaults on Kenesaw he v.t [asi compelled Johnson to evacúate tha place on July 2nd, Peach Tree compelled them to fail back on Atlanta. After the most vigoroua operations Sherman compelled Hood to evacúate that place, but not until the general had destroyed every thing oí valué. November löth, 18(i4, saw the commencement of the famous march to the sea. Dec. 13th Fort McCallister feil before him. Dec. 20 Savannah was evacuated. His whole loss from Atlanta to the sea was 5ti7 including 245 wounded and missing. Moving northward he accepted Johnstone's surrender upon a basis of agreement, which was however rejected by the government. On May 24th, after a triumphant march reached he Washington, where his army was dissolved. Upon the accession of Grant to the presidencj he became commander in chief of the Ü. S. army, March 4th 18(9. In 1871-72 he travelled through Europe, and through the courtesy of Germany viewed the operations of the Franco-Prussian war. In 1874 he removed the headquarters of the army to St. Louis, but in 1876 they were again returned to Washington. He was succeeded by Gen. Phil Sheridan, the hero of Sheridan's Ride.