Life and Reminiscences of General Wm. T. ShermanR. H. Woodward Company, 1891 - 479 pages This is a collection of thoughts and reminiscences on General Sherman from the most important and influential men of the day. Published the year of his death, it includes tributes from President Hayes, senators, high-profile priests and judges. |
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... lived with us in St. Louis . I had the honor to ad- minister to him the obligation of a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic . I shall never forget the expres- sion of uncertainty or doubt which his face wore until I reached that ...
... lived with us in St. Louis . I had the honor to ad- minister to him the obligation of a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic . I shall never forget the expres- sion of uncertainty or doubt which his face wore until I reached that ...
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... lived in a house not far from the Custom House . I had a small adobe house . Halleck and Dr. Murray had a small log house not far off . " * * * * " I spent much time in hunting deer and bear in the mountains back . of Carmell Mission ...
... lived in a house not far from the Custom House . I had a small adobe house . Halleck and Dr. Murray had a small log house not far off . " * * * * " I spent much time in hunting deer and bear in the mountains back . of Carmell Mission ...
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... lived through the winter . " Sherman acted as Adjutant - General successively to General S. W. Kearney , Colonel Mason and General Persifer F. Smith . But while this tour of duty gave the young lieutenant a novel and most interesting ...
... lived through the winter . " Sherman acted as Adjutant - General successively to General S. W. Kearney , Colonel Mason and General Persifer F. Smith . But while this tour of duty gave the young lieutenant a novel and most interesting ...
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... lived probably some of us younger fellows would not have attained our present positions . " We followed the line - the second line - and then came the landing of forces at Pittsburgh Landing . Whether it was mistake in landing them on ...
... lived probably some of us younger fellows would not have attained our present positions . " We followed the line - the second line - and then came the landing of forces at Pittsburgh Landing . Whether it was mistake in landing them on ...
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... lived up to that belief . " No man , " says he in the closing chapters of his memoirs , " can properly command an army from the rear . He must be at the front , and when a detachment is made , the commander there- of should be informed ...
... lived up to that belief . " No man , " says he in the closing chapters of his memoirs , " can properly command an army from the rear . He must be at the front , and when a detachment is made , the commander there- of should be informed ...
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