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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Page 71
... remains of two of her sons and three grandchildren were sleeping . Father Sherman was ordained the following year in Archbishop Ryan's private chapel in 3 Philadelphia . All the sisters and brothers were present AFTER THE WAR . 71.
... remains of two of her sons and three grandchildren were sleeping . Father Sherman was ordained the following year in Archbishop Ryan's private chapel in 3 Philadelphia . All the sisters and brothers were present AFTER THE WAR . 71.
Page 121
... remains . In the darkened parlors of his home lay the body of General Sherman , with the trappings of his rank set off by flowers sent by loving friends , heedless of them all and of the sad procession which passed beside the coffin ...
... remains . In the darkened parlors of his home lay the body of General Sherman , with the trappings of his rank set off by flowers sent by loving friends , heedless of them all and of the sad procession which passed beside the coffin ...
Page 129
... battle , the anxious scanning of newspapers , the awful haste to the front for remains or to the hospital for tender ministrations . Then came remembrances of crushed and bleeding hearts and of vacant chairs at 9 THE FUNERAL . 129.
... battle , the anxious scanning of newspapers , the awful haste to the front for remains or to the hospital for tender ministrations . Then came remembrances of crushed and bleeding hearts and of vacant chairs at 9 THE FUNERAL . 129.
Page 136
... remains . The President answered , thanking them for their courtesy , but saying that he did not care to see the body , as he preferred to remember the Gen- eral as in life . The casket was kept open , how- ever , and many of the ...
... remains . The President answered , thanking them for their courtesy , but saying that he did not care to see the body , as he preferred to remember the Gen- eral as in life . The casket was kept open , how- ever , and many of the ...
Page 151
... remains , colors were dipped , heads were uncovered , rolls were beaten on muffled drums , or dirges were sounded by the bands of the various organizations . Wheeling into Fifty - seventh Street from Broad- way the column encountered an ...
... remains , colors were dipped , heads were uncovered , rolls were beaten on muffled drums , or dirges were sounded by the bands of the various organizations . Wheeling into Fifty - seventh Street from Broad- way the column encountered an ...
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