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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... by them as a kind - hearted , social , benevolent friend , whom they had learned to love in their social contact with him . THOS . C. FLETCHER . The old soldiers took up LIFE OF GEN . WM . T. SHERMAN . CHAPTER xvi INTRODUCTION .
... by them as a kind - hearted , social , benevolent friend , whom they had learned to love in their social contact with him . THOS . C. FLETCHER . The old soldiers took up LIFE OF GEN . WM . T. SHERMAN . CHAPTER xvi INTRODUCTION .
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... took to the same profession , but went to Ohio to practice it in 1810 , making the little town of Lan- caster his home . He was made Judge of the Supreme Court in 1823 , and died while on the Bench in 1829 in Lebanon , leaving six sons ...
... took to the same profession , but went to Ohio to practice it in 1810 , making the little town of Lan- caster his home . He was made Judge of the Supreme Court in 1823 , and died while on the Bench in 1829 in Lebanon , leaving six sons ...
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... took care that he should be well educated in the schools of Lancaster until his sixteenth year . Then it was not difficult for him to provide a cadetship at West Point for his young charge . Entering the Military Academy in 1836 , Cadet ...
... took care that he should be well educated in the schools of Lancaster until his sixteenth year . Then it was not difficult for him to provide a cadetship at West Point for his young charge . Entering the Military Academy in 1836 , Cadet ...
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... took an active part in the battle of Bull Run , and it is interesting to note in General Sherman's report how some of the traits of this eminent soldier were visible on his earliest field . " Early in the day , " he says , when ...
... took an active part in the battle of Bull Run , and it is interesting to note in General Sherman's report how some of the traits of this eminent soldier were visible on his earliest field . " Early in the day , " he says , when ...
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... took vigorous measures for preventing the trade in cotton from being used for the good of the Confederate cause . The summer of 1862 was passed in completely overrunning and subjecting that portion of Ten- nessee lying west of the ...
... took vigorous measures for preventing the trade in cotton from being used for the good of the Confederate cause . The summer of 1862 was passed in completely overrunning and subjecting that portion of Ten- nessee lying west of the ...
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