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Title: Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Publisher: Boston, Mass., Providence, R.I., Gately & O'Gorman
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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it which, up to that time, had only met with theridicule of his superiors. General Grant, always generous in giving praise tothose beneath him, paid this tribute to Shermanswork : To General Sherman I was greatly Indebted forhis promptness in forwarding to me, during the siegeof Fort Donelson, reinforcements and supplies fromPaducah. At the battle of Shiloh, on the last day, heheld, with raw troops, the key-point of the landing.It is no disparagement to any other officer to say thatI do not believe there was another division com-mander on the field who had the skill and experienceto have done It. To his Individual efforts I am In-debted for the success of that batde. Valor and Promotion. General Halleck, In his despatch to the Secretaryof War recommending General Sherman for promo-tion, said of him: It Is the unanimous opinion herethat Brigadier-General W. T. Sherman saved the for-tunes of the day on the 6th of April and contributedlargely to the glorious victory of the 7th. He was In
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58 GENERAL SHERMAN. the thickest of the fight on both days, having threehorses killed under him and beine wounded twice. Irespectfully request that he be made a major-generalof volunteers, to date from the 6th instant. With such glorious and gallant tributes as these,who will deny to William Tecumseh Sherman themeed of his deserts ? The flaming torch of truthspeaks from the battle-field. It is only when men aregrown cold and selfish that the spirit of envy detractsfrom a mans true worth. On the recommendation of General Halleck, Gen-eral Sherman was promoted to be a major-general ofvolunteers, his rank dating from May i, 1862. Henext took part in the operations against Corinth, andhis troops were the first to enter the enemys worksupon the morning of May 30. j Shermans Plan of Campaign. ^ The summer of 1862 was passed in completely over-running and subjecting that portion of Tennessee Ilying west of the Tennessee River. Sherman movedat the head of a column across the country towardMem

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