Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14781683741)

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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 Generals
Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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INCIDENTS IN HIS LIFE. 161 *I wont do It/ he would say to himself several timesover— I wont do anything of the kind. The document was an official order from Secre-tary Stanton, approved by General Grant, for GeneralSherman to wait with his army at Savannah for trans-ports which had been sent down the coast to conveythem by sea to the mouth of the James, and then toascend that river to co-operate with Grant. GeneralSherman had all along Intended to march his army upthe coast across the country, and he sat down at onceand wrote a letter to General Grant explaining tohim why he was opposed to taking a sea-voyage withhis men ; how he thought such an experience woulddemoralize them with sea-sickness, confinement inclose quarters and lack of exercise; and how he haddecided to take all the responsibility and march themup by land in accordance with his original plans.He said he would be at Goldsboro, N. C., on the21st day of March, 1865, and that If any other orderswere sent to him there, t