Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . th a newspaper reporteroccurred at his New York home less than a fortnight beforehis death. When the reporter entered the General was seated at asquare table in the middle of the room, and in a despairingsort of way was trying to find out from a directory whereDr. John Halls church is situated. He wore a very extra-ordinary pair of spectacles—each lens like a jewelers mag-nifying glass. When he had gfot the information he wanted,he pushed his spectacles up on his forehead, shook asked what was wanted. By the way, he said, suddenly, I have seen youbefo
Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . th a newspaper reporteroccurred at his New York home less than a fortnight beforehis death. When the reporter entered the General was seated at asquare table in the middle of the room, and in a despairingsort of way was trying to find out from a directory whereDr. John Halls church is situated. He wore a very extra-ordinary pair of spectacles—each lens like a jewelers mag-nifying glass. When he had gfot the information he wanted,he pushed his spectacles up on his forehead, shook asked what was wanted. By the way, he said, suddenly, I have seen youbefore. Yes; at the Garfield memorial exercises in Cleveland. I remember now, General Sherman continued; sitdown. What can I do for you ? I have very little time;I am going to a wedding at 12 oclock. He was asked to talk about Lincoln and old war-times. No, no, he said, shaking his head; I have said all Ihave to say and written all I have to write on that subjectand all others. I shall not write any more nor talk forpublication,. 5 02 I o CD K ww Oho a o Q<!OHWWH ElRST BEREAVEMENT. 4^1 Then he stood up and walked slowly about the a bit he pointed to a shelf of the book-case, wherethe bulky volumes of the Nicolay-Hay memoirs stood. There, he remarked, in those ten volumes youll findall the Lincoln literature you want; I have made manyspeeches on Lincoln, but I dont remember where they arenow—I dont remember. Shermans first family bereavement was the death of hisson Willie, from typhoid fever, at Memphis, October 3,1863. The boy had shown great fondness for military life,and had been playfully adopted as a sergeant by the bat-talion that formed his fathers headquarters guard. Healways turned out at drills and guard-mountings with a zealthat both amused and delighted the general, and he was agreat favorite with all the soldiers who knew him. Whenhe died, the battalion gave him a military funeral, and theheart-broken father thereupon wrote to its commandingofficer, Ca
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