. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . ion againstthe Confederates, who they were certain were attheir heels. Sherman about this time had trouble withsome of his ninety-day men, who wanted to returnhome. Mr. Lincoln visited the camp one day, whenone of the officers stepped up to the Presidents car-riage, in which Sherman was seated with him, andsaid: Mr. President^ I have a cause of morning I went to speak to Colonel Sherman,and he threatened to shoot me.** Mr. Lincoln repeatedinterrogatively the words, Threatened to shootyou
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . ion againstthe Confederates, who they were certain were attheir heels. Sherman about this time had trouble withsome of his ninety-day men, who wanted to returnhome. Mr. Lincoln visited the camp one day, whenone of the officers stepped up to the Presidents car-riage, in which Sherman was seated with him, andsaid: Mr. President^ I have a cause of morning I went to speak to Colonel Sherman,and he threatened to shoot me.** Mr. Lincoln repeatedinterrogatively the words, Threatened to shootyou ? — Yes, sir, he threatened to shoot me. looked at him and then at Sherman, andbending his tall, spare form toward the officer, said tohim in a loud stage-whisper, that could be easily heardat some distance, Well, if I were you, and he threat-ened to shoot, I would not trust him, for I believe hewould do it. The officer disappeared amid thelaughter of all who were around. During the anxious August days after the battle ofBull Run, while Sherman was drilling and disciplining. GENERAL SHERMAN AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR. 185 186 GENERAL pHEKMAN. the raw regiments under him and getting ready to dohis part in repulsing the attack that was almost hourlyexpected, he received a note from General Robert An-derson asking him to call on him in explained that the Administration was be-coming alarmed about Kentucky, where matters wererapidly approaching a grave crisis. The Legislaturewas in session, and was ready, as soon as supportedby the General Government, to take measures thatwould keep the State in the Union. It had been de-termined, therefore, to organize a new military depart-ment, to be known as the Department of the Cumberland, and to embrace Kentucky, Tennessee, etc. Critical Situation in Kentucky. Anderson said he had been offered the commandhad accepted it, and wanted help. The Presidenagreed that he should select four of the brigadiers,and he w
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