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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 2 : early recollections of California --(continued). 1849 -1850 . (search)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 3 : Missouri , Louisiana , and California . 1850 -1855 . (search)
Chapter 3: Missouri, Louisiana, and California. 1850-1855.
Having returned from California in January, 1850, with dispatches for the War Department, and having delivered them in person first to General Scott in New York City, and afterward to the Secretary of War (Crawford) in Washington City, I applied for and received a leave of absence for six months. I first visited my mother, then living at Mansfield, Ohio, and returned to Washington, where, on the 1st day of May, 1850, I was married to Miss Ellen Boyle Ewing, daughter of the Hon. Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Interior.
The marriage ceremony was attended by a large and distinguished company, embracing Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, T. H. Benton, President Taylor, and all his cabinet.
This occurred at the house of Mr. Ewing, the same now owned and occupied by Mr. F. P. Blair, senior, on Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite the War Department.
We made a wedding-tour to Baltimore, New York, Niagara, and Ohio, and returned to Washing
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 5 : California , New York, and Kansas . 1857 -1859 . (search)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 6 : Louisiana . 1859 -1861 . (search)
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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 7 : Missouri . April and May , 1861 . (search)
Chapter 7: Missouri. April and May, 1861.
During the time of these events in Louisiana, I was in constant correspondence with my brother, John Sherman, at Washington; Mr. Ewing, at Lancaster, O cabinet, and I have no doubt my opinions, thoughts, and feelings, wrought up by the events in Louisiana, seemed to him gloomy and extravagant.
About Washington I saw but few signs of preparation, t urned to me, and said, Mr. President, this is my brother, Colonel Sherman, who is just up from Louisiana, he may give you some information you want.
Ah!
said Mr. Lincoln, how are they getting along ent answered, I cannot accept.
I have quite a large family, and when I resigned my place in Louisiana, on account of secession, I had no time to lose; and, therefore, after my hasty visit to Washi l unwilling to take a mere private's place, and, having for many years lived in California and Louisiana, the men are not well enough acquainted with me to elect me to my appropriate place.
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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 13 (search)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 14 (search)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 16 (search)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 20 (search)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 25 (search)