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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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an invitation to him this morning atthe Fifth Avenue Hotel, but the President kindly re-plied that he preferred to keep with him the remem-brances of the general while alive. He did not wishto see him in death, when their associations had beenso warm and genial. At noon every doorstep along the street wascrowded with interested spectators and windowswere filled vAth expectant faces. The street waskept free from pedestrians, but the side-streets werecrowded with the forming troops and citizens. About 12.25 the caisson, draped in black anddrawn by four horses, was drawn up in front of theSherman house. The horses were mounted by regu-lars and an army officer was in charge. Behind thecaisson was an orderly leading the black chargerwhich bore the military trappings of the general.A black velvet coverinor almost hid the horse from view, but the boots and saddle were plainly con- Ispicuous. ; The services of prayer began promptly on the ; hour. At five minutes to twelve a FaUier left the .
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VETERANS SALUTING IHE FUNERAL TRAIN. 523 524 GENERAL SHERMAN. generals late residence and entered No. )) Seventy-first street, and summoned the boy choir of St.Francis Xavier. The services were over at 12.30.The prayers were read by Rev. Father Sherman. There were about one hundred and fifty personspresent at these ceremonies. The greater numberwere relatives, but there were many close friends aswell, among them being Mrs. Grant and SenatorCameron. The reading of the service and the singing to-gether did not occupy more than fifteen minutes.During that time no one was permitted to enter thehouse. There were large crowds of people all alongthe street and on the house-stoops, but they main-tained the utmost order, and by their silent, com-posed demeanor manifested their respect for thedead general. As the hour of two drev/ near the scene in the im-mediate neighborhood was one full of life. Mountedofficers and orderlies dashed through the streets, thepolished trimmings of their horse equ

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