[The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman<br> Vol. I.<br> Part 2 by William T. Sherman]@TWC D-Link book
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman
Vol. I.
Part 2

CHAPTER XIV
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Mrs.Sherman supposed him to have been with me, whereas I supposed he was with her.

An officer of the Thirteenth went up to General McPherson's house for him, and soon returned, with Captain Clift leading him, carrying in his hands a small double-barreled shot gun; and I joked him about carrying away captured property.

In a short time we got off.

As we all stood on the guards to look at our old camps at Young's Point, I remarked that Willie was not well, and he admitted that he was sick.

His mother put him to bed, and consulted Dr.Roler, of the Fifty-fifth Illinois, who found symptoms of typhoid fever.


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