William Tecumseh Sherman past away at 1:50 P.M. on Saturday, February 14, 1891 in New York City. His funeral was held as his home on February 19. One of his pallbearers, Joseph E. Johnston, refused to wear hat during the funeral out of respect for Sherman, even though it was extremely cold that day. He died one month later of pneumonia because of this. Sherman is buried in St. Louis in Calvary Cemetery.
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