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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Introduction. (search)
escorting General Forsythe through our lines and back. This was scarcely accomplished when General Babcock rode up and announced to General Lee that General Grant was prepared to meet him at the fro The General--in Chief now rode on, accompanied by Sheridan, Ord and some others, and soon Colonel Babcock's orderly was seen sitting on his horse in the street in front of a two-story brick house, better in appearance than the rest of the houses. He said General Lee and Colonel Babcock had gone into this house a short time before, and he was ordered to post himself in the street and keep a loss. General Grant mounted the steps and entered the house. As he stepped into the hall, Colonel Babcock, who had seen his approach from the window, opened the door of the room on the left, in whiy want his first interview with General Lee to be, in a measure, private. In a few minutes Colonel Babcock came to the front door, and, making a motion with his hat towards the sitting room, said, T