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Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 19: (search)
disposition to be made of them. Three were nominally placed on the staff of Sherman, who succeeded Grant as General-in-Chief, but they were in reality to be on duty at the Executive Mansion. Horace Porter was to act as private secretary, with Babcock to assist him; Comstock had some nominal duties from which he soon requested to be relieved, and ordered to duty as engineer; Dent remained as aide-de-camp with ceremonial functions, and Parker was shortly afterward appointed Commissioner of Indht. And now, as Wilson declined the position of Secretary of State, and Washburne was not to be allowed to remain, it became necessary to find a substitute. In this emergency Grant offered the place to Hamilton Fish of New York, and sent Colonel Babcock, one of his new secretaries, to that city with the proposition. The offer was entirely unexpected by Fish, and at first he was not inclined to accept it. He would, indeed, have preferred the post of Minister to England, and it required som
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 26: (search)
omination and confirmation as Secretary of State; Grant had not waited for the refusal. The dispatch requested Fish not to reply, but to await the arrival of Colonel Babcock, who was bearer of a personal message from the President. Babcock arrived the same day with instructions to urge the acceptance of the post. Still Fish heBabcock arrived the same day with instructions to urge the acceptance of the post. Still Fish hesitated, or rather refused, until finally Babcock communicated a confidential message from the President which he had been ordered to reserve for a final effort. Upon the receipt of this Fish consented to become a member of the Government. Grant at this crisis was more than glad to have Fish enter his Cabinet; and no man had mBabcock communicated a confidential message from the President which he had been ordered to reserve for a final effort. Upon the receipt of this Fish consented to become a member of the Government. Grant at this crisis was more than glad to have Fish enter his Cabinet; and no man had more permanent influence with him in all his public policy than the Secretary of State, but it is nevertheless true that when the offer was made Grant had by no means so high an appreciation of Fish's ability as he afterward acquired. He was not then familiar with the personal political history of his time; and knew little of the c
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 47: (search)
Chapter 47: Grant and his friends. General Grant's friendships were like everything else in his life—various in character and result, sometimes adding to his dignity and happiness and renown, sometimes unfortunate in the last degree. He was the friend of General Sherman and of Ferdinand Ward, of Dr. Newman and Hamilton Fish, of George Child and the King of Siam, of Rawlins, Belknap, Babcock, Sheridan; of a man named Hillyer, now forgotten, and of Abraham Lincoln; of Roscoe Conklin, Fitz-John Porter and John A. Logan. Many of his early friendships were not with distinguished people, but the manner in which he adhered to these was characteristic of the man, and explains some of the circumstances in his career that have been most criticised. Grant, as every one knows, stepped very low in his fortunes after leaving the army. He bought a farm, but did not succeed in farming; he cut wood and drove it to St. Louis; he tried collecting money; he sought petty office and failed to
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 50: (search)
s private secretaries, General Porter and General Babcock, and his reply was usually contained in t on the Cold Harbor Campaign, and given it to Babcock to return. I have no criticisms to make, ands out of the country during all the period of Babcock's trouble and trial, and I asked General Granve been made had Grant entertained a doubt of Babcock's innocence. Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 4th 18ing a chapter of your book, and a letter from Babcock reached me some five or six days up the Nile previous letter I believe. When you write to Babcock give him and his family my kindest regards. your book with letters from Sherman, Porter & Babcock. I return the whole without comment, seeing All send regards to you. I shall write to Babcock in a few days. Yours Truly, U. S. Grant. adly beaten as the matter stands. I wrote to Babcock since my arrival in Paris. My correspondencehich I have read with pleasure; also one from Babcock which I find on my table. Yours as ever, U[2 more...]
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 51: (search)
great pleasure to renew so agreeable an acquaintance. Believe me, Yours very truly, Badeau. Halifax. Major-General No. Thirteen. General Grant to General Babcock. This letter Babcock forwarded to me because of my interest in its contents. It shows two of Grant's traits which I have elsewhere described; his carelessBabcock forwarded to me because of my interest in its contents. It shows two of Grant's traits which I have elsewhere described; his carelessness with his papers and his disposition toward leniency in criticising other soldiers. dear General,—The inclosed chapter of Badeau's book was handed to me just before leaving Chicago. Having a large mail before me at the time, which I was then engaged in reading and answering, I put the chapter and letter in my overcoat p,—This book was revised by me, chapter by chapter, as it was being prepared for the publishers. It was submitted for a similar review also to Generals Porter and Babcock, two of the staff colleagues of the author. In addition to this, all those chapters treating of events in which Generals Sherman and Sheridan held detached comma