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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
lieved at the change in the War Department, Edwin M. Stanton succeeded Simon Cameron as secretary of war. t incited them to do what they did. I called at Mr. Stanton's in the evening, with a friend who knew him; butnoses out of joint, and brought in McClellan. Then Stanton took Cameron's place, fell out with McClellan, whoswas retreating from Fredericksburg; also one from Mr. Stanton, telling him the news of Shields's victory at Fro told him, it was thought in Washington (that is, Mr. Stanton thought) that if McClellan would fight he would wo obtain the sanction of the still greater general, Stanton. It is also understood the army is to be divided iin the evening, I got your letter of the 6th, and Mr. Stanton's important one dated November 29th, 1862. App to accept. He then made a written protest against Stanton and Halleck, which he read to the President in thein remains in office, and that until they can remove Stanton and Chase, all hope of restoring McClellan is idle.
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
m Mr. Harding, in which he said he had seen Mr. Stanton, who told him of my letter in reference to g relieved was entirely the work of Grant and Stanton. I hear Butterfield has been swearing terr came down with letters from Mr. Seward and Mr. Stanton. Headquarters army of the Potomac, Aprilairs. It is from Mr. Dana's telegrams that Mr. Stanton's despatches to General Dix are made up. Thfrom the fact I have mentioned, that in all Mr. Stanton's despatches from Grant's headquarters my nd a most exalted opinion of me, and told him, Stanton, that when he first came East he thought Sher. It is all settled, however, now, as I see Mr. Stanton announces Sheridan has been permanently assd returned about 10 P. M. to City Point. Mr. Stanton was, as he always is, most kind and civil ts canal at Dutch Gap. Grant does not think Mr. Stanton will be removed, or that he desires the Chirt of inquiry, so I have to-day telegraphed Mr. Stanton, asking him to have the proceedings publish[26 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 7 (search)
nd likely, without adroit management, to be politically injurious to those who might appear prominently as instrumental in effecting a peaceable solution of the difficulty. In one of his despatches from Washington, the secretary of war, Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, thus wrote to General Meade: Your calm, patient and firm method of dealing with this matter, so as to avoid any possible collision or bloodshed, renders it needless to make any suggestions on the subject beyond approval of your actions. al Sherman to fill that of lieutenant-general; these promotions leaving General Meade the second major-general in seniority in the army, General Halleck being the only major-general who ranked him. In August, 1866, under special orders from Mr. Stanton, secretary of war, General Meade received President Johnson in Philadelphia with military honors, and escorted him in his passage through the city on his way to Chicago to lay the corner-stone of the Douglas monument. At the special request o
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
th, Procter, I, 324, 380. Smith, Wm., II, 50, 54, 57, 61, 79, 81, 84, 99, 102, 122, 129. Smith, Wm. F., I, 220, 224, 229, 248, 277, 284, 328, 329, 341, 346, 353, 360, 362; II, 61, 144, 201, 214, 215, 309, 310, 338, 366. Smyth, Major, II, 270. South Mountain, battle of, Sept. 14, 1862, I, 310; II, 314. Spottsylvania C. H., battle of, May 8-18, 1864, II, 194-197. Sprague, Senator, II, 197. Stahl, J., II, 8. Stanley, Lord, II, 191. Stannard, Geo. J., II, 59. Stanton, Edwin M., I, 243, 244, 265, 271, 327, 338, 344, 388; II, 150, 160, 169, 178, 183-186, 189, 196, 203, 206, 220, 226, 229, 235, 239, 247, 248, 254, 258, 263, 267, 279, 288. Stellwagon, I, 354. Stephens, Alexander, II, 258, 259. Steuart, Geo. H., II, 90-92, 101. Stevens, Geo., I, 86. Stevens, Isaac I., I, 307. Stevens, Thaddeus, II, 192. Stevensons, I, 203. Stewart, James, II, 47, 50. Stocker, Dr., I, 220, 263, 298, 299. Stone, Chas. P., I, 225, 232, 245, 253. Ston