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General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 1 (search)
he siege. His first despatch was to General Halleck, the general-in-chief at Washington, and read: Have just arrived; I will write to-morrow. Please approve order Early in November instructions came from the Secretary of War calling me to Washington, and in accordance therewith General Thomas issued an order relieving me fromrsonal letters that the Secretary wished to reorganize the Ordnance Bureau at Washington, and wished my services in that connection on account of my long experience iand said: I was sorry to see the order of the Secretary of War calling you to Washington. I have had some other views in mind regarding your services, and I still hoontinued: Of course, you will have to obey your present orders and proceed to Washington. I want you to take this letter with you, and see that it is put into the halaughed heartily at a witty remark or a humorous incident. His — mouth, like Washington's, was of the letter-box shape, the contact of the lips forming a nearly hori
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 2 (search)
ty Grant's personal staff When I reached Washington I went at once to headquarters, and endeavorhe 2d. On the 3d the general was ordered to Washington. I had set to work upon my duties in the Ors respects to the President. He had been in Washington but once before, when he visited it for a daation, in Virginia, about seventy miles from Washington. He returned the day after, and started themy continuing my duties in the department at Washington, and I resolved to have an interview with hArmy of the Potomac. Sheridan arrived in Washington on April 4. He had been worn down almost telve miles north of the Rapidan. He visited Washington about once a week to confer with the Preside I continued my duties in the department at Washington till my fate should be decided, and on the 2ers after his last visit to the President in Washington, when his special train reached Warrenton Jud to duty at the headquarters of the army in Washington, and remained there during the campaign. [1 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 3 (search)
ns; for he had said to Meade, in his instructions to him, Should a siege of Richmond become necessary, ammunition and equipments can be got from the arsenals at Washington and Fort Monroe ; and during the discussion that evening he rose from his seat, stepped up to a map hanging upon the wall, and with a sweep of his forefinger innd. The French would call it a briquet. While the two generals were talking, and a number of staff-officers sitting by listening, telegrams were received from Washington saying that Sherman had advanced in Georgia, Butler had ascended the James River, and Sigel's forces were moving down the valley of Virginia. These advances weing to know that Hancock and Warren have made a march to-day of over twenty miles, with scarcely any stragglers from their commands. Telegrams were now sent to Washington announcing the entire success of the crossing of the Rapidan, and saying that it would be demonstrated before long whether the enemy intended to give battle on
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 4 (search)
had been worn in them, from which his finger-nails protruded. After that day the gloves disappeared, and the general thereafter went without them in camp, and wore the usual buckskin gauntlets when on horseback. It was not till the Appomattox campaign that another pair of thread gloves was donned. There was a mystery about the use of those gloves which was never entirely solved. The impression was that Mrs. Grant had purchased them, and handed them to the general before he started from Washington, and that, either in deference to her, or because he had a notion that the officers in the Eastern armies were greater sticklers for dress than those in the armies of the West, he wore the gloves continuously for the first three days of his opening campaign in Virginia; that is to say, as long as they lasted under the wear and tear to which he subjected them. His confidence was never for a moment shaken in the outcome of the general engagement in the Wilderness, and he never once doubt
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 5 (search)
e of it, and he finally grew so untrustworthy that it was unsafe even to believe the contrary of what he said. At 3 P. M. despatches were received by way of Washington, saying that General Butler had reached the junction of the James and Appomattox rivers the night of the 5th, had surprised the enemy, and successfully disembar. I know only two tunes: one is Yankee Doodle, and the other is n't. Charles A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War, joined us during the forenoon, coming from Washington by way of Rappahannock Station, and remained at headquarters most of the time through the entire campaign. His daily, and sometimes hourly, despatches to the W and preparations were made in such case to attack Lee's left, turn it, and throw the Union army between him and Richmond. At noon a package of despatches from Washington reached headquarters, and were eagerly read. They announced that Sherman's columns were moving successfully in northwestern Georgia, that Resaca was threatened
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter6 (search)
everely wounded. General Grant had obtained permission of the government before starting from Washington to promote officers on the field for conspicuous acts of gallantry, and he now conferred upon ashburne, who had accompanied headquarters up to this time, and who was now about to return to Washington. After breakfast the general lighted a cigar, seated himself on a camp-chair in front of his he said: General, I shall go to see the President and the Secretary of War as soon as I reach Washington. I can imagine their anxiety to know what you think of the prospects of the campaign, and I k musketry fire. A section of the trunk of a stout oak-tree thus severed was afterward sent to Washington, where it is still on exhibition at the National Museum. We had not only shot down an army, b The results of the battle are best summed up in the report which the general-in-chief sent to Washington. At 6:30 P. M., May 12, he wrote to Halleck as follows: The eighth day of battle closes, leav
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 7 (search)
gadier-generals in that service. He had already promoted Upton on the field, but this promotion had to be confirmed at Washington. He said in his letter: General Meade has more than met my most sanguine expectations. He and Sherman are the fittestempted. A few reinforcements were received at this time, mainly some heavy-artillery regiments from the defenses about Washington, who had been drilled to serve as infantry. On the 17th Brigadier-general R. O. Tyler arrived with a division of theseal Hunter put in command of his troops. General Canby was sent to supersede Banks; this was done by the authorities at Washington, and not upon General Grant's suggestion, though the general thought well of Canby and made no objection. In commennd write an order providing for a general movement by the left flank toward Richmond, to begin the next night, May 19. He then sent to Washington asking the cooperation of the navy in changing our base of supplies to Port Royal on the Rappahannock.
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 8 (search)
as as large as some of our brigades. These regiments had been thoroughly drilled and disciplined in the defenses about Washington, but this was their first engagement, and their new uniforms and bright muskets formed a striking contrast to the travemove was more difficult than had been supposed, General Grant gave an order on the 19th to send ninety-two guns back to Washington. The next morning, May 20, the general was later than usual in making his appearance, in consequence of having over. He followed in the general's shadow all through his Presidential terms, then he insisted upon attempting business in Washington, and afterward tried his hand at preaching; but he had fed so long at the public crib that his appetite had been spoilee joined with her in scouting the idea that Rome could ever be taken. Just then a courier rode up with despatches from Washington containing a telegram from Sherman. General Grant glanced over it, and then read it to the staff. It announced that S
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 10 (search)
his forces. General Grant said at this time: Nothing would please me better than to have the enemy make a movement around our left flank. I would in that case move the whole army to the right, and throw it between Lee and Richmond. But this opportunity did not arise. On May 30 the general headquarters had been established in a clearing on the north side of the Shady Grove road, about a mile and three quarters west of Haw's Shop. General Grant this day sent a despatch to Halleck at Washington saying: I wish you would send all the pontoon-bridging you can to City Point to have it ready in case it is wanted. As early as May 26 staff-officers had been sent from the Army of the Potomac to collect all the bridging material at command, and hold it in readiness. This was done in order to be prepared to cross the James River, if deemed best, and attack Richmond and Petersburg from the south side, and carry out the views expressed by Grant in the beginning of the Wilderness campaign a
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 11 (search)
locality. General Grant, as usual, had not only to give direction to the active movements taking place under his own eye, but was compelled to bestow much thought upon the cooperating armies at a distance; and the double responsibility was a severe tax upon his energies. He expected that much would be accomplished in the valley of Virginia by Hunter, now that the forces opposed to him had withdrawn, and was urging him to increased exertion; but he had to communicate with him by way of Washington, which created much delay, and added greatly to the anxieties of the general-in-chief. In the afternoon of the 2d, Lee became aware that we were sending troops against his right, and was active in moving his forces to meet an attack on that flank. His left now rested on Totopotomoy Creek, and his right was near New Cold Harbor, and was protected by an impassable swamp. A strong parapet was thrown up on his right in the rear of a sunken road which answered the purpose of a ditch. On t
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