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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Grant 's censor. (search)
General Grant's censor.
Rawlins warned him that he must stop drinking.
A Galena, Ill., special says: Thousands of persons from this and adjoining States met in Galena to-day to honor the memory of General Grant, and to take part in the reunion of the survivors of the 12th Illinois Regiment.
The reunion was held in the couGalena to-day to honor the memory of General Grant, and to take part in the reunion of the survivors of the 12th Illinois Regiment.
The reunion was held in the court-house room, where thirty-five years ago Captain Grant presided when Co. F, of the 12th, organized.
After listening to several brief addresses, the veterans adjourned to Turner Hall, where the formal exercises were held.
General John C. Black, of Chicago, delivered the principal address.
It was an eloquent eulogy of General siege of Vicksburg, which, it was said, had never appeared before, and of the existence of which very few knew.
The original is in the possession of a citizen of Galena.
The letter is dated: Before Vicksburg, Miss., June 6, 1863, 1 o'clock A. M., and reads:
The great solicitude I feel for the safety of this army leads me t