... few miles from the garrison, where we first met Miss Julia Dent, the charming woman who, five years later, became Mrs. Grant. Miss Dent was a frequent visitor at the garrison balls and hops, where Lieutenant Hoskins , who was something of a tease, would inquire of her if she could tell where he might find the small lieutenant with the large epaulettes. In May, 1844, all of our pleasures were broken by orders...