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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, West Point-graduation (search)
ed, and made the whole distance averaging probably as much as twelve miles an hour. This seemed like annihilating space. I stopped five days in Philadelphia, saw about every street in the city, attended the theatre, visited Girard College (which was then in course of construction), and got reprimanded from home afterwards, for dallying by the way so long. My sojourn in New York was shorter, but long enough to enable me to see the city very well. I reported at West Point on the 30th or 31st of May [May 29], and about two weeks later passed my examination for admission, without difficulty, very much to my surprise. A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect. The encampment which preceded the commencement of academic studies was very wearisome and uninteresting. When the 28th of August came — the date for breaking up camp and going into barracks — I felt as though I had been
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Left flank movement across the Chickahominy and James-General Lee-visit to Butler-the movement on Petersburg-the investment of Petersburg (search)
ing or skirmishing, about one-half of the artillery was sent back to Washington, and many men were discharged by reason of the expiration of their term of service. From a statement of losses Compiled in the Adjutant-General's office Field of Action and DateKilled Wounded Missing Aggregate Wilderness, May 5th to 7th2,2618,7852,90213,948 Spottsylvania, May 8th to 21st2,2719,3601,97013,601 North Anna, May 23d to 27th1867921651,143 Totopotomoy, May 27th to 31st9935852509 Cold Harbor, May 31st to June 12th1,7696,7521,53710,058 Total6,58626,0476,62639,259 In estimating our strength every enlisted man and every commissioned officer present is included, no matter how employed; in bands, sick in field hospitals, hospital attendants, company cooks and all. Operating in an enemy's country, and being supplied always from a distant base, large detachments had at all times to be sent from the front, not only to guard the base of supplies and the roads to it, but all the roads leading t