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General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 11 (search)
l obstacles of heavy slashings of timber. General Grant had manoeuvred skilfully with a view to co assistance; but this consideration influenced Grant much less than the others. Delays are usuallyenemy's right promised the better results, and Grant had decided to strike the blow there. Of cour forward at different points of the line. General Grant had established himself at a central positunter-attack upon our lines. At two o'clock Grant announced the result of the engagement to Hall in his hands and their dead unburied. General Grant's time was now given up almost entirely todom referred to again in conversation, for General Grant, with his usual habit of mind, bent all hiught out recently a remarkable vindication of Grant's judgment in ordering the assault at Cold Harroken. This is a confirmation of the fact that Grant had succeeded in compelling Lee to stretch outturn to their families and their business. Grant could have effectually stopped the carnage at [11 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 12 (search)
s to cross the James sufferings at the front Grant's visitor from the Pacific slope an importants some anecdotes The time had now come when Grant was to carry out his alternative movement of tfew of them were ever practicable, had written Grant about the advisability of throwing his army ro thought it would better protect the capital. Grant said, in discussing this matter at headquarterrps, was assigned to duty as chief engineer at Grant's headquarters. The general-in-chief realiinent citizen from the Pacific coast, whom General Grant knew, had arrived from Washington, and wasad duck in the next political campaign! General Grant was now stimulating every one to increasede to Windmill Point on the south side. General Grant had been anxiously awaiting our return, an, was present at the interview, and he and General Grant tried to console Meade by assurances that barnyard; you don't get 'em all there. General Grant said during the discussion: I was with[2 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 13 (search)
Chapter 13 The start for the James Grant's Secretiveness Stealing a March on the enemy12 the famous march --to the James began. General Grant had acted with his usual secrecy in regardonfusing the enemy will be seen later. General Grant started from his camp near Old Cold Harbormorning it was discovered that the army of General Grant had left our front. Our skirmishers were and made his army conform to this route, while Grant, with the bulk of his forces, was marching in at once and make an attack upon Petersburg. Grant knew now that he had stolen a march on Lee, an000, and move at once against Petersburg. General Grant returned to Wilcox's Landing at 1 P. M. He made no further advance. Staff-officers from Grant had reached Smith at four o'clock, saying that army were now arriving in Smith's front. General Grant's belief regarding the inferior force in Popponent's movements. In reaching this point, Grant had marched more than twice the distance of Le[4 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 14 (search)
er 14 Petersburg Lee mystified as to Grant's movements a change of complexion Meade in e mess table On the morning of June 16 General Grant went to the Petersburg front. He was accotacking Bermuda Hundred in force induced General Grant to return to City Point to direct the moveWhen I got back to City Point that evening General Grant felt considerably encouraged by the news b: Until I can get more definite information of Grant's movements, I do not think it prudent to drawe asked for an official investigation; but General Grant had no intention of reflecting either upons assigned to the chief quartermaster, and General Grant's headquarters camp was established on thethe bluff. In the middle of the line were General Grant's quarters. A hospital tent was used as hould often reach over to the dish of fruit and Grant at the mess-table pick out a berry or a cherrrious dishes before him with his fingers. General Grant's use of the fingers never went beyond pic[10 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 15 (search)
aching out his long, angular arm, he wrung General Grant's hand vigorously, and held it in his for eting met him on all sides. After a while General Grant said: Mr. President, let us ride on and se In the evening Mr. Lincoln gathered with General Grant and the staff in front of the general's tes. It was quite natural that Meade should ask Grant to come in person to the lines in front of Petthe men were in much need of rest. Meade gave Grant and his staff a comfortable lunch, and late inh up the hill as if nothing had happened. General Grant stopped, and looking back at the ludicrousounting again, soon joined the cavalcade. General Grant cracked jokes at his expense all the rest siege of Petersburg had begun, and it was now Grant's intention to make the investment as completehich were to be conducted from City Point, General Grant made some changes in the organization of tand the system required in its management, General Grant said: When I first had an independent comm[16 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 16 (search)
a writer Grant Devotes attention to Sherman Grant's treatment of his Generals Grant's equanimitGrant's equanimity Grant as a Thinker why Grant never swore Meade and Warren Seward visits Grant Earthworks h by the enemy. It had been impossible for General Grant to obtain any reliable news for a number ont movement fully occupied every one on duty. Grant telegraphed to Halleck to concentrate all the nter's troops, and put Early to flight. While Grant was thinking only of punishing Early, there watroops that Lee had detached from his command, Grant ordered one division of Wright's corps and somrce General Lew Wallace, at the Monocacy. General Grant had been very much dissatisfied with all oic communications which he constantly received Grant was able to time pretty well the movements of once said: There is one striking feature about Grant's orders: no matter how hurriedly he may writeth the butt-end of a ramrod dipped in tar. General Grant's desk was always in a delirious state of [11 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 29 (search)
rant, Lieutenant-general. The last sentence shows great delicacy of feeling on the part of General Grant, who wished to spare General Lee the mortification of personally conducting the surrender. t as indicating the disintegrating process which was going on in the ranks of the enemy. General Grant had been marching most of the way with the columns which were pushing along south of Lee's l sampled the fare of Meade's hospitable mess, and once more lay down with full stomachs. General Grant had been suffering all the afternoon from a severe headache, the result of fatigue, anxiety,t the expected letter from Lee. Rawlins took it, and stepped across the hall to the door of General Grant's room. He hesitated to knock, not wishing to awake the commander if he were asleep, and opher life, I subscribe myself, etc., U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-general. General R. E. Lee. General Grant kept steadily in mind the fact that he was simply a soldier, and could deal only with hostil
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 30 (search)
ow Lee reached McLean's House meeting between Grant and Lee brief discussion as to the terms of sender drafting the terms, and the acceptance Grant's consideration for the confederate Privates group before us, and as our party came up General Grant greeted the officers, and said, How are yored Sheridan. Well, then, we'll go over, said Grant. The general-in-chief now rode on, accompae the door by which we entered, and facing General Grant. Colonel Marshall was standing at his leftight, and erect for one of his age, for he was Grant's senior by sixteen years. His hair and full bon of Mexico, General Lee said: I suppose, General Grant, that the object of our present meeting ishe second page, he looked up, and said to General Grant: After the words until properly the word eat the terms as written do not allow this, General Grant replied; only the officers are permitted ty those present, the two letters were signed. Grant signed the terms on the oval table, which was [36 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 31 (search)
from his reverie, and he at once mounted. General Grant now stepped down from the porch, moving towhich Lee sat, and afterward presented it to Mrs. Grant, who modestly declined it, and insisted thatwere enacted upon his property. Before General Grant had proceeded far toward camp he was reminding that he entertained these sentiments, General Grant told him that no one's influence in the Soeral Cadmus M. Wilcox, who had been one of General Grant's groomsmen; Longstreet, who had also beeersation made the remark: I have observed, General Grant, that a great many battles in our war havelessings were heaped upon him by all. General Grant visited the President, and had a most plea going. A note was now brought to him from Mrs. Grant expressing increased anxiety to start for Bustation. It was a two-seated top-carriage. Mrs. Grant sat with Mrs. Rucker on the back seat. The but made light of the matter so as to allay Mrs. Grant's apprehensions. On their arrival at the[37 more...]
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 32 (search)
e surrender at Appomattox had taken place, General Grant despatched a boat from City Point with a mpproved, and an order was issued directing General Grant to proceed in person to Sherman's headquarenounced him in unmeasured terms. At this General Grant grew indignant, and gave free expression t talk with the Secretary of War soon after General Grant's departure, and finding him bent upon conblic, I started for North Carolina to meet General Grant and inform him of the situation in Washingould not remain with his famous corps, for General Grant sent him post-haste to the Rio Grande to lmed representatives of foreign powers. General Grant, accompanied by the principal members of hthe army at the corner of 17th and F streets. Grant's appearance was, as usual, the signal for a bn of the reestablishment of the Union. General Grant now stood in the front rank of the world'sield of battle, says in his reminiscences: General Grant had come to be known as an all-round fight[5 more...]
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