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Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), I. First months (search)
l as from tents, can't they? I observe the papers continue to discuss the succession of the General. He himself thinks he will be relieved, but I doubt it. If for no other reason, because it is hard to find anyone for the post. General Sedgwick would, I think, refuse; General Warren is very young, and is, besides, under a cloud about his movement on our left. General Sickles, people would say, is too much of a Bowery boy. Generals French, Newton, and Sykes are out of the question. General Humphreys has no influence strong enough to put him up. Any subordinate general would have to be of great note to be lifted thus high; there is no such one. I think they would not try a western general, after Pope's experience. The only one I can think of is Hancock, for a long while laid up by his Gettysburg wound, and not yet in the field. He belongs in this army, is popular, and has an excellent name. The New York Herald insists on General Pleasonton, which is an original idea. I heard o
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), chapter 3 (search)
tomac January 23, 1864 Yesterday came General Humphreys, to my great content. His son, with Worpe of grey squirrel-skin. And there was General Humphreys, very red in the face, smiling like a bawould go over to General Sedgwick's, and General Humphreys asked if I would not go, too, which invidy's horse ran away, and off went the brick, Humphreys, like a shot, to stop her. Seeing her going nd his regime both. February 5, 1864 General Humphreys sent for me and showed me a cipher corret 10.30 we began to hear the cannon, but General Humphreys would not stir, as he said he must stay ommander; it makes people skip round so. General Humphreys is quite the contrary. He is most easy Corps. The General has gone to it; also General Humphreys. None of the Staff were invited, save Gmac March 1, 1864 . . . For some days General Humphreys has been a mass of mystery, with his mouhim to secrecy, etc., etc. So there was Eleusinian Humphreys writing mysteriously, and speaking to n[4 more...]