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Chapter 23
Senator Nesmith visits Grant
Sherman Reaches the sea
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Butler's expedi brought with him on a visit to City Point Senator Nesmith of Oregon, who had been an intimate acqua tationed at Fort Vancouver, Oregon, in 1853.
Nesmith was a great wag, and used to sit by the headq y was the Republican governor of California.
Nesmith said: The governor got to deviling me about m rather got the laugh on me by inquiring: Now, Nesmith, make a clean breast of it, and tell us just d that after the recital of this story, which Nesmith had, of course, invented for the purpose of r al Republican, and the other a war Democrat.
Nesmith drew an amusing picture of Butler's propensit eet, and breaking every cake the fellow had.
Nesmith's comment upon this story was: Well, that's j t at full measure in St. Louis.
That night Nesmith told General Grant the story of the cipher co oke fully, and he enjoyed the story greatly.
Nesmith had served to enliven the camp for several da
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