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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Preface (search)
Chapter 11: War between the states
Dana at Washington
Stanton Secretary of War
course of the tribune
Auditor of accounts at Cairo
visits Memphis
makes acquaintance of Grant and Rawlins
The government, now in the throes of the great conflict, needed the services of every loyal man. The previous administration had been reinforced and encouraged by Black, Holt, and Stanton.
These strong men had done much to revive the sinking spirits of the country, but as Stanton alone had fo airo, in visiting the military camps, and in conferring with the leading generals.
On July 4th he attended a celebration and dinner given by the officers at Memphis, where he had the pleasure of meeting, for the first time, General Grant and Major Rawlins, his adjutant-general.
His impressions were favorable, for although he had heard Grant much discussed, and not always in the most complimentary terms, he had found him to be an exceedingly modest and unassuming man. Notwithstanding his great
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 14 : siege and capture of Vicksburg (search)
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 15 : generals and staff, army of the Tennessee (search)
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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 16 : Dana returns to Washington (search)
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 18 : Dana in the War Department (search)