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Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 7: (search)
ceived orders commanding him to report to General Sherman's headquarters, which he reached at the mion was not given while General Logan and General Sherman were living. Ever since the war closed, no questions of numbers or time, and, for General Sherman, I will say there was not a soldier who b great beyond. The correspondence between Sherman and himself General Logan regarded as confids explained by the correspondence between General Sherman and General Logan, and published after Gey felt that an army which had followed Grant, Sherman, McPherson, and Logan, who had taken it succete, General Logan made a speech in defense of Sherman and in praise of him, which finally brought tire cordiality between the army commanders. Sherman's answer was that he could not afford to put n in a correspondence years later between General Sherman and General Logan, General Sherman wrote:General Sherman wrote: headquarters, Army of the United States, Washington, D. C., Feb. 20th, 1883. General John A.[37 more...]
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 8: (search)
lans for him. After the fall of Atlanta Grant was anxious that Sherman should start out upon his march to the sea, which he and Sherman hSherman had considered the most effective movement that could be made at that time to bring the war to a close. In order to make this expedition and ght, it would seem best that I return soon to join my command with Sherman. John A. Logan, Maj. General Thus it will be seen that Generrs of mud, ice, and water which surrounded them on every hand, but Sherman's bummers and General Logan's gallant men, among whom was the 31ste army to come up, and with the conclusion of negotiations between Sherman and Johnston Richmond was ours, and now they had nothing to do butts were polished till they glittered like Damascus blades. General Sherman, accompanied by his formidable staff, to which he added Major-th pride and gratification. He cared little that they were called Sherman's bummers, or that scarcely a uniform of officers or men in the wh
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 9: (search)
fforts to make the occasion a memorable one. The probabilities are that a greater number of ex-Union officers and soldiers took part in the ceremonies than have since participated. Among those occupying seats on the platform during the ceremonies were General and Mrs. Grant, Mr. Dent, Mrs. Grant's father; Secretaries Fish, Rawlins, Borie, Boutwell, and Cox; Postmaster-General Creswell; Sir Edward Thornton, the British minister; Senators Nye and Warner; Treasurer Spinner; Mayor Bowen; General Sherman; the venerable Amos Kendall; Hon. Mr. Laflin, of New York; Hon. Sidney Clarke, of Kansas; the Swiss consul-general; Mr. John Hitz, Doctor L. Alcan, of Paris, and others. General Logan subsequently succeeded in getting an appropriation for the publication of the reports of the ceremonies of Memorial Day, and also in making the 30th of May a national holiday. Since his death there have been many who have claimed for themselves or their friends the authorship of Decoration Day, but th
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 10: (search)
rragut, Du Pont, Dahlgren, and Rogers together, while Generals Sherman, Logan, McDowell, Meade, Burnside, Hancock, Thomas, Ssubscribers to present this house and the furniture to General Sherman. They had negotiated with General Grant, and had arranged that Mr. Hoyt and General Butterfield should take General Sherman to General Grant's office at an appointed hour. When sale, and documents, making an absolute conveyance to General Sherman of the property on I Street and all thereunto belonging. Then the committee gave General Sherman the subscription list, informing him that a check for the balance of the subscripim at an early date. General Grant was delighted that General Sherman was so soon to have the house, and Sherman was completSherman was completely overcome by the unexpected kindness of his friends. When the little group separated each felt supremely happy, the donorpient feeling that his services had been appreciated. General Sherman lived a longer period probably with his family about