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William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 3: (search)
issouri. brigadier General. an honorable appointment. at Cairo. Kentucky rebels. occupies Paducah. too prompt for Fremohe country was engaged. He established his headquarters at Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio, on the 4th of September, and at operations against the enemy. On the day of his arrival at Cairo, the rebels were the first to violate the assumed neutralitfore they could be reinforced from Columbus. He moved from Cairo the night of the 6th of November, with a little more than t deceived by the sudden retreat and return of the troops to Cairo. Their representations, and perhaps those of an officer whhe advance. Commodore Foote, commanding the naval force at Cairo, also wrote to Halleck recommending such a movement. The drmission was obtained, and on the 2d of February Grant left Cairo with seventeen thousand men on transports, accompanied by sted that he could not renew the attack until he had been to Cairo to repair his gunboats, and urged Grant to remain quiet unt
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 4: (search)
change his estimate of Grant, and gave him the heartiest support through the war, till out of their official relations arose a cordial friendship. General Sherman was another who was not slow to appreciate Grant's merits. He was in command at Cairo when the battle of Fort Donelson occurred, and labored with great zeal to send forward troops and supplies. He warmly. congratulated Grant on his victory and his deserved promotion. To this Grant replied in a manner which shows his modesty, hi a good one, and it only required intrenchments to make it entirely safe till the time for an advance; but the western armies had not then learned the use of the pick and shovel. Grant made every effort to hurry forward the troops coming up from Cairo, and urged Buell to hasten on also. But the enemy, after various threatening movements, made their attack when the latter was a day's march away, and seemed in no great haste to reach the. Tennessee, where he would be a subordinate. The limit
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 6: (search)
ans after the capture of Vicksburg. the necessity of postponing them. Visits New Orleans. Accident and injury. critical position of Rosecrans. Grant called to Cairo. Meets Secretary Stanton. New and important command. confidence of the government. Assumes command. affairs at Chattanooga. Grant's prompt and energetic preplected for-this new and extensive command. On his way up the Mississippi he received a despatch ordering him, as soon as he was able to take the field, to go to Cairo with his staff. Though yet very weak, he arrived at Cairo on the 16th of October, and immediately reported that he was ready for duty. He was at once ordered to Cairo on the 16th of October, and immediately reported that he was ready for duty. He was at once ordered to Louisville, where he met the Secretary of War, Mr. Stanton, who brought from Washington the orders creating the new department and appointing Grant to the command. The secretary also bore other orders, which gave the general full power over all the troops in his department, with authority to conduct the campaign according to his o