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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter VI (search)
issouri legislature was in session and balloting for a United States senator. The legislature was divided into three parties—radicals, conservative Republicans, and Democrats, or copperheads, neither strong enough to elect without a fusion with one of the others. A union of the radicals and the conservatives was, of course, most desired by the administration; but their bitterness had become so great that either would prefer a bargain with the Democrats rather than with the other. The Hon. E. B. Washburne, representative in Congress from Illinois, made an opportune visit to St. Louis about this time, procured an interview with me at the house of a common friend, and led me into a frank conversation relative to this political question. I told him candidly that in my opinion the desired union of radicals and conservatives was impossible, for they were more bitterly opposed to each other than either was to the Democrats. Mr. Washburne went to Washington, and reported to the President
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
S., 97; opposes the abolition of enrolled militia in Missouri, 98; attitude toward Butler, 98; Washburne misrepresents S. to, 107, 108; summons S. to Washington, 106-110; political difficulties in th 85; factions, 85, 86; return of the radical delegation from Washington, 99; interview between Washburne and S. in, 107; Gen. Grant entertained in, 111; Halleck a, 359; Sherman removes his headquarteicy toward the Missouri factions, 103; desire for purely military service, 106; interview with Washburne at St. Louis, 107; misrepresented to the President by Washburne, 107; succeeds Foster in commaWashburne, 107; succeeds Foster in command of the Department and Army of the Ohio, 109, 110, 113; last interview with Lincoln, 110; hopes for the future, 112; arrives at Knoxville, 113; condition of the Army of the Ohio on taking command, of, 312 War Records, unreliability of, 188 Warren, —, suggested service for, 66 Washburne, Emory B., interview between S. and, in St. Louis, 107; misrepresents S. to the President, 107, 108