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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
camps, etc. At night Pennie was pretty well fatigued. But this morning he was up bright and early, and started with me, before eight o'clock, to go to Culpeper, where General Grant reviewed two divisions of infantry, and one of cavalry. It commenced to rain, however, during the review, which curtailed the ceremonies, and after spending an hour with Grant, we returned home in the rain. I borrowed an india rubber poncho for Pennie, so that he came back dry, but on the way his horse, and Willie Whipple's, became excited and started off with them at full speed. The boys, however, kept their seats beautifully till George Son of General Meade. and an orderly headed off the horses and stopped them. Grant continues very affable and quite confidential. He laughs at the statement in the papers of his remarks about balls, etc., and says he will be happy to attend any innocent amusement we may get up, he including among these horse races, of which he is very fond. I join with you in
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 7 (search)
nveyed to his family calmly, as from one who would not unduly alarm and, on the other hand, one who would not permit a sentiment to stand in the way of a duty, not only to prepare the minds of those whom he loved for the worst, but to give them the benefit of his advice for a possible future when his voice should have become silent forever. This done, the day before his death he requested to see the Reverend Doctor Hoffman, from whose hands he received the holy communion. His heart, as Bishop Whipple said later, in his beautiful address, was in the country whither he was going. He looked to the Saviour, who was the only one in heaven or earth who could help him. He asked for the holy communion, and by the Lord's table gathered manna for the last journey; the words of penitence and the look of faith were blended with his dying prayers, and he fell asleep. On the 6th of November, six days from the time when he had been stricken, he passed away. To those about him to whom he was so
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
227, 298, 303, 306. Watson, M. F., II, 88. Wayne, Anthony, I, 3. Webb, Lieut.-Col., I, 382. Webb, Alex. S., II, 256. Webb, James Watson, I, 382. Webster, Daniel, I, 181. Webster, Fletcher, I, 316, 322. Weed, Stephen M., II, 35, 83, 84, 87, 331, 332, 339. Weitzel, G., II, 253, 256. Welsh, Osgood, I, 384. Wheaton, Gen., II, 265. Wheeler, W., II, 49, 51. Whipple, Bishop, II, 184, 303, 304. Whipple, A. W., I, 307. Whipple, Davy, II, 183, 185. Whipple, Willie, II, 183, 185. White, Bishop, I, 3. White, Gen., II, 19. White, William, I, 384. White, William R., I, 8. Wiedrich, M., II, 49, 54, 92. Wilcox, Alexander, I, 274. Wilcox, C. M., Gen., I, 287, 290-295; II, 69, 75, 88. Wilcox, O. B., II, 266, 346, 349. Wilderness, battle of, May 5-7. 1864, II, 194, 202. Wilkes, II, 147, 164. Wilkes, Charles, I, 234, 239, 240, 381. Wilkeson, Mr., I, 363. Wilkeson, Senator, II, 165, 169, 219. Wilkeson, B., II, 51.