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Tybee Island (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
ity of purpose felt sure that he would never relinquish his determination to take Fort Fisher, and would immediately take steps to retrieve the failure which had been made in the first attempt; and as soon as Butler returned I suggested to the general that, in case another expedition should be sent, General A. H. Terry would be, for many reasons, the best officer to be placed in command. We had served together in the Sherman-Dupont expedition which in 1861 took Hilton Head and captured Fort Pulaski and other points on the Atlantic coast, and I knew him to be the most experienced officer in the service in embarking and disembarking troops upon the sea-coast, looking after their welfare on transports, and intrenching rapidly on shore. General Grant had seldom come in contact with Terry personally, but had been much pleased at the manner in which he had handled his troops in the movements on the James River. A suggestion, too, was made that as Terry was a volunteer officer, and as th
Wilmington, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
own with Terry in the after-cabin of the steamer, and there made known to him the real destination and purposes of the expedition. He said: The object is to renew the attempt to capture Fort Fisher, and in case of success to take possession of Wilmington. It is of the greatest importance that there should be a complete understanding and harmony of action between you and Admiral Porter. I want you to consult the admiral fully, and to let there be no misunderstanding in regard to the plan of conything in the history of assaults upon well-defended forts. The battle did not close until ten o'clock at night. Then the formidable work had been fairly won. The garrison was taken prisoners, the mouth of the Cape Fear River was closed, and Wilmington was at the mercy of our troops. The trophies were 169 guns, over 2000 stands of small arms, large quantities of ammunition and commissary stores, and more than 2000 prisoners. About 600 of the garrison were killed or wounded. Terry's loss was
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
he had handled his troops in the movements on the James River. A suggestion, too, was made that as Terry was ao Fort Monroe, and Grant accompanied him down the James River for the purpose of giving him his final instructia narrow neck of land, known as Dutch Gap, on the James River, which would cut off four and three-quarter miles channel for the passage of vessels plying on the James River. General Grant had become very tired of discu to fill the inclosure with water pumped from the James River, and drown out the garrison and people like rats officer had figured out from statistics that the James River froze over about once in seven years, and that thd withdrawn nearly all the naval vessels from the James River in order to increase his fleet for the Fort Fisheast service performed by the enemy's fleet in the James River. On the morning of January 24 breakfast in thort Monroe. The commissioners were sent down the James River that afternoon, and were met at Fort Monroe by th
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 24
e door. In obedience to his Come in! the party entered, and were most cordially received, and a very pleasant conversation followed. Stephens was the Vice-President of the Confederacy; Campbell, a former justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was Assistant Secretary of War; and Hunter was president pro tempore of the Confederate Senate. As General Grant had been instructed from Washington to keep them at City Point until further orders, he conducted them in person to the headquot intrusted with any diplomatic functions, and as the commissioners spoke of negotiations between the two governments, while the general was not willing to acknowledge even by an inference any government within our borders except that of the United States, he avoided the subject entirely, except to let it be known by his remarks that he would gladly welcome peace if it could be secured upon proper terms. Mr. Lincoln had directed Mr. Seward, the Secretary of State, on January 31, to meet the c
Stuart (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
, and have a high appreciation of his courage and judgment. I want to urge upon you to land with all despatch, and intrench yourself in a position from which you can operate against Fort Fisher, and not to abandon it until the fort is captured or you receive further instructions from me. Full instructions were carefully prepared in writing, and handed to Terry on the evening of January 5; and captains of the transports were given sealed orders, not to be opened until the vessels were off Cape Henry. The vessels soon appeared off the North Carolina coast. A landing was made on January 13, and on the morning of the 14th Terry had fortified a position about two miles from the fort. The navy, which had been firing upon the fort for two days, began another bombardment at daylight on the 15th. That afternoon Ames's division made an assault on the work. Two thousand sailors and marines were also landed for the purpose of making a charge. They had received an order from the admiral, i
Donelson (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
f it, those cigars didn't last very long, did they I An allusion was then made to the large number he had smoked tile second day of the battle of the Wilderness. In reply to this he said: I had been a very light smoker previous to the attack on Donelson, and after that battle I acquired a fondness for cigars by reason of a purely accidental circumstance. Admiral Foote, commanding the fleet of gunboats which were cooperating with the army, had been wounded, and at his request I had gone aboard but having such a quantity on hand, I naturally smoked more than I would have done under ordinary circumstances, and I have continued the habit ever since. General Grant never mentioned, however, one incident in connection with the battle of Donelson, and no one ever heard of it until it was related by his opponent in that battle, General Buckner. In a speech made by that officer at a banquet given in New York on the anniversary of General Grant's birthday, April 27, 1889, he said: . . . Un
Hampton Roads (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
ut three sizes too large for him, with a collar so high that it threatened to lift his hat off every time he leaned his head back. This coat, together with his complexion, which was as yellow as a ripe ear of corn, gave rise to a characterization of the costume by Mr. Lincoln which was very amusing. The next time he saw General Grant at City Point, after the Peace conference, he said to him, in speaking on the subject, Did you see Stephens's greatcoat Oh, yes, answered the general. Well, continued Mr. Lincoln, soon after we assembled on the steamer at Hampton Roads, the cabin began to get pretty warm, and Stephens stood up and pulled off his big coat. He peeled it off just about as you would husk an ear of corn. I could n't help thinking, as I looked first at the coat and then at the man, Well, that's the biggest shuck and the littlest nubbin I ever did see. This story became one of the general's favorite anecdotes, and he often related it in after years with the greatest zest.
Fort Fisher (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
Chapter 24 Capture of Fort Fisher the Dutch Gap Canal Grant Receives Unasked advice Grant Relieves Butler Sherman's loyalty toate information in regard to the circumstances and conditions at Fort Fisher, he decided to send another expedition, and to put it in charge sure that he would never relinquish his determination to take Fort Fisher, and would immediately take steps to retrieve the failure which nor did he even say whether he would send another expedition to Fort Fisher: but on January 2 he telegraphed to Butler, Please send Major-geedition. He said: The object is to renew the attempt to capture Fort Fisher, and in case of success to take possession of Wilmington. It istrench yourself in a position from which you can operate against Fort Fisher, and not to abandon it until the fort is captured or you receive made to him, beginning with the famous powder-boat sent against Fort Fisher, and closed the conversation by saying: This is a very suggestiv
Trent (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
much talk about the formidable character of the double-turreted monitors that General Grant decided one morning to go up the James and pay a visit to the Onondaga, and invited me to accompany him. The monitor was lying above the pontoon-bridge in Trent's Reach. After looking the vessel over, and admiring the perfection of her machinery, the general said to the commander: Captain, what is the effective range of your 15-inch smooth-bores t About eighteen hundred yards, with their present elevati of the little things they always did with equal success when they tried hard. On the night of January 23 a naval officer, at General Grant's suggestion, was sent up to plant torpedoes at the obstructions which had been placed in the river at Trent's Reach, as he was apprehensive that our depleted naval force might be attacked by the enemy's fleet, which was lying in the river near Richmond. The officer made the discovery that the Confederate ironclads were quietly moving down the river.
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 24
Vice-President of the Confederacy; Campbell, a former justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was Assistant Secretary of War; and Hunter was president pro tempore of the Confederate Senate. As General Grant had been instructed from Washington to keep them at City Point until further orders, he conducted them in person to the headquarters steamer, the Mary Martin, which was lying at the wharf, made them his guests, and had them provided with well-furnished state-rooms and comfortabley opposite type of character, and expected to find in him only the bluntness of the soldier. Notwithstanding the fact that he talks so well, it is plain that he has more brains than tongue. He continued by saying what he said several times in Washington after the war, and also wrote in his memoirs: He is one of the most remarkable men I ever met. He does not seem to be aware of his powers, but in the future he will undoubtedly exert a controlling influence in shaping the destinies of the count
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