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Prosper M. Wetmore (search for this): chapter 18
that I do not care to name,--because I know no land bad enough to be cursed with their presence — but never to live here again. At the close of my speech the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was called upon to address the assemblage, which he did in his peculiar way, expressing high consideration for myself, and in the course of his remarks he named me as a possible candidate. for the presidency in 1868. The proceedings were interlarded with toasts, and among others there was one by Gen. Prosper M. Wetmore of my possible candidature. While all this was sufficiently laudatory, yet to me it was one of the most unhappy and unfortunate occurrences of my life, and it was my own fault that it was so. I only looked upon it as the effervescence of the champagne of the hour, and paid no attention to it as a sober announcement of such possible candidature. Otherwise I cannot account for my not having had wit or wisdom enough to interpose another little speech in which I could have taken the
Winfield Scott (search for this): chapter 18
-- You know not what you ask. I will come down and dine with you, but to come into your house with my staff and orderlies, and the hundreds of people who may be brought there or visit me would drive you from your home. Besides, I must have very much more extensive accommodations. I had telegraphed to Assistant Quartermaster-General Van Vliet to meet me there, and he told me that he had looked about for headquarters for me. He said that the Hoffman House, in the rear part of which General Scott had rooms, had not yet been opened, and that he had taken the whole of the building for my use. Early in the morning of the 4th of November I occupied my headquarters. As the first incident I learned that one Judge Henry Clay Dean, in utter ignorance that I was at that time in New York, had made a speech the night before in which, according to a newspaper report, he stated that if I should attempt to march up Broadway I would be hanged to a lamp-post, or words to that effect. Althou
John A. Kennedy (search for this): chapter 18
ther from a gunboat anchored so as to cover the Sub-Treasury Building and the Custom House on Wall Street and the United States Arsenal. There was a line from some point near each polling-place in the city. At the several polling-places I had an officer in plain clothes, in command of my scouts and detective officers who were around the Fort Brady, battery Commanding James River. polls. On this officer, in case of any disturbance, the police — who were under the command of Superintendent John A. Kennedy, a very loyal, able, and executive officer,--might call for assistance. Any disturbance was to be immediately communicated to me by telegraph. On the day of election the officers and men for the polls were to be on duty an hour before the polls opened. Each telegraphic station was numbered, and the officer was to report to my headquarters hourly the state of quiet at the polls. The remainder of my troops were held on board of transports, ready to land when the point at wh
Isham (search for this): chapter 18
hat of dealing in finance,--a broker, perhaps. Had you any connection with the Peoples' Bank of Kentucky? I did business with that bank, and sometimes for it. When did you leave Kentucky? I cannot give the date, General, but it was when Governor Morehead was arrested. Where did you move yourself and business? To Nashville, Tennessee. Did you continue business there? For a little while. When and where did you go then? To New Orleans. At what time? When Governor Isham left the State and the Union troops occupied Nashville. When did you leave New Orleans? When you took possession of the city. Were you in the same business there? Yes, sir. Were you connected with any banking firm or financial association? Yes, sir; the citizens' bank. Where did you go then? To Liverpool, England. Ho, ho, Mr. Lyons, then I guess we are business acquaintances. Are you the H. J. Lyons who made claim on the Citizens' Bank of New Orleans from Live
John A. Green (search for this): chapter 18
s to be deposited for McClellan at the election to be held just one week from that date; that the Republicans were to be driven from the polls; that there were several thousand rebels in New York who were to aid in the movement; and that Brig.-Gen. John A. Green, who was known to be the confidential friend of the governor, was to be present, bringing some forces from the interior of the State to take part in the movement. The fact of such an organization was testified to over and over again. arrison on Governor's Island. He said he thought he could let me have five hundred men. I told him they might as well remain in the garrison as anywhere. I had been expressly cautioned by the Secretary of War against the machinations of Gen. John A. Green. Monday my headquarters boat came up with my guard, one hundred Pennsylvanians. They were landed at the battery, and put into barracks there. That day Major-General Sanford, commanding the division of State militia in the city of New
William F. Smith (search for this): chapter 18
ned Hancock's corps on a former occasion, that will settle the question. I proposed to try this in a manner that I had not before seen attempted, either in the Army of the Potomac or elsewhere,--that is, by a regular dash, such as I had read of in the history of the wars of Europe. What I intended to do, and how I intended to do it, is better set forth in the order that I read to General Grant, and which I here reproduce from my order book. I give it as it was then written, because William F. Smith has stated in a magazine article that I was a child, and incapable of giving an order in the field. That is true or false, and to substantiate its falsity I propose to submit to military critics everywhere whether I was either a child or incapable of giving an order in the field, and allow my reputation as a commanding general to stand or fall with it. [Confidential.] headquarters Department Virginia and North Carolina. In the field, Sept. 28, 1864. to Major-General Ord, Command
Hiram Burnham (search for this): chapter 18
who I suspect were too proud and courageous to shelter themselves, as they did their men, behind the reversed intrenchments. We lost there the very efficient General Burnham, in memory of whose gallantry Fort Harrison was afterwards named Fort Burnham. We lost many others of our higher field officers, so that before the battle was ended majors were in command of brigades, and captains of regiments. Every man was a hero on that day. Gen. Hiram Burnham. Three times our line was charged by the rebel North Carolina troops Gen. Hiram Burnham. with the most persevering energy. But our troops held their intrenchments and in comparative shelter swept tGen. Hiram Burnham. with the most persevering energy. But our troops held their intrenchments and in comparative shelter swept the field. The North Carolina division was substantially destroyed. Nineteen battle-flags and several hundred prisoners were captured. The day was a very rainy one, but the rebels kept up the attack until nearly night, when they withdrew. No attack was ever afterwards made on that line, but we occupied it from that time until o
John A. Dix (search for this): chapter 18
The number of troops on Governor's Island under General Dix, who commanded the Department of the East, was sh command of the Department of the East, relieving General Dix, and I will have sent you from the front a suffic I think it would not be good politics to relieve General Dix, a New Yorker, from his command, just on the eve gh to take care of the city, and let me report to General Dix, leaving him in command. But, said Stanton, DiDix won't do anything. Although brave enough, he is a very timid man about such matters, as he wants to be goverl order from the President by which I can relieve General Dix at once, and take supreme command of the fight, ive me to judge. Very well, but keep the peace with Dix if you can. He then asked what troops I wanted, and d to the commander of the Department of the East, General Dix, and he issued an order that I was in command of ports were required to move. At the request of General Dix, instead of bringing my headquarters guard up for
David G. Farragut (search for this): chapter 18
ps ten or twelve days later, and possibly this failure of mine was one of the grounds in the mind of the President for my being allowed to be removed, or which caused the removal, and so I suffered. But within less than thirty days afterwards Farragut was summoned to City Point to look into the naval matters on James River. The enemy, taking courage, had come down through Trent's Reach, with three of their light-draught, iron-clad gunboats during the high water to attack our monitors lying nelp it off. This took so long that the night passed, and in daylight when they got the vessel off, the forts opened upon them, and they ran back up river and never came down afterwards. A court-martial was held on Parker, presided over by Admiral Farragut, which found him guilty of cowardice, and he was sentenced to be dismissed from service. This sentence was changed to a lighter punishment by Gideon Welles, who thought cowardice excusable. Dutch Gap has since been dredged out, and is th
Henry Clay Dean (search for this): chapter 18
rt of which General Scott had rooms, had not yet been opened, and that he had taken the whole of the building for my use. Early in the morning of the 4th of November I occupied my headquarters. As the first incident I learned that one Judge Henry Clay Dean, in utter ignorance that I was at that time in New York, had made a speech the night before in which, according to a newspaper report, he stated that if I should attempt to march up Broadway I would be hanged to a lamp-post, or words to that effect. Although I had no troops in New York then except my orderlies and aids, I sent my compliments to Judge Dean with the information that I would like to see him at my headquarters at the Hoffman House. He reported at once, and I received him. He seemed to be in a great fright. I greeted him and told him that such a speech had been brought to my attention, and as I was sure that a gentleman of his position never could have made it in the words reported, I desired to ascertain the fact
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