The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-07-07
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|pAs Hfs AkavAE AND REcEprioN. 'i,n
nThe President Of the United States ar
rived q Lieutenant General Grants head
quarters yesterday att O'Clock p. m.s en-
tirely' unhesalded and aunannounced Mr..
Lincoln came down the Potomac AMI as
cended Che James in a Unitei States war
vessel. and 5, quiet and mo lost vas his ap-
proach from ths City Point landing TO the
grounds Immediately surrounding the head.
quarters OF Gen. Grant, that the seminal
stationed At the Southg gats of the enclosure
ichalleaged'ths Chief Magistrate, actually
taking him for member Of the Sanitary
Commission. and upon this ground disput.
ing the Presidents progress. A Captain
upon the staff passing. and recognizing the
stranger, set the matter right, and conduct.
"a the President to the Lieutenant General 8
tent adt s1t2n ls9ld..Azss ei-ags B. Z
Mr.. Lincoln was 5000 npanied by three
friends, including his little son Tad. and
his wholly unexpected arrival at City Point
was the OCCASION Of no little evident sur
priss among al who either saw or heard of
the event. twas generally th-,ught that
for once the telegraph wires running from
Washington hitherto TO oil the ohief points
inthe field, had failed to do its appointed
work, and the President, desiring soms di-
fect information touching Gen. Grants cam
paign, had been compelled to report to th7
Lieutenant General in person, thus assnr
ing the country that the sun,ne battles Of
1854 are to be fought on the green fie' l.
and by the c1alins streams that leai to
Richmond, and not on the national spot in
the Federal capital whereof the White
House il the centre. afa0 yEf i6
.gxq ArnosN. GRAxr's HEADQUARrERs.
81 On reaching Gen. Grants tent. which, as
. part Of the Conm,n lin, Generals head
quarters, il handsome ly and airilv situated
on ths south bank Of the Jamss River, i'm.
nsdiatcly overlooking th, stream. and con.
aisting of ccntre wall tent and upper ay,
shadedtby front fly, to the rear ofwhich
ia. the mess tent. the President Was gres.ed
pleasantly by the Lieutenant General. who
shook hands with him. and the several gem
tlcmen Of the staff happening to be present,
who merely, but decorously, saluted the
President by raising their caps. After a
brief, bat asI observed It. an exceedingly
animated conversation, ths distinguished
party retired to the meas tent for dinner,
passing thereto Immediately through, and
not outside OF, General Grants business or
Office tent. The dinner was, a. is usual
with the hero! Of Vicksburg. q plain and
substantial though by no means A. frugal
meal and the great Spring6eldisn ate 4
hearty and, make no doubt. an enjoyable
meal. Not the least conspicuous and peace
able persoaage at the table vas little Tad
Lincoln, who came down with his pony, and
diminutive shoulder-straps to see the thea
ter of war. At the table the President oc-
cupied position on the right of the Lieut.
enant General, with Brigadier General Raw
lings, Grant'a confidential friend and chief
of staff on the left. Five other gentlemen
only, besides little Tad, held p places at this
memorable military meal. y, ,s,,...,
- THE VISIT TO THE FRONT.
Dinner over, the next thing in order was
. visit to the front Of Petersburg. whittier
the President, General Grant and long
cavalcade of staff officers and cavalry, pro-
ceeded at about two o'clock p. m. taking
what is known as the City Point and Pc
tersburg road. I4av here say that the
cavalry escort accompanying the PRESIDENT.
al party was detachment of the Fifth Uni
ted States cavalry, who have been for up
wards Of . year and half attached in this
specific capacity to the headquarters Of Gen.
ssal Grant. u,F@s..g !, -#,
The President passed to the headqu.s-
ters Of Major General Wright, command
Ing the 9th (Sedgwick's) corps. Here the
party was Hospitality entertained, the corps
band playing "Hail to the Chief' as the
Prssidant whose approach had been tele-
grAphsd, was deserted. General Meade
,nd staff were in waiting to receive the
President, and al that trsnspired was both
socially and intellectually unexceptionable.
The President took . long and lingering
look at Petersburg, and strained his eyes
toward the rebel capital. Remaining only
half an hour, the party returned to General
Grants qpsrteys, hsing oheeyed on the way
BY colored brisade-the only cheering
heard during this pleasure trip. A con
trast disclosed itself BY the roadwa5. The
President and his cavalcade were passing
gayiy along the dusty road, when, ON .
slight and irregular elevation BY It's side,
vas discovered the new made grave OF
'Private Orange Remington, Battery T.,
Fourth Connecticut Volunteer Artillery,
died JunS' IA. 1884," The living President
and the dead soldier thus strangely met
How suggestive Of the mutations Of earthly
fortune. The President viii visit Major
General Butler to-day At his headquarters,
near Point OF Rocks, when tour Of these
magnificent fortifications will be made, and
che Presidents opinion Of them elected.
! The Rock IsIand Daily Union says: K
: II. D. Sweeny. ESQ.,. notary public,
took the acknowledgment Of 3 deed this
forenoon. which named within Il soms
$4,000. 900 worth Of property, and had a.