Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-06
The President at the Fr0nt---The Difficulties
de Observation-Disclosures He Went and
What He Saw

The President at the Fr0nt---The Diffcpltie;
de Ene0untered--Where He Went and
What He Saw.
CERES .ondence of the New York Herald
On tuesday, the 2lst, about one o'clock,
| long, gaunt, bony man, with queer admir-
ture of the comical and the doleful in his
eountenance, undertook TO reach the Gener-
ais tent, by scrambling through hedge row
| and coming in the back way alone. he was
| stopped By one of the hostlers, and told to
| keep out Of here" The Individual in black
replied that he thought General Grant would
| allow him inside, and strobe ahead. you'll
| damned soon find out, was yelled in reply
On reaching the guard, he was stopped with,
{" No sanitary folks allowed inside" After
| some parleying, the intruder was compelled
10 give his name, and announced himself to
/ be Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
| States, desiring an interview with General
| Grant. The guard saluted and allowed him
TO pass. General Grant recognized him as he
| stepped under the large fly +" in front of his
/! tent, rose and shook hands with him cordia
! ~, and then introduced him to such mem
bers of the staff as were present and unac-
quainted. 1t was ascertained that the Presi-
dent had just arrived on the City Of Bali-
| more, and was accompanied by his son ''Tad,n
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox, Mr..
Chadwick, proprietor of Wizards Hotel, and
| a marine guard. The conversation soon took
wide free -and-easy range until dinner was
announced. The President was duly seated,
ate much as other mortais, managed TO wiring
IN three favorite Jokes during the meal,
der the plea of illustrating the topics discus
sed, and kept every one on the ga vige for
others until the party rose.
He was very naturally DESTROYS of riding
to the front, 80 at 4 o'clock, horses were
brought up, the President mounted on Gen.
Grants thoroughbred, Cincinnatus, the Gen
eral on Egypt, Tad on the Generals black
pony, jeff Davis, and, accompanied by
large proportion of the staff and escort, the
party rode to the headquarters of General
Wright, commanding the 9th corps, where
Gen Meade and staff met them. The loca-
ton commands as good view of Petersburg
as can yet be obtained from our lines Maps
were brought out and examined, the position
of the army explained, its future operations
discussed, the steeples and spires of the city
observed, as well as the dust and smoke
would allow, national airs were played by the
band, the enemy's works on the opposite side
of the Appomattox inspected, and after
stay of an hour and a half, the party started
on its return TO headquarters. On the way
out, many persons recognized the Presidents
pin Ysiognomy. The news soon spread and on
the return ride the roads were lined in many
places with weather beaten veterans, anxious
TO catch glimpse of Old Abe. One cavalry
private recognized him on the road. Mr..
Lincoln shook him by the hand ike an old ia
milan acquaintance, to the Infinite admira-
ton of the bystanders.
Perhaps the notable feature of the ride
was the passing of brigade of negro troops.
The troops were Longing by the roadside,
but seemed 10 know by instinct who was ap-
preaching. They came rushing, and almost, to
the horses feet, by hundreds, yelling, shout
ing, "Hurrrah for the Liberator F." Hurrah
for the President y end were perfectly wild
with excitement AMI delight. 1t was a spon-
taneous outDurst of genuine love and affec-
ton for the man they look upon as their "de
liver from bondage, and their wild huzzas
were perfectly deafening The President I'M
covered as he rode through their ranks, and
bowed on every hand to his sable admirers. |
The cavalcade arrived at headquarters about
nine o'clock, took tea and chatted short
time, when the visitors departed TO their |
state-rooms on the steamboat.
At seven o'clock in the morning of June |
22d Major General Butler and his staff pro-
ceeded on board the Baltimore and exchanged
congratulations with the Chief Magistrate,
who was accompanied by Mr.. Assistant Sec
rotary Fox, afr. Assistant Secretary Charles
A Dana, General Barnard g Little Tad, and
his playmate, named Perry. The exceeding
cordially that marked the entire interview
between the President and the Major General
commanding was especially hOtcedDIe III
was frank and zestful, and carried the con- |
viction that the two eminent men were in
entire concord upon all public and social Is
sues. All being on board, and everything
being ready, the Baltimore steamed up the
James river to the feet, where Admiral Lee
and party were taken on. The party then
proceeded up the river to the monitor Ou01-
daga near Crows Nest, where the vessel was
boarded and carefully inspected
The entire party then went ashore, and
mounting horses made grand tour of the
Notifications, the troops throughout cheering
the President and General Butler alternately.
All this being over, the party proceeded to
General Buffers marquee, where an elegant
and substantial lunch was supplied, of which
all partook most heartily after the forenoon
fatigue.
Shortly after two O'Clock in the afternoon
the President signifed his intention of imme-
diately returning TO Washington. Proceed
ing aboard the Greyhound, attended by Gen.
Butler and staff, he joined the Baltimore and
left this scene, after an uncommOnly pleasant,
-arJ-f,atnrt- and in ztrlretjXp