Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-04
sherman,s visit 10 city Point.


A correspondent of the New York Her
aid furnishes the following interesting de-
tails of Shermans late trip TO Grants head
quarters:
NEEBURN, N. O., March 26-AM.
Since writing you from Goldsboro this
morning, 1 have coma through from the
front to this place on the same train with
General Sherman. He came down last
evening, accompanied by two members of
his stat, and is on his way to visit Gsner-
al Grant at Fortress Monroe.
He is looking in splendid condition, and,
as he is sitting now at the hotel table, an
eager crowd gathers about the door to get
glimpse st him. He is surrounded by
Generals Hugh Ewing Innis N. Palmer
and other officers, and is talking all the
while to some of them, being apparently in
the very best of humor, although nervous
and restless all the while. A band of
music serenaded him; but, unfortunately,
il was impossible to draw a speech out of
him. He took cigar after tes, and went
directly to the cars, requesting Colonel
Wright, the manager, to make up for lost
time.
He did, however, make few remarks to
a crowd of soldiers, who swarmed around
him on his arrival here. As he started
down the street the soldiers rushed around
him as though they were going to tear him
to pieces, sll the while exclaimiDg, "Here
he is :" HThere he goes" and calling on him
for q speech. He said few words to the
effect that he was proud Of them sll, and
then got out of the way. There IS no os-
| tentation about him whatever, either in
dress, manners or his position. At the
same time he impresses one with the idea
that his mind is all alive with thought and
activity. Coming down on the cars he WAS
co umnnicative and pleasant to everybody.
On the way down we met train gong
up with load of commissary stores. "Ahl
that's what like TO see,n said he; "thsts
good for the boys stomachs y aad after
wards ne remarked, on seeing mail on
the train, 'thst that was good for the boys
minds as well as stomschs."
If private soldier came up civi,ly and
offered TO shake hands with him, he never
denied him the privilege. He said he wss
'going up to see Grant for five minutes, and
have it sll chalked out for him, and then
he W uld come back and pitch in again.
He only wanted to see him five minutes,
he said, "sDd wouldn't be gone but two OF
three days. Everything he said and did
indicated his restless energy. To his guar
termaster he merely passed two or three
words, such as "ShoVe the stores through
The same brevity and nervousness char.
acterized all his messages ard communica
tions with everybody.
Another correspondent wiring from
Fortress Monroe, says:
Msior General w. 7. Sherman returned
last evening at late hour from the front
having spent nearly two days with Lieu
tenant General Grant st City Point. Real
Admiral David D. Porter placed the gun
boat Bat, Captain Barnes, at his disposal
a despatch having been received here that
General Sherman was coming, the ladies o.
the fort, headed by Mrs. Msjor General
Ord, repaired to ihe Office of Major james
Chief Quartermsster, on the Baltimore
wharf to greet on his arrival. The post
band was also ordered out to welcome the
able chiefsain to misplace. To all appear
ances General Sherman anticipated such
an sEsir as awaited him, and, being q mod
est and retiring man, he, by one of his
Utllllanb anu sblo'SSS PleHSI SOAn PAOSoiJ
outfanked the party wishing to do hin
honor. He was landed in small boat
from the yacht, and, accompanied by s
single staff officer, and unknown, he made
his way to the fort and when comfortably
ensconced in Mrs. Ord's Psrlor, he deE.
patched an orderly for the lady and in
formed nsr of his arrival. The dissp
pointment felt by the ladies in having
their little surprise party defeated was
considerable, but there was no help for it
and they were compelled to retire to theil
homes without accomplishing the object oi
their Reconnaissance" After short stay
at the residence Of Mrs Ord, General Sher
man left IN the Bat for Wilmington.