The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-30
General Grant I'm Camp.
THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL AS SEEN BY AN ENGLIsn

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THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL AS SEEN By AN ENGLISH
CORRESPONDENT,
Headquarters OF Army of Potomac March 81 cores
pondence OF London Star
received missve from Lieutenant General Grant, in
answer to my report to headquarters, Of which the io
lowing is COPY
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Shortly after eight O'Clock In the evening through the
kindness of Mr. Cole, chief Of the Christian Commission
started in an ambulance for the headquarters OF the
General
We arrived before the sentry, who shouted out,
"Orderyl" The orderly making his appearance we
General Grant and his staff The room was about eigh
teen feet by fourteen feet wood fire bazod upon
tho hearth. Tables, with desks upon them, placed
against the wall in various parts OF the room Parane
lamps gave brliancy to the otherwise plain sanctum
Several Of the Generals aids present One Of Gen.
Grants most able and popular staff officers Lieutenant
Colonel Parker. chief Of of the Indian tribes;
Lieutenant Colonel T. Dent of the United States art
ery the brother of the lady of General Grant, informed
the General Of our arrival
The General immediately came in, quietly shook
hands with us, and bade us be seated After speaking
with him for few minutes and explaining 10 him my
object in visiting the Army Of the Potomac and the Army
of the James, handed him my pass He snliLd ,chea ne
Sdac Nv Lincons endorsement and Immediately went TO
his little table by which was sitting, and wrote on the
back of my pass
through all q ss ARMIES ss cont Of the
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CITY POINT, Va, March 2, 1865.
My visit lasted from between eight and nine In the
evening till near midnight rose several times and
wished to retire. but the General said that he was quito
at esure-that what he had to attend to he attend
ing to during my presence-and that he would rather
that l would stay. He said that l could not stay
very comfortably at the quarters of the Chris
tian Commssion that his despatch steamer
was at my service; that there were comfortable
staerooms where could rest, and that Al day break
he would direct the captain to take TO Varina Land
Ing, the nearest landing place to Richmond; that the
captain would there await my orders SO that might
return when pleased; that he would telegraph TO Gene
raj Ord, who was in command Of the Army OF the James,
10 have conveyance and guard at the landing 10 take
to his headquarters and then to make arrangements
for my nsp of the troops the lines and the fort
cations. He directed me to write for my luggage ut
once, and said he would send ambulance 10 fetch IT,
The letter written and despatched. The despatch
graphed for to Bermuda Hundred, and sat down for
nearly three hours conversation, except when our talk
was broken by the arrival OF dispatches and by the &C.
neral writing his replies.
Almost every topic during the three hours, relating
either rectly or indirectly to the war was touched
upon. General Grant has been described as tacturn.
and his conversation does not dash and sparkle and
eddy, but flows in ever continuous thoughtful and
Embarrassed manner. At time we had the map OF
the United States before He was explaining TO me
the different rairoads-thosc destroyed their gauges,
rolling Stock &c He spoke highly of Sherman and OF
Sheridan. He spoke respectfully of the enemy but said
their troops must be suffering greatly His opinion is as
should express IT, that the has reached the be-
ginning oil the end.
inquired, among other things respecting his family,
and he informed me that no had three sons and one
daughter One OF his boy thirteen Of
has been in five engagements with his father.
He mentioned that the Hon. Mr. Stanley had been to
see him. and that he expected our General Doyle next
month. He mentioned also that most of those who
visited him from Great Britain had Southern sympathics
and not favorable views the army, but that they
generally changed their opinions before they left.