Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-12
General Sherman's Visit 10 General
Grant.:.What lie Said, and How lie
Looked, &C.

General Sherman left Goldsboro, North Carolina,
cer and two orderlies. He arrived ut Fortress Mon
roe at half past o'clock on Monday morning last.
The New York HcraMS correspondent says;
Recognizing naval officer in the company, Gen.
Sherman advanced to shake hands his countenance
beamng with delight, excaiming, That wasn't fair,
old fellow-that was my Wilmington was
my meat, However, I'm glad you took it-glad on
Terrys account glad on your account glad ON nc
count of all concerned and, for many reasons al
most unmentionable, glad on the country account"
But whipped EN- too" my boys chased EN-
everywhere" "No trouble at all" The latter SEN
fences uttered in his quick nervous manner sound
ed SO peculiarly Shermanish that all were smiling
at his eagerness.
General Grant quietly remarked "Ah, but you
see, Sherman, we've heard the other side Of the
story" abiding to the accounts of his many defeats
in Southern papers.
In the meantime Admiral Porter, who had drop
ped down from Varina in expectation of his arri-
val honored the distinguished chief with a salute
BETTING his rank and command, from the flagship
Malvern.
During the evening, Gen. Sherman had an inter-
view with the President, and spoke to him and to
all in the most encouraging language possible con-
corning the condition Of his own troops and condi-
| ton of the Confederacy,
correspondent of the Heraid, writing at Fort
ress Monroe, on the Goth, says;
Maj Gen. W. T. Sherman returned last evening
| at late hour from the front, having spent nearly
| two days with Lieut.. Gen. Grant at City Point
| Rear Admiral David D. Porter placed the gunboat
Bat Captain Barnes, at his disposal. a dispatch
| having been received here that General Sherman
was coming the ladies of the fort headed by Mrs
Maj Gen. Ord, repaired TO the office of Mai James
| Chief Quartermaster, on the Baltimore wharf to
greet him on his arrival. The post band was also
| ordered out to welcome the able chieftain to this
place. To all appearances, Gen. Sherman anticpa-
ted such an affair as awaited him, and being mod
est and retiring man. he by of his brilliant stra-
tegc plans, completely out-fanked the party wish
ing to do him honor. He was landed in a small
boat from the yatch and, accompanied by a single
$ 2S %hS sd 4 sh9S SSs his D to 9e
parlor he dispatched an orderly for the lady and in
formed her of his arrival The disappointment felt
by the ladies in having their little surprise party de-
feated, was considerable, but there was no help for
It, and they were compelled to retire to their homes
without accomplishing the object of their "recon-
nossance.' After II short stay at the residence of
Mrs. Ord, General Shermaul1ft on the Bat for Will
mington.
His arrival at Newbern on his way up is thus
described by Herald correspondent;
He is looking in splendid condition. and, as he is
now sitting at the hotel table an eager crowd gath
ers about the door to get glimpse at him. He is
surrounded by Gems. Hugh Ewing, Innis n. Pal
mcr and other officers, and is talking all the while
to some OF them, being apparently in the best of hui
NOR, although nervous and restless all the while A
band of music serenaded him, but unfortunately, il
was impossible to draw speech out of him. He
took cigar after tea, and went directly TO the cars
requesting Col Wright, the manager of the road to
make up for lost time.
lie 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 all the while exclaiihing Here
he is" There he goes, and calling on him for
speech. He said a few words TO the effect that he
was proud of them ALL and then got out of the way
There is no ostentation about him whatever, either
in dress manners or disposition. 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 communicative and pleasant to every
body
On the way down we met train going up with q
load of commissary stores. "Ah that's what like
to see, said he 'thats good for the boys stomachs"
and afterwards he remarked, on seeing mail on
the train, that that was good for the boys minds
well as stomachs."
If private soldier came up civlly and offered to
shake hands with him, he never denied him the
privilege. He said he was 'gong up to Grant for
five minutes, and have ii all chalked out for him. and
then he would come back and pitch in again He
only wanted to see him five minutes he said aand
wouldn't be gone but two or three days. Every
thing he said and did indicated his restless energy
To his Quarermaster he merely passed two or three
words such as, "Shove the stores through The
same brevity and nervousness characterized all his
messages and communication with evervhodv