The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-16
General Sherman at West Point.
Touching Interview with Gen. Scott.

Correspondence of The N. Y Herald.
WEST POINT, N. Y, June 5, 1865.
The exciting event of the day has been the
arrival of Gen. Sherman. The General came
By the government steamer Henry Burden, ar
irving here few minutes after ten o'clock,
Mrs. Sherman and their son, Corporal Tom"
accompanied him, as did Majors Dayton and
Hitchcock, of his staff, and Dr. Mcmillan, for
merly his Medical Director. Quite q party of
military and civic gentlemen, with an agree
able accompaniment of ladies, also came in the
steamer. Most prominent among the military
attendants was Gen. Van Vliet, o classmate of
Gen. Sherman Gen. Badly Smith, and Lieut..
Dresser, Fourth U. 8. artillery, of the latters
staff: Mr.: Scott, whose guest the General was
while in New York; VIM. w. Evarts, ESQ.,,
and other gentlemen of prominence, composed
the leading civilian representatives.
Capt. Edward c. Boynton, adjutant of the
Academy, on behalf of the academical author
tiles, met Gen. Sherman at the wharf First
OF everything" said the General, II wish to
pay my respects to Lieutenant GENIAL Scott"
Jumping into hotel omnibus, Gen. Van Vliet,
Captain Boynton, and his staff bearing him
company, he was conveyed to Cozzen's Hotel.
General Scott met him on the hotel portico
most cordial, earnest meeting it was. Gen.
Scott threw his arms about General Sherman,
Rugged him, embraced him, almost kissed him
- thank God that you have lived to see
this day. and that I, too have lived to see it."
were the first words uttered by the good old
hero of Lundy's Lane and Mexico to the grand
modern hero of Lookout Mountain, Mission
Ridge and Chattanooga.
And you have gone through it all unhurt,"
continued Gen. Scot.
Except one slight scratch hardly worth
mentioning, replied Gen. Sherman.
Wnen Major Dayton was introduced with
the remark by Gen. Sherman that he had been
with him constantly from the battle of Shiloh
II hope you have been equally fortunate in
escaping the bullets and evil designs of the en-
envy" remarked Gen. Scott.
The lntroductions over, the interview was
Prctracted but short time. The Lieutenant
deneral continues to improve, and gives now
scarcely any indication OF his late indisposi-
ton.
TO the room in the library building, where
the cadets are at present undergoing their
examinations, next proceeded Gen. Sherman,
he was met at the door by Gen. Cullum. post
superintendent, and indicted into the room
The board of visitors, officers, professors. the
throng OF outside visitors cadets and everybody
rose 70 tnelr ie0t. The examination ceased for
time, and the conversation came down from
the mathematical military height of tanpents
cosmos, lunetts, redans, redOubts abatis and
parallels to plain and sensible How do Won
90" Glad to see you ;" Hope you are wen -
&c. III bet the General never trembled in
tne presence OF charging enemy half as much
as ne used TO in the presence of these visitors
i noaras, heard cadet slyly remark to fell.
low trembling sufferer. Judging from the
uenerals cheerful bearing and smiles, I incline
10 the opinion that if he ever had any uneasy
shaking of legs in these examinations he has
got bravely over it, and that all the trembling
you can get ont of him now must be sometbinS
Rl that Kind mentioned blythe poet as Decu,
Parly invisible to the naked Vse-a trembling
AS the granite trembles.
Lashed by the ocean wave.
Han an hour suf6ced for the examination
room. Now came look through the chanel
ings. y oui!o-
~ VIII oe borne in mind that the General has
been here but once before TO-DAY s;noo I I;s
sraduation-Just twenty-five years ago. He
expressed himself greatly pleased with every.
.hlnS he saw, and commented on the changes
that had been made for The better since bis