Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-12
General sheTmaH's Visit 20 General
grant..What He Said, and How he
Looked. &c.

General Sherman lsfa GolasboEo North Carolina,
on Saturday, The 10Th accompanied BY ono staff Of
fesr and two ofderIies He arrived nf FORTRESS Mon
roe - half past o'clock "a AOhdsy morning last
The New York HsraIfs ssrrespoadsht says
Recognizing naval oaiser IN The company Gen.
Sherman advanced 10 shake hands bis eoantsnanee
bsemIng with delight szctaimlng. That Wasns far,
old falleN-lhat was ny eame--W ilniRgson Eas
ny meat However, I'm ela4 you took il glad On
TSFryE aecolnt glad On your aceoant. glad on Sc
count Of ~ eoncernsd, and, for many rcasoas Il.
most unnasudonahle glad ca Tie seantfy seoountF
" But whipped EN- tooF Ny boys chased 'esI
everywhere Nc troubls At aIln The iattaf sen.
tsnces uttered In bid quick nervoas uanner, soand
ed 20 peculiarly ShsFmanisk, that al were smiling
At bis easernas.
Csensrsi Gfnnt qasetEy remarked . al. k,t yo,
sae, Shermsn, we've kesrd The other side az ths
story abiding 10 the seccnnts Of his many defeats
Ia Southern pRpera.
In he msahtiaae, Admiral forser, xAo lad Drop
ped down frum Varins, IN expectation Of bis arri-
val, honqeed the Distinguished chief With salute
eeatting biz rank Hna eOnnsand, from the ass-shiP
Malvern.
During The sysaing. Gen sherman bad an inter-
view with ne President and spoke 10 him and 30
all In the most encouraging langaAge possibls, en-
earning the condltion Of bis own troops and eobdi-
ti0n q The ConfedsrRcy.
4 carrespOndsat Of The Hera,d. Erifing st Fort
res Monroe, % the ssth, says
MAJ Ciea- W. r Sherman rstarusd last evening
st ate hour from tho fronk having spont Besrly
two daya with Lieut. Gen. Grant At CftF Point
Rear Admiral David d. Porser placed tie gunhoat
Bat Captains Barnes e SIS disposal A dispatch
having been recsiyed here that General sherman
was coming. the ladies Of the fort headed By hrs.
Maj. Gen. ORD, repaired 10 the Office Of Maj JaHseS
Chief QnartsTnastsr, on he BGItimers wharf, 70
greet BIN On hia arrival Tia pcs. band EAs also
ordered cut 10 veieoEne the aba ekieiaia TO this
place. To al sppearsnecss Gen. Sherman aasieips-
ted such an AFFAIR - awaited him. and being mod
ct and retiring man, he, By Of hs brilliant
tegc plans completely oat-aanksa the party wish
ing 10 do him honor He vas landed In a snail
boat from tka yatch and, accompanied b. single
stan oficer, and InknoWn, he made his way 70 the
fort, and when comfortably anseoaoed In Mrs Ord
parior, be dispatched orderly for the lady, snd
formed her OF His arrival. The disappointment fslt
- she ladies ia having thsr t1o surprise party o.
nSassd considerable but thars vas no help for
and they we're eomPelled g retire 70 their bones
without accomplishing tho object Of their areeoa-
neissance.s Aftesa short stay At the residence of
Mira. Ord, General Sherman len on the Bat sur VIII
ningtoa.
lis arrival 81 Nswbern, On bis way up is thus
described BY Herald correspondent;
he i looking in sfIendid eoHaitisn, and IS be Is
stating Ell The hotel table 81 eager erow! gath
ers ab5at che dor 10 Get giinpse IS Aim He L
surrounded BY 6ens, Hugh ksing, InEis " Pal
meF, and other oieers, and b talking All the while
10 scue q thsn being apparently IN The bcst Of h-
NOR atAoRea iterycas and restless all ths While
baRd 81 music sasenaded him, bot. enfevtunasey, IL
was impossible 70 drav 3 speech oat Is him. He
tcok cigar atsr tea, snd went directly - The ears
requesting Col wright the manager Of the rad 10
make up Tor lost time.
He aid, hoEsreF, make = fex remarks 70 droxd
Of scldiera Who suarmed around him on hisafgivsi
here. As he started down The street the soldiers
rushed around him - thouxh they were going 70
tear him 70 piecas ell the while exelsininR Hsra
be Il There be gees and calling on hfm Tor =
speech, He said few words 70 tho effect that ho
was proud u them all sad then Got out OF ths way.
There i no oatentstion aboat him Hhsssvcf sishsr
IN dress manners or disposition AZ the sane time
he impressas enc with the idea that his mind Il all
alive With thought and activity. Coming down on
The cars hswas communicative and pleasant to rvery
body,
On he way down We met a train going up With =
l0Ad Of eommissAsy stores SAB ! that's what IKE
% So said be, thafs good for the boys sscEnacks
and Afterwards be remarked, on seeing Z nah On
the tsaia thai that vas good for the hoys uinas IS
vel e slomaehs.e
IL . private solder came sp civiHy aad offered 10
shake hAnds with hira, he never deniel hin the
privilege He said be vas gotnR up % Sc Grant for
I've minutes esd kayeil al ehalked cut for him and
tAsa he would eoiaB taek ard pltnk h again, He
only waited 10 SEQ him Eve minutes he aid sKnd
woahiz't - gone bat tNu o. three days livery
thing he said and aia indicated rs restless energy
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