New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-22
GEN RAwL1Ss-pERsoNAL "REMINISCENCES.

4 Washington correspondent of The Cincin-
natl Gazette gives the following personal "reminiscences OF
the late Secretary Rawns There hut few anecdotes
current about RawlDs, and most Of them relate TO the
quiet energy and persistence with which he pursued hs
fleet before Vcksburg tells me Of finding Rawlins so con
santy mis- desk other duties as 10 make one wonder
who served the staff there declares that 1t was
mon for the Aduant to use Is or 70 hours out OF the
rmed that at Cairo, soon after entering the service.
there good deal too much carelessness maDilested
in the matter OF drinking, which, 1t became evident,
might impair the usefulness OF men sioce rei avn.
to Others. became total aDstsner, ana abided until
his death He was specially eaefui To give no couhteh
Than for the legitimate counsel &c. he entitled 10
Offer unduly indebted to John A. Rawins ior amy POT.
HAVING last summer been brought contact with
chief stan while engaged S the Sf
amiDation OF portions OF Gen; Grants earlier
orders and official correspondence n6ns aha here s0 ns
there as the drift Of the conversation and In
dictated or wrote Sentences and papers which, for pic
turesque aud vigor have snce become historic
pose 10 move immediately yonr works :, the order Of
congratulation after shiloh tho famous congratuatory
make the Shenandoah Valley bare that crow flying
over it would have carry his ratons aud humid
trstes RawInss sincerity. A young officer who served
as an in the Wilderness campaign tells an incident OF
battle of spottsylvania. Early iu the day Gen.
Wright Of the Sixth Corps rode up 70 Grant aud asked
winch occupied the right Of our line was the famous
Fighting Sixth" "Sedgwicks Gamecocks," as they
were sometimes called, and Wright anxious 20 keep
up the corps rep o urged his desire wth great per-
sisteney Grant always believing In direct momentum
and close quarters, ready TO yield Rawlins, how
ever who appealed 10. resisted Wrights wish With
great earnestness as 1t urged pointing out that
but waste of life would follow. Wright went
away, and returned again. Grant then gave the
order, though reluctantly. Rawlins declared that IL
was useless. The commander and stan were on slight
eminence, from which the movement could be seen.
Presently the long line formed the waving standards
the waving lines OF gleamed and the dark
moved forward steadily, and at last with great shout
and rush In few minutes they came tumbling bacl
repulsed and considerable disorder Grant looked on
said nothing except give an order TO aid who gal
Hoped away; but Rawlins, who had been annoyed at
Wrghts persstency, broke out with yoey Of oaths
the corps fell back almost shouting as he shook his
oenched fist In the direction OF tho General engaged In
reforming his command "YoWYe got your belly full;
you would do II, d-n you; that's the way you throw
lives away with sqndry oaths mofe forclbe than polite
He seemed 10 have been angrier at what he deemed
reckless disregard Of human ie than az the risk the
pulse gave the whole OF no Several times in tho
course OF the next half hour looking over in the dree
ton OF Wright who pegging away TO recover his
position, Rawlins would again swear At tho reckless DIS
regard Of human life that had been exhibited.