, 1870-12-08
bo evfn content to 1e2vs the navy, thereby
aiding his okn interests moro than hs caa in

aiding his oxn interests more th.n hs caa in
tho n1vy.
Following thh food of rspsnt,ut asooud.
thonEbt, comes Berien Of e1tracts-!n tha
Washington Chrontele-from the AdmirIa
tures Of the cnrtent events Of ths war, sup.
plementcd by free etchinga o. the parsons md
p oplo conspicuous in ita manAgemsn'.
Among those. General Grant IL moet proms-
nent- IL 1869 Pa,tet mst G.aot, Tor tho -f.st
time, at Caro. The AduiEal ssyss =
cain, wta platn.1ookIpg man, dresaei IL q
ctu1:ns brown COAX wlth ! v.iy~t co1t<s, md =
a'r Of gtsy psntsaooos: All h,s hahilimeass wsfe
elted mauy mh.. These clothes. seedy IL tue
ex1Frme1 adorned the ouset man Of General
Ugsses Grant. General Grant stood before ne
msn / evef beneids Gfsnt aod sneaaaa
o,e.a,ed together - Western Kentaeky and
sioDs ainee tnt breaKnR out Of tns Esl. Imsde
up my Ind that there Was more Roo1 general
saip ID these two men, thAn IN any other twol
dog cooIase that vii iell IN The long run agslpst
The best arranged ssestcs, provided numbers and
al t sre . eaual; and IN saefmka, heheid tnat
rebellion, When Introduced. Grant .ooE N.
quietly by the hand. sstf I wesr M old acqualn&-
ancr, with How Ne yJu. Aduitai7' We Aat do ~
. aps Gsa, q
While H1a look1og earnestly n Gsaur, dftn2 I,
make out how nucn Of the man there WAS under
that plain exterior. the General was regsrdiay M
= sec Whist ssnount o; work tuere waa IN ter Al
the Rtlt buttons aod gold Lace With which the
Navy Department hRd bedlzened my coat"
Again, the Admiral continues less familiar
ut is not ny purpose 10 write a history Of
General Gr4hts military ca1eer. Tnat viii be
done bJ Anler pens tnau mine: bnt lnten1 10 no
uce the personal character Of man who has
asnisvea .h. mo.s In military way than any other
"a few daya After mr lnterr1ev witt arzat, I
met General Sherman, and wrote the SeceefazJ
OF The Navy u foIiows: y
dea poaseseed ny 10 one General that ever lived
wha1 one wanta the other possesses, and these
considered glorious so!tiers when ne General, Of
to-dA, are all forRotteo.f Mt. Wrlles has more
taan once called ny artentson to this rematk."
The Admiral, After compeudioua review OF
Grant and Sherman, retains his Iemziniag au-
mltauon Tor the former and writea:
shek these TWO Generals combined had iii ths
m&Ary ability tnat any one man ought to pos-
fcss 70 Eate him perfect General, and ain.
ss sas,1.o S'' wsn e 'a Grant OF Ssn
he would of aresu1 sun@1ior na9ber,N =
Sherman, WITH h,s genius to direct me tutet.
with his 1nsomItahle courage, fhat kuoFa no pucn
word ~ yield THIS Ii my opinion, strengthened
ty long association with these Two distinguished
gentlemen
AIN the fall Of vlcksburg Aaw Graara foturt
grtAtntsF. snd thlnk he saw 1t himself, al
other enterprises must hare sppea,ed easY to hin
after the csotute Of ricksnu'S"
i At the time OF Fort Fisher tho diary credit
tho Admiral with these seutiments:
1t wAs MT the way had been ac.us
toned to conduct business with Generals Gran
ard Soettnaa, who no matter what might hAvt
been the1s SUPERIOR fuoEledPe about mtlttar
matters. always deferred to me In al naval al
| lsirr,
But Grant and Sherman differed widely II
| everything from nj others whom I met dnflnl
| the rebellion. Couecl"ns of tnelr own supeso
ability, they were willing tn admit tue existence
they gained the good viii OF ali The naval otaces
with = 1h0m they were associated during the wa'
| and truB Rdtieo 70 their well-eAfne0 reputation
| "lf G&nefRl Grant nod deIHtood one thinX bette
OF them he seldom nakea mistakes In his selec
@Thss il bigh and desirable quality in Com
msndirR General. and Grant Is mainly .tDi: hss
70 II for his ErccasSea. He almost 2tE1ys put th
| right nao IN the right place. 49,.
| Terry WAS Volunteer oncer, but Gener1
! Grant, as Usual, showed hls good judgment 10 *
lect.ng him for the expedition. 1t wRs fottuusf
Ger it would have been sad snathe did not w1s
| TO put volunteers IN important commands.
a. Mt. Lincoln hali the most unlimited conf
| 1enre in General Grant, aud almost etWaFa mad
| ample apologies Ehen he undertook 70 4uestt1
the latter on any point relating 70 military NOV
| meptH-
| unmoved deneanor u he had done at City Pom
No one would have supposed that he had now y
long -wtsnf tor VICTORY, aud that tue rebel caot
lay At hts feet or tIas he g'asped the longcovett
| pfize which was to place hlm On a higher plan
Gle than anT man In Atner1ca yet occupied"