The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-25
CRAMPS HIsToY OF THE WAR.
Extracts From His Forthcoming sapok of
Recollcct:uns.
Netr. York Herald.

'n wv Soiumes, containing about
I'VE hundred pages each, and it is safe to
say that no publication Of late years has
created SO much curiosity and such vast
interest as to its scope and contents.
Ihe book will be dedicated "to the
american soldier and sailor" It will
contain portraits, maps, plans and other
illustrations.
In the opening chapters General Grant
setties all speculations as to his origin by
declaring that he is of the eighth gene.
ration from Matthew Grant, who settled
IN dorchester, Mass, in the wear 1870
Ills grandfather Noah served in the war
OF tho Revolution and was present at the
battle of Bunker Hill.
LIFE AT WEST POINT.
General Grant thus tells the story of
some OF the notable instance of his ey.
perience at West Point -
My father received q letter from the
Hon. Thomas Morris, then United States
Senator from Ohio. When he read IL he
said to me, ulysses, believe YOU are
going to receive the appoiutments time ts -
"What appointment T" i1i induired "To
"But won't go," saidi dp''id He ioI said H., bs
thought would, aud | thought so too, if
he did. l really lad no objection to
gong 70 West Point, except that had a
very exalted idea of the requirements
necessary to get through, I did not
peileVe possessed them, and could not
pear the idea Of failing. There had been
TOUR boys from our village or It's immedi-
ate neighborhood who had graduated.
aud, never a failure of3any one appointed
from Georgetown, except in the case of
the one whose place was to take. He
was ;se son of DR.. Bailey, our nearest
and most intimate neighbor. Young
Bailey had been appointed in 1887.
t!ndlng before the January examination
following that he could not pass, he
resigned and went to o private school.
and remained there until the following
year, when he was re-appointed. But
before tue next examination be was dis.
missed. DR.. Bailey was a proud and
sensitive man and felt the failure of hia
son so keenly that he forbade his return
home. - sesE. s e.
During my first years -encampment
General Scott visited West Point and
reviewed the cadets. With hiscommand.
ing figure. his quite colossal size and
SNOWY uniform, thought him the finest
specimen of manhood my eyes had ever
beheld and the most TO be enyied.
could never resemble him in appearance.
but l believe did have a presentinent
for moment that some day l should
occupy his place on review, although I
had no intention then of remaining in
the army. But my experience In q horse
trade ten years before and the ridicule it
caused me were too fresh in my mind for
me to communicate this presenliment to
even my most intimate chum. The next
Summer Martin Van Buren, President of
the United States, visited West Point
and reviewed the cadets. But he did not
impress me with the awe that Scott in.
spired. In fact regarded General Scott
and Captain @. F. Smith, the comman.
dant of cadets, ns the two men most to;
be enVied by the nation I. was irepa.
tient to get on my uniform and see aow
it locked, besides probably wanting my
old schoolmates, particularly the girls, to
see me in it. 81, But the conceit was knock.
ed .optof me by two little circumstances
that happened soon after the arrival of
the clothes, and which gave me distaste
for military uniform that I never recov.
cred from.
WV "4SskIkho4o SoN2thablEDs
That General Grant was always keen
observer is illustrated by his sketch of
the marked differences between General
Taylor and General Scott =
had now been in battle with the two
leading commanders conducting armies
in foreign land. The contrast between
the two was very marked: General Tay.
lor never wore uniform, but dressed
entirely for comfort. He moved
about the field in which he was operating
to see through his own eyes thesituation.
Often he would be without staff officers,
and when he was accompanied by them
there was no prescribed order In which
they followed. He was very much given
to sit on his horse sideways--wi.h both
feet, on one side-particularly on the
General Scott was the reverse
in all these particulara. ealWays wore
all the uniform prescribed or allowed by
law; when he inspected his lines word
would be sent to. all division aud brigade
in advance, notifying them
of the hour when the commanding gene.
ral might be expected. This was done
30 that all the army might be under arms
to salute their chief as he passed. On
these occasions he wore his dress uniform,
cooked hat, agnillettes, sabre and spurs.
His staf proper, besides all officers con-
on his staff---enginears in.
spectorB, quartermasters, &c.,-folloved,
also In uniform and in prescribed order.
Orders were prepared with great care,
and evidently with the view that they
should be history Of what followed. +
saw q good deal of General Taylor during
my service with the , State. On one
occasion he said to mo that ought to 90
into the United States service. i told
him intended to do 80 II there wae o
war. He spoke of bis acquaintance with
the public men of the State, and said he
could get them to recommend me for o
position, and that he would do all he
could for. me. declined 10 receive
Endorsements for permission to fight for
my country.
GRANT AND LINCOLN.
The Generals account of bis first In.
terview with Lincoln is full of inter.
est -
Although hailing from Illinois myself,
the State Of the President, 1 had never
met Mr. Lincoln until called to the CAPT.
tai to receive my commission ga Lieuten.
ant. General. knew him, however, very
well, and fayorably, from the accounts
given by.. officers under; me. at the, West,
who. bad known him alI their, lives. L
had also read tho remarkable course of
debates between Lincoln mud Douglas o
few years before, when they were rival
for the United States Senate.
I was then resident Of Missouri, and by
no means ssIincoln nian',in that CON.
test. But recognized & then bis great