Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-09
MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY APRIL 8, 1885.
ANECDOTES OF GRANT.

ANECDOTES OF GRANT.
How he Entered the Union Army-His
Acquaintance With E. b. Wash.
burne.
OF the Salem tMass.) Gazette.
have thought that a few anec-
dotes of Gen. Grant which have from
time to time been relsted to me dur
ing long residence in Galena might
not be uninteresting to your readers.
A friend Of mine once told me that
he walked home with Gen. Grant at
the close of the first war meeting |
which was held in Gaiena, and at
which the general presided, and that
he said to him: 81 am going into
this thing. 1 am going to begin at
the foot of the ladder. I am ac-
quainted with the Governor of Ohio.
and am going to write to him to-
night and ask him to give me q COM
mission" My friend asked him why
he did not apply to Gov. Yates. He
replied that he knew Ohio's governor
and should write to him. Before his
application was answered E. b.
Washburne was down at Springfield,
and Gov. Yates said to him: ''We
have got men enough and money
enough, but we have no one here to
organize; we need a military man
here" Mr.. Washburne said: I'VE
have got just the very man up at
Galena that you want" "Who is hep
Capt Grant?'' "Who is Capt.
Grant?" Mr.. Washburne explained
that he was graduate Of West Point
and had seen service in the Mexican
war. "Send Capt. Grant down here,''
was the reply. While Grsnt was at
work at the duty assigned him the
colonel of a regiment came in one
day and said that he could do nothing
with his men and offered to resign II
Grants favor if he would take com
mand of it. Grant went out to sex
the regiment, and being satisfied tha
the men were full Of fight and woult
l make good soldiers, accepted com
' mand. Instead of taking his soldier
4 from Springfield to Quincy by rail, b
> marched them on foot, and by tn
time they reached their destinatio
, they knew they had no militia colon'
u to deal with. Then followed Be
' mont, Donelson, Shiloh and thos
'' other victories which have place
Grants name with the highest of Il
worlds heroes.
20 Gen. Grant became acquainte
~ with Mr.. Washhurne in this wis
- Some gentlemen were one eveniI
10 discussing, in one of the stores
- Galena, Q subject relating to I
% !, Mexican war. and, Mr.. Washbur
y coming in, they appealed to him I
Il a decision. He replied that he "
:" in doubt with regard to it, and wou
L. like to have some information abo
y it. A gentleman remarked, IN
1' Washhurne, there is man back ht
who will be able to answer that qu
= ton for you" and took him back q
% introduced him to Capt. Grant. AT
having gained the information
" sought, upon retiring he asked
friend who introduced him, "Whc
-, -, this Capt. Grant?' Upon being t
~ that he was a brother to Orv
m |, Grant, be said, "He is a very SIN
w man, SIR" Before the war, in c
~ versing with friend, he one day
pressed himself pretty strongly "
~ regard to the arrogance of some
the Southern officers of the al
~ whom he had met in the Mexican
and said: There is one of tt
whom would like to get even W
tier and that is Bishop Polk" After
q a war had closed he remarked to
friend that when those fellows '
y OF running away from him he usee
the think how he talked about them "
anu he was in Galena- When stan'
aVy near his headquarters while at
an" South, one day, one ct the nat
his came up and asked him to point
oo- Gen. Grant to him. He pointed
we DR.. Kitto of Galena, who was a
time upon his staff. His visitor
not veyed the doctor and remarl
peat Hes a. onery-looking old I
until amt he?" Upon visiting Ga
then he good-humoredly jokes the d.
about the comment that was
made upon him. Upon his last
her? r. Ga,ena a friend asked him ho
boys were getting along. He
ut he plied, 81 think the boys are
OF well. think they arc making
ht in ev II they fail it will bankrup
car for they have all 1 own.' We
= sea the result.
lie of U...,p.r.ch
IT his u.,;od ., tho home of the b