Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-08-14
FUNERAL OF GEN. GRANT
SCENES OF FRATERNAL REUNION-THI
VIRGINIA TROOPS-FITZ LEE.

&C., &C., sc.
The burial of Gen. Grant at New York
was witnessed by million people and the
procession that followed him to the tomb
mum erei hundred thousand men,
Abreast with it, sailing up the Hudson
river, was feet OF naval ships firing can
mons. The most interesting of all howev-
er, was the fraternity between Confeder-
ate and Union soldiers brought about.
Before the day, a meeting of ex-Confeder-
ate officers in New York, at which Gen.
r. D. Lilley of Staunton, was present,
was held at which resolutions were adop-
ted, and desire expressed to join in the
funeral procession. Gen. Hancock as
signed them place IN carriages in the
line. The pail bearers selected by the
Grant famlly-Sherman Joe Johnston.
Buckner and SherIdan-and the selection
of Generals Fitz Lee of Va, and Gordon
of Ga, as two of the aids to the Chief
Marshal, were all happy incidents. We
copy some extracts from the N. Y. papers
bearing on this feature Of the event:
RECEPTION OF GEN. JOE JoHNsToN--IN~
TERvIEW WITH GEN. GRANTS SON.
One of the interesting events of last
evening was the arrival of Gen. Joseph E.
| Johnston, the great Confederate leader,
whom no spirit of disrest ect-will al
ways be known, by this generation at
| least,as joe Johnston the dashlng soldier
of the South. 1t was about 8 CLOCK when
he entered the densely crowded corridor
of the Fifth Avenue hotel, made his way
| to the desk, registered his name and then
entered the elevator to go to bis room.
| He was quickly recognized by the crowd,
| for he looks exactly like his pictures, es-
| pecially the one recently published in the
| Century, and there was general move
ment toward the elevator and crdning
| of necks to see him. The crowd saw a
man of medium height, straight and SOL
dierly, plainly dressed in black, with a
close gray beard. a full head of gray hair,
| a ruddy complexion and kindly, amia-
bic face. with pleasant blue eyes.
Gen. Johnston had travelled {, 500 miles
to do honor to Gen. Grants memory by
serving as pail bearer. He had left Port
land, Oregon, on the far away Pacific
| slope within few hours after he was no
titled by telegraph that he had been es-
peclally selected by the family of General
Grant to act with Gel. Buckner as an es-
| cOrt to the grave, and he had journeyed
day and night for more than week to
get here in time.
After General Johnston had dined in
hasty and frugal way be entered the grand
lobby off the parlors. General Sheridan,
his old adversary, was one of the first to
step forward and shake General Johnston 8
| hand. The two men clasped hands like
brothers, with hearty grip that it did
| To nd ra1o
| smile on the faces of the two old soldiers
as they exchanged greetings. Then Gen
eral Sherman, with his scanned and wealth
! err beaten face and genial smile, came up
and held out his hand, and it Was pic
! ture worth seeing to watch the two vet
| Grams as Johnston and he talked and
| laughed together.
| The distinguished Southerner was soon
the centre OF group, in which were Hen
| ry Watterson, Speaker Carlisle, ex-minis-
ter Levi A. Morton, Senator Warner Mil
Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania; Gov
ernor Eaton, of Colorado; Ex-Governor
Yarmouth, of Louisiana; George W.
Childs, of Philadelphia: eX Governor Cor
nell, of New YORK; ex-Collector William
H. Robertson, Senator Chaffee, of CoIora-
do; General Banks, of Massachusetts;
General Darlington, U. S. A; Thomas N.
Gormley, of Philadelphia, and other well
known people. General Banks had never
met General Johnston and the two were
introduced by Governor Long. of Massa-
chusettes. Later on General Buckner
| Joined the group, and for long time the
two great southern leaders stood in con-
versation with Henry Watterson, Speak
er Carlisle and George w. Childs.
At ten O'Clock, accompanied by Mr..
| ChildS, General Johnston went to the
| rooms of Col. Fred Grant, in the main
corridor of the hotel. He was introduced
| by Mr.. Childs. No one else was present
| but DR.. Sharpe, relative Of Colonel
| Grant. Colonel Grant rose to receive
| General Johnston and the two shook
| hands cordially. General Johnston. in
! earnest words, thanked Col. Grant for the
honor of having been selected to walk be-
side the body of the dead hero in the last
march to the grave. He felt grateful for
this opportunity to testify his respect and
affection for Gen. Grant.
1t was in accordance with his fathers
wish, said Colonel Grant, that his
distinguished adversary IN the great
rebellion should attend his funeral.
Colonel Grant went on to show how
highly bis father had respected and
admired Gen. Johnston, by quoting from
the memory some of the passages from the
S0uCl al tOl OuCOniuS UOOk LII WHICH lit
speaks in high terms of General Johnston
as a soldier and as a man.
He told how his father had recounted
to him how, when he had laid his plans
for the assault upon Vicksburg, he sud-
denly learned that General Johnston was
in his front. Thereupon he said to his
generals, I'VE must change our plan of
attack. Joe Johnston is in 'front.' And
new plan of the campaign was thereup-
on laid out. Gen. Johnston was one of
the few southern leaders whom Grant
feared.
General Johnston listened with mois.
tened eyes to the kindly and generous
words in which the dead hero lad spoken
of him, and the two men were visibly af-
fected when Gen. Johnston, again thank |
ing the colonel for the opportunity of hon.
oring the memory of the great chief, at |
length took his leave.
To reporter Gen. Johnston said: 81 |
deeply appreciate the sentiments which |
induced General Grants family to select
myself and Gen. Buckner as pallbearers.
1t is the manifestation of generosity al.
ways characteristic of Gen. Grant. | feel
highly honored. aud am, indeed glad that
l have been able to make the long journey
across the continent in time"
In the wide lobby of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel was sight never to be forgotten
Swarthy Admiral Porter, who battered
down the walls of Fort Fisher, stood at
the foot Of the marble stairs and watched
Gen. Sheridan stride out on his way to the
steamer Dispatch. Governor Sherman of
Iowa, and Collector Daniels of Syracuse
touched EACH other as they passed. sena
tor Logan talked with friend in the back
corridor, while Governor AIger of Michi-
gan. retired through the crowd with his
staff to make ready for to-day. Gen. A.
N. Kidd and Gen. Hart followed them.
Governor Currier of New Hampshire,
swept by the crowd with his military
aides and secretaries
Then General Barnum who was so full