Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-10
Grants old Cabin.


 Very few persons passing along the walk in the East Park south of Girard avenue pay any attention to little one-story log cabin that stands back about twenty yards, Wltn ivy growing up the front, and with look ot neplect and desolation that is at complete variance with it's verdant surroundings The history of that little structure seems to nave been forgotten of late years. The sign that once called the attention of the passer. by to the fact that ''Tnis is Grants Cabln, ana informed him that it was used as his head quarters during the campaign before Rich mond. was taken down years ago, along with the railing that surrounded the hut, to pre- vent relic hunters from defacing it. Where the bed, chair, table and other furniture mas gone which the great commander used dur ing that eventful conflict, and which for a long time graced the cabin, is mystery. To-day it is used as a tool-house by Park ! aborers who work in that vicinity.
 The historical associations that are connect+ ed with this cabin are we'll recounted i'll a let ter written by General Adam Badeau, who was military secretary to General Grant when the latter directed the cabin to be presented to George H. Stuart of this city. After speaking of Stuart's want of appreciation ot | the rift he said: ''It here he received reports from his subordinates and sent them \ their orders Within it's walls he watched Sherman's route as he came across the con II
 able march through the Carolinas. From ' here he sent the dispatches to Thomas that | resulted in the battle of Nashville and the discontinue of Hood, which prevented the concentration of any force in front ot Sner- man. From this point he directed the | movements of Sherman and Schoheld, bring ing the one north through the Carohnas and | the other eastward in dead winter, and caus- ing them both to meet at Goldsboro on the | same day Here he met the rebel commls- \ sioners on their way to President Lincoln Here Sheridan's glorious movements, whose importance in producing the last great result ! can hardly be estimated, were planned.
 "From this cabin he directed Canby in his I campaign, that resulted in the fall of Mobile, and while here he despatched Wilson and Stoneman on their final raids through the ! South Beneath it's roof President Lincoln, Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Meade, and \ Admiral Porter met in an interview that was l interesting beyond comparison, on account ! of so many men of their talent and positions I meeting at the same time under such pecul. \ jar circumstances. In 1t Lincoln passed ! many of the last hours of his life, just before | Grants crowning success had been achieved I and here the last orders were penned before ! the commencement Of the great campaign
 that terminated the war"
 ! MT. Stuart was president of the Christian I commission during the war, which succeeded in raising $6, 900, 900 for the cause. He wa
 ! on very friendly terms with 1eheral Slai. | during the siege of Richmond, and when l
 ! was over Grant presented the cabin to MT Stuart. The latter at first intended to hay
 it transferred to his own grounds. The Cen
 tral Park authorities solicited it for thel
 ! grounds, and the city councils of this cit.
 asked that it may be placed in the park a
 ! A relic of the war MT. Stuart finally con
 I sented to place it in the park, subject to hi
 ownership He then had it taken down an'
 shipped to this city by boat, and in July
 1865, it was reconstructed on the spot it nov
 l occupies to-day. It was carefully attende'
 ! to at first and attracted great many visitors
 I The attention of MT. Stuart was called to It
 I dilapidated condition, and under threats o
 l removing it the park commission promise
 ! to restore it to it's former condition.