The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-12

!, 1885
timony, unimpeachable as it is, was all that was
left Us. leaned forward and, looking the great
lawyer earnestly in the face, asked:
Did General Grant say to General Lee, 4 do
not want your horses; your men will need them
to pillow WITH"
Colonel Marshall did not seem to attach any
vast Importance to my earnest question at ALL
but very quietly answered there could not have
been any such language used and you will see
at once why General Grant could not have said
that.
will You tell me the details about the sur
"Wel, General Grant. soon after he entered
the room, began to write with pencil. While
he wrote Generals Ord, Badeau. and finally
Sheridan came in. He wrote on little table
which was set apart for the purpose He wrote
slcNly and carefully. At length he handed what
he had written to General Lee, who looked it
over and at once said: General, this seems to
include the horses which belong to my officers
| wish to explain that these horses are the
private property of these men they should retain
them"
Colonel Marshall paused here moment and
then continued:
General Lee explained that some of the
horses, such as the artillery horses and horses
used for transportation belonged to the con-
feceracy aud would be surrendered without OBJ
lection, but as the greater portion of the horses
were the private property of those who had them
in use he thought it but equitable that they
should be permitted to retain them"
And what did General Grant replyT
Il cannot at this time venture to say exactly
what he said. If anything But l suppose he
answered In kind and manly fashion, either by
word or look or action of some sort. For the
kindly feeling was not for a moment disturbed.
And as l said at first this morning nothing was
DONE by anyone the federal side to make us
feel at all Inundated or oppressed"
what was done with the paper which Cen
erai Grant had drawn up in pencil, Colonel Mar
shallp
''Wel, General Lee had handed it back to
General Grant while making his protest and ex-
PLANTATION about the horses"
And what did General Grant do with it then9'
why, he simply sat at the table as before and
wrote to the effect that the officers should retain
their private horses, we'll as all side-arms and
baggage"
And do you know where could find this
paperp
II suppose you can find it in the archives of
the civil war in Washington It was the work
and property of General Grant. and was of
course handed back to him after we had copied
1t of in ink. But wherever that paper is it
Will be found that the item about the private
horses belonging to the officers OF Lees army
was interlined and written in after the terms of
surrender were first submitted to General Lee
by General Grant. And it was done-and cheer
fully done, l gladly admit-at the instance and
suggestion of General Lee"
Colonel Marshall you speak of the stipula-
ton being copied in ink: when was that done!"
LAT once. Col. Babcock copied the ssipul la
ton as coming from Gen. Grant, so copied out
Gen. Lees answer, very short one, simply ac-
cepting the terms Of surrender as proposed by
Gen. Grant; these papers were then signed and
exchanged, and the war was over. l remember
we had some trouble about finding ink in the
house to write with Col. Babcock could not get
along with the ink which we fouad in the hotel in
fha rlA opA Enz3 lxrrr \.
pocket ink stand"
Some remarks by Capt Goddard to the effect
that blood and swords were more plentiful there
than ink or pens that day, and we arose to take
our leave.
The great lawyer came with US almost to the
door, and then, as if more than suspecting that
l would try to set down what he had said, he re-
peated:
Bear in mind, the war is over. They treated
us we!f-nobly, Sir IL the federal officers had
been trained for the occasion they could not have
behaved In a manner better calculated to spare
our feelings and spare US pain, SIR"
have called Badeau my friend in this sketch
But am afraid he will hardly be nv friend if I
set down here his account of the events related
by Colonel Marshall But for good reasons, can
not but be very brief and must say but little for
L remember ten years ago. when he was consul
general at London, he climbed up to my house
top, took me home with him, told me his great
plans for the great book which he was en-
gaged, and promised great things
Well, If you count the pages of this book for
which he had every possible opportunity to do
great things, why, the work is certainly great
There are more than two thousand pages of this
great book. And yet it is about the smallest
book that America ever produced
For example, read the terms of surrender, on
page GOA volume g. signed by General Grant: THE
arms, artillery and public property to be packed
and stacked, and turned over to the officers ap-
pointed by me to receive them. This will not
embrace the side arms OF the officers nor their
private horses or baggage"
Now glance at the opposite page. How pitiful
to see this great little man Badeau in this great
little book striking at the overthrow captain.
He accuses Lee of trying to gain little more
time. and so on. He had already accused the
great commander of being double-faced in his
dealings with General Grant in these eventful
days, and insists-page sos, volume 3-that an
apology is required"
In previous page he more than suggests that
General Grant went outside of the terms of sur
render. and puts General Lee in the light of a
pretty beggsr of both time and property
This is to be deplored. How striking the con-
trast between Colonel Marshall and General
Badeau. With the former, in my interview this
morning, but one thought seemed uppermost-
the fear that the federal soldiers might be made
to seem less noble and magnanimous while the
one effort uppermost in this book of General
Badeaus seems to be the degradation of the illus
trious Americans on the other side of the Po-
tomac.
great man always insists on the greatness of
his adversary. And this not for any polite pur-
pose. but simply because he is great enough to
greatness
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