, 1885-04-19
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Days of Appomattox.
iflrie, PAL Cor. Philadelphia Timesl
A the surrender Of Lea" said a surgeon
Of this city in the hearing OF a reporter. Il
was serving as medical director of the Soc
ond division OF the Twenty fifth army corps.
After the surrender the division was ordered
to join the remainder Of the corps near
Petersburg. and We left Appomaffox court
house on ths 18th OF April, following the
South Side railroad Tho general com
manding directed me to take an orderly and
proceed to Prospect station and there select
a camping ground for the division, and also
a place 10 pitch our h~eadquarter tents. /
proceeded as directed. and after selecting a
suitable camping ground crossed the fields b
niarge white house near the station As / rode
up 10 the gate a most venerable and noble.
looking gentleman, OF probably 81 year.,
came 70 the front gate. and ! asked him II
he would have any objection to our pitching
~headquarters Ia his yard. He said: I
should DO very glad TO have you do II, as IL
VIII be a protection against the vandalism
OF the stragglers OF the army He asked
me TO coms In, but 1 told him I would prefer
a ssHt In the veranda Finding him 10 he a
Methodist minister and a most polished
gentleman. 1 became Interested in him, and
We at once began TO discuss the unfortunate
division Of the church in 1874, and than 1
tWltcllod OH on Inc war.
He took the extreme southern view,
whilst / took as extreme a Wow OF the other
side, but the discussion was friendly, aud
exceedingly pleasant TO me. l found he
really felt that the south had been badly
treated in the election Of Lincoln and that
secession was in his view an act OF self pres
ervation After the discussion had con-
tinued n while 1 asked the old gentleman il
he had ever seen Gen. Grant
Yes, said he. my house was full Of your
generals last night. There was Sheridan,
Humphreys, Meade. Custer, Ord, and quito
a number Of others, and they were a lively
set and full OF fun, and all were quite Jolly,
with the exception Of one officer whom fno-
ticed sitting in a corner smoking ana taking
but little part in the sports in which the rest
were engaged. They all went out OF the
house but this solitary, silent man, and as ]
was going out be asked me where the pump
was, as he would like TO get a drink. On Of
fering 10 got him some water, he said: mo,
sir, l am younger than you; 1 will go my
self. = and us l passed. out he came up behind
me. When In about the middle OF the hall
my little granddaughter came run.
ming toward me, but the silent
man, spreading out both arms,
caught her, md taking her up fairly smoth-
cred her with kisses. saying; This reminds
me OF my little girl at home and makes me
homesick" To the question whore Is your
home he replied. "Galena, Ills, but havo
my family at City Point and am anxious to.
get back To them I said, "'Wil you permit
me to ask your name, sirf' Certainly; my
name is Grant Grant exclaimed l. sGem
Grantip and 1 stood there awe-s stricken and
paralyzed with astonishment whilst my
heart went out after this man. thought
10 myself here Is a man whose name is now
In the mouth Of man. woman, and child
throughout the civilized world and yet with
ul he exhibits no emotion and seems I'M
cerned and unmoyed until the little child re-
minds him Of his loved ones at homo. and ]
fairly broke down