New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-09
GENERAL GRANTS MEMOIRS.
EXTRACTS FROM HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

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pectus as gwen to the canvassers presents an ou'
line of the scope of the work and many ihtoioS's
attracts The following are quotations. Ho,n INC
announcement of the publishers, Messrs Charies
/. Webster g. CO..
The first volume VIII contain aoou' ''' p'H0'' f
in large clear type.
The frontispiece Of the first volume Is me s'cei P
trait Of General Grant by A. H. Richie, n. A. engraved
expressly for this work, and 1t has never oelore "p
neared II is copied from old daguerreotype winch
was taken at Bethel, Clermont County Ohio III 1910
when General Grant twenty-one years oil age, anu
represeuts him in the uniform of Brevet Second Lieu
tenant United states Infantry. The General augnihsS
Informed the publishers that he paid the price OF cutting
twenty cords of wood-$5-for the daguerreoype' auo
was cautioned not to wink during the three-minut9
sitting required at that early day. which caution no us
regarded .,
Co,sidcrabe trouble was experienced IN discovering
the whereabouts Of this daguerreotype, which had
passed out of the Generals hands In early years. out
was found in the hands of his FRIEND Mr. George W.
Cids OF Philadelphia, who kindly lent IL ior the p"
pose Of making this engraving.
This volume also contains fine etching, by William b.
Marshall OF General Grants birthplace at Point Pleas
ant Ohio and is suitably illustrated Win MAPS PlanS
and fac-simles of handwriting.
The first volume entirely written, and the second is
now nearly complete. 80
Tho Second voume will contain about 500 pages, with
suitabe mans and plans and the frontispece will be
fine steel portrait OF General Grant as LeutenantGehe-
raj of the armies Of the United which is executed
expressly for this volume by William +. Marshall.
This Volume will also contain etching of McLean's
house at Appomattox In the prior OF wS Zen y Of
Northern Virginia and in which General Lee signed their
acceptance. . a.. A.. o,.,o, .ouu,s
of surrender written by General Grant Will also APP
The volume treats of the Battle OF Chattanooga,
Rockers fight above the clouds ON Lookout Mountain
and all the subsequent operations up TO the Doouy bat
The capture of Atlanta shermans march to the sea,
are described. shermans raid down the shenandoah .
Valley ana his victory Five Forks described The
Of Lees surrender at McLeans house. graphically
told The apple-tree legend and the story Oh Ice
Anecdotes Of PRESIDENT Lincoln are related Army
tons undvulgcd at the time and heretofore misunder-
The surrender of Johnstons army to Sherman and the
fan of Mobile are touched upon. The movements OF
General Grant at the time OF President Lncons assas-
snation described, and the volume closes with tue
end of the war; and the grand review OF the victorious
armies in Washington.
THE GENERALS ANCESTRY.
Following are the most interesting extracts from
the memoirs that given i'll the prospectus:
Ny family is American, and has been for generations,
in all its branches. direct and collateral.
Mathew Grant the founder OF the branch in America,
OF which am descendant. reached Dorchester Mass,
In May $780, In 1885 he moved to what is now Wind
sor Conn., the surveyor OF that colony for more
than forty years. He was also for many years of the
time town clerk He was married man when he ar
rived Dorchester but his children were all born III this
side of Connecticut River opposite Windsor which have
been held and occupied by descendants OF his to this
day.
seventh from samuel Mathew Grants first wife died
few years after their settlement IN Windsor and he soon
after married the widow Rockwell who, with her hrst
husband, had been feow-pasengers with him and his
England in 1850. Mrs Rockwell had several children
by her marriage. and others by her second BY in
termarriage, two three generations later, am de
scended from both the wives OF Mathew Grant.
father Noah Grant and his younger brother Solomon.
held commissions in the English army IN lIo6. IN the
against the French and Indians Both were killed.
that year. ..o, >,o,,, ,ro. ,,or, I'M. MINI
wears old At breaking OF the War or the ReVO-
LUTON after the battles Of Concord and Lexington. he
went with Connecticut company TO JON the Contl-
mental Army and present at the battle or Bunker
Hill lie served until the fail Of Yorktown. or through
been on furlough part Of the time-as believe most of
the soldiers of that period wereOr ne married III Co-
uectcut during The war; hSd TWO ehiidreh ana was l"
widower at the close.
HIS BOYHOOD AND EDUCATION
Here is one of the authors earliest personal remi-
niscences
There was Mr.. Raston living within a few miles Of
the village, who owned colt which very much
wanted My father had offered $50 for it, but Mr. Raj
ston wanted $50 anxious to have the colt that
after left begged to be allowed TO take him
az the price demanded My father yielded, but said
that price, If 1t not accepted was to offer S2 3d.
and that would not get him. to give the - at once
Mr. Raston's house. said TO him. Papa says may
offer you $50 for the colt bnt If won't take that
am to offer YOU So So If you won't take that. TO
give you S25" 1t would not require Connecticut man
TO guess the price finally agreed upon. TINS stor Is
nearly true. certainly showed very plainly that had
come the colt and meant to have him. could not
have been eight years ola at this time kept the
horse until he was four years old, when lie went Dnd
and sold him Cor $50. When went TO Maysvillc 10
school in 1886 at tue of recognized my
colt of the bind horses working Oh the tread
wheel OF the ferryDOat
OF the circumstances of his admission to West
Point General Grant tells the following:
Ny father received letter from the Hon. Thomas
Norris United States Senator from Ohio When he
read 1t he said TO me, Ulysses believe you going
70 receive the appointment" "What appointment :"
inquired. TO West Point; have applied for it,"
But won't CO." said. He said he thought would
and thought so too If he did. Ireay had no objection
going West Point except that had very exalted
did believe possessed them and could not bear the
idea OF falling. There hal been our boys from our vii
lage, its immediate neigborhOod, who had graduated,
and never failure OF any one appointed from George
town. except In the OF the one whose place was TO
take. He was the son of DIR. Bailey. and
most Intimate Young Bailey had been appointed
in 1897. Finding before the January examination fol-
lowing that he could not pass he resigned aud went to
private school, and remained there until the following
year when ne was TeapPond,ed bH 1eoTe tne next
and sensitive and felt the failure Of his keenly
Daring my first years encampment General Scott
visited West Point and reviewed the cadets With his
commanding figure, his quite colossal size ana snowy
uniform, thought him the finest specimen OF manhood
my eyes had ever behed. and the most to be envled
could resemble him in appearance but believe
did have a presentiment for moment that day
should occupy his place on review although had no
intention then OF remaining In the army. But
my experience in a horse-trade ten years before,
and the ridicule it caused me, were too fresh
IN my mind for me TO communicate this PRESENT.
ment to my most intimate chum. The next SUM
mer Martin Van Buren,, then President Of the United
States. visited West Point and reviewed the cadets. But
heidi not impress with the awe that Scott inspired
In fact l regarded General Scott and Captain e. +.
emith the cOmmandant OF cadets. the two most
to be envied by the Nation. 1 impatient to get
uniform and how IL looked, besides probably
wanting my old schoolmates particularly the girls. TO
sec In it. But the conceit knocked OF by