Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-15
an Many PENS.
4. i Hancock and Grant,
N r,sstb Each Spoke With
'"',Snsss Of the Other.
N. From Moving Cars-A
~. s,,.l shows the scheme
]. b Most Practical
whose Attractions are Leav-
yairariiy as a Means Of
.,0. crowded Houses.

.,os crowded Houses.
.,xcock ANp GRANT.
,' ,'ord,pee Of the Sazette.
nh. lo.-llancock and
iphs, v,et poiut together. They
" :. ,.,"nds there, and Hancock
ia future chief by the
~ a.m me OF "Sam Grant" Long
roripe the Wilderness cam
u. ~ he day after the great
! ssass,,sylyania-when Hancock
os nave 0nished up johnson,
= goinc into Early" Grant
4 1 / ,,.rSSck for brigadier-general
isr army. Hancock remem-
81. M rlatIonship of cadet-days,
W ia brother-in-law of the
l'Stf' who told him the news,
VA was mutual. AT one mo-
'. s,u ,,lle Of the Wilderness
" dark; Warren was driven
Nv center, aud a rush OF strag-
A. Nnrrying in toward rirant S
w with the news that Hah-
~ Grant was seated on
M whiting a stick he simply
I. .tIcs around and whitfield the
A md when twas again reported
4 IN had been driven, he
5,v. ~ don't believe it,"
se moments word came
contradictory to the
Z. ,ror. Instead Of retreating,
N.c pushed the enemy. Then
&ted no and said with as much
N AZ ever knew him to be-
fIsneock's glorious soldier "
"A I changed this opinion. Han
4slssy, given the advance or the
lection. He bore the brunt of
81 the Wilderness; he made
8ble assaults at Spottsylvahia 4;
Il march to the North Anna, and
4 thlckest at Cold Harbor. His
N the first of the Army of the
& IA come up before Petersburg,
4 Subsequent movements on
"A a the James, at Deep Bottom
exalosion Of Burnside's mine
i&uI the opening of an old wound
= lin 10 leave the field, Han
pIyen the command which re-
II most superb daring, the clear
FL he most sustained military
4 More than once / heard Gen.
that II Meade were removed he
e the command of the Army of
& Eac TO Hancock.
march from Cold Harbor to the
[snt's headqua tiers came up
tock at the point where Long
VIZ once crossed the Chick.
While the troops were passing
dismounted, and Grant,
4 hid Meade were stretched or
together, with their officers
Never were three great soldiers
& Der personal accord. There was
| ton on the part of Grant, anc
|&g Of gamaraderie was perfect
ed each other; they told stories
Rclnt and the frontier; they dis
& / movements in which they
ged, and finally Meade referred
solutions Of a petty Pennsyl
BENTON nominating Hancock foI
seucy. Both Grant and MEADE
at Hancock for this, and h,
Freddy received it all. Indeed
3cklsd him.
# not appointed a brigadier il
army for Spottsylvania, bu
persistent, and in August nom
again. This time the promo
tonierred.
The grade Of general wa
Grant. This made Sherma
general, and left n vacanc
Il maj0r-generals, to whic
#nptly appointed Hancock, VIII
Ved both his promotions to th
Fneral from his old cadet con
ine reconstruction period, the
aerent sides. Grant believe
Fess was right in the long strul
Andrew Johnson, but Han
poased the views of III
Grant at first ha
cn Of the leaning of Hancocl
i became apparent that Nj
was Diet rmined' to remoy
ION command at New Orlean
! staff otllcer 10 warn him
y Of the president and Of WIN
lea Its mischievous tendenc,
aoweyer, was ordered by Johl
en at Washington before h
new Orleang. and Grant .yh
tonvinced that ,rohnson;s conr ~,
d danger To tbc conntrv we,
lOvIsIt Hancoct st hi: ro %r'
hotel to Dnt hi him n'S on ,oo h
ai Hancock Ind p' oiraa , I'd deta
Als conduct. and was not IN
Giants advice or uraine'
W time their relations we
psinst the wish of Grant. d
carry out Mr. I +, u.anI NJ y
he general.ip.cbict helie y,
~ Reasonable. and which
td BY CONGRESS "Hu ~ "1 tbus,
Constantly iss,,ad 3d. ~ T -, 70,