The Osceola times., 1886-10-02
GRANT AND SHERIDAN.
The Love Which the Heroes Bore
Each Other.
sheridan's splendid Work Against Eariy-
His Cheerfulness and Inspiring Com
fdenee During the Petersburg
Campo gn-A Great Lieu
tenant aud soldier.

Stanton had fallen, and the next Of
fetal victim was TO be sheridan Stan
ton was suspended on August -, and
on the 18th Grant received the Presi-
dents commands for the removal of
Sheridan. lie atoncc protested against
the execution of the order. He was. in
deed, profoundly moved. and even eX-
aspcrated, for his regard for Sheridan
had now become personal Sheridan
had almost grown up as General under
Grants own eye, until finally the chief
declared the subordinate the peer of any
soldier of any time. Often have |
listened to Grants encomlums of the
Soldier of the Valley More than once
have | witnessed manifestations of re-
gard on both sides as touching as they
were honorable to him who gave and
him who received. The history of their
relations is like a story from Homer. 1t
was the friendship of chieftains, the
love of strong men who had stood side
by side inWar and watched each other :
decd. Soon after Shiloh. Sheridan
Joined the army in Tennessee and so
distngu shed himself that Grant at once
perez we'd his military quality. In Sep
temher, 1862, Grant was ordered to send
a portion of his command to reinforce
Rosecran5. He was at the landing him
self when the troops embarked, and
noticed Sher dan among them ut the
head of his brigade. "You here, Sheri-
dan ~ he exclaimed Il did not mean
that YOU should leave me :" for he was
unwilling to lose a man Of whose stuii
he was so sure. But Sheridan thought
that to 90 to Rosecrans at that time
was to 90 where there would be more
fighting, and he showed no desire to re-
main. Grant was ncttled at this, and
allowed his subordinate to depart; little
dreaming. either of them. how import
ant they were to bc to each other on
grander and distant theaters. Grant
told me this story years ago, to add TO a
sketch of Sheridan was writing for the
Century Magazine.
Soon. however, the chief followed the
subaltern to the same field, and again,
at Chattanooga, the fiery spirit and
genius of Sheridan commended them
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spoke in glowing language ofSherldan
charge at Mission Ridge, and still more
warmly of the pursuit of the enemy
afterward. He already detected that
quality so rare even in illustrious sol
diers-the power to make the most OF a
victory
When he became Generalin-Chlef
Grant at once put Sheridan at the head
of the Eastern cavalry. ] remepber
asking him about the new commander
whom at that time | had never seen,
and his praise was enthusiastic as he
described the energy and ability, the
promptness and persistency, of his sub
altern. Grant indeed always became
eloquent when he talked of Sherman or
Sber dan. His tongue was loosened
then. however taciturn at other times
His face was flushed with generous ar
dor, bis eye cleaned and he even gesho-
ulated a little when he told of their
ach evatnents.
But ignorant o! the great things for
tune bad in store for him. Sheridan was
at this time reluctant to leave the West
Not that he was in the least unwilling