St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-12
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HALLECk,S HATRED
OF Gen. Grant Declared by Gen. Lew
Wallace 10 IInYe Reen InIenSn


CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.-In an interview
with Gen. Lew Wallace printed in the
Commercial Gazette, the general uses the
following language:
Gen Grant in his report of 1866. SAYS en-
phatically that the battle OF Monocacy did
save Washington. L have no hesltency In
saying that II saved the capital, contrary to
the wishes of Halleck. / am convinced, that,
AT that time, out OF Jealousy of Grant Halleck
was willing to betray his country and permit
Washington TO be captured, knowing thas
such thing would destroy Gen. Grant, I'm
til Grant was called East, Halieck had been
commander-in-chief. He was let down with
the title OF chief-of-staf. but nobody has ever
been able TO discover what staff he was chief
OF. 1t was this that made him.
RNvIoUs OF GEN. GRANT.
In June, 1864. when Early made his move
ment on Washington, the first information of
il was when he appeared before Martinsburg
and drove Siegel out. Slegel telegraphed 10
Halleck that Early with $4,000 men was ia his
front and bent on going either to Washington
or Baltimore. Haeck refused to believe the
report, and said Siegel was scared at a small
raiding party. He also failed 10 notify Grant
of what Siegel had reported. Siegel tele-
graphed the Same thing TO me at Baltimore.
i thought | would satisfy myself but knew IL
l went in the day time Halleck would hear Of
it and remove me. So l went out to MOuoc-
acy, the limits of the departmental in the night
time. / soon became satisfied
THE ENEMY WAS MOVING
in force, but just what was his objective
point could not be so readily determined. L
Immediately began concentrating my small
force at the crossing of the Monocacy, near
Frederick. The road to Baltimore and the
road TO Washington cross the river on bridges
about two miles apart. IL was an excellent
place for defense, and by the morning of the
9th OF July had $500 men well posted. A
great part of my force was only hundred-day
Deen
rebels began the attack early In the morning
with about 10000 men, with several thousand
more at Frederick. The battle lasted until
p. m., when l withdrew without the loss OF u
gun or a flag. The enemy was so much dis
couraged by
THE sTUBBURN RESISTANCE
that he did not cross the river until noon OF
the next day. Thus he was detained thirty
six hours. had succeeded in making Early
! show his force and demonstrate his real OBJ
| jective point. / Immediately telcgraphed
Gen. Grant the result. He did not dlsbeiieve
that OF Segel, but at once dispatched by
transports an army corps TO Washington and
| it arrived just i'm time. as Early was skirmish-
| ing at the outworks when the reinforcements
dsembarked. Just then was where Grant
| showed his
WONDERFUL GENIUS.
"Other commanders, in attempting to take
Richmond. had always left behind "a larg9
! army 10 defend Washington. Grant was de-
| termued TO utilize his forces and he kept a
feet of transports at City Point under steam
at all times, by which TO send men back to
defend Washington, but in 1854 he would have
been too late IL had not telegraphed to him
instead OF to Haleck. For winning that bat
tie Halleck removed me from command, but
Grant telegraphed an order restoring me and
inviting me to spend a week or two with him
at City Point. 1t was the first communica-
ton we had had for two years.