The National tribune., 1886-06-17

portraits of those Generals needed.
II recollect that when he handed me
the letter he said, You viii first 90 to Gen.
HancOck's headquarters, who is nay hand
soonest General, and give my respects TO ALL
Il was furnished an Orderly and it took
me but a few days TO sketch Gen. Hancock
and few other corps commanders.
lone day Gen. Grant took me personally
to Buffers headquarters. At the campfire
one evening / recOllect Grant saying, as he
received and read Buffers order, Surely,
Butler writes the best orders Of the day
After five weeks of hard work and much
travelling, / was anxious TO get to my studio,
as had formed my plan of composition and
intended later TO call on Sheridan in the
Valley of the Shenandoah, as / also was
obliged to wait for Sherman TO turn up irom
the South.
WITH MRS. GRANT.
"The sword voted TO Grant at the great
Charity Fair in New York, was now Grants
property, and my plan was TO show that well
in the composition. j spoke TO Grant about
il, and he said that at my departure he would
give me letter TO his wife, who then resided
at Wilmington. Hence on my road to New
York stopped at Wilmington and presented
my letter. Mrs. Grant received me with
great courtesy, gave me the engraving OF the
General that she liked best, and thought my
plan TO show the celebrated sword excellent.
/ After had made a careful drawing of the
sword, j asked the favor of her sitting for a
sketch, which was consented TO, and made
an almost profile sketch. What has become
of that sketch do not recollect ] stayed
three days al her house and observed Fred
TO be great fighter, and at my remark She
said:
- Yes, he is fighting all his fathers battles
over with his neighbors.'
ooRNERING SHERMAN.
"Years afterward had the pleasure of
being invited by the President TO take break
fast with the family in their cottage at Long
/ Branch, and of course / naturally turned
the conversation about my visits TO the army,
and amused them with NV account Of how
succeeded in cornering Sherman in order TO
4 get a sitting. 1t was at the time Shermans s
army came TO Washington and passed in
review before President johnson. / called
on Sherman at his headquarters, and was told
to 20 to a hot place. learned at Grants
headquarters that Sherman had quarrel
with the Secretary Of War and was conse-
quently then in very bad humor. there
fore next went to Gen. Grant with the in
tention of asking him kindly TO make RE
acquainted with Sherman. My good luck
was that Sherman was alone in the room
with Grant, and at my request Grant intro
duced me with the remark that / wanted
his portrait
- No, no!' he said, have no time
said j was not in a hurry, and my
object at present was only 10 be set right
and properly presented. He had undoubt-
edly got an idea that / was a photographer,
because he requested me TO take his whole
camp, but TO leave him alone. Well said.
1 till we meet again, and of he went. Here /
need good help, / said, thanking Grant,
and left TO call on Senator Sherman, his
brother. ] explained matters as well as /
could and asked for his kind help
"After a while he said: II would be better
tohave my wife take that matter in hand and
so il was arranged that should be at their
house the next day at IL / was punetual,
and was ushered in and given aseat IN a corner
OF the parl0r near the window. AT the other
end Of the large parlOr several officers were
sitting with Gen. Sherman and holding a
conference. i had glimpse of Mrs. Sher-
man, but she took little notice Of me, and
went out Of the opposite door. / remained
more than half an hour alone, when Mrs
Senator sherman came and called nae and
said:
80 Now, sir, guess IL is our fime.'
She brought me MP stairs through cor
ridors, seemingly 10 another building, opened
the door, took me by the hand, and, with q
smile and bow, said:
Allow me, General, 10 present 10 you an
artist who wants a sitting from you directly.
THE GENERAL sURRESDERs.
@ suppose / am cornered now he said.
There were present many Of Grant,
staff with glasses in hand. They al
laughed, as they knew me and nay pur.
pose. ] was also offered glass of whisky
but declined, az / wished TO see only one
Sherman. The party present assured the
General that the operation Of sitting for NE
was not painful one. The General asked
how wanted him, and ] said simply TO sit
down and finish telling the party present ol
his trip through the South which probably
had interrupted So he did, and in less than
an hour j succeeded in making the sketch
which il presented in the picture Sherman
talked a great deal, but / remember nothing
he said which ] think would interest tn,
public. j only spoke with Gen. Sherman
once after that, In Washington. when / wa.
there at the request Of Gen. Hancock {,
paint large portrait Of Gen. Thomas. which
with my portrait Of Reynolds, went to tht
Union League Club OF Philadelphia.
In the sketch Of the great painting
made after got home from my first trip t,
the army Gen. Butler was in Terry's place
as / then did not dream Of Buffers failur,
at Fort Fisher. There was so strong an in
fiuence brought TO bear upon me that
thought IL better 10 pat the successful For
Eisher General on the canvas, and for tha
purpose / visited Richmond afterward
where Terry had command, with headquar
ters in Jea Davis's residence. ! recollec
. that ] made large study Of Terryis horse
and j was entertained several days as th
: Generals guest, during which time / im
proved every opportunity 10 make some in
. teresting sketches Of the fallen city. / coul,
have called on the yanquished Gen. Lee also
and passed his house several times, but th
D respect in which he was generally he'll
f; mastered my curiosity in this regard. NJ
J business was TO glOrily the yictOrs, AM
! 80 left Richmond 10 resume my work a
/ my studio
THE ARTIST INTERVIEWS SHERIDAN.
: Before ] visited Richmond, / made
very interesting trip 10 Appomattox Court
house IN order TO make nay studies Of Ger
, Phil Sheridan, who had his headquarters
there. From Gen. Warrenis headquartel
was escorted over the Five Forks battle
Z field, yet strewn with bodies Of horses broke
guns and marks Of the terrible struggle tbs
annihlsted Lees right wing / made seN
Z eral sketches Of the ground hOping some