St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-07
Saint Paul Veterans Dance
at the New Garfield n
Post Hall. 81
Social Gaieties Among AID
Classes Of the City Merry
Makers.

INaiHoCy IOOhllE "a 1Oulir 40 thiS OOeAA Va
them. DR.. Murphy sat with his back to
the window taking it all in, while Judge
Chandler, Judge Gilfillan, w. III. Dixon,
Capt. Castle and others formed q group
to the left. Col. Newport was the cen
ter of a group on the right and looked
the handSomeSt man in the room.
The executive session was devoted to
routine business, and it was decided to
change the time of meeting to $3.50 D.
m. Capt. Castle read an obituary no.
tice of the late Brig. Gen. John T.
AVerill, giving an account of his life
and eulogy of his attachments and
character, both military and civil.
When the doors were opened and the
uninitiated meekly entered, Gen. A. L..
Chetlain was introduced. He prefaced
his paper by remarking that the portion
of Gen.. Grants career just after the
breaking out of the war had been
scarcely touched upon in any of the
memoirs, and that the late general him.
self had fallen into some errors i'll re-
counting it. One idea was, he said,
generally prevalent that Grant was a
poor and OBSCURE man at Galena when
the war broke out, and that he floated
up to Appomattox and the White house
like a bubble on the surface OF the
water. This was untrue, and the facts
are that he had great trials and much
opposition, in the face of which he
fought his way to the top. After these
predatory remarks he read his paper.
THE PAPER on GRANT.
In the spring OF 1876 he first met Ulysses.
Grant a salesman in his fathers hardware
store. His family had been brought from st.
Louis and lived in an unpretenfous house,
his salary being barely enough for their sup
port. He was not an active politician, but
took great interest In all affairs, and was
Democrat during Buchanans administra-
ton. Five days after the firing on Fort
Sumter mass meeting was held at Galena,
at which Grant was present A Democrat
was made chairman, but protested against
the war which caused some trouble. Resoc
lutions offered by Hon. E. b. Washburne
were adopted favoring the war and pledging
their support 10 the stars and stripes. The
widest enthusiasm was manifested, and the
excitement was undated for some days. AT
a second meeting, called for the purpose Of
raising regiments, Capt.~Grant presided,
The writer was the first to sign the roll. Dur
ing this time Grant made his first public
speech. Grant declined the captaincy
Of the regiment raise1 because he thought he
should have something better, being a vet
eran of the Mexican war. The company left
for Springfield, and Capt Grant went with
il. having letter from Washburpe to the
governor recommending him for some milf
tary position. The adjutant general. who
WHS Il ClVllIdIf, OueTtQ Htul u POSitAVu III Aio
Office, which he accepted. The writer and
Grant occupied the same room for several
days. He was doing clerical work and was
disguised. He suggested Grant as colonel OF
his regiment, and was greatly opposed by 9
prominent politician on the grounds OF
Grants habits. Gen. .Chetlain was elected
colonel Grant was detailed to assume COM
mand of Camp Yates, end was afterwards
made mastering officer and organized sew
eral regiments i'll the state. He went to ST.
Louis to see if he could not get q position.
arriving on the day of an assault upon @
rebel camp and, finding nothing for him
there he retured to Illinois. At Caseyvllle
he met the Galena regiment, and was the
guest of the writer during his stay there.
He talked about the best methods OF
utilizing volunteer troops and his sugges-
tons were most valuable to the writer: Once
he expressed q wish to command volunteer
regiment. When abiding to his old friend
Capt G.. B. Mcclellan he regarded him as
the brightest army officer who was then In
the field. Capt. Grant went on with his
work as mastering officer. and returned to
Galena when it was over. Feeling restless
and disguised, he went to Ohio and Coving-
tou, Ky, but without success. He then
wrote a letter to Gen. Adams, Offering his
services for the support of the government,
saying he felt himself
COMPETENT TO COMMAND
a regiment. No reply to this was ever re-
ceived. He, however. shortly afterwards ac-
cepted the colonelcy of the NATION yolun-
teers, and raised the regiment, poorly dis
ciplined one, to the highest standard in q
| short time. Col Grant was at this time a
| poor man, and asked his father for q $500
| loan for horse and equipment; his father
| refused, but his junior partner sent him
the money. He marched his regiment
Missouri river, and thence to Palmyra, where
| they saw their first service. He bought his
| horse, "Old Yellow" just before leaving
| Illinois. He was named by Hon. f. B. Wash
burne as brigadier general. and received his
| commission May IL, 1851, being unani
mousiy Endorsed by all the Illinois delegates
| to congress. During this period of time he
was ever patient and had nothing at heart
! but the interest OF the country. Gen. Ere
mont placed him in command of the South
east Missouri district. He learned that the
| Confederates were moving on Padueah, and
receiving no reply to letter to Fremont, he
| occupied the city and fought the battle OF
| Belmont. He was then appointed to the
| district of Cairo. He was convinced thai
movements should be made at once on For
Donelson and Fort Henry. and went to sec
| Gen. Halleck, who treated bin with great dis
courtesy. Shortly afterward he received in
| structions to carry out mis- plans. Gen. C. r.
| Smith. who was under Grant. was regarded
| by many army officers as superior officer
and that their positions should be reversed.
| The expedition against Forts Doneison and
Henry proved successful and Grants
PRAISES WE'RE SOUNDED
all over the North! ten. fialieck asked tnat
Gen. Smith be made major general. ana BON
he and Grant were thus honored, though the
| latter remained the superior officer. Grant
was arrested for leaving his regiment and
other Irregularities; this was done at Hal
| Ieck's request. but he was soon relieved from
arrest, furnishing satisfactory explanations.
Shortly afterwards he was at Savannah and
at Shiloh, which he characterized as the
hardest-fought battle of the war. Persistent
efforts had been made tonake the people
Al fAr nnrr l-c aafr
rival Grant would have been defeated. The
writer characterized Bueh'S article in the
Century as a tissue of special pleading.
He demonstrated that Grant was the man
who won the battle II Gen. Buell. had not
arrived he was of the opinion that the victory
would have been just the same. Grant did
| not pursue the enemy owing to orders from
| Gen. Halleck; the reason for these orders
Grant never knew. Halleek then assumed
command and moved on Gen. Beauregarct S
! army at Corinth with an army of 10000
| men, mostly veterans. The advance on Cor
| inth was slow and unnecessarily careful.
| Grant commanded the reserves and was en-
| tirely ignored by Halleck. who sent his Or
| all, but twice requested to be relieved. Sug-
| gestions offered by him were received as I'M
| practical; had they been carried out they
| would have sacked Corinth Grants next
| idea was to advance directly on Vicksburg.
| Had this course been pursued, the war would
| have ended in 1861. The writer scored
| Halleck severely for his actions i'll this re-
| speet In 1862 the opposition TO Grant be-
| came more determined. He requested to be
| relieved. but, on shermans advice, recon
sidered his resignation. Lincoln would have
removed him but for E. b. Washburne, who
argued earnestly for him. In November
| Grant was assigned to command q movement
! on Ylcksburg and began the siege. Owing to
| causes beyond his control he was unable to
| take the city for many months. An order re-
| moving him was given to Mr. Dana, who de-
cided to await Developments. Vicksburg
| surrendered and Grant became the hero OF
| the war; the dismissal was never served All
| opposition 70 him was withdrawn, even by
| Gen. Haleek His operations at Appomat-
| tox are matter Of history, and the world has
| pronounced him the greatest military genius
| of the century.
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