Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-05
CHANT AND SHERIDAN.
A. Assist.e EsJ.risnss Il Yssias ~
Two 0rsst Captains.

In an interview recently with Mr.
James u. Kelly, m artist who made
skstchss Of SOME Of tina greatest Gem
erals 81 ths civil war. that gentlshian
spoke Of his experience In posing Cen
erals Grant and Sheridan. OF the lat
ter be said:
II was introduced TO General Shsri.
dan by staff officer. He had soft,
low voice. though he has too often
been represented rs Q loud-mouthed,
staggering bully, lie had peculiar,
soothing qtilctIdg way about him, and
when BIZ finished / sentence would
partly close one eye and drive his idea
Into one with the otherl II was The
only eye among all the officers which
lcemsd 70 combrise chs whole, head; the
most remarkable eye known 70 my ".
pcfience. BE had very fine. express
I've hands and . graceful way Of using
them, hut toward the end these became
fat and fluffy. In photographs the cx-
preston Of bis face always looked set
because, suppose, tho muscles Of biz
forehead werc always moving. ] had
b catch bis sxpysssicti o. ] might the
movements Of . ny on q horses Leg
He posed splendidly. and exactly
Is he was told--a military trait. He
once sent . man sitter me on the run,
who said that General Sheridan desired
20 seq tne In haste. When entered
his hands we're 6ljed with the die.
patches, and m orderly stood bglilfd
him. lie said that 10 fifteen minutes
he was TO start South with General
Grant and In that time his posing
must b completed. Then he adjusted
his sysglssscs, ttgsu reading his dis.
PactheH. and debating replica; HI wcnld
hold dispatch Up one hand. read II,
spd pass It to the orderly over his
shoulder with the other. Still be man
aged to divide bis glances with me.
Strange 10 say, tbs sketch completed
binder these circumstapCes bfohght ohi
. kind word from General Warren,
whom Sheridan relieved Of his com
mand on the field In almost the last
battle Of the war and within sight Of APP
pomsttox Court House. Warren said Il
iTas the ideal Sheridan A. the time.
General Sheridan supposed was inefes
ly making q picture Of him. and was
greatly pleased when Mr.. Ward Bent
word to him 10 come 10 the Academy Of
Design and see Kslly's very meritorious
statue. 'Sheridan's Ride requested
him to make some suggestions for n.
lerations before the siatue was cast
He had nothing to criticise,' he said.
and, instead, approved the work over
bis .siepstaretn
On the outside covef 81 Ehgfidan's
Memoirs" there Is . reproduction OF
Kellys statue In gilt. No credit what
ever Is given to the artist in the book
and his name WAS cut out Of the plate.
Mr.. Kelly says, Il demanded Of Web
stcr q Co 10, know why my copyright
and General Sheridafi's INSTRUCTIONS
10 them were ignored. They replied
that he had given no Instructions. !
then asked to see the photograph Of the
statue which accompanied the manu-
script. When produced, there on the
back 81 the photograph we're instruc-
lions written by the General to credit
The artist. Webster's people then said
Il went to law about II it wouldn't
come oat Of their pockets, but Mrs.
/ then replied that they
we're perfectly safe 10 &c ahead.
II first met General Grant at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel during 1881. He
agreed to give sittings. and ! began on
him the following morning. found
him perfectly immovable and unre-
sponsive. Ny first attempt was lail-
nre. Tearing up the picture, asked
him TO smoke. He lighted cigar and
then seemed to unloose himself seime-
what, though not enough. Suddenly
sprang TO my feet TO arouse him, and
'aid ! would like to make series Of
sketches showing where his personality
decided battles; that desired TO repre-
'ent him as be appeared when he rode
up the lines at Donaldson and ordered
he advance; at Belmont, where his
horse was shot from under him at
Shiloh, etc. Then he completely
crossed his legs, and began
o detail events. holding meantime his
,igar in one hand and using the other
~ way Of gesticulatory illustrations.
H. elaborated on many scenes in his
Memoirs which he afterward said he
lad never done previously. He gave
uch details as he could remember Of
lis dress, etc, referring TO General
iawley for matters In doubt. This
ketch. OF course, made while he was
was successful. So much
o that he signed it on the spot, even
Using the title OF General at the bot.
ON. although he remarked at the
ime. i haze no official signature He
vas then neither President nor off,
,er.
Once reused. General Grant talked
ncessantly. During this time his lit
lie Japanese servant was bobbing all
round US. greatly astonished al the
process and Its results on paper. The
General was not in the least annoyed
y the boys antics and allowed him
ull rope. Indeed. while with him.
ieneral Grant apologized at some
ength to q bcll-boy for calling him
unnecessarily. The General having no
iorse left over from the war, 1t was
onewhat difficult to get an animal
Fhich would answer to pose my Grant
N Horseback which is nearly COM
,leted in plaster. Happily, Captain
William II. Gunther's horse Don
the most perfect charger In
he country was available, and his ac-
ion secured on the track in Central
ark. OF course, have Grant covered
n detail by numerous sketches and de-
igns in plaster. He had two promi-
ent protiies, one very narrow aud one
cry long. While not possessing either
4 the strong characteristics Of Sheri-
an or Sherman, his outline from the
ridge of the nose up was more per-
ect than either. Neither had he 80
lany Municipalities. While his hands