Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-18

frequent remark that Gen, Meade was not
present at the Mclean house when Gen.
Lee surrendered to Gen.. Grant He said
the reason for 1t was that Gen. Meade was
Ill unto the point Of death, the night before
and the morning of the surrender, but that
If he and the others had believed that the
Importance of the day was so great thew
would have carried Meade there in their
arms to be present at the elimination of
the history Of the Army of the Potomac.
But after the surrender" said Gen Rug
giles. I'VE insisted that he should mount a
horse and show himself to his conuuering
soldiers. He complained that he could not
SIT upon a saddle. but we told him we
Webb on one side and 1 on the other, Gen.
Meade, tottering in his seat. started out To
see his troops. AS his weAlknown form an
peared yell went up, and Meade straight
ened like man transformed His figure
Lecame erect, his eyes flashed. and with
lis hand on the ian he led us and the staff
all through that glorious army" At this
point nt IN Gen: Rugsles' remarks his hearers
Tor five minutes, and the same enthusia SIN
ragged when he concluded with a few
graphic sentences about the scenes at the
Mclean house.
Gen. MOrgan's Happy Remarks.
Brigadier General NJ r. Morgan, commits
sary general Of the United States army. WAS
introduced in happy speech by Com
mander McElroy as a man who had a re-
markable capacity for feeding other men.
Gen. Morgan said he was with Grant as
his chief comm:ssary for a long time and
ne was with him at Appomattox Court
Rouse when he was preparing the terms of
the surrender, which, by the way he said
were prepared by Eli S. Parker an Indian
chief, whose death was chronicled a short
time ago He had been with Grant at CITY
Point in 1854, when the latter wanted to go
up into the valley and see Sheridan.
Il went with him." said Gen. Morgan.
"and while up there the news came that
Hampton had waded in and carried off our
peer herd. consisting of 1900 head of the
finest cattle that ever put hoof to grass
FOR you know those armies were well fed
and lived on the best that the market a r.
forded. Well. when that news came Grant
groaned, and l groaned in sympathy for
OF course, l was his chief commissarv
Ihere was man named Stanton in Wash
ington, who occupied the position of Serre
tary of War. and he was a man of pretty
quick action. Stanton telegraphed to
Grant, Who is responsible for the loss of
that beef herd? Grant telegraphed back.
L am That ended it. Grants eloouence"
evacuated Gen. Morgan, Consisted of ac-
ton.
When We got back to City Point" he
continued. Grant said one day in the pres
ence of myself and a lot of others that he
regarded me as the best commissary In the
world. l asked how so. and he replied that
as we'll"
Gen. Morgan continuing. said that he was
at Appomattox and present in the room
where the very table was that so many
inherent people now have in Their possess
sion Seth Williams had gone into the
room with him. and there were whole lot
OF Union fellows in there. while Gen Lee
was accompanied by Col Marshall
las l went In" said Cen Morgan. IT
greeted Gen: Lee. saying. How are you,
general?' l had served under Lee at Har-
had also been at West Point when Lee was
the commandment there. While the prelimi-
naries were being arranged, 1 went over to
the side of the room and smoked my pipe,
ana now. when l hear so many people in
duiglng in self-congratulationo over owning
the Identical inkstand and the specific pen
which were used on that occasion, 1 raise
my trusty pipe aloft and proudly exclaim,
.Ihis Is tie PIPE smoked when Lee sur
rendered to Grant"
Gen. Lee. after the surrender, asked
Gen. Graft II the latter could feed his
army. Grant turned to me and inquired,
Colonel. can you feed Gen. Lees army? l
asked Gen: Lee how many men he had. He
said that he could not tell that the divis-
ions were scattered, and that scacely
company had commissioned officer at the
head of it. l asked him If 5000 men would
be about the figure. and he said yes, say
2oOOo men, and the thing was done"
Gen. Morgan described in a pleasing man.
ner the growth of the ternal feeling that
began Immediately after the surrender, and
spoke or meeting Gen. Heath Of the con-
teaerate army. who had been a .comrade of
his In the United States service.
lille We were t6lking.' he said IAN
other man came in and said: Well, gem
eral we Licked yer. didn't we?' That was
a pretty unca ale remark just then. but
Heath said: Yes; you licked US, Then our
man said. that's all right, no hafd feelings;
come on, let's take a drink and they
drank"