The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-09-09

asked for it, and could he have been
certain that the rebel would have sur
rendered without fight | again repeat
that, had Mr. Lincoln lived, be would
have shouldered all the responsibility.
Gone thing is certain !. Had Jos.
Johnston escaped and. got into Rich
mond, and caused larger list Of killed
and wounded shan we had, Gen.ssher-
man would have been blamed. Then
why not give him the full credit of
capturing on the best terms the enemy's
last important army and its best Gen.
eral, and putting an end to the rebel
lion? sst s1
1t was finale worthy of Sherman 5
great march through the swamps and
deserts of the South, march not ex-
celled by anything we read Of in
modern military history"
This was written by the Admiral in
1866, at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md, and mailed
to Gen. Sherman at St. Louis, Mo-
As soon as possible / arranged with
Gen. Grant for certain changes in the
organizatios of my army and the Gen
eral also undertook to send to North
Carolina some tugboats and barges to
carry stores from Newbern up as far as
kinston, whence they could be hauled
IN wagons to our camps, thus relieving
orr railroads to that extent. | under
took to be ready to march north by
April 10, and then embarked on the
steamer Bat, Capt. Barnes, for North
Carolina. We steamed down James
River, and at Old Point Comfort took
on board my brother, Senator Sherman,
and Mr. Edwin Stanton, son Of the Sec
retary of War, and proceeded at once to
our destination. On cur way down the
river Capt. Barnes expressed himself ex
tremely obliged to me for taking lis yes
sci, as it had relieved him of Il most
painful dilemma. He explained that
he had been detailed by Admiral Porter
to escort the Presidents unarmed boat
the River Queen, in which capacity it
became his special duty to look after
Mrs. Lincoln.
REVIEW NEAR CITY POINT.
The day before my arrival at City
Point there had been a grand review of
a part of the Army of the James, then
commanded by Gen. Ord. The Presi-
dent rode ont from City Point with Gen.
Grant ON horseback, accompanied by
numerous staff, including Capt. Barnes
and Mrs. Ord; but Mrs Lincoln and
Mrs. Grant had followed IN carriage.
The cavalcaae reached the review
ground, some five or six miles out from
City Point, found the troops all ready,
drawn UP in line, and after the usual pre-
sentation of arms the President and party,
followed Mrs. Ord and Capt. Barnes on
horseback, rode the lines and returned
to the reviewing-stand, which meantime
had been reached by Mrs. Lincoln and
Mrs. Grant in ther carriage, which had
been delayed by the driver taking a
wrong road. Mrs Lincoln, seeing Mrs.
Ord and Capt. Barnes riding with the
retinue, and supposing that Mrs. Ord
had personated her, turned on Capt.
Barnes and gave him a fearful 'scolding,
and even indulged in some pretty sharp
upbraidings to Mrs. Ord. This made
Barnes's position very unpleasant, SO
that he felt much relieved when he was
sent with me TO North Carolina. The
Bat was very fast, and on the morning
Of the 29th we were near Cape Hatteras.
Capt Barnes, noticing a propeller COM
ing out Of Hatteras Inlet, made her
turn back and pilot us in. We entered
safely, steamed up Pamlico Sound into
Neuse River, and the next morning, by
reason Of some arrangement of ma
chinery, we anchored about seven miles
below Newbern, whence we went up in
Capt. Barnes's barge As soon as we
arrived at Newbern | telegraphed up to
Gen. Schofeld at Goldsboro' tie fact of
my return, and that / had arranged
with Gen. Grant for the changes made
necessary in the reorganization Of the
army, and for the boats necessary to
carry up the provisions and stores we
needed prior to the renewal Of our
march northward.
ITO be continued