The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-22

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reticent. On the contrary he was q very
free and frank talksr, and did not need
much explanation from me Of anything
1 proposed to do, but appeared to have
entire confidence that would do the
best could at all ttmes.'s The general
referred most pleasantly b the influence
exerted by General Grant IN securing his
transfer from the East after the brill
liant service he had rendered at Perry
Vile, Stone Ridge and Chickamanga.
"Gen. Grant agreed with me that When
ever it was possible we should fight cav
airy with cavalry and Infantry with in.
fantry. He agreed with me in my plan
Of the valley campaign OF 1864. The
cavalry was taken of guard duty about
the army and put to better use. I saw
Grant occasionally He was always the
same in manner. Never elated by vic.
tory, he was also never cast down by
defeat. He met all sorts of fortune
never failed. Under all circumstances
he treated his associates with the same
simple courtesy. Palmer in dress than
most of his subordinates, he was so be-
cause he had no thought for dress, his
mind being upon the great task he had
set himself He came I'd see me in Sep
tember, talked over til d plans I had
made for fighting Early, and having
faith in my confidence that could whip
his army, saw that no other instructions
were necessary than the injunction to
tgo in and win.' He never visited me
again for the purpose of giving me Or
ders, and in that way testified his full
faith in my desire and ability to COM
prehend and carry out his plans. His
regard for me was shown again after.
the valley campaign, ana when I had
been made Brigadier General in the reg
ular army by the order tor a salute of
100 guns"
With great interest Ge6. Sheridan re-
ferred to the campaign events follow
ing his bold push of Msreh., 1866, to the
south Of Richmond, pracadhg the bril-
liant events in which lie was to take
so conspicuous a plaoe !and win such
lasting renown. "At Dinwiddie Court
House." said he, came Grants orders
about ending the battle before going
back. We were in bivouac. The weather
was rainy and the roads muddy. wag-
ons were everywhere up to- their hubs.
The general moyemeat! forward ap-
peared to be ended. At. .daybreak, the
30th, Think, when everything was
swamped, I rode back teeaee Gen. Grant.
The infantry was huddleas together, wet.
and cold. Gen. Grants ''teAt--was in
sand field, and was as eAeerless place
as could be found. He met me cordially
and suggested that. IL the cavalry could
move up little it would be better than
an absolute standstill. fassented to the
suggestion-it was all that could be
done-said goodbye to Gen. Grant, rode
back to my command and gave the or
der to move on Five Forks. did not
see Gen. Grant again, except to get
glimpse of him at Petersville, until 10
days later, when I: joined him as he
went to receive the surrender of Lee at
Appomattox.
"The story of the surrender Of Lee
has been so often told," said Gen. sheri-
dan, 'that nothing could be added to it
by me. Gen. Grant, arriving at Apo
mattox Court House with Col. Newhall,
the 9th Of April, after : long and hard
ride, was spattered with mud from his
hat to his boots, in which he wore his
trousers. had been riding hard, too.
and had not had much sleep for several
days. Neither of us looked very nice.
We greeted each other briefly. The gen.
eral knew what was about to be done,
and little was said about It. Gen. Grant
showed no exultation. I took him to
the Mclean House, where Gen. Lee
awaited him. Gen. Grant and one or
two of his staff went In, the rest of us
stayed outside on the piazza until Col.
Babcock came out and invited us in.
Presently, Gen. Lea went out to take
his horse and drive away. He was
dressed in a new gray uniform. We
had had no chance to get at our uni
forms. All of us were rather silent and
serious. Gen. Grant wore no smile of
victory on his face. He knew what the
victory meant, but his face did not show
it,
Gen. Sheridan says he had met Gen.
Grant many times since then, and that
their pleasant relations during the war
had always been maintained. He went
with him on journey to- Cuba and Mex
leo, and on that trip found him to be
the same simple man he had known in
the army. In other places he had oc-
cupied, he had alwayss been unchanged
to his admired compaltdd ddnsta-arms. Sol
dier-like, Gen. Sheridan is not efusive
in his language when expressing his af-
lection for Gen: Grant. bat it is not
difficult to see tint there was no heart
strings in the countrysm strained at
the death of Grant thsn. these of Gal
liant Phil Sheridan
Just the Han.