The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-07-13


1 came to myself, as it were, and was
being complimented on all sides and
the Jumps had ceased.
Enquirer.
A "HomeIy" General.
The simple, homely nature Of General
Grant is we'll revealed in General Her
ace Porter's book, Campaigning with
Grant" Perhaps the most striking pie
ture is that which is presented OF drant
at the Battle of tine Wilderness, sit
ting ON the ground in the center of his
staff, with his legs tucked under him
like a tailor, wearing lisle-thread
gloves instead of military gauntlets,
and whiting sticks one after the other
in endless successiOn;" but the picture
which will most closely touch the peo-
pie Is that of the victorious general
after Vicksburg, when his great fame
was freshly made, wrestling with his
boys in his tent.
Mrs. Grant and the two elder boys,
Frederick and Ulysses, had come to
visit him. The General and Mrs
Grant, General Porter says, were ar
IDENTIFY devoted to each other, and used
to spend the evenings In dim corner
Of the Generals quarters, holding each
others hands; and IL accidentally inter-
rupted by staff officer, they would
look as bashful as two young lovers.
Mrs. Grant usually referred to her hus-
band as "Mr. Grant," but in addressing
him she called him ''Ulyss."
The General was a real companion to
his children. On one occasion during
this visit, when dispatches were
brought him, he was found in his shirt
sleeves, engaged in a rough-and-tum-
BILE wrestling match with the boys.
When the staff officer appeared the
boys had just tripped up the General,
so that he received the dispatches on
his knees.
General Porter's first meeting with
Grant was in a little wooden building
in Chattanooga, in which he had estab-
lished his headquarters. "A storm had
been raging for two days, and a chilli
" rain was still falling. On my arrival
found that General Grant was in a
room on the left side of the hall, with
three members of his staff and several
strange officers.
"In an armchair facing the fireplace
was seated general officer, slight in
| figure and of medium stature, whose
| face bore an expression of WEAKNESS.
He was carelessly dressed, and his uni-
form coat was unbuttoned and thrown
back from his chest. He held lighted
cigar in his mouth. and sat in a stOOp-
| ing posture, with his head bent slightly
| forward His clothes were wet, and
his trousers and top boots were spat-
tered with mud.
| General Thomas approached this
officer, and turning TO me and mention
ing me by name, said: L want to pre-
sent you to General Grant Thereup-
on the officer seated In the chair, with
out changing his position, glanced up,
| extended his arm to its full length,
shook hands, and said in a low voice,
and speaking slowly: How do you
| do?"
| General Porter further describes
Grant as q person of slim and slightly
STOPPING figure, five feet eight inches In
height, weighing only 135 pounds, and
with a gentle, unassuming manner. His
face was like mask, in that it gave no
indication Of his thoughts; and it was
only from the expression of his small
but eloquent eyes that those who spoke
with him got any indication of his feel
ing. His mouth resembled Washing
| toms, the contact of the lips forming q
nearly horizontal line-in striking con-
trast to the bOw-curyed mouth Of Ma
poleOn.
| An Indication of strength and firm
ness was found in his square-shaped
| laws, which were covered by full
beard of chestnut-brown color. His
face lacked symmetry, the left eye be-
ing a little lower than the right He
had high, broad brow crossed by sew
eral wrinkles, which gave him a some
what care-wOrn look. Like Cromwell
| and Lincoln, he had a wart on his
cheek.
1t is noted that his voice was exceed
| inyly musical, of remarkable clearness,
and with a singular power Of penetra-
tion, so that sentences spoken by him
I'm an ordinary tone could be heard at a
surprising distance. His musical voice,
however, did not denote a musical ear.
and he had absolutely no sense of
rhythm. He could never keep step to
the music of the bands in marching
A perfect horseman, his gait in walk
ing was most unmiltary, and this was
emphasized by frequent departures
from military correctness in costume.
First Graves at Arlington.
1T has been claimed that the first
grave in Arlington cemetery was that
of n Confederate j. Fl. Slime, histo-
| rian of the army of the Potomac, de-
nies this. He says that famous ceme-
tery was started by the burial there
of those who died in the Iron Brigade,
which was quartered on Arlington
Heights during the fall and winter of
1S61-2O. Mr.. Stine superintendent the
building of General Kings headquar-
ters. and as much of the timber for
this purpose was cut from the very
ground now occupied by soldier graves.
he is authority for the assertion that
| ~ y,,.ar,uautS had bepn made prior IN