The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-12
:Confederates Here Never
Heard That He Applied
To Mr.. Davis.
PAPERS OF PRES.
Z ARE STILL SEALED
Mrs. Hayes Not Certain Whether
She Will Ever Make Them
/. Public-Coloncl Cunning
i nam Satisfied That the
Statement Is Err
roneous.

Considerable interest has beer
lroused In Confederate circles in Rich.
mond over the publication in the Con
1ederate Veteran" of the statemen,
that before the outbreak of hostili.
ties between the States, Genera
Ulysses s. Grant, then retired cap.
( tain OF the United States Army, Nv
ing in Illinois, offered his services tc
President Davis. of the Confederacy
| to organize a regiment OF volunteers
/, L Derosset, OF Wilmington. N. c..
quoted as hi- authority Judge Robert
Ould. of Richmond. and stated that
original manuscript letters were de-
ciared to be among the papers OF Pres
ident Davis in the custody OF the State
Museum at New Orleans. La.
The matter does not seem to be
susceptible OF proof Just at the pres
ent time, since Mrs. Davis. who passed
away last year, left large number Of
letters and papers Of the former Press
. ident OF the confederacy to the State
Museum in New Orleans with the c1-
press provision that they should not
be opened until two years after her
The article Of Captain Derosset
lTrarragut and General George II.
that ali three e applied % for .a commissions his
in the. ranks OF the Confedcracy short
y before the outbreak of hostilities.
General Gene Grants appiieation having
Colonel Stuart's Challenge.
.,asns The ,E pEubiss,Ien sssl has stirred up con-
South Colonel James e. Stuart. past
rice-commander OF the Illinois Grand
Army Of the Republic. has issued a
production .by the Louisiana Histori-
cal Society or by any society or indl-
.idual OF any, authentic letter writ
any time which contains one word or
phrase from which the inference could
be drawn that they were willing at
any time, to assist the cause Of the
to seek. Rev J. william hn Jones. ne nG5 5. 1o, b.
chaplain and historian Of the confed-
ssraey; snn,y. said last night that he had no
Ing made such an application. and In
the case Of Grant he regarded it MS
exceedingly doubtful. There can be
hase hsGee5 pubshea s 'he the eass atef
time and again. and will state most |
that have In my per-
sO''o' pSsSCsoiNi lSllelN SreUSTdII
George H. Thomas. which admits that |
at the time of the secession he applied |
for commission to enter the Confed- [
crate service"
Had Never Heard 1t.
Judge George I. Christian. author
Confederate Veterans. said that he had
never heard any rumor of General
Grants making application FOR COM
mission In the Confederate service. II
knew Judge Ould intimately for num-
Der OF years" said Judge Christian,
and never heard him make any such
from any other source. have seen
I stated without contradiction that
Farragut and Thomas once applied for
Confederate commissions
Students of military history In Rich-
mond stated yesterday that General
irant after making an enyiable rep
signed from the army during Mr.. Jef-
,srson Davis,s term as Secretary OF
War. under President Pierce, General
Grant retiring with the rank OF cap
ain, and living in Illinois in retire
nent until some time after the out
'reak Of hostilities between the States.