The New York herald., 1922-04-16

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GEN. JAMES HA
of enlistment, whereupon the President
sent for e. B. Washburne, who was
then serving as Republican Congress-
man from the Galena district. The
President said he was about to call
out 100000 three year men for whom
he would have to select a number of
capable Generals. Whom do you
know. Washburne, for Illinois?" To
this Washburne. with some hesitation,
replied. why, for my district we have
Col. Grant, a graduate of West
Point, who for eleven years served
in the army from Mexico to Ore
gon and wants to reenter the SER
vice for the war" To this the
President promptly said, "Put him
DOWN." Fortunately, through Wash
burre or from the records of the War
Department, Grant was duly commits
stoned Brigadier- General of volunteers
to date from early in May Of that year.
This in the ehd gave him precedence
over anybody from Illinois, and this
good fortune made him ultimately the
senior brigadier and major-general
from that State and gave him at a
later date the senior command at
southeastern Missouri, western Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
Successes Won Him Highest
Rank Authorized During War
The subsequent history of Grants
magnificent success in the vicksburg
campaign, and also at Chattanooga
and Knoxville, finally led to the rank
of lieutenant-general, the highest rank
authorized during the war. This gave
him in the end the command of all
our armies and finally complete vic
tory over the Confederacy. In all this
Washburne remained Grants close
and influential friend and became the
main advocate of his good fortune and
also a worthy advocate of Capt Raw
Inns, also his fellow townsman, and fur
thered his promotion from time to time
through the various grades from ad-
jutant general, chief of staff, major
general and finally Secretary OF War
in Grants Cabinet
The details of this story are fully
set forth in Wilson's Life of Cen
eral Rawlins," which was published in
1916 by the Neale Publishing Company
of Fourth avr~pe. New York.
The story of RAWLINGS civil and mill
tary life is full of interest for all pa
triotic Americans. His deserts were
fully appreciated by Gen. Grant both
before and after he became President,
as well as by everybody else who knew
OF the intimacy and close official re-
lations between these illustrious men.
Grant, when first nominated a briga-
dier. called Rawlins from private life to
his staff as his adjutant general, in
which position he entered upon his du-
ties at Cairo. From this date and place
he remained with Grant throughout
the war both East and West. AS Grant
advanced in both rank and command
Rawlins also was advanced step by
step till he became Secretary of
War in Grants first Administration.
step cill he became Secretary OF War.
His military life was an unbroken
success and it is profoundly to be re-
GREETED that he died in July, 1869, from
consumption. The details of this use
full and creditable career as contained
In the story of his life referred to
above show him to have been for nine
years an officer of the highest char
acter and worth. While he entered the
army entirely without military expert
ence or training he fortunately re-
ceived all necessary technical aid from
Grant and the other officers OF his
staff. IL was from this unbrolsen as
sociation that he won Grants entire
personal confidence and was kept on
the staff or placed in the Cabinet till
death separated them forever
Tie Failure of Grant q Ward
Ruined the ex-Presideut
Finally, after the war was over
and Grant had served two terms as
President he made his tour of the
world, and then on his return to the
United States he entered into business
with his Oldest son in the firm Of
Grant & Ward, stock brokers. in New
York. This concern was apparently
successful till the panic of 1873, when
II failed and all Grants profits, real or
imaginary, were swept away
He was ruined by this bankruptcy
which but for the final and liberal sup
port of his personal friends would have
forced him into extreme poverty.
Fortunately at this juncture he was
invited to contribute military articles
to the newspapers, which in due time
led to the writing of the story of his
cwn military life. and II can truth
fully be said that nothing in modern
times could be more interesting than
his modest narratives as set forth in
the Personal Memoirs Of H. s. Grant"
IN two large octave volumes. published
by Charles y. Webster Z Co in 1885.