Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-27
Reprinted From Now York Herald

authorized during tho war; This gave
him in the end the command of all
our armies and finally complete vic-
tory over the Confedcracy. In all TINS
Washburne remained Grants close ana |
influential friend and became the man
advocate of his good fortune ana
also worthy advocate of Capt. Raw
lns, also his fellow townsman, and iur-
thcrcd 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 detail of this story are fully
set forth in Wilson's Life OF Cen
cral Rawlins," which was published in
1916 by the Ncale Publishing Company
of Fourth Avenue, New York.
The story of Rawlins civil and mill
tary life is full Of interest for all pa
triotic Americans. His deserts were
fully appreciated 10y Gen. Grant both
before and after no became President,
as we'll ms 10y everybody else who knew
of tho intimacy and close official re-
lations between these illustrious men.
Grant, when first nominated briga-
der, called Rawlns from private lie to
his staff rs his adj utant-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. Ills
military life was an unbroken success
and it is profoundly to be regretted
that he died i'll July 1859, from con-,
sumption. The details of this useiu'
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 character and
worth. While he entered the army
entirely without military experience or
training he fortunately received all
necessary technical aid from Grant and
the other officers of his staff. IL was
from this unbroken association that he
won Grants entire personal confidence
and was kept on the staff or placed IN the
Cabinet till death separated them for
ever.
The Failure Of Grant and Ward
Ruined the ex-President.
Finally. after the war was owe
and Grant had served two terms a
| President he made his tour OF tn
world. and then on his return TO the
! United States he entered into business
with his oldest son in the firm OF Gran
& Ward, stock brokers, in New York
This concern was apparently successful
till the panic of 1873, when 1t talle(
and all Grants profits, real or imaglnar,
were swept away.
He was ruined by this bankruptcy
which but for the final and liberal sup
port of his personal friends would hav'
forced him into extreme poverty.
Fortunately at this juncture he wal
invited TO contribute military articles
to the newspapers, which in duo time
led to the writing of the story OF hi
own military life, and it oan truth
fully be said that nothing in moderr
times could be more interesting thar
his modest narratives as set forth II
the Personal Memoirs of I. 5. Grant
in two large octave volumes, publshe'
, bv Charles J.. Webster & Co in 1885
] This work contains the fullest accoun
! Ol NrFAIll NClN
! career and il necessarily furnishes tn
: best possible basis for much OF tn
J article. From these two volumes b
I received through the successful mar
! aeement Of the publishers four hur
S dred and fifty or five hundred tho'
, sand dollars, a sufficient sum IN actu'
{ cash to pay his personal debts and I
2 carry him in comfort until his deaf
2 and enabled him to leave his family l
5 state of comparative ease.
: Civilian d-de- Camp Selected
|. Autobiographer.
s Adam Badeau was one of Grant
J civilian aids-de-camp, and It was III
c derstood from the first that in additic
= to filling his place on the staff he shou
become Grants biographer. He wro
j and published four volumes betwee
1866 and Grants death, and 1t
= but Just to say that so far as concerl
!, military history the work, althoue
. somewhat prolix, is highly creditao
y and instructive one. Badeau was {
i author and literary man by proiesso
! but also became in due time o patriot
- volunteer who served first on the sts
: of Gen. T. w. Sherman with the Pc
Royal expedition, then with hum IN Z
!. army Of the Tennessee and IN the II
x partment Of Louisiana for nearly We
: till he was badly wounded at t
! battle of Port Hudson. This W
i in 1854, shortly after he had recelv
- S orders to report TO Gen. Grant for du
= on his staff. His qualifications were
= every way such as TO specially fit hi
i as biographer, and it may be trut
= fully said that while his volumes q
=, so full OF detail as TO become SON
= = what tiresome they have never be
i successfully attacked. While the te
,a ~ dency of his narrative is to exaggera
II Grants military foresight and unfa
= ing judgment, Badeau's volumes he
the field until Grants financial misfc
n tunes forced him TO write his own hi
IS tary life.
:, =, In this Grant called Badeau to
:, ~ assistance and agreed to give him Oh
- third of his royalties. While this W
supposed to be a fair and liberal 8
81 rangement on both sides, it soon
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