. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . President John- case his judgment prompted him to do what can-son for a pardon. Secretary Stanton and Judge not well be sustained, though I do not see howAdvocate-General Holt were for trying him, and good, either to friends of the deceased or by fixinghis application hung fire. March 12th, 1866, he an example for the future, can be secured by hiswrote to Lieutenant-General Grant, stating his trial now. It would only open up the questiongrievances and again setting forth his claim
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . President John- case his judgment prompted him to do what can-son for a pardon. Secretary Stanton and Judge not well be sustained, though I do not see howAdvocate-General Holt were for trying him, and good, either to friends of the deceased or by fixinghis application hung fire. March 12th, 1866, he an example for the future, can be secured by hiswrote to Lieutenant-General Grant, stating his trial now. It would only open up the questiongrievances and again setting forth his claim for a whether or not the Government did not disregardpardon. Upon the back of that letter General its contract entered into to secure the surrenderGrant made this singular Indorsement: During of an armed enemy. And the whole was referred tothe rebellion belligerent rights were acknowledged the President. The indorsement of General Grantto the enemies of our country, and it is clear to was all-powerful, and nothing was done.—R. C. H. THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION., EY AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE, MAJOR-GEXERAL, U. S. SOON after the 1st Rhode Island regiment was mus-tered out of service, I was appointed by PresidentLincoln to the otfice of brigadier-general. My com-mission was given to me on the 6th of August, 1861,and I was ordered to report to General McClellan,who placed me in charge of the di%Lsion and bri-gades which were fonned of the new troops as theyaiTived in Washington. My duty was to look afterthe drill and discipline of these brigades, with a viewto gixdng the men the efficiency necessary for assign-ment to the older di-^-isious of the annv, which were UNION LOOKOUT, HATTERAS BEACH. t ^ *. ***^ , FROM A WAR-TIME SKETCH. tlicu orgauiziug lu Washlugton under the name of the Army of the Potomac. The duty was interesting in some respects,but was in the main somewhat tame, so that I very naturally desired moreactive duty. One evening in the following October, General McClellan a
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