. Young folks' history of the civil war . notty problem at the blackboard,when, Whirr, whirr ! went the alarm. The guilty rogueswho had planned the mischief tried to look professor was amazed and furious. Young Grant, alone,was cool and unembarrassed. In the midst of the confu-sion which followed, he stepped quietly to an open window,and tossed the clock out, resuming his blackboard exerciseas if nothing had happened. The presence of mind whichthen served the young cadet had since helped him overmany hard places, and now fitted the successful general tolead others. The North cl
. Young folks' history of the civil war . notty problem at the blackboard,when, Whirr, whirr ! went the alarm. The guilty rogueswho had planned the mischief tried to look professor was amazed and furious. Young Grant, alone,was cool and unembarrassed. In the midst of the confu-sion which followed, he stepped quietly to an open window,and tossed the clock out, resuming his blackboard exerciseas if nothing had happened. The presence of mind whichthen served the young cadet had since helped him overmany hard places, and now fitted the successful general tolead others. The North clamored loudly for a man at the head of mili-tary affairs who should press the advantage already gained,and speedily bring the war to a happy ending. Naturallyall eyes turned toward General Grant, and President Lin-coln cheerfully confirmed the peoples choice. On theafternoon of the 9th of March, therefore, in the presence ofthe cabinet, General Halleck, General Grants staff, and hiseldest son, Fred, General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed. GENERAL GRANT. 1864.] yl Pull All Togcthrr. 427 Commander-in-Chief of all the armies of the United Stales,with the rank of lieutenant-general. General Scott had heldthat grade by/vc7v7; but he had only retained the rank,pay, and allowance of a major-general in the regular long unused title, which had belonged fully to no onebut General Washington, was now revived for General days later Halleck was relieved, and made chief-of-staff to the new lieutenant-general. No important military operations marked the beginningof the year 1S64. North of the Rapidan the white tents ofthe Army of the Potomac clustered around Culpeper Court-House, where Grant and Meade made their the bluff banks across the river lay the Army of North-ern Virginia, watching. Early in February, General Butler sent General Wistarupon an expedition to attempt the release of the Union pris-oners in Richmond. General Meade was absent from thearmy
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