. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. , that reminded him of his dead wife,and he would break down, throw himself on his sofa, and throw hisarms around me, and I tried to console him in every way. This con-tinued for some time, and finally he got up one night and he said:Heth, what we want is a dinner party. I said: That is just what wewant. He said; • How are you getting along with Grant and Shermanand all those fellows? Said 1: Just as well as before the so we gave a dinner party, and we sat down. Gen. Grant tlid notcome, but S


. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. , that reminded him of his dead wife,and he would break down, throw himself on his sofa, and throw hisarms around me, and I tried to console him in every way. This con-tinued for some time, and finally he got up one night and he said:Heth, what we want is a dinner party. I said: That is just what wewant. He said; • How are you getting along with Grant and Shermanand all those fellows? Said 1: Just as well as before the so we gave a dinner party, and we sat down. Gen. Grant tlid notcome, but Sherman did, and all the old fellows, and 1 think therewere some twelve or fourteen at the dinner party. We sat down at7:00 oclock and got up at 3:00 oclock. And they talked over all the wars.


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