. A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant, and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. s tent ? Hostler.— Yes. Visitor (striding forward).— Well, I reckon he will letme inside. Hostler.— You will soon find out! The agents of the Sanitary and Christian commissions,though of incalculable service in relieving the sufferings ofsoldiers, were unpopular at all head-quarters, perhaps, be-cause they found fault with, every real or fancied the stranger neared the tent, a guard mistook him forone of these grumblers :— Guard.— No Sanitary folks allowed inside ! Visitor.— I guess General Grant will see me. Gua
. A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant, and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. s tent ? Hostler.— Yes. Visitor (striding forward).— Well, I reckon he will letme inside. Hostler.— You will soon find out! The agents of the Sanitary and Christian commissions,though of incalculable service in relieving the sufferings ofsoldiers, were unpopular at all head-quarters, perhaps, be-cause they found fault with, every real or fancied the stranger neared the tent, a guard mistook him forone of these grumblers :— Guard.— No Sanitary folks allowed inside ! Visitor.— I guess General Grant will see me. Guard.— I cant let you pass, but Ill send him yourname. What is it ? Visitor.— Abraham Lincoln. The veteran almost dropping his musket in surprise,gave the military salute, and with wide-staring eyes mo-tioned the Commander-in-Chief to pass on. The President—visiting the army with his son Tad and a party offriends,—was warmly received within, where he relatedwith keen enjoyment his unexpected adventure, and the little stories of which it reminded THE NEW YOKK pUBLlC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENox ANQ™-0EN FOUNnATlON8. 1364.] A Mine is Exploded. 423 CHAPTER XXXY. sheridans ride. Grants great object in going sonth of the James hadbeen to cut his adversarys communications, and isolate therebel capital from the rest of the confederacy. The move-ment uncovered Washington ; but the Union army was sonear Richmond that the enemys forces were kept busyat home. There was little rest for Lee. Sheridan, with a largeforce, cut the railways north of Richmond, and so alarmedhim for the safety of Early, in the Shenandoah valley, thathe detached many troops to look after the troublesomegeneral of cavalry, and so weakened his Petersburg front. This was exactly what Grant wanted. A month earlier,he had begun a mine, suggested by Colonel Pleasance, of aPennsylvania mining-region regiment. He pushed it forwardfrom a ravine in front of Burnside s corps for five hundredfeet, until it
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