Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . said General Grant, is, I think, the onlybattle I ever fought that I would not fight over again underthe circumstances. I have always regretted also allowing Mc-Clernand to continue his attack on the works at Vicksburg. Ireceived a message from him saying he had carried the worksand wishing f
Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . said General Grant, is, I think, the onlybattle I ever fought that I would not fight over again underthe circumstances. I have always regretted also allowing Mc-Clernand to continue his attack on the works at Vicksburg. Ireceived a message from him saying he had carried the worksand wishing for reinforcements. I saw very plainly from whereI stood that he had not carried them ; but on conferring withSherman, who was near me, I came to the conclusion that I ADMIRAL PORTER. 305 could not assume the contrary of a statement made by anofficer high in command, and so allowed the reinforcements togo. The works were not carried, and many unnecessary liveswere sacrificed. Such things are a part of the horrors of belong to the category of mistakes which men necessarilysee to have been mistakes after the event is over. Among naval officers, said General Grant, I have al-ways placed Porter in the highest rank. I believe Porter tobe as great an admiral as Lord Nelson. Some of his achieve-. TAKING IN CARGO. merits during our war were wonderful. He was always readyfor every emergency and for every responsibility. Porter isnot popular at home, because he makes enemies and invitesanimosities that should never exist. In that way the countryhas never done him the justice that history, I think, will do has undoubted courage and genius. It would have beena great thing for Porter, said the General laughing, if hehad never been able to read or write. There was another question as to the poetic effect of sucha battle as that of Lookout Mountain, the battle above the VOL. 11. — 20 3°6 CONVERSATIONS WITH GEN. GRANT—HONG-KONG. clouds. The battle of Lookout Mountain is one
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