. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . write you a short note to tellyou how much pained we all are. The President and Mrs. Grant have both called my attention tothe Nations loss—in the death of your honored father. In the sadness we must remember that only the body is dead; hisworks will live after him, as long as republican institutions andfreedom exist. Senator Nye paid him a handsome tribute in our office this morn-ing when he said: I sat beside him for years, and when it wasthe darkest and the lightning flashed the brightest he wasthe coolest, and always ready for an
. Civil War echoes : character sketches and state secrets . write you a short note to tellyou how much pained we all are. The President and Mrs. Grant have both called my attention tothe Nations loss—in the death of your honored father. In the sadness we must remember that only the body is dead; hisworks will live after him, as long as republican institutions andfreedom exist. Senator Nye paid him a handsome tribute in our office this morn-ing when he said: I sat beside him for years, and when it wasthe darkest and the lightning flashed the brightest he wasthe coolest, and always ready for an enemy or a friend. He WAS TRUE oak. If to know in your sadness that the hearts of others are afflictedby the same cause, can ease your heart, you will find great relief, forwe all mourn the Nations am very truly. Your sincere friend, O. E. BABCOCK, (Brig. Gen. U. S. A.)Tq Mr. Hamilton G. Howard, Atty., etc.,Detroit, Mich. 298 CHAPTER SEVENMaj. Gen. George A. Custer, U. S. Army IMPORTANT LETTERS FROM HIM TO SENATOR HOWARD, WRIT-TEN FROM THE FIELD. MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER, U. S. A.
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