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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 97 (search)
An affecting incident.--The State Military Agent at Nashville, L. B. Willard, Esq,, in a letter to his wife in Detroit, relates the following affecting incident. He says: Last evening, as I was passing by the post hospital, my attention was arrested by the singing, in a rather loud tone, of Rally 'round the Flag, Boys, by one of the patients inside. While listening to the beautiful music of that popular song, I observed to a nurse standing in the doorway, that the person singing must be in a very merry mood, and could not be very sick. You are mistaken, sir, said he; the poor fellow engaged in singing that good old song is now grappling with death — has been dying all day. I am his nurse, he continued, and the scene so affected me that I was obliged to leave the room. He is just about breathing his last. I stepped into the ward, and, true enough, the brave man was near his end. His eyes were already fixed in death. He was struggling with all his remaining strength agains
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 119 (search)
General Grant--A little incident.--The Nashville correspondent of the Chicago Journal relates the following: Speaking of Grant's campaign, I wish here to put on record a little incident, which I have never yet seen in print, and which was communicated to me by an officer some time since, and which might have been contraband once, but is not now, since the plans of the Eastern campaign have been developed. While General Grant was in front of Vicksburgh, he was conversing with several officers on the subject of the capture of Richmond. Can it be taken, General? asked one of these. With ease, was the response. By the Peninsula? continued the querist. No, replied the General. If I had charge of the matter, I would want two large armies; one to move directly on Lee, and the other to land at City Point, and cut communications to the southward. Lee would be then compelled to fall back, and the army from the North could press, and, if possible, defeat him. If he would