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Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House, Lxviii. (search)
nd. The President, as usual, was disposed to be merciful, and to permit the arch-rebel to pass unmolested, but the Secretary urged that he should be arrested as a traitor. By permitting him to escape the penalties of treason, persistently remarked the Secretary, you sanction it. Well, replied Mr. Lincoln, let me tell you a story. There was an Irish soldier here last, summer, who wanted something to drink stronger than water, and stopped at a drug-shop, where he espied a soda-fountain. Mr. Doctor, said he, give me, plase, a glass of soda-wather, an‘ if yees can put in a few drops of whiskey unbeknown to any one, I'll be obleeged. Now, continued Mr. Lincoln, if Jake Thompson is permitted to go through Maine unbeknown to any one, what's the harm? So don't have him arrested. I asked the President, during the progress of the battles of the Wilderness, how General Grant personally impressed him as compared with other officers of the army, and especially those who had been in comman
The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
rderly Sergeant Wm Hodges, 2d Orderly Sergeant Robt Kewen. Company D.--Capt Samuel Frost, 1st Lieut Geo P Kueller, 2d Lieut Thos P Crowell, 1st Orderly Sergeant D C Crowell, 2d Orderly Sergeant Edward C Doming, Quartermaster Edward M Keer, Surgeon Doctor D W Tod. Assistant Surgeon Doctor Z Sykes. James Green, Esq., was unanimously elected Major. This was an excellent choice, as were all the rest. Mr. Green is grandson of Geo. Nathaniel Green, of Revolutionary fame. Dr. Tod is brother Assistant Surgeon Doctor Z Sykes. James Green, Esq., was unanimously elected Major. This was an excellent choice, as were all the rest. Mr. Green is grandson of Geo. Nathaniel Green, of Revolutionary fame. Dr. Tod is brother of Governor Tod, of Ohio; Dr. Sykee first cousin of General Sykee, of the United States Army; so you see patriotism is well represented in this little group. The meeting adjourned over to Monday next, at 4 P. M., same place, in order to join in the celebration of this glorious day, the Fourth of July. The procession is just passing the Hall, preceded by the splendid band from Fortress Monroe, followed by a large platform on six wheels. beautifully painted red, white and blue, and drawn by six