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20. THE PAST AND FUTURE MARCH UP PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
 
Sherman’s family It is not clear whether Sherman’s family was in the reviewing stand on May 23. Sherman said, “I had telegraphed for Mrs. Sherman, who had arrived that day, accompanied by her father, the Hon. Thomas Ewing, and my son Tom, then eight years old” (SM, 865). Ishbel Ross, in
The General’s Wife,
191, states that “Julia [Mrs. Grant] and Ellen Sherman sat together in the reviewing stand opposite the White House to watch the great victory parade.”
“THE ONLY NATIONAL DEBT”
New York Times
, May 24, 1865.
“Gettysburg! Gettysburg!” LL, 572. For many details of the grand review, see Fleming, “The Big Parade.”
“he was not reviewed at all” LL, 572.
The New York Times
, May 24, took a different view of the incident, saying that Custer had brought the horse under control and “resumed his place at the head of his division.”
“Their muskets shone like a wall of steel” Porter,
Campaigning
, 508.
Tunes the bands played Leech,
Reveille
, 415.
“turned their eyes,” “pampered and well-fed,” and “I’m afraid” LL, 572-73.
“a Niagara of men” Garland,
Grant,
321.
“Now a girlish form” Chamberlain,
Passing of the Armies,
339.
“These were my men” Ibid.
Page’s account Page,
Letters
, 392.
“Be careful about your intervals” LL, 696.
“it is mentioned”
New York Times
, May 24, 1865.
“Directly all sorts of colors” LL, 573.
“dressed up” Ibid.
“shining bay” Ibid., 575.
“opposite the northern entrance”
New York Times
, May 25, 1865.
“was a group of orderlies” Ibid.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” LL, 573.
“The enthusiasm to-day” and banners
New York Times
, May 25, 1865.
“raised their hands” Ibid.
“He was vociferously cheered” Ibid.
“there was something almost fierce” Catton,
Grant Takes Command,
491.
“in his eye” M, 356.
Sergeant Upson Merrill,
Sherman
, 300.
Young private from Wisconsin. Davis,
Sherman’s March,
294.
“one footfall” Ibid.
“When I reached” SM, 865.
“I believe it was” LL, 575.
“took off my hat” SM, 865.
“Marching Through Georgia” Porter
, Campaigning
, 509.
“The acclamation” LL, 575.
Eyewitnesses differed in their description of Sherman’s snub of Stanton. Charles A. Dana, in
Recollections of the Civil War
, says, “I sat directly behind Mr. Stanton” in the reviewing stand, and saw this: “The Secretary made no motion to offer his hand or to exchange salutations with him in any manner. As the General passed Mr. Stanton gave him merely a slight forward motion of the head, equivalent perhaps to a quarter of a bow” (250-51). Both Sherman and his aide Hitchcock said that Stanton offered his hand, and that, in Sherman’s words, “I declined it publicly.” See Hirshson,
White Tecumseh
, 319, and M, 356. Grant’s aide Horace Porter says in
Campaigning with Grant
, that when “Stanton reached out his hand,” Sherman’s “whole manner changed in an instant: a cloud of anger overspread his features,” and that “the general turned abruptly away” (510).
“‘Veteran’ was written all over” M, 356.
“largely animal” Whitman,
Prose Works,
I: 106.
The two
New York Times
stories
New York Times
, May 25, 1865.
“moving floral gardens” Davis,
Sherman’s March,
291.
“talismanic banners” LL, 577.
“a battalion of black pioneers”
New York Times
, May 25, 1865.
“It was a most nonchalant” Ibid.
References to Mrs. Herman Canfield JDG, 99-101, 116n.
Meeting at the White House between Grant and Lee Flood, Lee, 208-16.
“What money will pay Meade for Gettysburg?” M, 431.
“inherited prejudice” Ibid., 380.
“believed in the doctrine” and “The only good Indian is a dead Indian” Ibid., 381.
“If nominated I will not run” LL, 631.
“I don’t like to give him pain” through “Yes, Mister President” M, 385.
“Grant says my visits” LL, 638.
Taps Ross,
The General’s Wife
, 313.
“It will be a thousand years” LL, 639.
“His Virginia was” Ibid.
“You are the only man” Bleser,
Intimate Strategies
, 154.
“Wait for me Ellen” LL, 645.
“Faithful and Honorable” Hirshson,
White Tecumseh
, 386.
“General, please put on your hat” LL, 652.
Sherman’s sword on funeral train Ibid., 652-53.
“The Paris I remember” and “performed some of his own” JDG, 216, 211.
“I, his wife” Ibid., 331.
L’ENVOI
 
“We were as brothers” Ward, “We Were as Brothers,” 14.
 
 
CHARLES BRACELEN FLOOD is the author of
Lee: The Last Years, Hitler: The Path to Power,
and
Rise, and Fight Again: Perilous Times Along the Road to Independence,
which won an American Revolution Round Table Award. He is a past president of the PEN American Center and lives in Richmond, Kentucky.
 
“Charles Flood’s Grant
and Sherman
is the story of two remarkable men, an extraordinary friendship, and a partnership that won the Civil War. Shedding fresh light on these two men, it is by turns evocative, charming, and often absorbing.”
—JAY WINIK, author of
April 1865: The Month That Saved America
 
 
“Charles Bracelen Flood studies the friendship between Grant and Sherman and rightly concludes that it had a major impact on the results of the Civil War. Thoroughly researched and written with verve, this book is easy reading and provides rewarding insight into a friendship that influenced the lives of two significant individuals and the war in which they played such crucial roles.”
—JOHN MARSZALEK, professor emeritus of history, Mississippi State University, and author of
Sherman:
A
Soldier’s Passion for Order
 
 
“For those who think there is nothing new to be said about the Civil War, Grant
and Sherman
will be a pleasant surprise. The book is a unique blend of emotional power and historical insight. A must-read.”
—THOMAS FLEMING, author of
Liberty! The American Revolution
 
 
“Grant and Sherman
is a profound study of the relationship of the generals who endured and determined the tide of the victory in our nation’s most divisive and bloody war. This masterpiece ranges from vivid battlefield reports to intimate sketches of Grant’s and Sherman’s marriages to subtle cameo sketches of the officers and politicians who harassed or supported them. Fusing his talents as a resourceful scholar and distinguished novelist with a touch of the poet, Flood has achieved a moving and inspired classic of American history.”
—SIDNEY OFFIT, president of
the Authors Guild Foundation
 
 
“This book describes with force, clarity, and admirable terseness the forging in the field of the historic leadership team that was essential to Union victory. Civil War scholars and general readers alike will profit from its insights.”
—CHARLES P. ROLAND, author of
An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War
 
 
“Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman forged a superb partnership during the Civil War, a team of opposites drawn together to end a horrendous conflict without excessive suffering and bloodshed. Ironically, they succeeded by rendering war too terrible for the South to continue. Both Grant and Sherman have attracted more than their share of biographers, but never before has an author been audacious enough to tackle both at once. Their subtle and complex relationship deserves attention from a sophisticated and experienced writer; Flood is up to the task.”
—JOHN Y. SIMON, editor of
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant
 
 
“Civil War books suffer from two characteristics: an overwhelming number and a tendency to be unreadable. Charles Bracelen Flood has overcome these obstacles.”
—JIM KELLY,
Wisconsin State Journal
 
 
“An eye-opener … . Until now little has been written about this friendship and about their common ties: Charles Bracelen Flood has written about the war before but here excels in presenting the depth of an unusual friendship which not only influenced but eventually won the Civil War. A ‘must’ for any who would understand Civil War connections.”

Midwest Book Review
 
 
“[Flood] offers perspectives that broaden and deepen one’s grasp of the costs of war.”
—MARTIN NORTHWAY,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
 
 
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