Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1886 — When Grant Was Moved. [ARTICLE]

When Grant Was Moved.

In the course of a chat with your correspondent an old army officer who was on Grant’s staff during the war said that during all the negotiations between Grant and Lee, Grant never once showed the slightest trace of excitement or exultation. “Ho had the most remarkable control over himself of any man I ever saw. Never but on two occasions have I seen him give way to his feelings. The first occasion was the greeting of the public-school children of San Francisco upon the occasion of his arrival from his tour around the world. Grant was passionately fond of children. Their welcome touched his heart, and the tears flowed down over his face. He made no effort to conceal his agitation. The other occasion was when he was notified that an old comrade who had served with him during the war had been killed in a railroad accident in New York. This was after his first nomination for the Presidency and before his election. He was at his headquarters, on the corner of Seventeenth and F streets, when the dispatch containing the sad news was brought to him. He read it slowly and carefully. Then he leaned on his desk, with his head in his hands, and cried like a child.” Washington Letter.