12 20 9210 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/8b29c3b41a84c1de35acd12e6bdbd635.pdf 4e5f9b4b71c5d9b7308ec8dae3c6f8fa PDF Text Text DATA Chronologically Arranged For Ready Reference in Preparation of a Biography of GRI'NVILLF MELLEN DODGE President of Sundry Railroad and Construction Companies Late Chief Engineer of Union Pacific & Texas Pacific Railroads. Kember of Congress, Major General in War ior Preservation of the Union, etc. etc. etc. etc. BOOK XIX. Cuba Railroad Ft. Worth & Denver City Ry, Colorado & Southern Ry.- 50 Years Member I.O.O.F. No.49 Co.Blufis. Panama Canal Philippines Death Hon. D. B. Henderson- General Willard Warner on Death of General McPherson 15 & 16th Iowa Infantry at Shiloh General Grants Statement in Relation to the Arrest of General Robert E. Lee. Rate Bill in Congress. Address at Vicksburg in Accepting Monuments for Secretary of War. Harriman's Speech at Denver on Location & Building of U. P. Ry, Norwich University - Death of J. *. Jennings April 3, 1907, President Roosevelt's Speech at Indianapolis on Railroads. Grant Monument-Fight to Change Location, 1906 - 1907 ■ L:. January, 1906. CABLEGRAM RECEIVED. Washington, January 1, 1906 Corbin, Manila. The Secretary of War directs the following be cabled: Quote; * "Confidential. How is your health since you came irom Australia? Wrote you December 1st that you would be appointed Lieutenant General April 14th. What assignment do you wish? President will probably rnalce MacArthur '^hief of Staff though this is not certain. TAFT." End of quotation. AINSWORTH. B11309 January, 1906. CABLEGRAM SENT. Manila, January 3, 1906 SECRETARY. TAFT, Washington. My health is better, and improving. Secretary of War's letter first December not received. Most desire command of Atlantic Division but hesitate asking it on account of inconvenience to General Wade. If MacArthur is to be ^hief of Sbaff, consequently contin uing the association of the rank of Lieutenant General with the assign ment, it woald be acceptable to me also, provided, of course, it is so desired by you and the President. I tell you my greatest desire also of my entire readiness to fit in wherever I can be most useful and cause least inconvenience to others. Any assignment made by you will be satisfactory. Suggest my relief from this cominand not later than March or April, and that I return by'either commercial liner or transport, as may be most convenient at the time of my leaving. Thanks for this evidence of confidence and great consider ation. CORBIN. commercial liner or transport, . , A • yf Janiiary, 1906 Superintendent, New York-City, January 3, 1906. Cuba Railroad Co. Dear Sir: Colonel Hayeo is going to Cuba for the purpose cf making arrangements for the dedication ofthe park at Santiago some time in February. At the tin.e of the dedication there will be several dis tinguished officers of the United States there, such as Lieut. General Chaffee, Lieut. General Young, General Mills, Superintendent at '"est Point and others. They are going to be sent down on a Govez-nment transport, but while there I woulu like to have them go over our road and see the country through which it runs, and will thank you to ex tend that courtesy to then.. You can probably send them over in our private car if it is not in use. I shall write Sir "'iniam Van Home in relation to the matter, but as he is out of the city I write this letter in order to hand it to Colonel Hayes, and I will be glad if you will do anything you can to help Colonel Hayes along in hia duties there. Of course it is to the interest of our company to make as much of this National Park as possible, and have it improved so it will be a place that tourists and others will visit. Very truly yours, G . M. Dodge . January, 1906, 1417 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, D. C., January 4, 1906 General G. M. Dodge, §1 Broadway, New York City. My dear General Dodge: Your letter of January the third is at hand. The sketch and design for the new panel in the rotunda was prepared by Mr. Frances Lathrop, ^'29 Wasiiington Square New York City. He left the design with the committee of the Library. The Union & Pacific is part of the painting to be placed in the rotunda, also the picture of yourself as engineer of the Company. Mr. Woods, the architect of the Capitol is quite anxious to finish the work and is prepared to go to work as soon as the committee agrees. I think the Senate committee is in favor of the panel which Lathrop prepared. As soon as Congress gets to work again I will see the meiiibers of the Library committee and have the matter settled as soon as possible. I will keep you posted in regcrd to the movement here-.. Very truly yours, John Boyd. 'tJ" ■ January, 1906. Headquartei s Philippines -division, Manila, P. I., January 5, 1906. My dear Dodge: In order that you may understand the situation, so far as I know it to date, I send for your confidential informatiom the inclosed cable correspondence, which is self-explanatory. Faithfully yours. Harry G. Gorbin. (Inclosure) General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York City. January, 1906. New York City, January 5, 1906, ty dear Brother: I am in receipt of your letter of December 27th enclosing the resolutions of the Lodge in my honor as having been a member of the Lodge for fifty years. I wish to say to the Lodge that ^ fully appreciate the great honor and compliment they pay me. While the resolutions are too laudatory and complen.entary for what I have done, still they appeal to me as they come to me from my fellow citizens after fifty years knowledge of me. It has been very unfortunate for me that while I have been a citizen of Council Bluffs since 1864 miy duties have been such that it has been impossible for me to be there. However, i he.e never lost niy interest in the welfare of the place, nor in any of its institutions with which I am connected, and it has always been my effort to aid in its development and prosperity. I hope some day to return to my home in the Bluffs where I can be at my leisure, arid have tiii.e to meet with the Lodge, and express to them personally my appreciation of the interest taken in me and my work. I also ap.,reciate the fact that they have paid this complimient to me when circurr.stances have been such that ithas been impossible for me to be an active or working member of the order, ortake part in the work of brotherhood and charity. I wish again to express my thanks to the Lodge and wish each irjember a prosperous and happy New Year. Truly and cordially yours. Grenville Dodge. S. V . Howard, Esq., Secretary Lodge jf49 1.0.0 .P., Council Bluffs, lowa. Washington, D. C., January 8th, 1906 Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Broadway, New York City, N. Y. N'y dear General: Up to yesterday morning I thought that we four. Senator Warner, Comniissioner Warner, General Black and myself would hold to our appointment with the i^resident for half past eleven this morn ing, but '-'eneral Black called at my house yesterday forenoon and we talked it over and he was very positive that it would be much better to await your presence, so I called Senator Warner over the phone and he was even more strenuous about it than General Black. Then I called up the White House and told the President that you had wired me that it would be impossible for you to be in this city until after the 19tji and he at once said that then we would defer the consultation until eleven o'clock Saturday morning, the 20th, so I notified Commissioner Warner and now the thing stands over to the tii.e named. If the President had given me a choice in the matter I would have suggested Monday or Tuesday and 22nd or 23rd, thinking perhaps that that might suit you better, but it is as it is, and now I must earnestly urge you in behalf of all interested to be with us, if possible, on that occasion. Hastily, but cordially yours. James Tanner. January, 1906. The Army and Navy Club, 'Washington, ^^on. Jany. 8, 1906. Dear General: Thank you for your last note conveying good wishes. The gloves you found were the ones I spoke to you about, which reminds me of Gallagher who. h as been relieved and ordered to the Philippines I have not seen him since the order appeared in the press but suppose it is all right and what he himself finally concluded to be best, tho the extra compensation must have been a valuable consideration for him. You have of course seen that K, G. G. has been ordered to take conimand of the northern Division, Hdqrs. at St. Louis, Mo. and that Wood is to relieve him at Nanij-a Feby. 1st, so that he will arrive in this country about March 1st. It is now a question in my mind what will happen to H. G. G. in the matter of Chief of Staff upon Bates retire ment April 14th. It is possible ti.at the pulling and hauling of other aspirants for the Jionor may cause the President to eliminate the clamor by appointing H. G. G. Chief of Staff as well as Lieut. General. There are influences that would favor H. G. c.'s immediate retirement should he insist upon sidestepping the appointment of Chief of Staff on the ground that he is the best qualified man for the place but that II his health is so poor that he cannot do the work he should be at once retired to niake way for a man who can hold down both honors. These people are those who fear the effect upon Congress (as to the General Staff Law) of the appointment of men not sufficiently experienced. Personally I am now cor.vinced that H. G. o. dont wish to be chief of staff but 1 dont think it is doing hini much good to have his friends here give as the reason that his health is broken down. Which I am sure is not the case. Fverything thus far however points to the completion of the program as outlined to you. When made Lieut. General, I assume tha if not made Chief of Staff that if he wishes a station as of that rank, he will be allowed to choose and in that case he would no doubt elect the Division of tiie Atlantic. Which would be better for the desire of Genl. Grant to continue at Gov. Id. as a Kaj. Genl. in Con.nand of his present department under comn.and of a Lieut. General instead of another Ivaj. General. I am going down to Cuba tomorrow morning with Webb Hayes to look over the Santiago field. We will get to Havana next Iriday and r-eturn here about the 22nd. With best wishes, Sincerely, John A. Johnston. January 8th, 1906. Washington D.C. Hon. John Hayes, Red Oak, Iowa. ' ■ ■^ear friend:- I have yo'.rs of January 2nd. I want to entirely disabuse your mind or any idea that I had any criticism of you in mind when I spoke of the Register and Leader article. I make no pretehse of concealing my disgust at men of v/hatever alignment in Iowa ho have seemed bent on stirring up factional hate instead of trying to promote party harmony and.when I know that Governor Cummins and the Iowa selegation are earnestly cooperating for the preservation of the rights of Iowa soldiers and the history of the state I can not be entirely patient at efforts to distract them from their common endeavors by creating ill feeling ar distrust upon ttieirsubject. The balance of this letter is strictly confidential. As I told you the Iowa delegation voted that Senators Allison and Polliver go to the Secretary of War and attempt to secure as a compromise the "As reported by their colonels" inscriptions. I have ascertained that the Committee of the War College has prepared a report against us. Yes terday I ssw Senator Allison and he sAid he wanted me to go with the Sen ators by reason of my familiarity with the case and I accepted his invita tion and then suggested that Secretary Shaw also be invited to go with us. He approved of this and I went at his suggestion to see Secretary Shaw and spent an entire hour with him and he agreed that on Tuesday he would make a personal appeal to Secretary Taft to approve this compromise and that immediately thereafter Senator Allison, Senator Dolliver, Secretary Shaw and myself would go in a tody and formally and officially appeal to him to order its acceptance. I think thereofore that beofre the close o of this week we will know whether hei is enough or not. Cordially yours. Walter I. Smith. January, 1906 Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jany. 10, 1906. Bear Genl: I am in receipt of both your letters that pertain to your home here and will give the matters mentioned ny attention, and endeav or to get them in shape so the work can be done when you are here. The G. A. R. appointed a Committee consisting of H]r. Oavis (father oi' the Impliment men of that name) Wr. iV.iller at the Court House and Relief Corps named one woman, ii-aking a Comittee of three to distribute the fund aniong the .sick and needy, all soldiers, soldiers* chixdren and grand children and part of the money, in fact most of it I think was used during the holidays. kr. Davis was chairman of the Committee and having no business, gave his personal attention to it and I have been waiting to get his r-eport before writing you. I will try and see hin. tomvirrow or get word to hiD' to make out a report of what has been done. There seen.ed to be a unanimous wish among leading menbers of G-. A. R. for this change and i have not heard any criticism but on other hand have heard that the money he s done great good to the class I have mentioned. I will send you a niore particular report later. I am now at work on my Trust reports reports, am waiting for some corrections in Bowling Green Trust Co. Statements. I find they have credited to Jones Trust one or two interest items that beilDng in Pusey Trust. Please acknowledge receipt of the 1453.33 I sent you so I can use it as a voucher if you have ,ot done so. There is quite a surplus in K'rs. Dodges account notwithstanding extra (over and above 500 per month I have sent her) money paid her but without knowing it she has already written for money to square up bills in N. York so she can go south and for krs. Pusey that mil'about use it up. This Omaha building adds quite a good deal to her income, I am very comfortable in Pnils quarters in Omaha but go to Blui'fs every day except weather should be bad, or 1 have work here to do. I have all the Trust books over there so I can work on them undisturbed. I am feeling better than in the fall. Sue and Carrie seem to be comfortably situated in K. Y. at very reasonable rates and I hope they will stay as long as they are contented. Lockie is with me, goes over to Bluffs every day and spends afternoon with Capt. Night the blind old soldier, reading to him. Capt. Night was a 1;wyer and man of intellectual ability and they are very companionable. Beresheim made a fine showing of Banks earnings past year 19^ on Cap. and 16^ on Cap. & Surplus. He declared a semi-annual dividend and added 10,000 to surplus with considerable money left. We have had an open winter no storms of any kind and weather from 10 to 30 above zero most of time. Phil is busy at Legislature, comes home Friday night and remains until Monday morning to look aiter his business here. Yours, N. -P. D. January, 1906, New York City, January 12, 1906. Personal. My dea General: I received yours of January 5th. I agree with you that as a work of art the Sherman statue at the plaza is a very fine one , hut it does not appeal generally to the soldiers who served directly under Sherman. Of course the^ never saw Sherman in such an attitude, and cannot ap.'reciate the latitude andliberty that is given a sculp tor. I hear nothing but good reports from the statue in Washington. The longer it stands, the more people look at it, the better they like it. I notice you say you would like to have me propose you as a member of the Army and Navy Club. Do.you wish me lo do it now or wait until you sen in your ap,-lication? Ishall be very much pleased to do It when you decide. I hope you are getting settled and startedwell in your work. There is one man I think you should see who can give you better information about the Police Department than anyone else, that is General F. V. Greene. .'.'hen he left here he had them almost under control, and if he had been given the next two years he would have iiade great improvement. It is almost impossible for anyone to do anything with such a task in two years, but t'our years gives a good opportunity. The policy have handles great crowds for me, probalDly the largest New York ever saw, and 1 nevei' saw crowds handled miore ably than they were by the police force,but, as I wrote you they should know they have an absolute master, one they honor and respect. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge General Theo. A. Binghara, Police Headquarters, New York City. January 1906- // • Washington, D. 0., January 12, 1906/ General Grenville . Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New ^ork City. My dear. General: I enclose herein two sets of figures. The one with the larger total is fathered by First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, James L. Davenport. The lesser one (ten millions less, perannum, as you will s^e) is fathered by Second Deputy Commissioner, L. M. Kelley. In the opinion of General Black and myself Kelley*s are much too large. I do not know yet which estin.ate of his deputies Commissioner Warner will back. I had a talk with him over the 'phone yesterday and told him that I hoped as between the two, that he would get behind Kelley's. He. told me that while he had the figures, he had not tone over thern yet. To morrow morning at ten o'clock. Senator Warner, General Black and myself meet Commissioner Warner at the tension Office to go over these matters. I will write you Monuay and let you know what ever there is to tell regarding that-meeting. When I told Commassioner Warner over the 'phone yesterday what you had written me about coming over here next Friday night, so as to go with us to the President Saturday morning, the 20th, and that you had said that you would stop probably with Senator Allison at the Portland, Warner suggested that we shall all me^t in his parlor at the Portland that evening a.id go over these matters with you, so that wl would have them fresh in our minds the next miorning when wc meet the President. I told him that I thought it was an ex cellent idea, and that 1 would write to you about it in the hope that you would leave New York on Friday early enough 30 as to have a sitdown with us at the Commissioner's puartLrs in the Portland that night. If this is feasible for you, please notify me, so that I can notify the rest of them. Hastily, but cordially yours, James Tanner, Commander-in-Chief, G. A. R. The Unknown Army. A careful estim^ta -made by the Bureau of Pensions July 1, 1904 showed that there were on that date 870,000 surviving soldiers of the Civil War. The annual losses by death were estimated at about 4-|^. Accepting this as correct.the deduction for the year and six months since July 1, 1904 would be about 58,000, leaving now. surviving 812,000. The number of Invalid pensioners on the roils July 1, 1905 Deduct estimated deaths since684,600 18,000 666,600 Add six months allowances of Original Invalid claimsWould give present number on rolls4,400 671,000 Which would leave unpensioned survivors Deduct Original Invalid clai:i.s pending - 671,000 141,000 14,000 Unknown Survivors - 127,000 Invalid pensioners on the rolls receiving less than ^12.00 per month. Number on the rolls July 1, 1905 at varying rates, from $2.00 to $11.75 per month: Under the General Law - 58,900 " Act June 27, 1890- 268,100 327,000 The additions to the rolls, counterbalanced by the losses during the past six m nths will not materially change these figures. f. .' January 12, 1906. ^ 2 Enclosure with letter to Gen. . -^odge. To give these 327,000 pensioners a uniform rate of $12.00 per month will require an additional -sum of $1,100,000 per month, malcing annually - $13,200,000. In addition to the ab->ve there are 12,00u Invalid pensioners of the War with Spain; 2,000 of thle Indian Wars and 5,000 of the Regu lar Establishment, who receive less than $12.00 per month. Of the "Unknown Army" of unpensioned-Survivors, placed at 127,000, some who lie ve not been induced to apply by the provisions of the Age Order may be attracted by the uniform rate of $12.00, but past exper ience shows that the percentage will.be small, probably about 20^- or say, 25,000,- which would require an adaitional annual sum of $3,600,000 Widows under the Act of June, 27, 1890 receiving $8.00 ^.er month. Number on roll July 1, 1905 Since added to roll, about-- -169,066 -- 2,500 Deduct probable loss by death, remarriage, etc Now on rolls Add widows under the General law who have married soldiers since the passage oi the Act of- har. Ip, 1885. 171,566 - . 1,500- 170,066 • „ Total Widows-- 17 If increased to §12.00 per-inonth it would require •$48.00 per annum aduitional for each, amoun-ting to- $7,268,768.00 2,200 172,266 " 'I •! I 'I II II II II II II II II II addition to the above there are on the rolls 7,00 widows W ^he Indian Wars, 2,000 of the Nepular l,OOU.of tbe »ar .ith-Spain, 13,000 In all. receivingn M ir fi M u '! M ;i ii ti ti ti ii Recapitulation. |Additlonal lAddJtlnnaJ Amount, Amount annual, Required required for for Invalid Unpensioned ?ensloner3-J13,200,000 SurvivorsAdditional Annual Amount required for ''idowa of Civil War- 7|268|768 $24,068,768 TABLE SHO.VING THE ADDITIONAL YEARLY EXPENSE OF INCREASING TFI KINIIv.UM RATE OF ^'ENSION TO $12 A M tl It If ■! 11 rt !l >1 11 '1 tt It GFNER^iL LAW, INVALID •- Rate Number Increase $4.00 1 $96.00 6.00 19,431 1,399,032.00 6.25 8 552.00 6.75 1 63.00 ■ . . .8 7 .00 21 1,260.00 »' ■ 7.50 156 8,424.00 ' . 7.75 2 102.00 8.00 21,277 1,021,296.00 . , • - 8 .25 7 315 .00 8.50 194 8,148.00 8 .62 1 40.56 8.75 4 156.00 . , 9 .00 119 4,234.00 9 .25 2 66 .00 9 .50 5 150.00 9 .75 1 27 .00 10.00 17,470 419,280.00 10.20 1 21.60 10.25 6 126.00 10.50- 6 108.00 10.62 1 16.56 11.00 49 588.00 11.25 134 1,206.00 11.33 3 24.12 11.50 10 60.00 11.75 5 15.00 $2,865,456.84 Act Jiine 27, 1890, Invalid. Rate Number - - - - -Increase $6 *00 63-,502 $4,572,144.00 7 .00 1 60.9© 7 .50 5 270.00 8rOa 12-7,461 6,118,128.00 9 .50 - ^ ,1 - -30 JXX - - •10.00 76,129 1,827,096.00 11.50 1 6.00 12,517,734.00 General Law, Widows. Rate $8 .00 10.00 Rate $8 .00 10.00 Number 2,234 2 Act June Number 171,734 1 increase .^07,232.00 48.00 , 1890, Widows. Increase $8,243,832.00 24.00 107,280.00 8,245,256.00 . $23,733,726.84 Probable Number Survivors Not pensioned June 30, 1905. Rate Nuii.ber $12.00 136,000 TOTAL Additional cost by increasing those on the rollsEstimating that not more than 75,000 of survivors not pensioned would apply TOTAL 19 ,584,000.00 $43 ,317,726,84 J23,733,726.84 10,800,000.00 COPY. January'" lEth, 1905. Hon. John Hayes, Red Oak, Iowa. Washington P.O. ^ear Friend:- I have your* letter of "January 8th. I did not misunderstand your former letter. The Secretary of ''ar has agreed to receive Senators Allidon and Polliver, Secretary Shaw and myself at four o'clock Monday after noon when a formal effort will he made to induce him to approve the in scriptions prepared hy the War department with the term "As officially reported hy the colonel cpmmsinding" interpolated. I hope to he ahle to tell you Monday night whether we are success ful or not. Cordially yours. j s BI1309 Hotel Riverside & Annex. - Colusa, Ual. Jan. 14th, 1906. Vorgil G. Bogue, Esqu, Dear ^ir:-^ Enclosed 1 sei^d you a clipping from a local paper : Allow me to way that I was; in the west as ecrly as '47. The name of Jim Beckwith became familiar to me soon after in "^anta Fe, where 1 remained until '50. I often say Jim Beckwith and remember when he went to California, what you say about his discoAering Beckwith pass I believe to be correct. ]i:ou may be right as to the spelling of his name. But to the ear as commonly used it always sounded Beckwith. I knew Jim a as late as '60. he was quite a character of his kind in his palmy days. I ha e nothing to say against the old fellow; He was known to have great a bility as a guide, Indian trader and an all rovmd romancer. Everyone liked . to hear old Jim B tell of his exploits; He wouldgo where he pleased and stay as long as he liked, generally alone, and when he came back to Santa Fe (which he generally considered his fittinpout place, if not h4me) he could spin his own yarns and no one to dispute him. At one time he claimed to be Chief of the Bi^ck feet Indians. My memory says, on account of this Mother or Father beirm related to that tribe. (Now donUt think that i am talking about one person and youanother). I know who and what I am writing. I am simply writing this as a favor to you, that you may not make an ass of ^-ourself by being deceived in who Old Jim B was. pIrp wJo negro than anything gate, ffe* asp far f as friends Jm was and concerned, acquaintances a^ vthinc" never he bothered «^aid want to i-p investi < + a^slng I ren,on.ber will, that lA fl^rtng f" our! selves Jim was reckoned one half and thp nihon v. tp t he was 90 no one^wuuld ha?e^dSbted^it ^^He^^a^^b' of by the sporting men of Banta Fr nl being well ta]:en care do not know'^about^T: ?hat lite! ^ tSigned3 Daniel W. Jones. San rrancisco, California, Jan. 16th, 1906. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Room 218 No. 1 Broadway, New York City, N. Y., Dear Sir:- I am now in the employ of the Western PacificRailway the Gould '^ornpany, building from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. T"e line crosses the Sierras at Beckwith Pass, at the head of the PeatheiRiver, the avunrni elevat on being nearly 2000 feet lower than that of the Central Pacific at Donner Lake Pass. A discussion has recentlyarisen as to the name of the p. ss, whether Beckwith or Beckwourth. I enclose copy of a newspaper / item contributed by Mr. Bogue, also copy of a letter just received /. by Mr. Bogue from an old resident of i^olusa named Kaniel w. Jones. It struck me that wi th your long and varied experience in the West you might know something about the matter. Can you tell me whether the name is Beckwith or Beckwourth, and whether he was the kind of a man whose name should be connected v/ith an important land mark, or whether it had better be named after someone else. I know General McCook used to have many anecdotes about this guide: I am sure he used to call his "Jim Beckwith". Very truly yours, H. M.McCartney. January, 1906. Governor's Island, New York, Jan'y. 17th, 1906# My dear General; We have been extremely sorry not to have been able to have you lunch with us, but we know what a busy man you are and how many impor tant affairs you have on hand. I have understood that you are returning to Washington again soon, where I know that your advice is most valuable. I am writing to ask that wiien you return to New York you will surely lunch with us the first day possible. I only wish we could persuade you to make us a visit of some days and have a rest. There seem to be many things happening in Washington and I hope that my promotion, Feby. 6th, when General Summers retires, will ^ be assured. I would not like again to be passed over. Who is going to be the Chief of Staff after General Bates? I should like that de tail and if I can not get it to remain here. I suppose you will hear positively all about these matters while in Washington, as all like to confide in you. We hope that you are very well and that this New Year will bring you all health and ^.happiness. We are very anxious to show you our little grandchildren, who really are fine. Mrs. Grant and I join in sending you warmest regards and hope to see you soon. Yours faithfully. Frederick D. Grant. ^'"ercy Hobpital, Dubuque, - Jan. 18th, 1906. Iowa, Dear General Dodge: I hope you will not think me over-anxious if I ask you to kindly tell me what I may expect of my "Col. Southern." I see the Co. have passed another dividend, which dis courages me somewhat, from keeping my stock any longer. We came to this Hospital the 5th of Nov. and our expenses are running so high that I feel the necessity of making everything count. That is possible for we have the future to think of now as well as the present If you think the Co. will be able to pay dividends here after. I will not of course sell the stock, otherwise I might. Kindly advise me unless-you do not wish to take the responsibility of so doing. I am sorry to tell you that Mr. Henderson is visibly fail ings. He sat up for a lew moments this morning in a chair, but his poor head could not hold itself up long and yet he is begging to be taken somewhere- "To the Julien," or "Across the river',' or "To his daughter's home." This has been one of the saddest mornings for some time but generally we h.ave considered him to be HiOre comfortable and he has longer periods of quiet but we cannot gather any hope from even this im.proved condition. This is one of the finest Hospitals in the country and we have the best of care and attention. Its location is south in the city and overlooking the i^assissippi , is commodious Airy and extremely conifortable. Belle lives with her sister and is in better health. I apologize for taking so much ol' your tine but I know that you wish to learn all you can of Mr. Henderson's present condition and I will be glad to receive just a line from you in regard to my own matter. With kind regards and hoping you are well, I an. very sincerely, Augusta A. Henderson. To General Grenville M. Dodge, New York City. January, 1906, HEADQUARTERS ABE LINCOLN POST NO 29. Department of Iowa, G. A. R, Edwin J. Abbott, Adjutant. Geo. L. Martin, Post Commander. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 19, 1906. Gen . G, M. Dodge, My dear General: The Boys of Abe Lincoln Post in regular session assembled instructed me to tender you their heartfelt thanks for your kind donation of one hundred dollars to pay their Back Dues. They fully appreciate the constant care and watchfulness you exercise over their welfare and your goodness of heart for all yourold comrades. They wish you much health and happiness and many years to live and enjoy the prospect of the Land you did so muah to bring to its present state of prosperity and happiness - and promise to stay by the old Post to the last. With kindest regards we are,Abe Lincoln Post # 29 G. A. R. by Edwin J. Abbott, Adjt. January, 1906. Lincoln, Nebr., Jan. 21st, 1906, N. P. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dear Friend; Inclosed I return the letter of your brother, which you kindly permitted me to read. I was glad to get it for I felt confident he would throw light on that canal matter. I lave not shown it to any one and will carefully treat its contents as confidential. I am glad that he remembers enough of my record to be willing to' put me on that survey that he referred to and is not afraid of a man who is 61 years old petering out even though Prof. Osier says they all ought to be cloroformed. If my left leg was as sound as my right; it would be just fun to take up that line and drive it through, and I should enjoy it, particularly If I could have Prof. Osier for a rodman or even as an axeman - for. I dont suppose he knows enough to run a level. If he showed his ability to keep around with me on foot for a week, I think I coald convince him that some men could earn their "keep." I am vain enough to think I could change his opinion as to one man, anyhow, even il he had reached that age. The weather would not count because I should out!it to meet it. But I ought to say (though I do it reluctantly) that oweing to the shape I am in, I am physically unable to take the field. The wound made by the surgeon along the left femur - (thigh bone) in order to remove the affected part, where it was bruised in some way, has not yet healed up but the X Ray has killed out the germ of tuberculosis , and I have a fighting chance to get the use of my leg again. There is yet a small cavity to grow up. I began the X Ray treatment Dec. 9 and up to that time had not gained much since the operation (July 6). Now I am gaining right along and it is certainly doing the business, though I do not expect to be able to throw away the crutiches right away. There is a brilliant prospect thi t I shall have to wear out my wife's carpet with them close up to April 1st, but that cavity has ^ot to grow up, because I say its got to. That consultation of Doctors at my sons house at I/.ontrose, Col. reached the conclusion that the proper thing to do was to amputate close to the hip, to get above the part that wat, affected, but they did not bring me to their point of view. The fact that when legs were given to mankind, there was just enough to go around, even, and no spare ones left over was a powerful argument to induce me to carry mine around awhile longer and put up the toughest fight possible in order to beat the Doctors if possible, and the chances are that I will win out. I am sure the enemy is on the retreat and I propose to keep him on the run, (Tuberculosis ) besides Ishall see to it that he dont countermarch on me. If he does I will use the X Ray Battery, Dr. La -- J. Bruun, commanding and "sheel him out of the woods." He wont get a foothold -in my camp again. Those Doctors did convince one old comrade about my age and similarly affected that amputation was the correct thing to do and they took off his leg just above the knee and I'am almost sure it could havebeen avoided. I want to ask you and your brother to pass the word along the line that in case of ordinary tuberculosis of the bone, if it has not gone too far,that the X Ray will kill it out, and its a rare case that it fails - only the longer it is allowed to run the longer will be the cure. In ordinary settled cases, amputation- does no' good for it will break out in the stump as has been proved time and again. about. I know fromi experience now something- about what I am talking Now about that canal. I inclose some kodak views 17, 1905 41ong the Culebra cut which my son sent me. I rece since reading his (the General's) letter and think he will be in the exhibit as showing what the Frenchmen tried to do in timid way, along the method of terracing that I mentioned in lettBr and which the General discussed in the one I have just to you. You will notice in No. 1, signs of a land slide whi a temporary timber structure to stop further action. On the each view is some mem. which says each cutting is from 15 to and the terracing seems about the same width. thken Dec. ived them interested a sort of a former returned ch shows back of 20 ft. Its been close to 20 or 30 years since the French ceased to actively prosecute the work and I think those short benches have stood well, without much care, but the one slide shows what can be looked for without the greatest care and boldest action. My son took the views one Sunday afternoon while out walking over the work, for my edification and had no suspicion that anyone besides myself and the members of my household, with chance visitors, would see them, but I think the General will be interested in seeing them, only I request that he treat them as confidential as I do his letter. My son wrote that consider able fault had been found with employees because they wrote home matters which got into the papers and created wrong impressions, but the kodak tells its own story. Mr. Shorts masterly address before the Commercial club at Cincinnati in the morning paper is worthy of being read by every citizen of the United States. I quite agree with him and with your brother about the wrong done by constant criticism and finding fault with public men. It is both unwise and unpatriotic to do this for it in- -^tills into the public mind the poison oi distrust and has a most vicious effect in the young people who soon learn to think there Is no honor among men and there isnt any use of trying to be even honest or truth ful. We have had our object lesson in this city lately; Within the last month the police have arrested about 30 young lads from 15 to 20 years old clmrged with burglary and robbery, and all were from families in comfortable circumstnaces. One gang had a cave nade under the bank of Salt Creek where they met to plan raids, end carried their plunder, but this is a digression. January, 1906 #2 • • • * N ; P . ^odge . I have learned in a somewhat varied experience, that it is poor practice and not g©od form to "Butt in" at every opportunity but th-- does mean that citizens of the Republic should not follow closely the trend of-public events particularly in matters that they know something about. Hence I dont think any of us are in fault in discussing canal affairs when there is no intention of unfriendly criticism. Another thing I have learned is that it is -unwise to reach hasty conclusions on ex parte statements and it is but to reserve our judgement until -we are in possession of all the facts, and even then be extremely cautious about what we say. I dont see anything very difiicult about t-he canal proposition especially that cut. I am not sure that it is wise to adopt the con tract system i^ecause its a critical case and th^ contractor must bid high enough to covei- possible crjntingences and he isnt as likely to use the labors as liberally as the Government might or would. If no unexpected developments take place then the extra price puts a large profit into the contractors hands. If they do show up Uncle Sam can and ought to bear the expense and there will be no tedious litigation and expenses if a commission to estimate dair.ages etc. An excavation for a R. R. cut is plain sailing compared to this one, where a contract might amount to "tying of hands" wi tl: more or less lost motion. I note the sharp divergence of opinion between the members of the commission as to whether there should be a lock system or- a sea level, the foreign members voting for the latter, and I am not all sure but what they are fortified with the best of arguments. It isto be presumed that the American Engineers have care fully estimated the supi^ly of water for the elevated locks and the amount of silt that will be brought in with it. If the reports are correct the water will not be clear like what flows through the Canal locks at the falls of the Sault St. Marie where the Lake Superior traff ic passes through, nor as free from silt as the tide water would make it on a sea level, where there would be some current at times to scour out the canal. In an elevated lock system this would be practically absent. I quite agree with your brother about the necessity of one master mind over the whole, and I cant quite luiderstand why the Engineer who did most if not all of the planning Cuba with such positive and exact results should not have bten placed at the head of the canal work as he was already on the ground when the secession of Panama took place and whose tactful advice and management prevented a conflict between the .U. S. forces and those of Columbia, I mean Col. Wm. Black. Gur.U. S. Engineers are more generally "all around men" than the common run of '-ivil Engineers whose work had been mostly limited to R. R. construction. In fact they are the best posted in such matters as canal Locks, Harbors and dredging etdl, and it would seen, to me to be the most natural and logical proceedure to make use of their experience. It would certainly look like a graceful acknowledgement of their ability and fitness which the works they have done give evidence of and which have led them up to the level of our necessity. And on the other hand itseems almost a reflection on their abilxty and competency that they seem to be left entirely outside of the pale of consultation. Its is queer state of affairs, one that is amazing and not as satisfactory, as it might be. We can all look backward better than for ward, like the .gentleman from Ireland. N'r. Stephens is probably as able as any man from the ranks of R. E. Engineers to take hold of the Panama R. R. and put it in excellent shape. But that is enough for one man to do. Now then bring up a man like Col. Black and dont bother him with the R. R. work and see if he dont make a showing that the nation will be proud of. A hundred years from now the students of History will marvel why the U, S. Engineer Corps was not assigned the work in the 4'irst place and they wont find an answer that will be satisfactory any more than they can now - why after the Battle of Shiloh - and Gen. Halleck had got an army of 100,000 men together- he permitted that great thunderbolt to .disintegrate, be sending a Division heie and another there till its efficiency as a crushing power was so weakened as to have but little value. Nor can it be explained, why af.ter the battle of Gettysburg - after Lee had started in retreat and had the Potomac swollen with r.ain i loods before him, and was consequently delayed in crossing that four days are said to have passed before any effective pursuit was made, and the chance to crush his army by one tremendous blow was lost. Mr. Lincoln in his second inaugural, gave the best rea son why this was not done and gave it reverently, - "The Almighty has his purposes." It wasn't time for the destruction of Lees Army'. Again he said in his Annual message to Congress Dec. 1, 1862, "Fell ow Citizens we cannot escate history; our acts will be remembered in spite of ourselves'. They will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest-generation." The Good Book speaks of the time when the young men shall "see visions" and the older men shall dream. Classing myself among the former I think I can see in my minds eye the completion of the canal and the great comn.ercial currents of the civilized world moving towards and through it, and I prophesy that inside of 10 years from its opening to public traffic we shall be compelled to begin to build another canal to accommodate it and relieve the congestion of the one we are now con structing . I will close this already too long letter, with my Kindest re gards to the family. I trust the little grandson is growinc in health and strength . Also my best regards to your brother with the hope that he mav enjoy good health and his lease of life be extended as long as that of his Uncle Phineas - 97 years' Very truly yours, ^ , C. K. Sargent. P. S. Please forward to the General if you think it would interest him. All the engineers of my acquaintance are busy and I do not know of any who are waiting for a job. Denver Colo. Jan. 22, 1906. Genl. G, m. Dodge, Dear Sir:- Your address was mislaid. I just found it . I want to thank you for your great kindness to my children and myself. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this favor. I hope that you will never know the great sorrow that has come into our lives through Mr. Egan's death. I feel so grateful to Mr. Chanpell for taking the interest he did. My children join me in wishing you and yours a happy and prosperous New Year. Again thanking you, I am, Very respectfully. Mrs. M. P. Egan, 1223 York St. Denver, Colorado. ..Lit.. January, 1906, New York City, January 24, 1906 Personal. ^iy dear General; I have just returned from Washington. I did not know that you were back in kaniia until I was told while there that you were on duty again. I received a letter from Iv.rs , Goi'bin which was written in Australia, and from the fact that she wrote instead of you and stated that there was too nuch reception and too much dinner, I felt a little uneasy about your health, but they seem to think in Washington that you are all right, but I write this to learn exactly how you are, and what you intend to do. Nobody in Washing ton seems to know. They all speak very highly of the recommendations you made in relation to the Chief of Staff, divorcing it from the Lieut. Generalcy, and your letter was also published by the War Dei)artment. I observed a cordial feeling tov/ards you everywhere from the President down. They are having a good deal of trouble about the Chief of Staff. The President thinks Wood is best equipped for the place, and Taft and Root agree with him, but I think the President feels that his appointment would create such criticism and such a ruriipus tha-t it would not be policy to make it now. They have not yet made up their minds as to who it shall be, but I am rather inclin ed to think it will settle on NcArthur, although they are talking of others, among them Grant, Bell, etc. Secretary Taft has so much to do in Panama and Philippine matters that he cannot give any time to army matters, therefore, as you can understand, the army suffers, and there is considerable complaint about it. I have been in hopes that-Panama and the Philippines would be put together and the War Department relieved of the details and responsibilities, for there is a great deal of friction and.trouble, and criticism on Panama. Then you know both questions require a great deal of attention in Congress, and the fact is Secretary Taft has to be before some committee of Congress every day explaining something, which is aJLl wrong but cannot be helped, but there is no occasion to tell you anything about this- you have been through the mill. I hope when you come home that instead of going on duty you will take a leave and enjoy yourself. i see they have assigned you to some one of the divisions. I sup ose this is perfunctory in order to give you a resting place. We will all be glad to see you and learn all about the •'■^hilipijines and your travels. They are having a great deal of tro.ible on the railroads in the Philippines. The government is too drastic in its specific cations, but they Uiight as well understand people are not going to the Philippines or Panama, andput their capital in, without getting something for it. o & They are, not going there for ."fun or honor. Van Korne and myself looked the matter over, tiilnking we would take it up ourselves, but when we saw the specificatio.s we made up our minds that the Govern ment was too afraid somebody would make something out of it, or would get something out of the Government, and we dropped it. They have now had two advertisements and received bids, and all the bids have been turned down. .Viiat they are going to donow i do not know. If the President co,ald have his way and mobilize our little army that is. on our side as he would like to do , and put it somewhere in camp or in the field it would be. the best thing possible, but Congress never will agree to that. The President is very anxious to concentrate the army in brigades and divisions and take it away from the little posts course is all right in this, but you know how Congress, feels, about such matters. Please give my conipibiments to Mrs. Corbin and tell her I would hive answered her letter if 1 had known where to send a letter, which is my eucuse for not doing so. Ithought you would be travel ling, and that ^ wo..ild write-as soon as I learned you were in Manila, Also please remember mie to Horton. I do not know whether this will reach you before you start for home or not, for nobody in Washington seemed to know when you were going to return. General Johnston has gone to Cuba with Webb Hayes to make arrangements for the opening oi' the San Juan Park. It is a pleas ure-trip for him. Truly and cordially yours. Grenville M. Dodge. General H. c. Corbin, Manila, P. I. Grant will be promoted in Feb. He wants to remiain in commiand of his Dept.; likes the comm.and and they like him. January, 1906. Kew York .City, January 24, 1906. Ky dear Ii'rs. Henderson^ I received yours of January 18th on my return from Wash ington. It is very distressing to me to hear about Kr. Henderson. I have been able to keep posted as to his condition from the nuraerour people see who come from Dubuque or near there, which is the reason I have not written you, as I knew you were devoting all your time to him, and had but little time to write. Of course I learned from Senator Allison Iv.r. Henderson's exact condition- that he was growing weaker all the time. /Ve can only look forward to one thing, and that will be a merciful one when it comes . Ther-- is nothing more can be done for him than is being dene. The Colorado & Southern which you inquire about, will commience paying dividends. -The first one will come about April and will be for the six months ending Deceuiber 31, 1905. I see no reas-..n why they should not continue . You mnow the reason they were held up was because of the strike in Colorado, which was a precautionary measure. The property is improving all the time. This year it will earn a million dollars over and above its fixed charges, and will earn a dividend on both of its preferred stocks. Ithink it will go much higher, probably around 80. I will be glad to do anything I can for you in the n.atler at any time. I extend my hearty sympathy to allof you, especially to Wr. Hender'son, although I do not know thht he will even rememiber me; probably not. Also please rem.emiber me to your daughters. Very truly yourS, G . N' . Dodge . Mrs. D. B. Henderson, Dubuque, Iowa. January, 1906. New York January 24, 1906. fl. N'. NcCartney, Safe Deposit Building, San Francisco, Gal. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of January 16th with enclosures. Bogue is right about Beckwith -Pass. It should be "Beckwourth," and v,as so marked on the original maps. As to James P. Beckwourth himself, Bonner wrote his beography, or what is claimed to be Beck wourth' s own statements a^ to himself, but it is lull of romance. Beckwourth was noted on the plains as being a great liar, although he had many experiences and was considered a brave miazi. There is no doubt but that he was pait negro. He was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on April 26, 1798. There are two stories, as to who his parents were. Cne is -that he was the son otf a Virginia negress and an Irish overseer, the other story stating that he was the son of a quadroon and a Virginia planter. There is no doubt that he went to 3t. Louis in 1805-6 with his father and 22 slaves, and they settled 12 miles south of St. Charles in what was then known (and I do not ; that he was the son of a 1 no doubt that he went to ! slaves, and they settled then known (and I do not know but it is known now) as Beckwourth Settlement. He learned the blacksmii th' s trade there and in 1819 entered the em.ploy of Ashley to go on the plains in the fur trade, and spent two or three years along the Platte, an. claiiTiS to have got ti.rough to Green River. He was with Bridger in Cache Valley in 1824. About 1828 he was taken prisoner by the Crows, and from that tin.e nn lived with them. Ke clairrs to have been their chief, but Bridger always said he was only a sub-chief. lie never had anything to do with the Blackfeet except to lighu then,. He was with Kearney in his New Lexico expedition- was a messenger for him, and went through to Los Angeles, California, in 1844. lie returned from there to Santa Fe, then went again to California. In 1849 he sent to Stockton and opened a store at Sonora. In the winter of 1810 he went north to Pit River, and while on this excursion clairi.s to have discovered the opening "Beckwourth Pass" in the mountains. He says: "From seme of the elevations over which we passed I remarked a place far away to the southward that seemed lower than any other. I rniade no miention of it to my companions, but thOMght that at son.e future time 1 would ex amine it further." In April, 1851, he made the trip through the pass and returned to Larysville, and the iwayor and the authorities raised the money to open the route to immigration. Beckwourth was sent back to the Irucky to turn imiHiigratioh and guide it thro'ugh the Pass. He clainis tliat he was tanen sick on this trip, and his life was saved by an immigrant train that came in composed of seventeen wagons, which was the first he took through the pass, and says they arrived at l^varysville the san.e day that town was burned. In the spring of 1852 he established himself in Beckwith Valley as a hotel keeper and had a trading post. He blaims the valley is 250 miles in circumference. I know he was living south of Denver in 1865, about three miles, on Cherry Greek. He was a partner of Louis Vasquez, end 1 alvvays under stood that he died tl:ere in 1867. In 1865 he was in the engagement at Sand Creek against the Cheyennes, under Chivington, you cannot read any history of the fur trade, or plains, without finding more or less of Beckwourth in it. I looked up everything in connection with Beckwourth Pass when Imaoe the surveys through it in 1869. I found there had been a well-defined trail through it long before Beck wourth was there, in fact- it was a great Indian tiioroughfare. I am glad to see that you are out there on the' Viestern Bacific. That line is almost exactly the line I run south of Salt Lake, thence down the Humboldt, across the Beckwourth Bass, and down the Feather, but you have a better grade than I got. That is the line the Union Pacific would have built if it had not been for th.e progress of the Central Pacific east. Kindly reniember me to Pr. Bogue . I would like to hear from him. I see you are having considerable of a scrap out there withthe Southern Pacific, accord ing to the papers. Very truly yours, G. P. Dodge, r" . January, 1906. New City, January 25, 1906 !V'y dear Senator: I received yours of January 22nd from Not Springs, Ark., which indicates to me that you are there taking the baths. I hope that your health is not impaired. Norwich University was never in better condition than now. This yearfe class is the best we have ever had, and the University stande higher each year with the Government and the people. It has no endowment- never had any- and under the circumstances it is wonder ful how it has kept going. Last year the alumni undertook tojraise .jpbOjOOO for a new building. They still lack over $10,000. of this amount, but we have ahead and put up thebuilding, and I am told it is a very fine one. They are just aboat to move into it. We have also erected a separare building for the boilers, engine etc. for heating all the buildi gs . "i'ou of course are aware tint we obtained $50,000. from hr. Carnegie for a library building and electrical department. This building is now going up and my next term we will be preLty thoroughly equipped and have accommodations for a larger number of students. ' We could have had a much lerger class this year if we could have taken care of them. I think the electrical department will add greatly to the number of our students, and to our standing with the Government. One or two of our honor graduates are grying to get positions in the army, but Chief of Otaff Gen. Bates says there are no vacan cies. It seems to me that as the Government issues orders that the honor graduates shall go in it should reserve places for them. Admiral Dewey has not done anything for the institution, except that it was through him we obtained Dewey Hall, which, of course, he considers as his donation to the institution. We need money now. In the past year Nr. Adams have given $10,000. each, and have also advanced the balan money needed to complete the new building. Alumni Hall, tion you would be willing to make would be very acceptable come at a time when it is greatly needed. You could give completion of the Alumni Hall, or directly to the institut some educati-.nal purpose, but the great need is to get thi paid for. »Ve would like very much to have you identified I appreciate what a great aid youhave been ti us- in fact been our reliance^ and never failed to accomplish what you for us. and myself ce 01' the Any dona- , and w oil Id towards the ion lor s building with it. you have undertook We all regret to learn from the papers that you propose to leave Vashington, and hope the report is not true. If you do come back to Vermont we shall claim you, and keep you as a part -of us . With kind regards, andthanks for your letter, Hj^n. Redfield Proctor, United States Senate, Washington, D. C Truly and cordially yours. Grenvilie V. Dodge s ■ i' m 59 January, 1906. New York City, January 25, 1906 h'.y dear Nr. Secretary: I aHi in receipt of yours of January 23d. I have just i-etumed frciT: "Washington where I spent four or five days on the Grant Statue natter. I called on you once or twice, but knowing how busy you were, and not having anything that rc.quired immediate attention, I did not wait to see you. No action is required on the decision of the District Com missioners on tiie location of the statue in front of the Union Station A year a^o we located the statue tentatively in the Botanical grounds in front of the capital. It is a satisfactory location, but every one thought we would have trouble in getting Congress to approve the location, and that caused us to take up the location in front of the Union Station. After going over the matter with Senator Netmore and others in Washington, we concluded that it was best for us to stand by our original location andmake the effort in Congress, and there are reasons why le think we will be successful. Senator I'etmore agreed to see you and explain to you fully our reasons^ and also get your approval of the original location, and will explain to you why the location was made ther. The statue is staked off in the Botanical grounds,,^and we would like to have you look at the location. Colonel B omwell will show it to you. Later on some action will have to be tt.ken when we go before Congress, then the Conniission can meet and 1 will go over, but if the meeting now is simply to con sider the report of ti;e District Cortimissioners I think we had better postpone it, if agreeable to you, until we hold the meeting I suggest. Truly and respectfully. Grenville N. Dodge, Eon. William H. Tait, Secretary of War, Washington, D. c. January, 1906 New York ^ity, January 29, 1906. Ny dear N'r, President: V/hen I was in Washington you asked me to write you about Genex-al Grant's command when he is prom.oted to be a Ivajor General, which will be on the retirement of General Sumner, April 6, 1906. I mentioned my desire that he reniain in his present com.n;and, but did so entirely upon My own responsibility, as General Grant does consider it proper to m-ake requests of that kind, though I know the assignment would be agreeable to him. ky reasons ere- first- that it is a larger command than any Division except the Atlantic. Again it is a. coiiiii.nad that requires a large amount of technical study. This General Ghant has given it, and is now well equipped for the work. It is also a comimand where the comnianding oificer has to entertain officially and personally, and is expected to respond to the numerous demands of the same nature upon him, ana these duties properly performied add greatly to the sen timent of the people towards the army, which, in miy opinion, is not sul'ficiently cultivated. In performiing these duties General Grant has been very efficient, and has received universal praise and comiiiendation. I have been told that General Grant's record in the ad ministration of his De.artmcnt has been an excellent one, and I know it has met the approval of tiiose under his command, and also of our business interests. my suggestion is miade wholly in the interest of the army. I know the command of a ^ajor General is a Division, but if he is willing to take a Departmient in which he can be of more service to the Government I think he should be utilized. General Grant has held his present comnand about a year, and to continue him in it will not be interfering with the advancement of any other officer, whichi know he would not wish to do. I will be glad if you can give this miatter favorable con sideration . Cordially and respectfully yours, Gx-enville . Dodge. Fon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Vashington, D. C. February, 1906. New "!^ork City, February 1, 1906. I received a letter a few days ago from Secretary Taft in relation to calling a meeting on the 8th of February for the pur pose of considering the action ol' the District Commissioners. I wrote him that we had concluded to hold to our original decision cf a tentative location in the Botanical Garden and got before Congress for approval, that we felt we might possibly get it through this session, and that you would expalin to hin. fully. I have another letter from hini today in which he says that he has written to you to know if the location is in accordance with the architects plan cf improvement. I have written him telling him that the location at this point was made at the suggestion and with the recom.mendation of the architects who had the improvement of Washington plan under cnsideratiori, that it is at tiie head of the Grand Nail and Colonel Bromwell has staked it out to fit that plan. In my previous letter I asked the Secretary to go and examine the site, that we desired his approval of it, although it was selected before he became a mem ber of the Commission. I hope you will see him andpost him fully on what our plans are, because he can then be of aid to us iii carry ing them out. I do not see any necessity for holding a meeting until we have to go before Congress in the matter, and I do not think that is necessfiry until the latter end of the session. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville K. Dodge. f.„ 69 February, 1906 New Y^rk City, February 1,1906 Dear Langford: I suppose that the troubles at Annapolis are rriaking all you young fellows anxious, and upsets you a good deal, and i am afraid interferes with your studies. The law in the matter seems to be very drastic and gives neither the court mortial or the Secretary of the havy any option. I have only seen one or two cases which seemed to me to require the dismissal of the cadets, and there is" now a movement, on foot to change the law; I see the Senate is taking the matter up. This investigation will doubtless bring upon the cadets miany drastic regulations, and I want to write you about this. While they nay come very hard upon you, it is the duty of all ofyou to live squarely up to them no matter what they are, andin the end you will find it will be to your benefit in every way. I think the classes at Annapolis should be called together as they were at West Point and enter into an agreemient to stop all this hazing business so long as the law is so severe against it. I know it conies pretty hard on all the boys not to hove a liitle fun of that kind occasion ally, but you must remiember youare under the direction and care of the United States Government, and when any of these things are doneno matter how simply they may be- they miake a bod impres sion on the people, and Congress gets after the Navy Depurtriient, and the Navy De^-artment after the ofiicers at Annapolis, andthen trouble comes. I think they have done enough for an exam.ple, and hope they will soon discontinue these investigations. I know from my own experience hov hard it is to live up to the rules, butwhen I was a cadet, although I was considered rather a head devil in everything, I al ways obeyed every order and rule and found in after life it v^is a great benefit mie . During the Civil War I received a great many ordei that were very hard upon me, but never failed to live up to them, in both letter and spirit, and that gave mie a standing with my superior officers that I never lost. I only call your attention to these matters to show what the future benefits will be to you. IiQwever hard the rules may be thero is but one thing to do, and that is to live up to theiii. There can be o sentiment now among the cadets as to what one cadet does as against another, now that they have put such drastic regulations upon you. You all stand upon the same level. I hope the thing will quiet down. I can appreciate how hard it is for youto study with these things on your mind, but you miust put up a brave front and go on. I hve written to my friends in Washington about hov, drasitc these laws are, and am satisfied that Congress will change them so that the punishments will fit the 01 fence, and not dismiss a boy for a simple ifiisdemeanor. I hope you are getting on all right, and that your health is good. A'e all feel anxious for you and would be gli.d to do anything we possibly could to help you carry your burdens. Affectionately yours. R. Langford Montgomery, Esq., U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Grenville M. Dodge Interview with General Warner 6 Cincinnati, February 7/06. COI.CADIE: I have asked Gen.'Warner whether on the moj.ning of the 22d of July, 1864, at Atlanta, he found Gen. Mc'''herson at his own headquarters, or at Sweeney's headquarters, as Gen.Howard has stated. Gen.Warner: On the 22d of July, 1864, at about 2 A.M. Gen. Sherman came to my tent-fly, and said to me: "Warner, order our horses and an order ly". I did so, then he said: "I have a note here"— whdeh he held in his h hand—"from Gen. Schofield, and he says that the enemy has changed front, and he thinks they have not left Atlanta". I then went over to Gen. Mc Pher son's headquarters and told him what Gen. SJJerman had said and told him to send out a strong reconnoissance, and find v/here the enemy were. I started at once about daylight. I v/ent to Gen. Logan's headquartei^ and the Generlal was up. I told him the news and told him he had better order out a div ision and I would mention the fact that I had spoken to him about getting ready and that he would reweive an order in a few moments. I then rode down to Gen. McPherson's headquarters abotLt sunrise and tdild him the news. He was in bed in his cot. He turned over in his cot, giving the order to a staff officer to order Gen. Eogan to send out a division and find if the hnemy has left. Then Gen. McPherson said: "I think I will put on a clean s shirt", and he put it on, but the pearl buttln on the collar flew off. He sta rted to pull the shirt off.I said to him: "Don't do so, it is bad luck to change a shirt, you had better have it sewwd on". He then told the boy he would find a button in the desk and to sew it on, and he sat there on his bed while it was done. We then tiil tooia a drink together and got some breakfast, and rode to the front of Gen. Blair's legt, and found that the K enemy had not left Atlanta, and I saw Hardee'd troops in clear view. After Gen. Giles a/ SMith, Col. Cadle, his Adjutant, and myself had talked over the question a little while, I said to Gen. McPherson: will go around to Gen Sherman and tell him about the sijtuation". He said: "V/arner, wait a fev/ minutes and I will go with you. I want to see Gen. Sherman". In a few minutes Gen. Blair sat dowu by me, and suggested that we go dov/n to his headq^uarters and smohe a oigar, and while there some one reported to Gen. McPherson that the rebel cavalty had been seen in sight of his headquarters from v/hich he had Just come. He enquired who was there, and they said Col. V/.T.Clark. Gen McPherson said: "V/ell there is no danger if Clark is there". In a few moments some one reported to Gem. Blair that rebel cavalry had been seen nesr his Hospital. Blair said "You had bett,er move the Hospital a little further on." These detaild are somewhat impottant because they show how entirely unacquainted Gen. McPherson and Gen. Blair were of the enemy's attack which bggan within an h&ur, in fact at 12.15. Col. Cadle: The only time in all the battles of the Army of the Tenn- ' t essee that I can remembei looking at my watch was that day when the firing from Hardee's Corps commenced on the McBonough Road, and it was at 12.15. Gen.Warner: l/ihile the two generals were talking the musketry fire began and aroused the attention of the generals, and they both said as it increas ed in intensity,"That means a abattle", and McPherson and some staff officer I think Strong-- moiinted their horses and rode away to the scene of the fir ing on our left. Soon word came to Gen.Sherman that Gen. McPherson was killed. Gen? SHerthen said to me: "7/arner, you have been over that field, go over quickly and ascertain the situation, and report to me as quickly as possible". On the way I met Gen. McPherson's dead body in an ambulance at the crossing ifff of some creek. I went over th the left and saw Gem. Dodge and Gen. Blair. Dodge was in the thick of the fight, Hardee having taken out left and rear. Ben. Dodge said to me that t;.ey had repulsed the first attack, and he thought they could hold their ground. I then rode to my right and to Blair's left to leggett and saw at a glance that Leggett hel d the key to the whole left. I rode back as rapidly as possible to Gen. Sherman. In riding up the road we passed our center.I I saw that the rebels had broken our center, I had to go aroufi a post and rail fende to reach Gen. Sherman's haadq.uarters at the Howard House. I ^1^ told him of the situation, that I was satisfied of the General's ability to hold it, and he assured me of the fact that he could and v/ould hold it. Then I told Sherman that the rebdls had broken our center. He could not bel lieve it. He sddd I must be mistaken. I told him thers was no doubt about it. Just then Gen. Charles R. V/ood, v/hose men were near the center, came up and confirmed what I had said— that he had seen them through our lines. Cornelius Cadle. February, 1906. Governor's Island, New York, February 7th, 1906. My dear General: In reply to your letter of today I hasten to say that I shall be delighted to keep April 5th for the dinner of the Alumni of the Norwich University, and if I had had another engagement I would have broken it to be with you then. I have just read that the President sent in my nomination to the Senate today and I want to thank you most gratefully for all your assistance and interest in the matter. I appreciate most deeply what your kind friendship has been and what it accomplished for me, when others were being pressed and I hope, my dear General, that you will believe me full of heartfelt appreciation of the trouble you have taken. I hope you will tell Senator Allison how much I appreciate his friendly interest, tho' of course, I shall write and thank him myself. Mrs. Grant and I were delighted to have you lunch with us on Monday and hope that we may count upon having you with us often as you are so near. Cant, you come over and make us a real visit of a week or so, as you can reach your oflice so easily fron, here and we would so love to have you in our home. With repeated grateful thanks and our regards, believe me. dear General, Yours faithfully. Frederick D. Grant. February, 1906 Birmingham, Ala., February 7, 1906 Genl. Grenville M;.Do4ge, New York City. Dear Sir; I am induced by ny recollection of yourservice as coranander of the United States troops at Corinth, Miss, in 1863, to write yo^ this letter, in which I shall state some facts known to you. I was the bearer of a flag of truce sent by General i'orrest to you at Cor inth, Miss, in regard to the imprisonment of Captain Frank Gurley in the Nashville penetentiary charged with killing General Robert McCook near Euntsville, Ala. in July, 1862. The flag was halted at Glendale and Col., afterwards George E. Spencer, and Major Cameron of your staff came out to r-eceive the coamunication, and Major Cameron remained with us during the night, he and I sleeping together and becoming attached to each other on such short acquaintance. The next time I saw him wae when he was killed on the road between Cherokee and Barton, Ala. I recognized him and being forced to fall back, and not being able to attend to burying him myself, gave a Mr. Sharp, a Confederate refugee from West Tennessee twenty dollars Confederate money to have him de cently buried. Sharp started to his home near Barton, and on being halted by some of the tnion soldiers ran ans was killed before he got out of my sight. A friend of mine, and I believe an acquaintance of yours, Mr. Calvin Goodloe, living near where Cameron was killed, went with one or two negro men and carried his body to his home and buried it, and as I am informed it was removed to 111 inois ofter war was over When you came to Tuscumbia and fought Eorrest on your way to Town Creek in the spring of 1863, you maae your headquarters at my home in Tuscumbia, and being with Genl. Forrest in your front I was unable to extend the hospitalities, yet you were kind enough to write my wife a note of thanks on leaving for Town Creek, where there was considerable cannonading for several hours, until Forrest learning that General Straight was on his way to Moulton and moving in the di rection of Rome, Ga. left to follow him - you returning to Corinth. Now, Genl. you will no doubt be surprised and unable to think of my reason for writing this letter. I am a Republican, voted for Hayes for President, was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue by General Grant and was confirmed by the Senate, but did not qualify as I was a candidate for Judge of Probate of Colbert County and was elected and re-elected serving twelve years. I am now getting old with a large family, all working to make a living, among them a son, Andrew M. Steele is an applicant for Postmaster at Tuscumbia, Ala., and is endor sed by Hon. Charles H. Scott, member of the National Committee, N n. Joseph 0. Thompson, Chairman of the Repubjican State Ex. Committee, the members of the State Executive C^-mmittee of the 8th Congressional Ex. Com., the Republican County organization, the Probate Judge, Circuit Clerk, Sheriff and other County Officers, the Mayor and most of the Alderman of the city, and a majority of the patrons of the office. Senator Pettus has asked the appointment. Knowing your.intimate re lations and great influence with the President I feel assured that a letter from you will have great weight. Of course you are not acquaint ed with the character and qualifications of my son, Andrew J,'. Steele, and I refer you to the endorsements filed with the 1st. Asst. Postmaster Genl. to verify my statements, and asK you if satisfied to please re commend his appointment, being assured that your kindness will be high ly appreciated by my son and myself. Wishing you nany years of health and usefulness, I am. . Yours truly. John A. Steele . - 'I ; . . I ( '• r I '• ri ;-.f■ ' V. ; .1 . -. .i..! 1 i .i, , ' . -v . y»''• , v. -! . y »- i ■ ■ . ■ . ' ••n p . V , ' * I • . ' ■J J-kft ■ V , ' < ; • > li ' p- 1 y, A February, 1906 New York City, February 9, 1906 Personal. My dear Generetl: Your letter of January 21st to Iv'r. Glc rkson has been handed to the. I have looked into the matter of the Volunteer Retired L. st when in IVashington. Ithink there is a i riendly feeling towards it there, but the great trouble is going to be to confine it to the brevet colonels and generals. The question asked by everyone is why should not a full colonel have it, and others ask why not every field officer. I think if it were possible to confine it to the small num ber prov-Lded for in the bill it would have some chance. I do not think Full is against it, but it is a question in his mind about try ing to take up such a bill until he knows it has some following, and that will have to be worked up- each man who has an Interest in it must communicate with his own representative. Those I have met doubt very much whether the-3peaker would be willing for it to be consider ed at this session. I did not get a chance to talk to him but learned from those who did that he is opposed to it. You know the Service Pension question has been up, but when they ascertained it would takefrom thirty to forty millions more to carry that out now I do not think tl:e committees were disposed to consider it. , General Eaum has been looking into this matter more carefully than .anyone else; but I talked with many Senators and f. embers, and while their talk was friendly I could see theydid not want it to come up at this session, and I do not believe we could get favorable legislation on it at present. I know itwould be very beneficial to a great many of the old officers in their old age, and I wish they could have it. If you have a personal acquaintance with any of the Demo crats on the committee it would be sell for you to v.rite them person ally. I spoke to one or two of them. Truly and cordially, Grenville W. Dodge. General J. B. Weaver, Golfax, Iowa. February, 1906. Governor's,Island, New York, Feb'y. 9th, 1906. Ny dear General Dodge: Many thanks for your kind letter which I shall preserve always, treasuring your mention of my father and the friendship which existed between you and him, and which you have kindly continued to me. With reference to the confidential enclosure I write to say that if Genl. Corbin should have the Atlantic Division, in case of General Wades Promotion and retirement, I should be if still here, most delighted, as nothing would give me greater pleasure than to serve with General Corbin, who has shown me greatest kindness and friendship. His family and mine are on the closest footing of friendship. As I told you I should be only too happy to remain where I am, in command of this Department. I believe firmly that General Corbin would like to have me succeed him also, in the Gominand of the Division, should he come East. Hoping we shall see you here soon - in fact I am hoping for a visit from you and with warmest regards and thanks in which Mrs. Grant joins, believe me, my dear General, Yours faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. P. S. I hope you found Genl. Corbin's letter which was not in either one to us• F. D . G. •February, 1906. New York City, February 10, 1906 ^!y dear Senator: There have been coming to me from members of tlie Society of the Army of the Tennessee letters in relation to Aajor V. R. W. Grebe, of Eonner Springs, Kansas. They have seen an arLicle in the Evening Star copied from a Missouri paper containing what is said to be a letter from Frank F. Blair about his being present at the death of General RcPherson. This I, miyself, know to be impossible. Ecfherson was killed on my line; my signal officer was with him, and I never heard anyone say Grebe was present, and I know 1 did not see him. It appears there is nov< some bill before Congress having ref' ence to this matter. What it is I do not know but am sending you I never heard anyone say Grebe was present, and him. It appears there is nov< some bill before ence to this matter. What it is I do not know Congress having refer is I do not know but am sending you these letters as your comirades of the Army of th think you have taken an interest in the matter, know you will want to have this information. I some bill before of the Army of the Tennessee seem to t in the matter, and,, ofcourse, I information. I remember this-matter came up once before and General Hickenloopcr denounced Grebe very severely. I s.e one of the letters is addressed to the Military Gomimittee of the Senate of the United States. After reading the papers, -jlease forward the letter to that Committee. I suppose these papers are sent to me as President of the Society. You know Kajor ivagdeburg and Colonel Gadle, and I also know Capt. Lademann. They are all repuatable officer-s of high standing in our Society. You will note Major Magdeburg says the St. Louis paper, states that Grebe saved tne papers on Mcfherson's body. This I personally know to be absolutely false, because the 64th Illinois captured the skirmish line that killed McPlierson a very short time after he fell, and obtained all his papers, field glass, etc. and they were brought to nie about 3 o'clock that day and I sent them to Sherman, so I know that part of the statement cannot be true. I am sending you a little book containing some of my addresses to army associations, and have marked the pages referring to this matter, and the capture of the skirmish line and recovery of McPjierson's papers. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge. Hon. '"''ill.iam Warner, U. S. Senate, Washington, D, C. Februarys 1906 New York City, February 10, 1906 Wy dear I/ajor: I received your letter enclosing the statement of Gapt. Lademann, and have received letters from other members of our So ciety, and have sent them all to Senator larner requesting him to read them and refer them to the t-ilitary Committee . If you will read my official report of the battle of Atlanta, or my address on that subject before the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, you will see that the statement you refer to as being in the St. Louis paper to the effect that Brebe obtained N.cPherson's papers is absolutely false, because -the G4th Illinois under Fuller captured the Skirmish line that killed LcPherson ;and on members of that party found his field glass, papers, etc. and came to me with them. I at once sent them to Sherman, seeing that they were important, and that was the first knowledge I had of McPherson's fail. You will find this fully set forth in my army addresses that have been sent to you- both in my address on th e battle of Atlanta and in my letter to Raum. Grebe could not have been present at the death of McPherson. Wy signal officer Shefly was a member of his party when was killed at 2 o'clock. This question of Grebe has been up once before in our Society, I don't remember when, but 1 know Hickenlooper made a state ment that refuted whatever was claimed in behalf of Grebe. If his company was not there I do not see how Grebe could have the nerve to makethese statements. Gadle, who was on Blair's staff, says he does not think Blair ever wrote that letter- that it does not sound like him. Truly and cordially yours, G . y . Dodge. F. H. V.agdeburg, Edq., Gem Willing Go., Wilwaukee, Wis. 87 . February, 1906. New York City, February 13, 1906 Uy dear Gadle : I received your letter in relation to Captain Grebe. When I carne to look into my own papers I found that n.y inforination was the same as yours. I also received a letter from Captain Magedburg of i^-ilwaujiee, enclosing one from Capt. Lademann, who went after Grebe with a sharp stick. Kagdeburg says Gre .e was not present at the battle of Atlanta- that his company was not there, and Lademiann goes for his record generally. They write me entering protest and asking mie to write Williami Warner, who they say is taking an interest in this matter. I therefdre sent all the papers to Senator Warner that he may know the facts in the matter. I also received yours sending me General Sherman's criticismis of Boynton's book, which I am very glad to have, as I can do as yousuggest, insert it in each pa^e. I thank you very mach for it. Idid not ahow thL.t Sherman had taken the book and n,ade these amendments. When he talked to mie about it he did not think it worth answering, and I do not know that he ever did in any other way than as You suggest. I think Bo:,nton always regretted that he wrote that book and maae those criticisms, but the Army of the Cumberland was smarting a good deal under some criticism.s Sherman had made in some private letters he wrote to Grant, and you know they were very tenacious of the reputation of their army and Generals. I trust that you ^ re well. tiy health this winter has been excellent. General Fred Grant has been made a Iv.ajor General as you have seen in the papers, and is going to retain his present command here. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge. February, 1906 New York '^Ity, February 13, 1906 Personal. My dear Dawson: I see you are a member of the committee of investigation of the discipline at the. Naval Academiy. I an; as thoroughly opposed as anyone can be to brutal hazing, but think an unfair advantage was taken of the midshipmen in the Naval Academy. Hazing horse-play etc. ha\e been going on there right along for a long time and no notice has been taken of it by the officers. Of course we can under stand that the offi ers were in sympathy with anything that was simiply fun, but not in sym^pathy with anything brutal. Mow what seems to me should be done is that instead of courtmartialing and dismissing these young mien they should be brought to an agreement about it, and do away with it for good by bringing the classes together the same as they did at '.Vest Point, whare there iis nowno hazing, and give them to understand that they will be punished hereafter if they take part in it There does not seem to have been any effort to have an understanding with Iv/jddies, and they s.emed toci.nsider it was one of their privi leges- that while it might be against the law it would be over looked, and it really was overlooked. It looks to m.e as though the officers there shoj.ld have been brought to account before the Midshipmen. However, that is a matter that will come before you. I have a grandson in the Academy- Robert Langford Montgomery. He was in the second class, but when this first class leaves will becomie a first class m.an. He was a very young boy when he enteredjust old enough to be admitted, and has had a pretty hard struggle to keep his place, though so far as I can learn he iS about the middle of his class. He W£is taken right out of the high schoold at Council Bluffs, and had to be coached on miatter he\:iad not studied before entering, andthls is far different from the older boys many of whom had college educations before they entered. ;Vhile you are there I wish you would look him up and see how he is getting along, and how he stands. This, of course, for my own benefit. I also have an old personal friend there hom I think a great deal of--Gommiandant Golvocorresses, whose fathei' was a scliool-mate of mine, and a great friend. Captain Colmocorres...eG is a graduate of Norwich University which is my alma mater. He is a splendid gentlemian and I hope you will get acquainted with him. Truly and cordially, d . M. Dodge. Hon. A. L. Dawson, House of Representatives, 'Washington, D. C. February, ±906 New York City, February, 14, 1906 Editor of TI:E NONPi^.RIEL, Council Bluffs, Iowa. De r Sir: I notice an article in your issue of i^ebruary 11th under the heading: "When Lincoln Visited in Council Bluffs." I think a matter of so much importance as the fixing oi the initial point of the Union Pacific Railway shouli be historically correct. Evid ently the person who wrote the article did not have much information on the subject. I am sending you under separate cover a pamphlet containing some addresses of m±ne on page 82 of which you will find in a statement I made to the Omaha Club some two or three years ago a statement of how and when the initial point was fixed by the President. I notice also that the article does not state correctly the reason for ^r. Lincoln's visit to Council Bluffs at that time. He came there to look at some property that he owned. '.';hen the firm of Baldwin & Dodge purchased the Riddell tract it was divided into interests and one of these belonged to Norman B. Judd of Chicago, who was President Lincoln's manager in his Senatorial campaign. ¥r. Lincoln purchased this interest from ^■r. Judd, and his visit was for the purpose of looking at that property, and, of course, while there he renewed his acquaintance with Mr. Pusey and others who had known him in Springfield. Very truly yours, G . M . Dodge . February, 16, 1906 Nev/ York City, February 16, 1906. Iv'y dear Senator: I understand there is a bill beiore Congress for the relief of the Bridger heirs. As you are probably av/are, there is no person living that was better acquainted with Bridger than myself, and my long acquaintance with him gives me a pretty good knowledge of his claims, and what he was entitled to. There is not a question but that on technical grounds the Government took away from Bridger v/hat absolutely belonged to him under the customs and usages of that time. The grant made to hii; by i.he iexican Government was made in good faith, and Bridger held possession of the property for many years, and improved it. His services at Fort Bridger to the immigrants and others cro.-sing i-he plains entitle him to the consideration of the Government, without considering his great services as a guide and trapper. He was always ready to go at any time on the call of the Government- every oilicer he ever served with will testify to that. He was my guide in the Indian campaigns of 1864-5, and up to 1866, and did valuable service under me. the Tongue F.iver, and idscovered the which Conner attacked and captured. He guided Connor's column to Indian camps on that river I think it is but siuple justice to his heirs that this claim be allowed, and I trust you can see your way to aiding in the matter. The Government paid him v6,000. for the houses he turned over but nothing for the land, and never paid any rent to himi although they agreed to give him $600 per year. The fact is the Government took possession of his property because it had the power to do it, promising to buy the land, but this they never did claiming he did not complete his title. Very truly yours, G. V . Dodge . Hon. William Warner, U. S. Senate, Wasr.ington, D. C. February, 1906 New York City, February 16, 1906 Hon. Morris Shepard, House or Representatives, Washington, . C. Dear Sir: I learn from Mr. Phillip Hensen that you have introduced a bill giving hira a pension or payment for his services as a scout and spy in the Federal army. I found ivr, Hensen in Corinth when I took command there in November 1862, and he remained with me in the service of the Government until the spring of 1865. From May, 1864 until the spring of 1865 he was in a Confederate prison charged with being a spy. During the tine he was v/ith me he was almost entirely within the lines of the enemy. We ke-^t him there on account of his abil ity to obtain information and to get it to us. His information was always important and proved to be truthful. I have read his own detailed statement of his services, and it is correct. His services to the Government were invaluable. He reported to us the move ments of the enemy's forces at times when the information was of great importance to us, and I take great pleasure in making this statement and will be glad if he receives the pension, or payment for his services. I recently testified in a case he had in the Court of Claims for property of his that was destroyed during the war, and at that time went into the details of his service with me, and that he was loyal and true to our Govcrnmient, although when he was inside the lines he had to represent himself as a Confederate. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. February I7th, 1906. ,^Wasliington, D.C. Hon. A.B.Cummins, Des Koines, Iowa. ■'-'ear Governor Newspaper reports to the contrary notwithstanding,the Shiloh matter has not been finally adjusted. Many conferences have been held with the Secretary of V.'ar and v\hile a desire has been shov;n to Make concessions, no definite form for the inscriptions has yet been approved. I think though that the matter has now been so far adjucted that an order, a copy of which is herewith inclosed,will be signed with in ten days. You will notice that the only material departure from your suggestion is the substitution of "According to", for "As shown by", which in my judgment does not vary the meaning but probably relieves the Secretary from directly overruling Assist ant Secretary Olliver. I tried to have the word "and" inserted af ter the word "woods" and before the word "according" in the Fifteenth inscriptions and after the owrd "Musketry" and before the word "according" in the Six teenth inscriptions, but the fiecretary of Vv'ar would not consent to this. Ihe publication of reports in Iowa that this fight was won before anyt ing was signed meet with my disapproval and conseq.uently I trust that you will treat this letter as for your personal information and not for publication. In my humble judgment it will be time enough for us to announce a victory when the order is signed and beyond the reach of rhe Commission and the Army officers who have be n against us from the beginning. Somebidy communicated our progress to Colonel Cable who demanded a further hearing but up to this time we have been able to prevent his getting any further hearing and think this order will be signed without giving him hia any. Hoping that these inscriptions, which I am satisfied are the best we can §et and which I think are substantially identical with your proposed in scriptions, will meet with your approval, I am. Cordially yours. Walter I. omith. • ' .y o^i-aiteq. 'i.'j War Department, The Llilitary Secretary's Office, ^ . Washington, February 15, 1906. General Grenville M. , ■ oa-n.T.ja ^ilqloticicM ."5 .TvoT. lotn* ,.'.No. ], Broadway,-New York Qity.l mint TtotJitf" My dear General: ririxie- n i'nr^BfcSiO In respoi^sq .tq youi; communication of the 13th instant', in v/hich "Ydu ask-for ^ list Of the officers serving on your-staff at-headquarters. Department of tho Missdjuri in the winter of 1864-65, it affords me-- pleasure to.be able to advise you as,follow;: It is sho'.vn by official records t.;at the follov.'ing .named officers constituted the ,general and .personal staff qf the department•commander from December 9, 1864 (-oh whic^ datB'-O'eheral Dddg^ assumed command) to the-end of February, 1865: ivnC u.:. cm' , s Colonel Benjamin L. E. Bonneville^ U.S.A. (refttJsp^d) , ^'Chlef Commis sary. of .musters. .h i : Colonel John V. DuBois, additional jalde-dercamp,;, oi.lef .'of ;cxivalry, staff and-inapectoc general, - T ,hnoW .S 14: ;rO , Colonel L«Wis 81" P.ar3on3,l 'hdditlon8rr alde-dte-camp, dfiSLef of trans portation, . , Colonel William ilyers, .additional aide-de-roamp', chief quarterma st^er. ' Ci. I 1" :M . ' h-nii • r-uij . arreJ;/ 1.! : wl'l Colonel Pra^.lln C»Mnj|fier, IflJMfti^i S.t»ts>-Jillitia: (Major, QlFjdhyM¥^e^. U.S.A.) alllsf pf, fjiybjaiic.o. .-•it rluel't ' 1 Art:llery> chief of artillery. , IPfh, Minnesota Infantr*y, prpypst Marslaall Jt/6 fc-r.-v' : ) . q I "I' ^ o": •iOlOoqfcHl hi ■ h" ' r- !r . , I jlJfT ,:x'' rthot IfijoIoD 1 ' »(. • . * -s..* • Tl bniXniaft) 100 ,f»£ ^ J I.. * •Yieuti^ Colonel' TTathan deputy paymaster general U.S.A. .. ?!?• .V chief paymaster. Major John P. Randolph, surgeon, U.S.A., .medical director. Major John W. Barnes, Assistant adjutant general, U.S.A., assistant adjutant general. : " • 'i'' •Major Lucien Eaton, judge advocate, U.S.V., judge advhcate. Captain Gideon Scull, commissary of subsistence, U.S.V, chief xommissary of subsistence (absent in December, 1864). ' 'C Captain William Hoelcke, additional aide-de-camp, chief of engineers. Captain Frank Eno, assistant adjutant general, U.SiV.', assistant adjutant general (relieved February 8, 1865).'' *•' , - . Captain David G. Swain, assistant adjutant .general, U.S.V., assistant ^adjutant "general., . .1 . 1*; j, ■ ' Captain Ben. M. Piatt, assistant adjutant general, U.S.V., ';. aaslstant adj,utant geneiJal, Captiin George E. Ford, 4th Iowa Jnfantry, aide-do-camp. Fir^t Lieutenant George CL. Ti,chenor, 3.9th Iowa Infantry, aide-decamp. • ' ■ ■ "■." i Second Lieutenant Edward Jonas, Illinois Infanti^', aide-de-camp. First Heutenart Samuel E. Mackey, 14th Missouri Cavalry, ^qting aide-de-oamp. (absent JLtt Deoenib r, 1864). i^irat Lieutenant Richard Pheldh, 1st Missouri Cavalry, in charge of depMrtmeht records" (prOBfoted to* captain February 6, 1865. First Lieutenant I%«fiiel A. Thatchef, 7th Missouri Cavalry, on duty in inspector general's office, (mustered out Decembdr S0,'l©64. Colonel John Morrill, 64th Illinois Infantry, on special duty (detailed in January, 1865). 101 Major James N. KcElroy, judge advocate, U.S.V., Judge Advocate (present in January, 1865; dropped in February, 1865). Sincerely yours. •' ir'i'"'- '• ' The Military Secretary. 103 February, 1906. Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2/19,1906 Dear Genl: I expect to leave for the Ranch about the 1st tiarch. Ky son N. P. D. Jr. plans to accompany me. He never having seen that south western country, I shall need transportation for him and my self from Ft. Worth to Uvalde and return, good until Apr 1st. If just as convenient I prefer to go over Iv . K. & T. from Ft. Worth to San Antonio as it takes as into Southern Pacific Depot I can call on N"r. Keeler for this transportation as I pass thro Ft. Worth if you will request him to obtain it os it will be ready for me. Very truly, N. P. Dodge. 105 . February, 1906. Salem, Feb. 20, 1906. Ly de_ar General: Nothing but a set-back of niy health during the last week or two has prevented me from acknowledging at once your very kind letter and its accompanying pamphlet and paper, which I find so extremely inter esting and gratii'ying. I congratulate you, indeed, and with you Nor wich University, upon the friendship and loyal favor of such a man as Mr. Carnegie, and the whole afi'air reflects the highest honor on all the parties concerned. You richly merit all he has done to fur ther your noble designs and purposes and surly he could have hardly lavished his money on a worthlLer cause than that which you had at heart . Would God that all the millionaires were as large minded and great hearted as he. I like to think of the countless rills and rivers of beneficience that he is putting in motion and that will still flow on for the healing of mankind, all over the world, in the centuries to be, long, long after he -and all the living have passed away. You know how grateful to you I am for your kind and generous interest in our Danvers Historical Society and I thank you with all my heart for your voluntary and unsolicited offer to speak to ¥r. Carnegie aoout our el fort to secure a new and fire-proof building for our collections, lectures and general uses^ so sorely needed our four rooms are now crowded with cases filled with valuable books and pre- ■ cious treasures, while /alls and partitions arc all literally covered with as ii.any as 150 framed portraits and other pictures of inestimable worth; and still the attractions iriUltiply so that we have to tax our minds not a little to find the needed room for them. The thought of a i.oGsible conflagration worries us continually yet the building is under the best watch and care by night as well as day. But still we need safer as well as larger accommodations and the sooner the better. Our fimd is now somewhat over 5,000 and we nust soiiiehow get some thousands more before we begin to erect the desired edifice. Just now there are various other clalnis to sympathy and support, one, for instance, being an appeal for an "Old Folks Home." But of course shall press the D. H. S. all the same -and get all we can, "if it takes all summer'." It is necessary, however, to appeal to all who will "lend a hand," far or near. - • . . Our lectures are now free to all and are made as educational in their influence as possible being historical, biographical, scienti fic, literary, etc. and by learned and eminent mien of all sects and parties so far as we can engage them aid we have been remarkably successful. I know of no better way of doing good than by such work as we are trying to do. At all events, I am content, in n.y advanced years, to live and torate + +" in Brooklyn, service. while \'y long I was experience minister of in the it during church there miy 22 and years at pasthe sane lime was officially connected with the big Long Island Historical .-society as a .director and the chairman of the Executive committee was one of the real blessings of my life. I know to do. 106 Dr. Storm was President and I was closely associated with h'im, during those happy years and i greatly admired and loved him. I have begun to write a long chapter of Danvers history, which will deal largely with Putnamville, where you and I were born under the same roof, 1 am proud to say; and also with the most impor tant industry of the old town , that of the shoe-manfacturing business which there had its origin. It will embrace many biographical slcetches of the old houses ana worthies who there first saw the light of day and you do me a great kindness and ehlp by sending rue just such papers and pamphlets as I have received from you from time to time, some of which are in the ^^iatorical Society's archives and the rest of v>hich will_find their way thither when my years are all nunibered. Meanwhile they are all placed where they are well and carefully preserved ani sacredly prized. Danvers,as you know, is a very interesting old his toric town. I am now in my 80th year and have always been in touch with it and have always liked to study its annals, traditions and for tunes. To me it is holy ground. There is where my ancestors and so many of my beloved ones, from the tii e of the first settlements, still lie in peace and in great numbers. The town has ever been distinguish ed for its partriotism, and many ai-e those, among its sons, who have covered themselves with glory in battling for native land and for justice and liberty. Putnaraviile is a sii;all, rural neighborhood, but it has had a wonderful history and never has had its story told in full or in the half. _ What I want to do is to relate that story more adequately than it has been wr-itten at any tin.e in the past. The subject widens the more one reads and thinks and writes about it. I know not just how soon I can accomplish the task, but it interests me very much and I shall keep at it as I have strength and opportunity and do the best I can. Thanks again lor all your kindnesses and with my warm re gards to Granger' wnen you see him, I am, as ever. Faithfully and heartily yours, A . P . Putnam. Naj. Gen. G. M. Dodge. began. Pray pardon this long letter. Did not realize it when I 1. A. P. P. 107 February, 1906 New York City, February 23, 1906 Vy dear Senator:- I notice on page 11 of the Hepburn Bill that the Commission is given authority to fix jount rates and also charge of divisions. It se-ms to me this is a very dangerous clause and liable to do a great deal more harm than good, because joint rates and divisions tahe in a great many other things, such as switching, terminals, etc. and great injustice could be done the snialler roads. I do not see any necessity for such a clause in the bill fixing unreasonable rates. i have no doubt you have had this matter up and understand all its bearings, and while I am in a general way in favor of the Commission adjusting unreasonable rates, I am certain this clause of the Hepburn Bill should be stricken out, or in some way amended. I understand this clause was not in your bill, and have been told it was not in the Hepburn Bi-11. There is another very grave question in this matter of differentials such as tide water and rail against all rail. It might cause the striking out of the water rate which is always given a differential, which would have a very serious effect upon all the movemients from the '/Vest to.tide water at Galvestbn and Mew Orleans, as they get a lower rate than all rail points. It is impossible to show the far reaching effect of these clauses in a letter. For instance a person who had a short line of road and had a comriodity he wanted to get into a large city by con necting up with any trunk line would be placed in a position to get a joint rate without having to bear any of the expense of maintain ing terminals that perhaps were built for the purpose of taking care of the commodity this person has for sale, and that shippers on the trunk line also have, and which the road has gone to great expense to handle econonically. The other party coming might take the samie rate that the trunk line gets while he might have only a short I'iece of road and been to no ex. ense or trouble in furnishing the miar/.et. This amendment has suggested itself to mie to cover some of the defects. On page 11, last line of the Plepburn Bill, add "for serving the comn.unity affected or the class of commiodity to be transported." H^n. J. P. Dollivey, United Ctates Genate, 'A'ashington, D. C Truly and cordially, G . K. Dodge . 109 February, 1906. New York City, February 24, 1906, Ky dear General: I enclose you copy of letter I wrote you just about the time you sailed. I was not aware you were coning home so soon and. did not ascertain that fact until in Washington after writing you. There is nothing newhere. Of course you will be met with the infornation in regard to the amendment to the Amy Bill which does away v.ith the grade of Lieut. General, but while I think that part of the bill will eventually pass, I am sure it will not afiect your promictiom. The General opinion in the Rouse and Senate is that you are entitled to it . It is intended miore to apply to the younger officers that are being miade Fajor Generals, and who they think should not receive the rank of Lieut. General until they have distinguished themselves in war, or some other way. General Grant re is retained in his present 0 course he wo.ild be very to the Atlantic Division, do not care to interfere w and retired as Lieut. Gene that purpose, but this is ity formaking the statemen is what he would like, but done . ceived his promotion, and at his request comniand of the Department of the East, much pleased id you should happen to come • though I judge from your dispatch that you ith Wade, who has a desire to be promiOted ral. I think he was in Washington for strictly confidential as I have no authort, but have been told confidentially that I think it is very doubtful if it will be Tney have followed your suggestion and selected Bell to become Chief of Staff, and this action is really the excuse for the N'ilitary Committee of the House for doing away with the rank of Lieut. General. They claim in reporting the bill that the Lieut. Generalcy was intended to go to the Chief of Staff and that it was the only reason for retaining that office. This was not m-y understanding of the General Staff Bill. I understood that it purposely provided that a Major General or a Brigadier General could be made Chief cf Staff regardless of the position of Lieut. General. As you will see, the President has promioted to the vacancy caused by Grant's promotion Duval of the General Staff. He is a very able officer and the selection is a proper one if they are to make selecti ns. Although he has held the grade of Colonel he is now a Lieut. Coloned and Jumps a great ntany Colonels, who, no doubt will object, although so far as I have heard the Artillery Corps is greatly pleased 'ith the apt^ointment. I hope to see you when you come East. Please extend my complimients to Mrs. Cor-bin. I do not know whether Horton is with you or not- if he is remember me to him, and I will certainly see him soon, Truly and cordially. Major Gen. H. C. Corbin, c/o Headquarters Dept. of Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. G . M.. Dodge Ill February, 1906. New York City, February 24, 1906. t'y dear General: I received your letter in relation to Corbin. I knew all about this bill in the House. It is all right in halting on the Lieut. Generals, but Corbin should be appointed, and^hat virtually covers those who took part in the Civil and Spanish wars that are entitled to it. I had a talk about itwhen I was over there, but do not worry over it, because 1 know Corbin will be taken care of in the bill in the Senate if it passes the Louse, but there seemed to be geneneral opinion when I was there that on account of the other clause in the bill which provides that no officer be retired unless he has served one year in his present grade the bill will not pass. I do not know whether this .is intended to supersede the law which provides for the retirement of officers who served in the Civil War one grade higher than their real rank at tine of retirement, or whether it is simply intended to prevent the promotion and retiring of officers who were not in the Civil '.',ar. Now everybody is applying to be re tired as Brigadier General who know they cannot reach that grade in the service, and who are near the age limit. In other words, everyone is trying to get in under the Civil War provisions by a simple act of the President with no law to justify it. Truly and cordially, G . v.. Dodge . General John A. Joiinston, 2111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D. C. I expect to go to Washington early in March. 113 February, 1906. New York ^ity, February 24, 1906. Personal. Ky dear General: A question has coirie up before one of the Committees of the Senate in relation to Capt. IV. R. William Grebe, who was a member of a Missouri regiment in the Civil War, but I do not remember the number of his regiment. I enclose you, copy of a letter I wrote Senator Warner, which shows what he claims. This letter, or a portion of it, was published, and Grebe insists upon his having been on Iv.cfherson's staff at the time he was killed, and says he went to tire body. Rut I desire to know is if the war records show that he was on the staff of McPherscn on July 22, 1864. I thought you could go to the records and ascertain about this without my writing an official letter in the matter. I also enclose a letter from Capt. Magdeburg, who is one of the officers who wrote me declaring that what Grebe clainis is false I know Grebe has not a very good stand-, was dismiissed the service for fighting a duel, and there have been a good muny questions up about him» froni time to tiii:e. He seemis to be one of the unknown quantities that we will probably have to hunt up now. Please return me th letters enclose. Truly and cordially. G. Mi. Dodge, General John A. Johnston, 2111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D. C. . v.. • < ,i ;;115 February, 1906. New York City, February 24, 190G, Hon. J. A. T. Hullj Washington, D. C. My dear ^ir: I notice in the Army Bill-two clt.uses which I aim not sure.I fully understand. The first is that, doing away with the rank of L^eut. General. Is that intended to abolish that rank when the bill is Signed? If it does, I think an exception shouM be made. It seems to me if there is an officer of tlx Civil and Spanish wars v;ho should, be made a L^eut. General it is Corbin. You know there was no officer whose services were mare valuable than his during the Spanish '.Var, and he is also • a veteran of the Civil War. I think you will find a feeling among all the old veterans that he should receive tlie pron.otion before the bill becomes a law. If the bill is to becoirx a law after his tiiiie, 14th of April, it makes no diiference. How would it do to fix a date for it to become a law so it can cover his case? The other clause providing that an officer shall have held his I ank one year before he retires is not clear to me. Does that do away with the law that provided that officers who served in the Civil War shall be retired one grade in advance of their rank when retired? I do not think it would be right to cut out these officers. You know most of them have already been retired in that way and the remaining ones are certainly entitled to the same consid eration. You know it was largely through my efforts that President ^:cFinley first adopted that policy, then Congress took the matter up and rnade it into a law. If the clause applies only to officers since that time I see no objection to it. There are several old Colonels left yet who did splendid service in the Civil and Spanish wars, and have been fine soldiers ever since, and when theyretire I think they are entitled to be made Brigadier Generals, and if this clause does not cover their cases I believe it should be amended to do so. Very truly yours, G. M . Dodge. in February, 1906. The Western Union Telegraph Company Received at the Western Pinion Building, 195 Broadway, N, Y. a 308 oh vy kw 7 D. H. Feb. 25, 1906. Dubuque, Iowa 25 General G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York Mr. Henderson died this afternoon, funeral Thursday, Mrs. D. B. Henderson, 730 pm "119 #February, V1906. New York City, February,1906 ■ r..- '■'75- Mrs. D. B. Henderson: Your dispatch informing me of Mr. Henderson's death received this morning. You and all your family have my most heartfelt sympathy,* While the State and Nation, who have had so long his able and valuable services, will appreciate his great loss, it is i ; his old comrades and personal friends of his in the Army of the Tennessee that will miss him most. My close personal friendship with him for so many years had won my warmest affection. I regret that it is impossible to be at his funeral. G . M . Dodge. Outside of his family probably no one feels more keenly the death of Col. Henderson than myself. Our long close friendship had caused mie to know him thoroughly. His loyal hearty comradship had endeared him to the Army of the Tennessee, they all loved him. His distinguished public services to the State and Nation brings home to everyone those sterling qualities that always lead to the front in every contest he was engaged in. The State of Iowa should commemorate his memory by a suitable enduring memorial. Grenville M!. Dodge. February, 1906. 123 Topeka, Kansas, February 27, 1906 Dear General: A very funny thing happened not long ago. In looking over some old papers I found as commissary at Ft. Kearney during the time you were commanding at Ft. Leavenworth, and while I was at Ft. Leavenworth the name of Vespasian Warner there at Ft. Kearney. I w%te him and he is sure enough the one and is the one who is my successor as Pension Commissioner. And thus it was that your command was the cradle of an other good man. I hope that your health remains as good as ever and that we may meet again . _ Yours with best regards, E. S. Ware. iln t-vl w . A" February, 1906 125 New York City, Feby. 27, 1906 Jacob Rich, Dubuque, Iowa. Telegram received. Please secure floral design with words Army of the Tennessee worked in it andjpend to Henderson home with bill to me. G . U . Dodge . 127 • February 26th, 1906. V/ashington/D.C. Hon. John Hayes, Red Oak, Iowa. J5ear Friend:- I have yours of February 22nd. I have seen Major McArthur and have also received word from Melville C. Davis and Isaac B. Thatcher of the Fifteenth in relation to the proposed inscription. Of course the Fifteenth is disappointed at v/hat they claim is an eproneous statement that they advanced tv/o hundred and fiftfcr yards into the woods which they say is misleading but they all agree that thereisi but one wise course to 9 pursue and that is to raise no new issues but to get these inscriptions approved by the iiecretary of War. The inscriptions I send you were deliv ered to the Secretary of War at a cabinet meeting yesterday by Secreatary Shaw and I confidently expect their acceptance today or toemorcow. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. ■m February, 1906, 129 Nev; Y^rk City, February 28, 1906 t'y dear Colonel: I received yours of February 23d. We are putting out in the Reveille a full history of Dr. Butler. General Clark, whom you speak of, died in a hospital here some time la st October, 1905. I hope you are in good health. Old N. U. is prosperous. They have finsihed the new alumni barracks at a cost of $50,000. We are still lacking about $15,000 to pay for it. They also have the li brary building and electrical department about half completed, and it i will be ready for use next fall. They have an N. U. society in Chicago, and I understand they will soon have a dinner, which I hope you will attend. They have a society in Vermiont which has just had its annual dinner, and also one in Boston which had its dinner last week. We will have ours here on April 5th, and nothing would give mie greater pleasure than to have you attend as my guest. All these banquets have been largely attended and a gpod deal of inter est shown, which I know will please you. Truly and cordially yours. G . M . Dodge Colonel George E. Bryant, Madison, Wis. February, 1906. 181 New Yo^k City, February 28, 1906 My dear General: I received your letter enclosing the order detailing Gapt, Grebe. There never has been any question as to your order detailing him to your headquarters . lenclose you a letter' from Captain Lademann, whom 1 know y.ersonally. I have had several letters from members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Grebe has made statements that he was on McPherson's staff and he went to McTherson's body and got from it his papers, etc., which to my certain knowledge was almost impossible. You know the circumstances of mc^'herson's death. There was but one officer (Shefley) and some orderlies with hiiTi. Then the facts, as the 7;ar records show, are that the skirmish line which killed Mc^^herson was captured by the 64th Illinois In fantry which Fuller turned on them. On members oi' this Confederate skirmish line that was captured were found the papers, field glasses etc. that had been 'taken from Mcrherson's body. These were brought to me and I sent them by my Chief of Staff to Sherman, which facts are all set forth in the record of the 64th 111 and others. this question about Grebe has been up before, and hickenlooper denounced him very severely. He is asking somiething from Congress, and members of the Army of the Tennessee wrote me about it. I wrole the facts to Senator '.Varner of Missouri, as I knew them., and stated positively he was not with Mc?herosn when he was killed, nor did he recover the papers etc. You will notice a letter in the St. Louis paper I sand you purporting to be from Abrahan. Lincoln to Grebe . After reading this letter you will probably think as I do that it is a very peculiar letter for the President to have written. Ithink I once wrote a letter of commend; tion for Grebe on his own statements to me a good many years ago, befox-e I knew any of the facts. I cannot remiember that I ever saw him in the campaign, and certainly I would have seen hin. ifhe was on McFherson's staff. to u.e. After you have read the letter and paper please return them Truly and cordially yours, G . M . Dodge. General 0. 0. Howard, Burlington, Vermont. February, 1906 1S3 New York City, February 28, 1906. N;y dear Hull: I received your letter. What you have done in the matter meets my views entirely, and I hope it will become a law. Of course I feel the loss of Henderson very keenly, for, as you know, we were very close personal friends and thought a great deal of each other. However, in the condition he was in it is a great relief to know he is out of pain an,, trouble. Henderson was calculated to be a leader and n.ake friends. He had that hearty, loyal, whole-souled disposition th6.t captured everyone. He was very dear to the Army of the Tennessee, and the many scenes I have wit nessed there with him in the center leading were not only very grati fying, but very inspiring. I regret with you that he could not have bLen saved and continue his usefulness. I hope the State of Iowa will raise a monument to him. It is due him for he has been one of its greatest representatives for many, many years. Truly and cordially. G . N.. Dodge Hon. J. A. T. Hull, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. J'iarch, 1906. 135 . New York City, March 1, 1906 My dear General: I enclose you copy of a letter Capt. Grebe has written me in explanation of his statement that he was present at the death of McPhersnn and his other statements. I judge from the order you con sider he was on duty at the headquarters of the Army of the Tennessee from July 5th, as your detail dates back to that tine. I wish you would take volume 11 and 13 in Book 1878 and 1877, pages 243-255." You will see General Strong's statement as to who composed McPherson's staff at that tine, who were present, and full particulars of his death, the statements of the persons present, also statement of Fuller about sending field glasses, etc. If youwill read this very carefully to the end I think you will come to the same conclu sion I do that it would have oeen almo.,t impossible for Grebe to have done what he claims to have done, because there are the state ments of the wounded soldiers wholay in sight of McPherson's body, also Reynolds and others who were not odt of sight of the body after he was killed until Gtrc.ng arrived. Very truly yours. G. M. Dodge. General 0. 0. Howard, Burlington, Vermont 1S7 March, 1906. New York City; March 2, 1906. My dear Captain: I received your two letters and have forwarded the Bridger pamphlet as requested. If I knew that Warner was Commissary at Kearney I had forgot ten it. I knew he served under me and was a fine officer, and is making just as good a Commissioner. I seem to be fortunate in hav ing so many Pension Commissioners that were with me. Black, Raum, yourself and Warner all served with me, and all did excellent work. I do not like the date they fixed for the G ,A.R,National Encampment. Txhey have agreed to hold it on August 16. I saw Tan ner and protested, but he said it was too late; that they wanted it than in order not to interfere with s_me other function they were go ing to have there. The weather will be too hot then to drag old fellows out, and I shall think a good while before I make that trip, though I hate to miss the n.eeting. We will have the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs late in Cepteiriber or early in October, and I want you to be sure to be there, as it is at my old home. I suppose during the sumnier you will be out in Colorado, and it will be just as inconvenient for you to go to Minneapolis as for me. Trusting you are in good health, I am. Truly and cordially. G. M. Dodge. Cai)t. Eugene F. Ware, Topeka, Kansas. 139 March, 1906. New York City, March 2, 1906, My dear Senator: I have had a letter from Major Grebe protesting against my statements and those of other officers of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee in relation to his being present at the death cf Mc Pherson, etc. If you have any desire to verify what these officer: liave said please look at Volume 11-13, one book, Reunion Society Army of the Tennessee, 1877-1879, from page 247 to page 256, and you will find such complete statements of the parties who were present at the death of ciphers on, and the only parties who were there, that I think you will be convinced- as I am- that Grebe's statements in regard to the matter are not correct. Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. Hon. William Warner, U. S. Senate, Washington, D. C. U1 March 3rd, 1905. Washington, D.C. Hon. A.B.Cummins, - Des Moines, lov/a. My dear Governor Just before I sent you the proposed inscriptions "According to the official report of its colonel commanding the regiment held its position", etc., I had an interview with the Secretary of -ar in which he to±d me that he thought he would sign it immediately upon his return from the west and I had great confidence that he would do so. Since his return he had declined to sign it but has expressed his willingness to s sign "The official report of its colonel commanding states that the tegiment held its position"etc., This is q_uite an improvement over his first proposition com mencing, "It is stated in the official report of the colonel commanding", but is much less satisfactory than the form I sent you as it seems to me. I have been in this matter the victim of a somewhai similar exnerience as you were with General (Dlliver so I assume you will appreciate my frame of mind. It has occurred to me that the following language might be used quite whicn while not so good as yours and I think not so good as my proposition which I sent you would I think be better than either of those proposed by the Secretary of Afar- "Its colonel commanding officially reported that the regiment held its position" etc. t know we can get th6 one now offered by the Secretary of War if we accept it before we are ag4in undermined and think we can get the one last suggested. I received your letter of February 27th and find you misunder stood my comments on the Muir diary. I did not mean to even by implication charge fraud upon any one but I simply felt that as we had been unable to get any of the other original papers for this last showing to present one that upon its face showed ;Changes in the very matter in controversy v/ould be a tactical blunder. f ■ ' M' Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. J V ' w ' . '*•' > I.' ,• " ■ Ot. '• * ■ . '' J ■ I ' ' • ; .V' . 143 Iv:arch, 1906. New York City, March 9, 1906. Jacob Rich, Esq., Dubuque, Iowa. My dear Rich: I received your very interesting letter and have also received the papers, but these I have not had time to go over as I have just returned from '.Va^nington- a very sad trip to bury my old friend General Schofield, who was nearly as close a friend to me as Henderson, and both going within two weeks was a great shock to me. I thank you very much for the attention you gave my requests I am very sorry it was impossible for me to go to Henderson's funeral. I have been held up a little this winter with my old troubles, and the doctor does not want me to travel much, as railroad travelling is liable to bring them back on me. -.^hile we regret to lose Hender son, it is a great satisfaction to see hov/ promptly the whole country responded to his death, and how they ap .reciated him. In Washing ton everyone spoke of him, what a glorious good fellow h e was and what an able man he was. Before he left New Y^rk I discovered he was failing, especially when he undertook to speak, and I arr. satisfied he also knew it but kept it to himself. It is a very sad thing that he suffered so long, and in his condition it was a blessinv for him to go . You seem to be having pretty lively tines out in Iowa. Perkins^ speech at Henderson's funeral was certainly a beautiful one, and is commented on everywhere. I notice he is after Cummins now, and Dolliver also. I should think Perkins's editorial and Dolliver's interview would stir matters up so that times would be pretty lively. If you ever come to New York of course you will come to see me. When in Washington I always stop with the Senator. Thank God he IS in good health and is very nicely and comfortably situated. never saw hirii better situated and it is a great satisfaction to me to go th.ere and see how comfortable he is, and how he enjoys it. So far as I can see he is holding his own well. There was a great deal of attention given his birthday over there. I snclose herewith check to repay you for the amount you expended for me on flowers. Thanking ysu for your attention and courtesy in the matter and with the request that you will remember me to Mrs. Rich, I am. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge. 145 March, 1906. New York City, March 9, 1906, Miy dear Mrs. HendersonIt was my intention to write you before this, but I v/as called to Washington to sttent the funeral of another close friend, General Schofield, whom I have known just about as long as I have Mr. Henderson, and who was ainiost as close a friend to nie as Dave. I was very anxious to get out to Dubucjue to attend the funeral, but have been under the weather a little, and my doctor did not like to have me take the railroad trip, and I thought it was not best to take any risk as 1 did not want to bring on miy old sufferings. While we all appreciate what a sad thing it is to lose one we loved so iLuch a:j we did Dave, still in the ocndition he was in it was a blessing that he should go and a great relief to everyone, and it miust have been a great relief to you to have him go quietly and without pain. I trust you are well, also your family, and wish to say if I can ever be of any service to you ..lease com.mand me. It will, please youto learn that we have declared a dividend of 2% for the last six months on the Colorado & Southern first preferred stock, which is payable April first. 1 suppose your stock is registered in your namie, and with your address. If not, you should send your name and address to Fallgarten & Co., ^ Nassau street. New York, as they pay the dividend. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville Dodge. Mrs. David B. Henderson, Dubuque, Iowa. I have in my office the original model in bronze of Gov. Larrabee's statue of Me. Henderson, and it is excellent and a great .satisfaction to me. 147 March, 1906. New Yprk City, fv'iarch 9, 1906 Hon. Georre D. Perkins, House of Representatives, ■ ' ■ Washington, D. C, Miy dear Sir: I received and read your tribute to our friend Dave Henderson. He had been such a close and^alued friend of mine for so many years that it was hard to have hiOi go, but in the condition he was in it was a great blessing. It was also a satisfaction to see how fully the country responded to the work he had done. Your tribute to him was beautiful and well-deserved, anu I write this to thank you for itmoet cordially. I have just been in Washington attending the funeral of another dear friend. General Schofield. While there I saw Lacey who had had y^ur aduress printed in the record, and suggested to him that he arrange to send it to evei-y veteran of the Civil War in Iowa, and he said he would do so. Iknow every soldier in the State would value it, and although most of the papers printed it still '.i t some of them will never see it unless it is sent to them direct. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville . Dodge, 0 149 March, 1906. Dubuque, Iowa, March 9th, 1906. Dear General Dodge: I write to thank you from my heart for your telegram of sympathy to me and my family with its noble tribute paid to your loyal friend Mr. Henderson. I feel that all you say of him was truly deserving and that he will be missed by the many who loved him for his helpful, genial and cheery nature. We have tried to prepare ourselves for what we know must come, but after all we were not ready to face such a calamity as this. Your beautiful floral offering"was almost the first to come, with that of your daughter Mrs. Montgomery, and they the that was ready, when he was laid at rest. build I must always remember you dear General Dodge as one whom he trusted and loved. Always sincerely yours, Augusta A. Henderson. Dubuque, Iowa. March 9th, 1906. 151 Karch, 1906. New York City, Karch 10, 1906 ky dear Cadle: I was in \7ashington '.vhen I' received news of General Schofield's death; and helped arrange ior the funeral. Idid not have an Army of the Tennessee: book with n.e, but was tola thct he Wi s a member of our Society. When Icome home and look at the book I do not find it so. However, there is no harm done, as he was President of our sister Society, the Army of the Ohio, and we would have taken the same action. His funeral was large and well attended. I was one of the pall bearers, and everyone on this list was present e>.cept Hull and hrs. Logan. How are you getting on with your volume; will it be ready for distribution before fall. I sup^.ose you will print in it all the speeches made at the joint banquet in VJashington. Black asked me this question, and said l:e waited his speech in. I told him I thought you would put them all in. I sent to the Schofield a floral piece for the Army of the Tennessee which cost 52d, also a very fine piece to the Henderson funeral. The Schofield piece was a laurel wreath with lilies top and bottom and within the wreath was an American shield in red, white and blue with "Army of the Tennessee" on it. The piece at the Hen derson ~ funerol was said to be very ^ artistic w a. u a. \-r and beautiful. It XU was ITV Ct O a flag piece about 5 X 2.1/2 feet, the field in purple violets, stars white violets, and stripes red and .■hite carnations. The staff of white carnations rested on a base of beautiful roses, and across the lower part on a piece of broad red, white and blue riboon were the letters of beautiful enamel "Army of the Tennessee." The whole was backed by broad leaves of galix and mounted on an easel, giving the best effect. They write me thiit it certainly was a beautiful piece. For this I paid ',i;35. Truly and cordially, G . N' . Dod ge . 153 N'arch, 1906. Brooi<lyn Borough, N. Y. City, 1/larch 10, 1906. Dear General: Accept my cordial thanks. I wanted very much to attend Gen. Schofield's funeral, but circumstances prevented. How fast we vets are disappearing*. Henderson, Woods, Schofield - all in a week. Thank God for your vigorous condition. I hope you will retain it for manyyears. Gen. Sickles seems to me better and stronger than he wrs a year ago. I have not much expectation of success in the face of bad precedents but I mean to give the President an opportunity. The turning down of an old soldier for'a pot house politician inspired the enclosed. It may be severe, but it is too true. Sincei-ely youz'S, Horatio C. King Gen. G. M. Dodge, N'i Y. City (Copy of enclosure) GET OUT OF HERE AND DIE The Veteran's Lament. Well, Nary Ann, the jig is up, I've tramped the live long day. And not a friendly hand was raised To help me on my way: "0 give work or I must starve'." I plead with tearful eye; "0, your're too old, go drown yourself, Get out of here and die." I wore my medal on my breast. That Congress gave you know, When I plunged in that fire of hell Near fifty years ago: The Gem ral said I saved the day. For we were near beat out; The reinforcements turned their flank And drove them in a rout. 154 The Government, I've tried that too, But though'it resolutes To give the Vet'-ran yreference. It does it when it suits. The district leaders surly views; That's mighty seldom, for 1 - '^ It's easier to thrown us down With civil service law. So f'any Ann, just pack my things It aint no use to try; There's scarce a morsel in the house, If I stay here I'll die; Perhaps the Soldiers Home aint full', Naybe they'll take me in. And then good bye to home and friends To country and to kin. 11' ,1 ' I: / . '7-: ': ■" 155 Dubuque, lowa, March 11, 1906. Hon. G. M. Dodge, New York City. Dear Gen'l. Received your second dispatch, and sent orders to Chicago, as our florists are uncertain for-such work. We ordered a flag piece for the Army of the Tennessee a pillow for Mr. & Mrs. Montgomery, and a wreath for yourself. They came very promptly, in perfect conditxun and were very artistic and beautiful. The Flag piece was about five by two and one-half feet. The field in purple violets, stars * white "vtilets, and stripes red and white carnations. The staff of white carnations rest d on a base of beautiful roses, and across the lower part, on a piece of broad red and white and blue ribbon, were the letters of beautiful enamel "army of the Tennessee". The whole was backed by broad leaves of galix, and mounted on an easel, giving the best effect. It was certainly a beautiful piece. The pillow was large, ofwhite roses, lillies and white sweet peas, with a center with word "at rest" in blue violets. '^he wreath was large, mainly of roses of delicate pink, of a new and popular variety. Both pieces were beautiful and noticeable even among the great floral masses that came from all quarters. Every honor was paid our friend by nation, st-te and city, all business was suspended here, and there were many irotables from abroad. The closing scenes of his life were wonderfully sad and pathetic, but he swayed the hearts of the people in his death as he ever did in his health and strength. I wna exceedl.gly gala to be of service to you, and Mr.s. Henderson greatly a;,predated this crowning act of regard for your soldier friend, when I spoke to her of it. She has been a n,arvelou= heroine through it all, The bill which you ;dfe^'ired sent is, Flag Piece $35.00 Two Pieces Expressage 25.00 2.50 62.50 Mrs. Rich joines in arm regards to yours'elf. Yours cordially, Jacob Rich 157 //. ri.ij •March, 1906. St. Augustine St. Augustine, March 11, Dear Geiieral Dodge; It was a great disappointment to me that I missed seang you in Washington. I w,as kept at the bank by business matters. I find that my income is a very limited one and I want to ask your assistance in the matter of a pension for myself and child. If the men of Iowa do not help me in my hour of need i shall be dis couraged indeed. I thought if you knew personally any members of the Pension Committees in Senate or House that an appeal from you on my behalf would be of great assistance to me. Of course we saved as much as we could from our income but Array officers can only save, seldom having opportunites for making money also high public positions demand unusal expenditure of money. There seems to be an impression that I have money. I have |10,000 and that is all and every one wao knows Keokuk knows there is no money there. I have my little daughter nine years old to care for and educate and it was the General's dearest wish that he might live to give her loving care and advantages. If it were not for this child I should long to be with him for life is almost unendurable without him. I must close this house as soon as possible and expect to stdp awhile in Washington early in April. I shall greatly appreciate what you do for me as you well know. 158 I am grateful to the Society of the Army of the Tennessee for the flowers sent to St. Johns Church and doubly so to you for you presence there. Believe me dear General, Sincerely yours, Georgia K. Schofield. Shall I send you a brief resume of the General's services prepared by Gen. Therry his staff officer? •i; ■ - ■ '>,T t. • ■ 1 % , ' , ■■ . .'rn , ■ 'V;■ ' )* ■' ^ 159 March lEth, 1906, Washington, D.C Hon. John Mayes., Hed Oak, Iowa. i^ear Friend:- I have yours of March 5th. I also secured the approval of Major McArthur of my proposed inscription and Friday Secretary Shaw, Senator Allison and myself had an interview with Secretary Taft in which he definitely and specificllly promised to approve the inscript ions each in ghe form "Its Colonel commanding officially reported" I regard the matter as settled h^t have not wired you "because the papers are not signed and I do not wish any publicity given to the matter until they are, hut on the other hand,I wish to keep you advised and so furnish you this information. Cordially yours. Walter I. Smith. ■■wiiyMiiMM March, 1906. 161 New York City, Ivarch 12, 1906. Wy dear General: Referring Lo the death of Major General James B. Mcfiierson, "who was killed in the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, just to the right and rear oi my line oi battle. Jn Volume 11-13, pages 236 to 256, Reunions of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, which you will find in the War Department Library, there is a clear and detailed statement concerning General McPherson's death by General William E. Strong of his staff, who took the body from the field. General Strong gives a letter of Lieut. Sherfy, who met Mchierson as he was going up the road from,my right to Blair's line and cau tioned him. The fire of the skirmish line that killed McBherson frightened Sherfy's horse which threw him against a tree stopping his watch at the instant, 2 o'clock, which is the exact moment General IvcPherson was killed. -There is also given the statement of George Reynolds, and General Fuller's letter to me enclosing the glass, papers etc. tar.en fron.members of the skirmish line that was ca^jtured after it killed Iv ci'herson. Also letter of Captain Richard Beard, who comn^anded the skirmish line that killed Mctlierson. Ti:e com manding officer of the 64th Illinois Infantry, which captured this skirmish line, in his report to be found on page 494, volume 38, part 3, War Records, states as follows. "At the tii.e the enemy n.ade his appearance in front emerging from the woods the regiment charged him with a cheer, the enmey in the meantime pouring in a galling fire from the woods on the right and rear. Orders were geven and executed to change direction to the right when we moved to the edge of the voods capturing about forty prisoners and a battle flag, andin addition the field glass and papers of the lamented Major General NcPherson. On page 167 of samie volume of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee Reunions will be found a letter to General Sherman from Corporal A. J. Thon.iison, 4th Ohio Independent Company, who wa;., IvcPherson's orderly, and with hiir. when he fell. These records make so co nected and clear a statement of all the movements of L.crherson and his death that there can be no possible doubt as to who was with him at thistime. Very truly yours. Grcnville 1^'. Dodge General Fred C. Ainsworth, War Department, Washington, D. C. ';Ki 163 r/arch, 1906. New York ^ity, R'.arch 12, 1906. Dear Langford: •On my return from Washington I find yours oi harch 4th. I have seen hr. Dawson, of the Congressional Committee, in Washington, and he gave me a good report of you. I do not think there will be any more coiu t martials. Th.ey v/ill wait now for the passage of sonie law by Congress. The Gomu.ittee was ver-y much pleased with the action of thefirat class, but not so much pleased with that of the others. the first with Congi'ess was excellent for you. standing it comes so the standing of the first class with Congi'ess was excellent. Se cretary Bonaparte, who stops at the sariie place in Washington I do, and who I meet occasionally at the table, told me about the graduating of one hundred in Septen.ber, and of another lot in February. Of course I wo.^id lii%e to see you be proficient enough to be graduated in September. II wever, I prefer to see you get fully familiar with all your duties, even if you s-Lay until June, which would be better for you. I will ascertain whether ti.ey take int; consideration the standing of the previous years in selecting the one hundred. Then it comes to yoar graduation it will be tine enough to take up the question of your assignnent, and if you have any preference I will see what can be done in the matter. As a general th.ng it is lucky for a person to take the assignment given him rather than seek one. I found in the Civil War that persons who were seeking changes with a view of getting better positions, or getting into a fighi, ususolly miss it. Those who went along in the usual way were the lucky ones. Of course -itlooks now as though theactivity would be on the Facific coast or in the Orient, but no one can tell what isgoing to be done. I am glad to see you write so cheerfully, and hope you will work hard to keeij down your demerits, and have a reasonable standing when you graduate. It is my intention to go over and see you this summer when the proi)er tine comes. Affectionately, G . . Dodge R. Langford Montgonery, Esq., U. 5. Naval Acadeny, Annapolis, Wd. 165 Karoh I3th, 1906. Major H.C.McArthur, Vi'ashington, X.G. City. Dear Sir:- Inclosed I send you copies of inscriptions of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regiments at Shiloh which have been finally approved. You will observe that I got the two hundred and fifty words you object ed to stricken from the inscription of the Fifteenth. The more I think about it the more I regard the form used as better than the ones, "As shown by the reports", "According to the report", or "The report stated" '^'rusting that the final adjustment of the matter will be gratifying to you and to your comrades, I am. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. ,s/, mMf 1G7 March I3th, 1906. Washington, D.C. Hon. A.B.Cummins, Des Moines, Iowa. tiear Governor Inclosed I send you copies of inscriptions as approved by the Secretary of War for the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regiments, togeth er with a copy of an order signed "by the Assistant Secretary of 'War ex pressly prohibiting in advance any application for a rehearing. '■'•'his is not aimed at us but at Col. Gable and Major Reed. I trust that the result will meet with you full approval. This is the fifth form of compromise inscription prepared, the first by yourself read "And as shovm by the official reports"etc., the second proposed by the Secretary of War, "It is stated on the official r report", etc., the third prepared by muself, "According to the official reporfetc., the fourth prepared by the Secretary of War, "The Colonel commanding in his official report states", and the fifth, the one now adopted. "V^iewing it in every light I am convinced that the inscriptions adopted carries with it as little of imxiression of there being a contro versy as to the facts as any of them. Knowing that the ende od this long contest must be gratifying to you and assuring irou that it is not less gratifying to those of us who have been in it for a few months, I am. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. 169 March, 1906. St. Louis, Missouri, March 15, 1906 My dear General Dodge: I found in my mail in San Francisco your two very kind and thoughtful letters. I cannot find words to tell you how much I appre ciate all that you have said and done in my behalf. Some one once said that the best things in this life go without saying, and our gratitude to our friends comes unaer this head. I am going to stay here lor the next few weeks until I get fully posted upon the character and the duties of my new command, when I shall come to New York, and one of the pleasures will be seeing you and by word of mouth telling you of the situation in the Philippines. The Moro trouble that the papers are making much of has no relation to the general Philippine situation. They have jvis t about the same relation to that situation as an Apache outbreak in Arizona twenty years ago would h3"Ve had to the commerce and the poli tical conditions of New York. I have approved W ood's course for two reasons: First, I believe his action to hive b^en right; next, I could not remain silent without saying kindly things about the officeiS and men who served me so well during the time that I commanded that Division. Wood is a man of singular good judgment, with lots of en ergy, and, as he gave me loyal and faithful support during all the tiine he served under me, I can do no less than say just and kindly things of hin. now. First, I feel it my duty to do so; second, it is a pleasure for me to do so, in appreciation of his loyalty and de votion to me. You know, I was very much opposed to his appointment, but my association with him has convinced me that the President was quite right in conferring upon him the rank he now holds. Faithfully your friend, Henry C. Corbin . General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. 171 March, 1906. New Yori;-^ity, March 15, 1906 Personal. My dear Senator: V/hen in Washington I intended to speak to you about the position taken by son.e of the Senators that railroads should not own coal mines or stock in coal mines, except for their own purpose. I do not think there is much danger of trouble from railroads own ing coal mines or stock in them. The trouble comes froni coal mines owning stock in railroads or controlling them, and this point seems to have excaped the attention of the Senators. If you are gor ing to prohibit railroads from owning coal mines or stock in coal miines except for their own use, you should also prevent coal mines from owning railroads or stock in them. When coal mines own railroads the rebates cone in on the divisions they get from them, and in such cases you can never- tell where -the price of coal ends and the cost of transportation begins. If they proi^ose to put this condition on tiie roads you should bring Coiliver's attention to the other iiiatter. It is not politic for me to take this matter up, because a large portion of one of our roaus is covered by independent coal mines, and I do not care to antagonize those interests'. I think you can see th.e justice ofthis. Truly and cordially. G . M .Dodge. Hon. W. B. Allison, U. S. Senate, Washington, D. C. 173 IV; Karch, 1906. New York"City, Warch 15, 1906. Wy dear Nrs . Schofield: I am in receipt of yours of N.arch 11th. I am very sorry that I failed to see you, but owing to appointments could not wait, but had to leave that day. I had a 1 ng talk with Senator Allison about the pension, and as he was to see you that evening I suppose he talked the matter over v/ith you. He saia that of course he would be glad to introduce the bill and see that it went ti:rough, and he will be able to put it through I know, and I know that the whole Iowa delegation will take a personal interest in it, and, of course, I will do all 1 can, I do not think there will be any trouble in the matter. When the bill reaches the House i will see Speaker Cannon and see that it comes up there. General Schof-ield had very many ftrends in both the Senate and House and they will all take interest in the bill. It was very sad and unexpected to lose him. You know v/hat good, long time and close friends we were. I had heard about his being at Falm Beach, and how well he looked, from soine friends who were thercthe day I arrived in Washington. I supposed he had left a considerable estate. I know he consulted mie about somie Fort Worth t- Denver- City Railway bonds he had, which are excellent. The Senator says he doubts whether Congress will give miore than $100. per month, and while that will be oi' great help to you still you should receive more. I have written to him and no doubt will hear fron; himi in the miatter. You can depend upon miy doing evei-.ything possible for me to do, and any aid I can render you ishall be pleased to give . I did not get the particulars of General Schofielcfs death. Was he conscious up to the tin.e he went? I think General Wherry told me that he had a severe attack of gout in the stomach the day before; did that bring on the other attack? Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge. Urs. Georgia R. Schofield, St. Augustine, Fla. 175 Maroh 16th, 1906. Major H.C.McArthur, City. Washington, D.G Dear Sir:- I have your very kind letter of March I5th. I appreciate your generousity towards me but feel that I ought to call your attention to the fact that the Iowa delegation appointed its comndttees to handle this matter, one consisting of the Senators to try and get what we wanted by compromise, one composed of Col. Hepburn, Congressman Conner and myself to prepare an argument upon the merits and in general plan the contest for the future. •^hat these committees did their work and in addition thereto Secretary Shaw took a very leading and active part and Capt. Hull and Major Lacy voluntarily called and urged the matter u^on the Secretary of War. I simply mention this that you may understand that I neither am entitled to or now claim the credit for your success and wish you to knov/ to whom the credit is in fact due. Cordially yours, /.alter I. Smith. 177 Iv'arch, 1906. New York City, ^'!arch 17, 1906 Personal, t'y dear Ur. President: I notice sone of the papers, also soir.e t'embers of Congress, are taking e: ception to Wock^'s fight against the Moros, and to your dispatches. This makes n,e think ol' the Indian campaigns of the winters of 1864-5 and 6, and Conner's fight on Tongue River. He killed some squaws and children, and sorr.e of the niembers of the Pawnee Batallion he had with him scalped them. This created a great furor, and I was ordered to stop the campaign against the Indians and bring them in and make peace with themi. I telegraphed General Grant that il' he would give me ninety days more time I knew I could close the Indian campaign successfully and permanently. Ivy troops had followed these Indians clear from the Arkansas to the Yellowstone, and I had them, corralled, but the-outcry was so great that I had to bring them in to Fort Laramie andmake a temporary peace with them, which was afterwards made periiianent by the Sherman-Harney Comniissicn , the result of which was the Sitting Bull war and the massacre of Custer and his force . Suppose that Wood had surrounded these nien and made them surrender? That would only be giving them another ■ opt)ortunity. There is no question that in fighting savages there is nothing that subdues them except severe punishment which they can all see and appreciate. Bearing upon this question I have received a letter from General Corbin, in which he says: "The Koro trouble that the papers are making miuch of has no relation to the general Philippine situation. They have just about the samie relation to that situation as an Apache outbreak in Arizona twenty years ago would have had to the commerce and political condi tions of New York. I have approved 'Wood's course for two reasons. First- I believe his action to have been right, and next- I could not reniain silent without saying kindly things about the officers and men who served mie so well during the timie that I commanded that Division. Wood is 3 man of singular good judgment, with lots of energy, and as he gave me loyal and faithful support during all the time he served under ne, I cannot do any less than say just and kindly things of him now. I feel it my duty to do so, and it is a pleasure for me to do so in appreciation of his devotion aid loyalty to me. You know I was.opposed to his appointment, but my association with him has convinced me that the President was quite right in conferring upon him the rank that T.e now holds." I want to thank you for your prompt and approving message to General Wood and his conm.and, i'or under such circumstances I know what it means to an officer whohas been endeavoring to do his best, and has to stand such criticisms. Very respectfully and coi'dially yours, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Grenville If. Dodge. President of the bnited States, Washington, D. C. ' 179 ^'arch, 1906. The White House, Washington, March 19, 1906. My dear General Dodge: Naturally I was very much pleased with yout letter, and think your illistrations as to your own esperience in Indian warfare most apt. I thrilled with indignation over the infamous attacks upon Wood and our troops, and I took, as you saw, the earliest opportunity not only in a message to Wood but in a message to Congress to show that I intended to stand by Wood and our troops right up to the limit. That is a mighty good letter of Corbin 's about Wood. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt. General Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. COPY. 181 March 19th, 1906. Executive Office, Des Moines.Ia, My dear Judge I have yours of the I3th inst. enclosing copies of the in scriptions as approved ^y the Secretary of War for the I5th and I6th Iowa, together with a copy of the order signed by the Assistant Secretary of War, expressly prohibiting any application for a rehearing. While these inscriptions are not all that the members of these regiments desired, I think they are a very substantial victory; and under all the circumstances I think the regiments ought to be satisfied, and I Enow I am. The Iowa Commission is deeply indebted to you, and to your associates for the faithful and efficient work you ha-ve done in their be half, and for the commission and for myself I thank you most heartily. I have sent copies of the order v<ith the inscriptions to Captain Hayes and to Captain Larson, and this must be the end of the con troversy. With high regard, I am. Yours very tryly. (Signed) Albert E. Cummings. Hon. Walter I. Smith, House Of Representatives, •WSJiington, D.C. ^ I .. -. -iL . 183 V/ALTF.R I. SMITH'S IKSCKIPTION. The Colonel commanding officially reported that the regiment formed line of "battle here about 10:30 in the forenoon and advancing to the edge of timber held that position for one hour or more and then retired under orders. 185 March, 1906, New York City, March 20, 1906 My dear General: I received your letter of March 15th. I notice the bill has passed the House as I informed you it wouxd, and I have no doubt it willpass the Senate in the same way; that is the general understanding. You did not write about your health, but I judge it must be good or you would have said something about it. During the Civil War I cofliiianded the Department you are now in from the winter of 1864 until the spring of 1866 and had pretty strenuous times there, together with the indian campaigns on the plains. M'y command then extended to California. I did not have a chance to spend much time in St. Louis as I was in the field nearly all the liirie. I had two headquarters, one. at St. Louis and one at Ft. Leavenworth. When I took command at St. Louis Crant tur-ned the Departnant of Kansas and the Plains in to me, so I comuT.anded two Departments. The Division was then under Canby who was at New Orleans until Pope came there andtook command some time in 1865. At any rate, I brought peace to Missouri. I wl s writing the President a letter on the Ivioro questioncomparing it with some of.my campaigns with the Indians, referring to the battle on Tongue River where my Pawnees scalped a lot of women and cliildren. This created such a hue and outcry that we were forced to stop the campaign when I had the Indians corralled and in ninety days could have settled the question for all time. M'y not being allowed to do so brought on the Sitting Bull war and the Custer mass acre . In my letter to the President I quoted what you said about Wood, and enclose you the President's answer, which please return to me after you hcVe read it. Please remember me to Norton, if he is there, also extend my comipliments to Mrs. Coi^bin. We will all be glad to see you when you come on here. We were all in hopes you would take Wade's place. However, you were very considerate, and everyone appreciates it. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge. General H. C. Corbin, Commander, Northern Division, U. S. A., St. Louis, Mo. . 187 Ilarch EEnd, 1906. Washington, D.C. Eon. John Hayes, Had Oak, lov/a. Dear Friend:- 1 received your very kind.letter of ilarch I9th. I always told you that I did not believe that 1 had sufficient personal influence with the Secretary of «'ar to get him to overrule the national Commission and the repeated decisions of the War Department, 1 therefore make no claim to having personally accomplished the * desired end. I did study the matter very carefully and v/as thus enabled to make the only two arguments that were made on the merits to the Secretary. I personally devised the two inscriptions that were proposed by the dele gation as the *'ar Department refused to approve the one prepared by Govj ernor Cummins. Not having the necessary influence myself I acted in a large measure upon my own judgnent as to who had and beflre the situation was concluded we had the enthusiastic support of all the delegation and of Secretary Shav/. It is only fair to Secretary Shaw to. say that I think hie personal appeal to his brother in the cabinet was the most potential single thing in our success. He owuuld go to -iecretary iaft and say to him that it would be a personal humiliation to him as indicating a total lack of influence even v/ith his associates in the cabinet as he could not obtain so slight a concession as that asked. I am satisfied that he put it in that light to Secretary faft. In any event I think we won a sub stantial victory and there shoulf be no controversy between the Governor Secretary Shaw or others as to who really brought about the result. General Olliver, befire the matter was settled asoured me personally that he would ais in getting the settlement we wanted and did so and I took occasion to thank not only Secretary Taft but Gen. Olliver on behalf of both regiiiients for the satisfactory solution of the difficulty. Again thanking you for your kind letter, I am. Yours cordiMly, Walter I. Smith. 189 March, 1906. St. Louis', Missouri, March 22, 1906 General G. M. Dodge, No, 1 Broadway, New Yorlc City, N. Y. My dear Dodge: March. I am exceedingly glad to have your letter of the 20th of I note with considerable satisfaction the vote in the House, whi-ch is somewhat personal to myself and to General MacArthur, the result ofwhich is very gratifying. I am at a loss to understand the course of the Military Committee in the House in recomimending the abolishment of the grade of Lieutenant General. As late as 1901 this same Committee recomimended ta the Congress the establishment of the grade of Lieutenant General and six Major Generals, etc. What has happened since then to change their mind is. difficult to understand, as the rank and grades mientioned are the fixed peace establishment of the Army. Mr. Root and I labored, as you remember, with diligence, and I had hoped with some intellige ice, to bring about this result as the permanent military organization of the country. I was astonished to note in the debate that Mr. Hull spoke of the tJhief of ^taff as the head of the Array. I had supposed that Mr. Root had made it clear to the Congress, if not to the entire country, that the President, through the Secretary of War, is the one and only head of our military establishmient. I had hoped that we had destroyed the fiction that there was anoth.er head of the Army other than the Constitutional head, the President. But it seems that I was in error. But I am really asti:)nished that a man of Mr.. Hull's experience and in~ telligence shoiLd have made such an unpardonable, blundering statement on the floor of Congress. It is not to be expected that any consider able number of the members will take an interest or have a knowledge of military affairs, but it is certainly sad when the Goramittee on Mili tary Affairs is no better informed. The Chief of Staff of the Army is no more the head of the Army than the Chief of Staff of this Division is at the head of the Division. In both instances, he advises and assists in the work of the Secretary of War,and of the division Com mander. The *^hief of Staff is a stafi officer to the ^Secretary and to the President, ;;s specifically spelled out in the Act providing for the General Staff, which was very ably advocated and presented to the Con gress by Mr. Hull and by Mr, Prince. And, as ^ have said, the gen eral scheme involved the permanent grade of Lieutenant General. Now that I am no longer a debatable proposition in the •question, I shall advocate, with all the force I can command, the nonconcurrence by the Senate in the '^ouse bill. In fact, I have already suggested to a number of the Committee, and shaU continue to write others, that the best disposition of the Prmce bill, as passed by the House, is to let it have its last sleep in the archives of the Military ISO Committee of the Senate; and, confidentially, I am already receiving encouraging responses from the Senate on this suggestion. I have written Warren, Chairman of the Committee, to get the hearings before the Committee four years ago. on this question. General Schofield was espe cially able in his arguments for the permanent grade of Lieutenant Gen eral. Among other things, he cited-the more perfect organization of the Confederate Army, in which they provided for a Lieutenant General for each Army Corps. The grade obtains, I believe, at this tim.e, in every Army in the world. ^:r. Root gave this question tiiuch s.tudy and reached the conclusion that we should- fo-r all tiue have the equivalent of an Army Corps; that it should be part of the duties of the Lieuten ant General to have such command and such knowledge of the disposition of troops in the Army that on very short notice the entire effective force could be mobilized at any point that it should be necessary to assemble a large body of troops. I remember that other arguments tla t General Schofield put forth were , the continual bickerings in the Army of the Potomac; and he suggested that it was not until Grant was made a Lieut enant General that perfect harmony of ac-tion obtained in that great Army; that so I'mg as one Major General commanded by the mere designation of the President, other Major -Generals hoped to have a like assignment. And it is history, I believe," tha t they were not always so cordial in their support of each other as they would have been had a man of higher rank been in permanent command. Let this be as it may, the grade of Lieutenant General was • determined upon after much thought and investigation by Mr. Root who, with due regard to his predicessors and his successor, is the ablest Secretary of War that the country has ever had. And, I am afraid we shall never have his like again. But, that the legislation secured by his genius and hard labor, should starid, certainly until there is good and sufficient reason for its repeal, is evident to my mind, and • I hope that you will join with me in the effort that I am making to have the General Staff and Army neorganization bills of 1901 and 1903 stand until they are at least thoroughly tested. Had Mr. Hull and Mr-. Prince stated upon the floor of the House that the grade of L.^eutenant General was incorporated in the bill providing for t),e permanent peace establishment, in other words, had they stated all the facts,--Mr. Root's recommendation and their action,-- there-would not have been a vote at all respectable. Mr. Prince also went out of his way to attack the 62 Brigadier Generals on the retired list, hE ving but one day's service, charging that while supporting the flag with one hand they had the other thrust deep into the bowels of the Treasury. If Mr. Prince had been disposed to be at all fair, he would have stated to the Congress ths t the provision for the promotion of'these men was recommended by his own Committee first, to put the Army upon ex actly the same footing as the Navy, namely to give a grade to tl.ose men Wij.o had served more than forty years (and had served more than fortv -year^and had honorable records in the civil war, in all our Indian wars xn the Cuban campaign, Porto Pico, the Philippines, and the China camOkign. He asks, with virtuous wonder, why not put all the Generals of Volunteers on the retired list. The answer is that the Generals of Volunteers served two, three and four years and then went into private life, most of them, thank God, making private fortunes while these, their old com rades, staid behind and served diligently and fAithfully for fortv odd years instead of four years. 191 A March a2, 1906. if 2_ General G. M, Dodge. He could have very readily explained to the Congress that a man in the very order of things can earn more in forty years than his brother can in four years. And he startles the Qongreds by say ing these men are paid three thousand dollars a year*. How many professional or business nien in civil life would regard their career as a success to retire with three thousand dollars a year, with no provision for their families, after the diligent pursuit of profession or business forforty years or more? I don't think there is a man of your acquaintance who is retired on that pitiful sum who does not view his whole career as a dismal failure. In short, Kr. Prince, for some reason that I do not under stand, took the House by surprise and made statements which were only half true, which you and I know are the worst lies that a man can promulgate. I don't intend that Mr. Prince shall escape the punish ment at the hands of the public that his miserable conduct deserves. So long as my own interests were in question, I have said nothing. Now that they ha ve been settled, I intend, among our soldier friends, members and Senators, to say all that I can to put Mr. Prince in the light that his conduct deserves. The 62 men that he holds up to rid icule and to censure are the honor roll of our regular Army. They •are the men that, I have stated, served through all of the wars, and, when old and lame and crippled, were given this one grade, the salary of which will give them a vere existence until the end of their days. And, it would doubtless be a comfort to Mr. Prince and all who sym pathize with him to know that at best these days must, in the order of things, be but very few. Mr. Prince could very well have drawn another picture of himself and his kind with one hand always deep in the Treasury and neither ever supporting the flag in the hour of need. But enough. I return herewith the President's letter, which I am very much obliged to you for having allowed me to read. As to Wood's conduct in the Philippines, and the conduct of the troops there gener ally, you need have no hesitancy in defending them at all times. Faithfully your friend, Henry C. Corbin. COPY. March 26th, 1906. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hon. Walter I. Smith, Washington. Dear Judge Smith:- Your letterojf the 22nd inst. is received. | As view it we never could have won out without some one on hand at Washington to marshall the forces. You took that part, studied the case, believed in the justice of it and made two arguments. You knew who had the power to bring the desired result and brou^t them all in line As to Secretary Shaw, i understand now what v;as not so clear before, how as a member of the cabinet he was able to successfully plead for concessions, and we are thankful that he did so. While they who remain of the I5th and I6th ^^egiments are per sonally grateful for all the efforte which have been made, yet they feel that the question was one of state, rather than of individual importance, no less than that of preserving our war records. If once successfully assailed there is no telling where the end might be, and congratulations are in order to all those who have stood in defense of the historian of the Iowa volunteers of I86I 4o 1865. Yours very truly, (Signed) John Hayes. yi' v. " ' ''' . . ' March, 1906. New York City, March 29, 1906 Dear Sir: The Iowa Society of New York holds its first annual banquet on April 28th at the 'A'aldorf-Astoria at 6:30 B. M. We propose to make it an Iowa occasion, and, therefore, will have as our guests the two Cabinet officers from Iowa, and the entire Iowa delegation. I write you this early so that you may hold that date in reserve. We will have the dinner on Saturday night in order that the Member's of Congress can attend without interfering with their duties in Washington, and the Society wishes to have every Member present. Accommodations for the delegation will be provided by the Society at the Waldorf-Astoria. We expect to have at thedinner about one hundred and fifty members of the Society. As soon as I am advised by you that you.can attend we will coni:.unicate with your further. Very truly yours. Grenville M. Dodge. Hf^n. James Wilson, Secretary cf Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 197 April, 1906 Council Blufis, Iowa, Apr. 8, 1906. Dear Genl: I £ DTi glad to hear you are likely to pass your 75th birthday in so conifortable state of health as I judge you now enjoy from your letters and hope this blessing may continue A your^g man came into miy office few hours ago by name of Robinson, he is a worker undei' auspices ol' Am. Sunday School Union establishing S. Schools in Iowa. During the conversation he said his father was a member of 52d Ills., Sweeneys Regt. and still living in Ills., Said he had heard his father often speak of you. I took him in to Carries room and showed him photo, of Battle of Atlanta and gave him one those C. A. R. Photographs to send his father. Very truly, N . P . Dodge * f " . ' - ' ^, i <'• 1 "k I . m:::> /►lid 189 , April, 1906 SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Brooklyn, New York City, April 9, 1906 Dear General: I am authorized by the McClellan Statue Commission to invite you to take part in the exercises in a brief address at the unveiling of the Statue in Washington on October 18th, as representing the Western Armies. Of course your comfort will be carefully looked after and all expenses paid. It is expected that President Roosevelt and General Sickles and Howard will also speak and that Gen. McMahon will present a short poem. I shall be moat happy to receive your acceptance. Sincerely yours, Horatio C. King. Gen. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York City. 201 April, 19G6. New York City, April 2G, 1906 Ky dea.r fv'r. Adams:. President Spooner and a number of the building committee were present at the N". banquet, and brought down a partial state ment of the expenditures'account of Alunni Tall. From the amount expended and bills due it appears that the total cost will be in the neighborhood of .,753,000, which is considerable more than any esti mate that was ever given us. We have furnished the committee ,741,000. The statements show that the increase in cost above estimates is largely in the cost of labor and the extra cost of material, which, of course, wc can ap^.reciate. The extra cost of brick was 78,123, stone $1,000, and in wiring, carpenter work, etc about $1,000. There wac quite an increase in the cost of plumbing and heating above the estimate. In cny opinion it would have been better to have con tracted this work, which I_was anxious to do at first rather than adopt the policy they did of having it built on a percentage, al though they claim that under their plan they have secured a much better building. It is up to us to provide the money to pay these bills, koney iscoming in but in small sums. President Spooner has been out himself. He went to Washington, but reached there just in time to strike the San P'rancisco calamity, and it was use less to try to do anything then. We will have to put up about $12,000, and if you will send mie your check for $6,000 I will place mine with it and we will have to wait for the wagon. As soon as the times are right we are going tomake an eifort to get two or three large sub scriptions . Our banquet was a very successful one. We had a large attendance and everyone was greatly pleased and took a great interest in matters. We all regretted that you could not be present. I am sure you would have enjoyed the occasion. We also missed our old friend, Isaac Townsend Smithi whom you knew so well. He passed ' away three or four days before the banquet, which he had planned to attend. I called to see him on his birthday, March 12th, when he was 93 years old. When Mr. Spooner comes on here he will call on you, and I am coining to see you andtalk over matters with you carefully when I have obtained a little more information. Truly and cordially yours. Grenville M. Dodge. Edward D. Adams, Esq., 71 Broadway, New York 203 1906. . At the meeting of ,the Towa Society of New York on April 28,fl9C6, f ' 1 M , . . ■ I ... . .. T made the following welcora-'ng address: ' . r. . : i "It is a d^ StIngu'shed-honor to have the privilege of welcoming the Towa Society of I^ew York" to its first annual banquet, and a st^ll ■greater privilege to welcome as its guests the. distinguished citizens of To\7a who pppresent that State in the executive and legisl tiye departments of t. e government. The ToHa Society is a crehtioh of the present year, although it has" been talked of for several years. I remember that four or five years ago Carl Shyder came to me and ot-er citizens of Towa, and sugg ested that we organize an Towa Society," but the organization was dis couraged because we did not think the number of Towans in this vicinity was large enotigh to make it. a success. During the past winter some of the younger Towans In the city took tiie matter up again, and were aggressive for its consideration. I admit that. I did net give it much encouragement, because T_felt as T did before that there*were not enough Towans here, to represent"Towaproperly, but when they presented the names o of thirteen cit1 zens, of my own city who are prominent in business In this city T surrendered. , , At a meeting of twenty-five former c'tizens of Towa held at the Union League Club in Februnry a comparison of notes was n;ade and a list of Towans then known to be" in the city was produced, and led to the forming of a "temporary organization of the Society, and the appoint ing of a governing committee wi hh instructions to go for./ard and obtain, if possible, the name of every Towan in the dty and its vicinity. The result of the committee's efforts is that up to date we have obtained over four hundred names. . .4, . xi. A circular was sent to all whose names were obtained inviting them to jo'n the Society and become charter members, and those who responded very generally jo'ned, so that today the .society has a membership of nearly two hundred, and we are confident that in time it will at least double in numbers. The organization of such a Society is a matter of time, of much work, correspendence and slow progress, but it is encouraging to those who have been doing the work to receive such hearty responses as have usually come from everyone communicated with. We discovered some cranks bub have received many bright meaty responses. . ^ ^ The success in obtaining names and members of the Society induced the Committee to have a banquet this spring, and you see here the result of their efforts, Tn order to make the Society a representative of the great state of Towa, the individual effort of every member of the Society Is necessary, and T w^S! to impress upon each one the necessity of sending to our Secretary the name of any gentleman residing in New York or vicinity who was formerly a resident of Towa. Tie also welccme former Towans living in other States and present citizens of the State itself as non-resident members, .. x . ..x. As our guestB of honor we have with us the representatives of Towa in ti.e executive, logislative and judicial departments of the National Cover me.nt, and we most cordially thank them for tl.eir prompt acceptances to our invitations. Since T first became a citizen of Towa 1906. ^ in 1852, which citTzenship I still retain, ^t has been niy good for tune to have known all the men who have represented our State in tne three great departments of Government, and T am free to say that no State in this union has b een more fortunate ti.an Towa in the selections if has made in these departments>. It is their work that" has brought Iowa to be the peer of any Stat^- ih this Union, T do not propose to take them' up individually, that would be a task for a whole'evening to each ond, but collectively their imprint has been upon almost every great act of the government since Towa was organized as a territory. There has been no'Congress in which Iowa's representatives have not been leaders in both Senate and House. In the Federal and State judiciary it stands abreast with the other departments. Their decisions have become standard all over this country - I might" say all over the -world. In the' executive department of the government' the actions of Towa's sons havebecome precedents for all time. ' The growth and development of our country and its prosperity today are due greatly to their efforts and their wise acts. . It 4s a pleasure for me to pay the tr'bute of bhis Society to the men who have made Towa great locally and natiorally. Their acts are an object lesson to the young men of today, an example for them to follow, and history will point to tiiem as a mong the most successful of their g- eration. lov/a is distinctly an a gricultural State. It is obedient to law and order, airways loyal to our government, and its authorities, and T ask you to rise" in your places and drink with me the health of the President of the United States." , ^ . -..VJrio c-if. gi «ril • to •ifij,' ' 'WTite rf . nr nni» •or»6u i qtoqion ..hiow nr. Aiam pU. 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I* «. tiaut lo.'j'io PitT Jw'i *• poXi hnft •or»6b 1 qioqion 2G5 Anapolis, Maryland, May 21st, 1906 My dear General: The time is approaching when I think it would be most inter esting for you to visit Annapolis. I therefore write on the part of Mrs. Colvocoresses and myself to ask you to give us the pleasure of your company for a few days between now and the close of the term on June 15th. The board of visitors will arrive here on «June 11th and I inclose a programme of the exercises during their stay. This week and the next will be devoted to examinations and the usual preliminary drills and exercises. I know that you will wish to see as much of your grandson as possible and I believe that he intends to write to you on the subject and you can determine what- time it will be most convenifent for you to come. Robert tells me that he does not feel sure of being in the div ision of his class that will graduate in Sept.;.if he is not I should not feel worried about it, for I think that it is unfortunate that we have to curtail any of the academic course. I expect to go on the cruise with the "Newark" and monitors to Long Id. Sound; three cruisers with middie on board will go to the Azores while about a hundred of the present second class and all the fourth class will re main at the academy. I frequently see Mrs. Montgomery and she is very well. Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you soon, I am, with high respect and esteem, Sincerely yours, G. P. Colvocoresses. 207 Keadquarter-s Department of Luzon. Ofiice of Chief Conmiissary, fvanila, ?. I., ^^ay 26, 1906. General G, M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, . Y, Dear General: We had a n.ost delightful voyage from New York to Lanila, with quite lengthy stops at"Gibraltar,'Iv.alta, Port Said,- with a visit to Cairo-, Colombo and Singapore. We were eighty days making the voyage and had perfect weaUier the entire time. I am assigned to duty as Chief Commissahy Dept. of Luzon. General Weston is in command of the Department, so I aiii with an old friend. I have little to do as my office is one of routine. I^.Ost of my time I devote to study and read ing up all I can about this part of tlie world, and it is certainly an interesting study. Manila is' much improved since I was liere five years ago. The Americans have done spleiidid work and thorough work. A fine street R. R. System makes communication easy. The streets are will paved, well lighted, and kei)t remarkably clean. The water system is coEiplete and the supply is plentiful. The Police and lire departments are on a par with those of any well regulated city in the States, An extensive <'.ork is now under way to deepen the harbor, fill in the low ground, and construct wharves that will allow large ships safe wharfage and avoid the necessity of lightering every tiling to and trom' the shore. One thing I noticed quite decidedly and that was the lack of shipping in Manila harbor, coEipared to what one sees in the harbors oi Colorubo and Singapore. In these latter ports the business of the cities st^med centered in the shipping. Ships were coitiing find going evei'y hour large quantities of freight being handled and everything indicating that commerce was brisk and full of life. All these vessels of course, or nearly all, fly the British flag. In Manila with the exception of tlie governiiient vessels, the shipping is very scant. The vessels that do come and go nearly all fly the British flag, I do not believe that either Singapore or Colombo, his behind it a country more productive in quantity and variety of articles of commerce, than has Manila, yet commercial stagnation here is apparent, and business is at a low ebb. There is no incentive to development. Our ports and home market are practically closed against this country, on account of high duties. England, i'rance and uermany naturally favor their ow i Colonies in the purchase of such articles as they produce. The Americans have done much as stated above in improving Aanila, but that good work should nob be lost by failure to encourage the comu.ercial development of the -i-slands and the industry of tlie people for after all this is what constituties the basis Of prosperity everywhere. The good work of cleaning up cities, ouilding street car lines etc. beconieo cheap veneer if' behind it all the people are idle, poor and unhfippy. It certainly appears to me that we are not doing our lull duty towards these -islands. The Amer icans here are all in earnest and are doing what they can for the people but without the help of Congress, no real advance can be made. Since we have these Islands and apparently Intend to keep them, the conju.onest kind of decency and sense of fair play should impel our representatives to give the Filipinos a chance to live and share our prosperity. Mrs. Gallagher joins,.m^in sending kindest regards for your good health best wishes. We are all well and I think will likethe place when once settled. I wish I were on the General Staff again with more to do. ^ _ Sincerely yours, Hu^ J. Gallagher. General Wood is doing excellent work he is 0. k. and satisfies all escepting the soreheads who cannot get over his promotion. Yours, H. J. G. , , I ; ' '-i ■ ,rK I. •! . f June, 1906. New York City, June 4, 1906 My dear Sir '.Villiam: - I do not know whether you have found an engineer, but I have been looking around, and find one man who is here in New York City, Itr. J. A. Sargeant. I should say he is a little over 30 have known him from boyhood up, a: competent to fill the place years of age. I have known him from boyhood up, aad know he is competent to fill the place. When I was in Cuba he was in charge of the work there for the Government, also made the survey of t>:e island for the Government. He has an all round education, is a graduate of Cornell, has been in the Government service in the Reclamation Bureau in Washington, had charge of th.e Gunnison Tunnel, was in Mexico on the Mexican Central, and has beenwith the north Western and otherroads. He is now engaged on the tunnel under the East River here in charge of work for the Rapid Transit Comnnssion:. He is looking after that portion where the sirields got out of line, and where they have had to drop tiie bottom of the shields to give clearance to the cars. I had a talk with himi today. he is really doing this work because he looks upon it as a post graduate course in general work. He is a fine-S^;anish Scholar, anu when you come here I believe it would be a good idea for youto talk with him. He knows all about cdncfets structures and everything of that kind, and has left every place he ever held with the highest recommendations. I do not know what day you are to be here. I am going to Washington and shall not return for ten days at least. Mr. Sargeant's address is 149 State Street, Brooklyn, and if you will drop him a line, if I annot here, he will come to see you. He is not n.uch inclined to leave his place on a ccount of the education he is receiving, and I did not tell him what we could do for him. He is only receiving :j2,000. a year, but it is what he is le rning and not the income he considers. In my talk with him. Itold him about what we wanted if came if he manent matter for him to remain on satisfactory to you it wo-.ld be a periroperty, and that seemied to hb attractive to him, andhe said he would like to have a talk with you. When you meet him I know you will be pleased with him. He is one of the m,en who will work all day or all night, andlook after tlie interests he is connected with, and is always loyal, and I consider his experience in Cuba as being a great advantage to us, as he is acclimated. Truly and cordially, G . M . Dodge. Sir William C. Van Home, Montreal, Canada. 211 June, 1906. Washington, D. G., June 5th, 1906, Major-General Grenville M. Dodge, New York City, ■ ' » .< -v .: •N. Y. -A - . No. 1 Broadway. My dear General: I hope you are in the enjoyment oi' your usual good health. When you were last in the city, I called at the hotel in hopes of seeing you. Colonel Bromwell informs me tlna t the Statue of General McClellan has been shipped and will be set up in October. At Senator Wetmore's Committee today, I mentioned my desire to write the story of the unveiling of the McClellan Statue. I was informed that the niatter is in the same form as la the case of Sherman, and that General Horatio C. King, would be the man to write to as he bore the same re lation to that Statue as General Dodge did to the Statue of Sherman. It was suggested that I would write to you as the Sherman volume was so entirely satisfactory all around and as an evidence of that, as I knew very well, the order.was given by the Chairman of both Committees, that the Rochambeau should be a replica in form and typography and every other respect of that volume. Senator Wetmore sent these orders to the Government Printing Office, "Rochambeau to be issued in the same style as ^herman." As to my qualifications to make an excellent work on the sketch part of General McClellan, you know my familiarity with mili tary operations and my ability to put them in readable form. I am also familiar with General McClellan's life. My uncle, Major-General William H. Keim, after serving in command of the Second Division of the Pennsylvania Three Months Volunteers, was appointed Brigadier-General of Volunteers. I may say in the same order announcing General Grant's appointment as MajorGeneral of Volunteers; General Logan as Brigadier-General, and 1 am not so sure but that your name is also in the same list. General Kiem fought in I think it was Keye's Corps, Casey's Division, of McClellan's Army of the Peninsula. General Keim fought in the advance of that Action. After the battle General McClellan called person ally on General Keim to thank him for his deeds of that day and as a mark of honor gave him command of the advance on Richmond. Unfortunately General Deira was sull'ering from the fever so common on the peninsula. Fe left the hospital that morning to command his troops - in the engagement a shell exploding near him, tore his clothing and bespattered him with mud. When the engagement was over, he returned to the hospital where he was taken with a severe relapse. General McClellan interested himself in him, ordering hin north for the restoration of his health. Reaching Harrisburg, his case became 212 serious and resulted in death. General McGIellan upon hearing the sad announcement, as I recall .issued an order placing the Army in mourning for several days. I was offered the position of Adjutant-General to my uncle, but declined as I was raising a regiment of the same class of troops as my own company Zouaves, which is still in existence. I wanted General Porter for the Golnng4i Governor Curtain insisted on a politician. I resigned, went to . i-'Ouis, was .appointed Herald Correspondent and joined Grant's Army, where I met. yo.u. From the above facts I was always personally interested in General McGlellan, as my uncle had a very high idea of his military genius. I think I can make a work which will be in every way sat isfactory to the veterans of the Army of the Potomac, the memory of their dead and of their chief in those early days, and an interesting memoir for the living andtheir descendants. I have thought that possibly you might meet General King, or send me a letter to him and possibly inclose to him the letter which I send you to show what I have said above. I feel confident of this the standing which I have establish ed with the two Gommittees on the Library and with the Committees on printing, I would be able to contribute a great deal to the printing of the Documehii, I hope I have not burdened you with the length of this letter. I have tried to make it as brief as possible consistent with what I wish to say. Very truly, DeB. Randolph Keim, . i- 1 ■ k M" ) ^ I k ^ d' ,, ; • 1 ' U - "(c I' !! .t' 213 June, 1906. Montreal, June 5th, 1906. Dear General Dodge; ' I have instructed Mr. Josias to send you all of the informa tion I have been able to get together concerning the "Cabaniguan" property. Until I got Mr. Betancourt's letter, which you will find among these papers, I was under the inpression that Pina lad made me a written report, but I remember now that he reported to me verbally at Camaguey. His report was a very favorable one and confirmed the statements in Mr. Betancourt's letter concerning the quality and sit uation of the lands. I should like very much to see this property come into the hands of some of our friends, for it must certainly double in value as soon as the work on our Bayamo branch line is started. I should like to buy it for the Cuba Company and 1 shall try to have a meeting either of the Board or of the Executive Committee in New York on Priday to consider this. We shall have an ample margin from our debentures after paying for the Marti sugar-mill, and I think we can make enough profit out of this transaction to pay for a third mill. M:r. Manduley's price of $3.75, which he named to Mr. Pusey undoubtedly covered a good profit for himself - probably 50 cents an acre - and rather than lose the $25,000 he has paid on the option he would certainly be glad to find a purchaser at cost. I feel pretty sure that an offer of $3.20 or $3.25 per acre would secure it. The owners of the property know of our Intention to build the Bayamo line, and I do not think there will be any chance of getting the property at a reasonable price alter Manduley's option expires, and there is not a minute's time to lose il anything is to be done. I think it probable that Mr. Whitney and Mr. Widener would join in the purchase, for they have already expressed a good deal of interest concerning it. Mr. Manduley tells mc that his option provides for the signing of the deeds and the payment of the money at Manzanillo and that he would have to leave Havana next Monday to catch the Manzanillo boat, and th6re is but one boat a week- If you and your friends are disposed to take up toe matter ^ should recommend your sending Mr. Pusey or someone whom you can trust, to Havana via Tampa by the first through train so tha t he niay be there to d© what is necessary if anything should be decided upon. It would be necessary for him to be armed with a nower of Attorney to accept title for the purchasers. Mr. Mansfield is acquainted with the form of power of Attorney required. I should be very glad to have an interest in this purchase, but I have large payments to make in Guatemala and elsewhere and cannot spare any cash for several months to come. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. Yours very truly. C . VanHorne. 217 // June, 1906. New York City, June 14, 1906 Personal. Hon. W. E. Pulsifer; 225 Fourth Avenue, New York City. Iv'y dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter in relation to the state ment of Juage Stai'iord, purporting to give a stateir.ent froir General Grant in connection with Pr-esident Johnson threatening to arrest General Lee, and others, for treason. I was at the Grant Tomb on Decoration Day, and heard the statement made by Judge Stafford. I immediately spoke to General and Nrs. Fred Grant about it, saying that it was a mistake, and I wondered where he obtained, such information. I know that was not General Grant's own version of the matter as given to several of his friends . In speaking of the matter to me soon after the occurrence he made quite a long statement, ard in that statement said that if the government undertook to carry out any such policy his comn.ission would be at its disposal. I am sure he never entertained any such idea as declaring martial law and marching upon the government. Anyone who knew General Grant knows that would be furtherestfrom his thoughts. He had just been fighting for four or five years to main tain the gover-nraent, and certainly would not on the mere threat of the President attempt to destroy the government he had preserved. The letter of General F. D. Grant gives the matter as it was stated to me, but ,as he suggests, 1 have no doubt General Horace Porter can give it ot you more in detail, for his memory is much better than mine, I do not believe myself that it will help the matter to agitate it. I noticed the Evening Post had an editorial in which it was inclined to make fun of the statement ratlier than give it serious consideration. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 219 June, 1906. York City, June 14, 1906. My dear Major: I have been in Washington and had a tlak with the Secretary of War, also with the Chief of Staff, in relation to your detail. While they both recognize the work you have done at . Y., they seem to think the law is such that it will be impossible to continue the detail. They said such an order would bring criticism from other officers, and might possibly be doing some officers injury, etc. You will understand this. I vent overthe matter very thoroughly, and discussed the matter of your successor in case you are not retained, and unless there is some pressure from the State or sonie source out side the bniversity, I do not believe the detail will be continued. I also came to the conclasion that in the niattcr of detailing an officer to succeed you to leave it entirely to General Bell, rather than press any officer for the place, fie feels a great interest in the colleges, and said he would take great pains to give us a very competent officer for the position, and 1 believe it is better to rely upon his judgment, as he has such a full knowledge of tl:e officers being so long in com mand at Leavenworth, than to take our judgment. It is very hard to get a detail from the Artillery Corps, as they are so short of officers. I have written President Spooner the result of my efforts, asking for a continuance of your detail, and saying if you cannot be continued there we prefer to leave the selection of the officer to General Bell. I do not know what progress has been n.ade in the matters you spoke to me about when here. Of course I could say nothing about them in Washington. Senator Proctor, whom I expected to meet, had gone home sick. I regret that I will be unable to attend Comniencement. Remember me kindly to Mrs. Plovey, and the family, and believe me. Truly and cordially yours, G. M. Dodge. Major II. W. Hovey, U. S. A., Northfield, Vermont. June, 1906. Council Bluffs, lov/a ., // June 19 , 1906 . Gen. Grenville It. Dodge, New York, N.Y. Ny Dear General On September 2nd of this year, the Nonpareil will issue a 50th anniversary edition. I'^e propose I'laking at a coraprehensice review of the achievements of Council Bluffs and western Iowa during the half centnyy. It will be fully illustrated and will contain many stories furnished by old residents and we realize that the edition would not be complete without something from you. Could you take t}^e time to furnish us with a sketch of the early Union Pacific history as it affected Council Bluffs? We have an excellent half tone cut of yourself which we propose to run with the story. We know your time is very much occupied but if you could give such a story to your stenographer and have him forward it to us, we would very much appreciate the favor. Thanking you in advance for the consideration we are sure you will give the matter, we beg to remain. Yours truly, Victor E. Bender. Personal. June 23rd.,1906. Headguarters.Phillipines Division Manila. Dear General: It is rumored that General Humphrey expects to retire in the immediate future: Colonel V/illiam S.Patten is an applicant for this posit ion. I helieve him to be one of the best men in the corps, and that he is entitled to the promotion. You are familiar with his work during the Span ish-American War: His services since have been equally good. He has been here only a few mdinths, but the amount of work accomplished has been very greet, and I am confident that his administration of affaiis here will lead to a very large annual saving to the Government. I hope to see Colonel Pat ten appointed, as I believe he is the man for the position. This letter is simply to give you a idea of his standing here in casB you see fit, as I hope you will, to interest yourself further in his behalf. Very Sincerely yours, Id. t June, 1906. Oakland, California, June 27, 1906. Wy dear General: My wife and daughter Virgilia have been in Europe for some months, They are now in London, and will be there and in other parts of England and Scotland for some time to come. I should be much gratified if you would send them a letter of introduction to 7/hitelaw Reid, our American ambassador at London. I do not think Mr. Reid will remember me, but a letter from you will I am sure give them some advantages which they otherwise will not have at all. You do not know my wife, but perhaps that will make no difference. Kindly send your letter to Mrs. Virgil G. Bogue, Care Brown Shipley, bankers, 123 Pall Mall, Condon, S. England. We are gradually getting on with our Western Pacific enter prise. We have met various forms of hold-up, connected with right of way, franchises and railroad crossings, but these are playing out one by one. Our most serious difficulty is that of labor, tien are very scarce and also very ineffective. With my best regards to you, I reman. Sincerely yours. Virgil G. Bogue. Gen. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. 227 ..)V ' ■ // June, 1906 New York City, June 28, 1906. Ky dear l^'^r. President: ■ I notice the Rate Bill as .amended provides for a Commission of seven iiicmbers, and have seen stateirients in the papers as to the proposed ap^.ointments. Of course, ■■■ have no knowledge of these gentle men except Nr. Clark, who, in a convex-sation with me you stated you had under consideration as a representative of labor. I do not think you could improve upon that appointment. What I wish to ask you to consider inmaking these appoint ments is the necessity of placing at least two representative rail road men on this commission. In my opinion the success of the rate bill will depend upon the Coiwiiission. my long experience will rail roads teaches me that it is impossible for a lawyer, or many of any other profession, to get at the-real inside of railroad matters ex cept he has been educated in the business from the bottom up- in the Executive, Operating and Traffic Departments. in watching the testi mony where the Commission istrying to get at facts I often see questicns asked where it is iii.possible to get at the facts and obtain a prop©r answer, when railroad m.an were Comm.ission, he would quick ly bring an answer on laccount of his inside knowledge of niatters. Then again, the are growing all the tine, on this Commission. The eluded to live up to tiiO have a fair Commission, w of railroading. It is i a change of a basing rate man can tell this except changed a basing rate and munity affected fall upon railroad interests in the dnited States and are certainly entitled to representation railroads of trie country have generally conlaw, and to do this successfully they must ith men on it wiro understand all methods 11 possible for a lawyer totell the effect of - how far-reaching it may possibly be- no a man with experience in traffic, who has had an avalanche of protests from the cumhim. person tofc gentlemanf, pose he co heads or t but there positions think youh country to ment, fairSome tine ago when you asked me in relation to a proper o uponthe Comimissicn as a railroad man I suggested a but he is now at tiie herd of the vVabash, and I do not supuld be had, but it is that class of Hien , either executive rafiic heads, that are needed. I have no one in view- now, are plenty of very able men who could be ha_. to fill these if they knew the positions would be fairly permanent. I ve had interoDurse enough with the railroad mien of the know that they will fill such a position with good judgness, and without prejudice. As-soon as Congress adjourns I hope you will take a good long rest, for you certainly need and deserve it. Very respectfully an.l cordially. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Washington, D. C. Grenville M. Dodge. 229 June, 1906. The White Rouse, Washington, June 29, 1906. My dear General Dodge: I thank you for your letter. I am delighted to hear what Major Gallagher says of affairs in the Philippines. I have not gotten any further in the appointments than Clark, who will, I am sure, re present not merely the labor men, but preeminently the railroad men. With all good wishes. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt. General Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadv/ay, New York. Enclosure. 231 June, 1906. New York-City, June 29, 1906 My dear Gallagher: I received your very interesting letter of May 26th, and it was of so much interest about matter out there that in a private note I Bent it to the ^resident that he might read and return it to me, as there was nothing in it that it is not proper for him to see. I am gladto note you are so nicely fixed there with WestOnu Give him my very kindest regards, and my satisfaction that he is enjoy ing good health. Nothing pleases me more than to hear that, for you know I have always had a great regard for him. I did not get it from what I have heard but what I have seen and know from my investi gation of the War Departmient after the Spanish War. I suppose you will have to take your turn out there, and when you return miay perhaps get into-the staff again. There is not n.uch hope of getting help for tiie hhHippines out of this Congress. I do not understand why, but there seems to be an element in our country that would rather have the islands sink than prosper. I hope by next winter we will be able to do something. There is no doubt but that Secretary Taft has bent all his energies to aid the islands, but unfortunately has not succeeded. We are in the last hours of Congress and 1 see no indication that anything will be done. I learned a good deal about the Philippines from Morton when he was there, and now that you are there I can keep posted. I shall always be glad to hear from you. There is nothing unusual going on here. "usiness is ex cellent everywhere, and our crops are goxng to be immense. I am go ing out to the fluffs in the fall, where we hcve the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. I wish you could be there to attend. The luffs is growing slowly but pretty surely. Army matters are very quiet. There do not seem to be any rumors, and 1 think they have settled down to pretty near square business. They have given them a lock canal on the Isthmus. I do not know what they are going to do with the Conimission. The last time I saw the iT'esident I told him Idid not see the necessity of having a Commission here, that they should live on the Isthmus. The papers scy he is going down there to see for himself. Too miany cooks spoil the bi'oth- it needs one captain and he should be where the work is going on. He co.ld have a representative in Washington if he wants one, but if I was handling the work I would not want one there. I would simply send them n.y vouchers, take their orders and obey them and run the machine to suit myself. 232 "■%¥ mat ters shape. Islands business on Fanan. I have seen sever-al engineers down there, and they, tell me are improving gradually, cind they* are licking the labor into They are doing as v/e did in Cuba- sending to the Canary and getting Spaniards and are apparently settling down to The scandal-mongers have pretty nearly run into emotings froii, you must han country Remember n.e to your good wife and family, and let me hear often. lam glad you are studying up that country, for we die it for a long tine, and there is nothing like knowing a if you have to handle it. faj. Hugh J. Gallagher, Manila, P. I. ■ ' 'r't . ■ :W;'. '■ Truly and cordially yours. G . M . Dodge. 't *• rb', ' f S 233 June, 1906. New York City, June 29, 1906 ky dear Gren: I received your letter of January 27th enclosing the clipping. I think myself before they put any of these cadets on trial they should have brought the officer to account for allowing hazing. If it was to be stOi.ped they should have brought the classes together and made themagree not to do any of it, the same as wasdone at '.Vest Point., The trouble in the whole matter is that the Government has no option as to what it should do- it has to dismiss these boys that are found guilty, the law is too drastic and should be changed. I do not think it would be done if they could give them any other punishment. I hope Langford is not in it in any way. I note you say he has not been proi;inent as a hazer, which would indi cate he has been doing some of it. 1 have been looking for them to take some other action after punishing half a dozen of the boys, but they seem to be going on in the matter. The dismissing of the young n.en is a loss to the Government. The Navy is all the time claiming it is short of officers. Making a boy stand on his head I do not consider a very manly way of hazing and it is dangerous, but the other things they do is what isdone in all schools. liowever, the Government has passed a law against it, and that law should have been made very prominent at the beginning of the term, and the classes should have been brought together and niade to agree to it, as they did at West Point, then there would have been no trouble. Very truly yours, G . M . Dodge. Grenville D. Montgomery, Esq., c/o Henry & West, Philadelphia, Pa. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/9793e5104e875bd1fda0ea108304f341.pdf a7f771df72c2c097a3473d54f73d505b PDF Text Text 285 St. Patil, Minn. July 3, 1906. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Nev/ York City. Dear Sir:- A friend has shown me a copy of the Kansas City Times of Dec. 12th 1904, containing your address on the occasion of the unveiling of the Bridger Monument, and an account of the ceremonies on that occasion. All this was new to me, although I have tried to keep in touch with such important matters. You have done our country a great service in rescuing from obscurity the resting place of Pridger and in com.memorating his great services in building up the west. I,first knew Bridger in 1866, when, in behalf of a wagon road com">any, I employed him to guide the emigration from the States, to Montana, by way of Kort Laeamie. (It might have been the spring of 1867) It was than that"he told me of the Geysers of the Upper Yellowstone. I was a member of the Yashburn party that , in 1870, explored that region:- and I have recently published a small volume The Discovery of Yellowstone Park', a copy of which I mail you with this letter. On pages 7 and 8 of the introduction I refer to Bridger. I have hie. photograph, of which I send you an enlarged copy. I hn^e had during the past 10 hears, as many as 2 dozen copies printed, for distribution. o...- m. where I can procure a copy of the Kansa-s City Times, of Dec. 12, 1904? I much want to preserve the record: ou deserve and will receive the gratitude of all who are interested in^preserving the history of those who first explored the grear ofi Cant up. wra Clark, ( see legend on ^photograph reverse side.) of the half-blood son hov 1863 in company with Samuel P. Hanser, (afterwards Lak<; Cul Bridger-s Pass, on my wiy frorSar? acoount " (he ^^f.S^lLrarth'e'unvelUne I Will esteem it a very great favor! Bridger Monument, Very truly yours, N. P. Langford. 237 July, 1906. New York City, July 6, 1906. Col. Charles Brorr.well, War Department, Washington, D. Dear Colonel* I see that the Civil Sundry bill has passed, and while I have not received oilicial notice, I have no doubt that our amendmend cover-ing the location and the appropriation is in it so that Shrady and Carey can go to work on the pedestal. I hope they will doso promptly and get as much work done on it as possible this summer. No doubt you have or will notify them, I take it that it needs no further action on the part of the Gomri.ission in the matter- it is only for you to stake out the ground for them and notify them to go to work. No doubt the first thing that will have to be settled is the question of foundation. In re-staking the monument please be careful to have it so it will fit the plans of the K.cKim and Burnham Commission provided those plans should ever be carried out. I think when you stake it out you ought to do so to fit those plans. I do not know that it is necessary for us to look at the location again. It v/as staked out very near where it was to go, and we ill have to depend upon you to look into the matter carefully and see that it is right. Please let me hear from you in the ii.atter, and advise what the sculptor and architect propos e to do . I wrote Nr. Shrady that we woald accept the photographs to judge the lions by in accordance with the action of the Commission and also inforrried hirri of the ^lasoage of the amiendment, which seems to have gone through without friction which I am very grateful for. Thanking you for your courtesies. Very truly yours, Grenville U. Dodge. July, 1906, 289 New York, Tuesday, July lO/OG My dear General: Mrs. Trunibull and I are both mightily pleased with the hand some double photograph taken on your seventy fifth birthday. It was a fine idea and will be particularly precious to us. I am sorry you are a little indisposed but we will keep things running and hope you will take care of yourself in every way until cool weather. Sincerely yours, Frank Trumbull. General G. M. Dodge, L Broadway. ,, vf,,.' 241 ■July, 1906. New York, July ICth. My dear General: I was delighted to receive your photograph the more delighted because I was not able to be present at the dinner. It will always be a Icwely souvenir. Please accept my best thanks that, you have not forgotten Sincerely yours, N. Winterfeld. 243 July, 1906. New York, July 11, 1906. My dear General: On my arrival in New York I am in receipt of the fine photoi^raph of yourself and of the Testimonial presented to you by the Board of Directors of the Colorado an d Southern Railway Co. on the occasion of your seventy-fifth birthday, April 12, and beg to express by thanks for your courtesy end kind remembrance. In these days when destinies seem to be shaped by syndicates rather than by individuals the old human landmarks of independent energy, spirit and leadership, like my lamented Uncle, Collis P. Huntington, and others before and contemp orary with him - are passing rapidly away and those who yet remain like yourself, strong despite the years, are growing very few. It may well be the hope of us younger men that when we shall htve reached ti.e ripe age to which you hi; ve attained we may be able to look back, as you can, upon a life honorable and honored with the gratifying reflection that we have fought the good fight and performed worthy deeds for the benefit of humanity and the industries of our country. I beg to assure you, my dear General, of my hope .on your behalf for many years yet of usefulness and happiness and of my profound esteem. Sincerely yours. H. E. Huntington. Genl. Grenville M. Dodge. 245 July, 1906. New Yor-k, July 11, 1906. My dear Cleneral; I was delighted to have to-day received your photograph with autograph and ^ shall certainly keep it as one oi my most val uable mementos. With best wishes for your health, and kind regards, I am Sincerely yours, Harry Bronner. Gen. Grenville 1^. Godge, 1 Groadway, New ^ork. t i'-"' 247 July, 1906. New York, July 11th, 1906. Dear General: I have received the photograph of yourself and of the cup presented to you. I assure you that I greatly appreciate same and shall place them in my new home which we hope to occupy soraeitroe in the Pall. With kind regards, I am. Very truly yours, B. F. Yoakum. Gen. G. M. Bodge, #1 Broadway, New York City, July 11th, 1906. '249 July, 1906. New York, July 11th, 1906. Gen. G. M. iJodge, 1 Broadway, New York City. My dear General: I appreciate very much your kindness in sending me the photograph of yourself, surrounded by flowers and friends, and also the photograph of the cup presented on April 12th, 1906, the evening of which will be one I shall long remember as one of the pleasantest evenings I ever passed, I hope we n^ay be able to jointly celebrate many more birth days as pleasantly, Yours very truly, K. Walters. ■"'k 'tK,. July, 1906, Fairoaks. 251 Minneapolis, Minn., July 11, 1906 General Grenville M. Dodge, New York ^ity. My dear General: Returning home from a six month's absence abroad, I learn from the Committee of Invitations having in charge the Grand Army Encampment here, that you have accepted an invitation, or expected to do so, to be present at the Grand Army Encampment in this city, about the middle of August, I now write extending to you a most cordial invitation to be our guest at "Fairoaks" during your stay in this city on that occasion This invitation is extended not only to yourself but to anyone that you may have in your party. Hoping I may be honored with your acceptance and so notified at an early date, I remain. Yours most sincerely, W. D. Washburn. 253 July, 1906. New York, July 11, 1906. General G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York City, My dear General Dodge; I was pleased to receive this morning the very excellent photographs of yourself and the Colorado & Southern loving cup, and I beg to thank you for remembering me. I shall have them framed and they will serve to remeind me of a most pleasant and enjoyable occasion. Yours truly. W. S. Crandell. 255 July, 1906 New York City, July 12, 1906. Gen. G. M. Dodge, //I Broadway, Dear Sir; New York City. Our records show that on January 6th, 1896, Certificate #111 for 1 share of stock in this Company was issued in your favor as qualifying you on oar Board. We will appreciate the immediate return of the Certificate properly endorsed. Thanking you for this courtesy, we are. Yours very truly. AMERICAN MUTO . & BIO. CO. Gen. E. Van Ginpling. 1st Vice-President & General Manager. 257 July, 1906 Nev. York City, July 13, 1906 W. N. Langford, Esq., St. Paul, Iv'^ss. Dear Sir: I received your letter of July 5d, and your book on Lhe vVashburn Party Trip to the Yellowstone, and have read the book with interest ana pleasure and thank you for them. I am pretty familiar with that country, and know its surroundings in the fifties.. Bridger often talked to me about it. I have read Eaynolds, Hayden and Ghittenden. Ithink I was one of the first to talk to Hayaen about it, when he was exploring the tributaries of the Platte. You speak of Crittenden's "Yellowstone"- did Grittenden publish any book besides his"Yellowstone Park" on the Yellowstone. I have his "American Fur Trade," "DeSmet," "Missouri Fiver" etc. I sent you my pamphlet on Bridger. For such a purpose it was condensed. I have often w ndered that no one has written a life of Bridger. flany have been written on trappers and fur traders, mostly romance, but a history of Bridger woald befar more reliable, notable and interesting than any work I have seen on his contempor aries. I was in hopes Ghittenden would take him up. Dr. Butler of Madison, Wis., started to write his life, but it ended in a lecture. I had a high opinion of Bridger. I saw a great deal of himi in the fifties, anuhe was guide for n.y troops in the Indian camipaigns of 1865-66, and since I published the pamphlet and erected a monument to him I have received hundreds of letters thanking me and giving me some item of information about him that was often new to me. I have seen his daughter and granddaughter that live in Kansas City, but not his daughter who lives in Indian Territory. Those in Kansas City are very nice, respectable people. I thank youfor your interesting letter, and for your interest in Bridger. I have no paper giving an account of the un veiling of the monument, but send you the pamphlet, and you can have more if you wish to send .them to any firidnd. Very truly yours, Grenville M. Dodge. P. S.- During 1865 my troops xaid out a wagon road from Sioux City up Running Wg.ter to Pum kin Ruttes, ttien along east base of Big Horn mountains and on to Montana, kijown as Sawyer survey or road. Did your road from St. Paul to Fort haramie connect with this road? 259 July, 1906 New York City, July 27,1906 Ny dear Horton: I an in receipt of yours of July 9th, andam glad to learn of the news. There is no news East. I know it will be very agreeable and satisfactory to General Grant to have you come to him in September, because General and t'ira . Grant both expressed them selves to me that way, and of course we will be glad to have you where we can see you. None of us have been well this summer. I have been under the weather most of the time from my old troubles. I am fighting them, and hope to get on uy feet again before long. The name of the baby you inquire about if Kathleen Gilbert Hayward. N'rs. Hayward has not been well, though I think she is son.e better. She has been confined to her room miost of the tiirie and to her bed. When you see General and hrs . Corbin remember me kindly to them. I hear good reports of you from good quarters in Washington, all of which is veiy pleasing to me. I am glad you are fitting yourself for the promotion. Truly and cordially, G. W. Dodge . Lieut. Col. W. E. Horton, Headquarters Northern Division, U. S. A., St. Louis, ho. 261 August, 1906. New York City, August 13,1906 Alexander Searle, Sioux Falls, S. D. Dear Sir: Mr. \V. A. Ellis has referred your letter to me in relation to your being allowed to enter West Point if you are a cadet in good standing at Norwich University. Mr. Robert Dunlop entered Norwich University as you propose to do ^nd this year entered West Point upon the cer tificate of the President of Norwich University that he was a cadet in good standing, and this without a mental examin ation at West Point. Therefore if you enter Norwich University and spend the time there until you enter West roint, and are a cadet in good standing, the certificate of the President of that Univer sity will pass you into West Point. It will also help you at West Point from the fact that you have had a year's military training, as Nj^rwich University stands at the head of the six military colleges of the country who live up to the requirements of the War Department, and whose honor graduates are appointed to the arny when there are any vacancies for civilians. I enclose this year's report of the government inspecting officer, also a statement concerning the new Alumini Barracks, which are a great addition to the university. I an a graduate of the university. ivy residence in Council Bluffs, Iowa. I know if you go there you will never regret it. Very truly yours, G. M . Dodge 263 August, 1906 New York City, August 13, 1906 My dear Senator: I have not written you since you left Washington, because I did not want to disturb you, or take up your irind, but have kept tab on you through McNeely, and have received good reports right along, which is very pleasing to me, I .as fearful that politics out there might annoy you, but i guess.you steered clear of them. Matters have ended there about as I thought they would when I saw the returns coming in. I know Cummins pretty well, perhaps better than a good many others, because he was with me as my attorney for a long time. I do not think he will be as radical hereafter as he has been heretofore. You know when you threash such things out the radical fellow always becomes more conservative and the conservative gets more radical. So far as I can see, things political here in the East are looking well.- They are making a good deal cf tumpus here in New York, but I have no doubt that the Republican party will carry the State, The Democrats are putting all their hopes two years ahead on Bryan. If they nominate him he will be easily beaten. You know how these things are- it is threashing over old straw. As I talk to the monied men I see they carry in their minds the fear that sone crisis mdght come in our financial affairs and they are afraid to trust a m.an as President that holds the views Bryan does. From the last letter received I see you have been out on a farm with Stout, which I know is good for you. 'hen you feel like it write me, but do not trouble yourself. I merely want to let you know that we are all feeling much encouraged from the progress you are making. Frosably your trouble will settle right down to a local matter. I know that LeGrand B. Cannon, who is now nearly 90 years old, has been troubled with it for many years. I have been spending the last mionth at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, with my daughter Anne. She went down there three weeks ago upon the advice of her doctor to see if the sea air would not help her, and as soon as she got there she was taken with append icitis. It was a very severe case, an imirediate operation being required to save her. Yesterday she wa^ allowed to sit up for half an hour for the first time. We have felt very anxious about her, but low we can see daylight. It has been an anxious time for me. If she had to have it I do not know that there could have been a better place, because the air was good and the attention has been perfect. My health has not been very good this summer, but it is better since my daughter got sick. My old troubles came back on me and gave me much trouble, but I hope I have overcome them. Truly and cordially. G . M. Do dge Hon. W. R. Allison, Dubuque, Iowa. 1906. On August 27th, 1906, dur^'ng the political campaign. Governor Cummins was at Council Bluffs and spoke in the Opera House. Governor Cummins had been associated with me for a goocmany years as my Attorney and T had a very hign op^'nion of him. In his address here he paid me a very high tribute, as did Charles M. Harl, who presided, and the old soldiers who were seated in front of him and tha audience were very enthusiastic over it. In later years, it has been impossible for me to agree fully with Cummins views although I held him in hig. esteem;on account of our difference of opinions on many of the subjects he advocated, especially the railroad questions, we have rather drifted apart. ■ '-rl 267 August, 1906. (The White House, Washington,) Oyster Bay, N, y., August 28, 1906 My dear Senator Miller: I wish I could be present at the dinner to be given by you and your associates, with my old friend Admiral Coghlan presiding, to General Mills. It has been my good fortune to have served with General Mills in battle, and he is the type of American officer of whom the whole American people should be proud. May all good fortune go with him everyv/here Sfacerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt. Hon. Warner Miller, 100 Broadway, New York. September, 190G. 269 Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sept. 5, 1906. Gen. Grenville 1'. Dodge, Pew York, N.Y. My dear G^eneral:- I wish to personally thank you for your invaluable contri bution to the 50th anniversary edition (bo the Daily Nonpareil. I am glad to say that the paper was considered something of a success in this community, and newspapers of the state are saying some very kind things about it. I was only too glad to send you what papers you desired, and should you care for any more, would be glad to supply :.thera to the limit. Thanking you again and anticipating an early visit from you here in Council Bluffs, I beg to remain. Yours truly, Victor E. Bender. ■■ k ■ r . ■ " K' September, 1906, Personal General: 271 The Cuba Railroad C^ompany. Camaguey (Puerto Principe(,Cuba• September 10th, 1906. I knov/ you will at this time be interested in a few words Ironi the scene of our littel"war." There is a great deal of talk but little or no real fighting. 1 have just come in 1 rom riding over all of oui- lines . The general attitude of-Qie people is one of expectance. The business men are frightened more by the newspapers than by anything else. i^ur freight receipts tell the tale of fear felt by the ship pers. tiore men of good clean courage are needed. At the same time tha big plantations are going ahead with their plans to cut and ghind a record crop of cane. We have a vast amount of detail work to do; but if ?5i'r William will have a little patience and give us a few months of grace, we will come through the woods all right, never fear. The big plantations are losing h.any n.en ''.ho go to be volun teers for l»-r. Palmia at ;,72.00 per day and maintenance. This causes riany concerns to raise the wage schedule and makes conimon labor ultra independent; but as soon as the present scare is over, their will be plenty of men, ithink. The revolution caught tir. Painia's forces somewhat unprepared and in these ^atin American countries, the "outs" are very likely to out number the "ins", and the love of olfice is a consuming passion. Thanking you for numerous past kindnesses, 1 have the honor to remain. Sir, Very respectfully yours, Joseph A. Sargent. 273 New York City, Sept. 11, 1906. Mr. Frank Trumbull, ' " Pres. C. & S. Ry. Co. ■ ' #71 B'Way, K. Y. City... • • Dear Sir:- I hand you.herewith tracings of map and profile of a preliminary survey begun Feb. 17th, 1906 and finished Aug. 9th, 1906, for a railroad from Pennsylvania Oil Wells, on Salt Greek, Wyoming to a connection with the C. M. & St. P. Line on the north side of the Yellowstone River near Forsyth, Montana, being about 267 miles from said Oil Wells or about 352 miles from Douglas, Wyo. The original map and profile from which these tracings were made together with note cooks etc. of the survey were left with Mr. H. W. Cowan, Chief Engineer of the Company, at Denver, Colorado. DESCRIPTION LINE. According to instructions, the outfit of teams "and sup plies for the party were bought at-Douglas, Wyo., and we drove out from there starting S. nday, Feb. 11th and reaching our starting point on the 16th, beii; ■; delayed somewhat by sto mv weather. Nex' morning as directed, we started fro the end of the survey of 1903, made by ?Cr. B. B. Kellinher from Douglas, Wyo. to the oil wexxs and continued the line down Salt Creek Valley to Powder river using an 8/lo maximum grade as you desired. mouth +V, of Salt crossed Creek, Powder and river,-perhaps a mile above the present then t uning to the right down to the valley of Fopr Mile Creek we followed up that iSLrseve^afmiles In an attempt to get across the country'in a north westerly dirInd On roaohlriB the divide betweefSt Treek -D-i -ine Wile, this attempt was abandoned as it did nd seem ad VaneJ%i?h°an'8/10%rLl to eet across Nino Mile could be secured across ttat count?rb"uslng''f J-f "g^de. Po.der River "t^urnoduu thit bine) *e went back to up Middle fork to North Forl tw un Pork, the^Va^LrofTl^trio^i^ easterly direction down Clear Creek ^n a north the mouth of Redmond Draw, uo that ll f?"'" ^ive miles to ®tong the east side of Lake Desmet t-o p. . thwesterly direction »t at the head of Murphy P.O., Cilch then abnn+ up +!»« "klvlnJ^K" finJ'' Craw Jtout to the three divide Battlefield of isee" we continpL ! of the FetterLn Dog creek to a poln; abourSix mlfef hS IT"''? and FralrU Where we i©ft Pralrin Dntr o 7 Southeast of Sheridan Wvo - valley In order to get to s'^eridan^^which\ow^° Little Goose Creek distance of nearly 212 mile'- fr-nm n town was reached at a miles from our starting point at the^Sil^^fellsI' 0*^ 1 From Sheridan the line foilows Goose Creek Valley about eight miles to the Tongue River, and down that stream.to a point about two miles above the mouth of Spring Creek (.6 miles below Decker P.O.) where it leaves that valley and keeping in the vicinity of the present wagon road, in a northwesterly direction, crosses the divide and into the Rosebud valley, following this valley about a hundred miles to connect with the C.M & St. P. road at a point . on tl;ie north side of the Yellowstone River, just above the town of Porsyth, Mont., and about 352 miles from D'uglas, Wyo. Another connection was made wi l;i the same road on the north side of the Yellowstone, opposite the mouth of the Rosebud, twelve miles east of the Forsyth connection, and about 345 miles from Douglas. COMPLETION OF WORK AND DISPOSAL OF OUTFIT. Our workwas complied at Forsyth August 9th,, and party 'disbanded there August 13th. Te ts cooking utensile, &c were shipped, to Denver, in care of Mr. loung, and teams driven back to by V, they with wagons and harness, sold there, as ordered i.r. Dowan, The price realized was fourteen hundred Dollars, ch was turned over to Mr. b. P. James, at Denver. Myself, with the remaining three men of the party, reached Denver August 21st, REGARDING APPROaIHATE ESTIMATE 0^^ COST. ^alt Crppk^ miles from Oil Wells on p 4.!^ ' line near Forsyth, is about '^7 pnn noo n I'ciidingf of the 85 miles from Douglas to the'oil Wells ^ard'"lt''eite enourh to justify the belief tbs+ +>t S think they are liberal the estimate. tL prlcls uLf^L ""hln given me by Mr. 7 "ere that Is, to nay both for excavaHo^'nnrt i f ' '' cents per cubic yard for earth- "an e ^7'" t ®hd are 15 for solid rock, funnels I Sav4 er?lr-f?ed ar*lir!;i pile bridges at $15 to .'^25 ^ lineal foot: 1000 feet of 'steel bridgS over^thrvel •fllO per lin. ft. For-met 4 ® Yellowstone at three sizes, 24 in. 30 in. and 3fi ? figured on lln. ft. respectively. Right of wav v'6.,y8., and $10 per mile for 265 miles not inrfndtnir estimated at $400. ner Porsyth. Mont. Thirmafbe ?a?fe''™r''b4/" Wyb, a„S three years from now, as valtics^Lem'^on^yL'"?? or eimtbing I have placed at $200 a mile for 2on^^^ti Olearing above items amount to .'^3.597 '.oo aTi miles. The for track material and'laying, fencinr c-tmrtf construction ,4bv :• ps3S,;;it be reduced by perhaps ^>^75 oon hv tovJ f*t. total amouoL should •alternate "^fne a??o^s [Sfb?? lntXerfdan°''^'=R"R" longer and heavier lln ,-that my estlm?t4 th"e"is'"Ill§'^oSf ''^^ere 275 —2*- are other places where I think cost is likely to fall below esti mate, and besides I think a location survey will show a profile that will average lighter most of the wc.y through. DISCUSSION OF ROUTE FOLLOWED ANI> OF OTHER POSSIBLE ROUTES. Beginning as we were instructed to do, in the valley of Salt Creek, there was no choice but tc follow the valley to Powder River, The valley is crooked, and subject to sever floods, as indicated by the drift. This, together with the washy character of the soil, will make ti quite expensive to build and to maintain the 18 miles of line from Oil Wells to Powder River. .1 feel rather doubtful about there beirg a more favorable route, but before the line is definitely located the country should be thoroughly examined both east and west of our line, and perhaps surveys made if necessary. Manypeople who .claim to be thoroughly acquainted wi h the country, insist therf:; is a shorter, cheaper and better route keeping far ther north and west fjrom Douglas, striking south fork of Powder River perhaps 25 miles south of its junction with Middle Fork, and there connecting with our present line. As before said, i think this country should be examined, though wh-j t cattlemen and other inexrerienced ne n may say is very seldom of much value, for however well they may know the country, they are always totally unable to judge of grades and other essential things in comparing r*otitGS • Finding it almost impos ible to get acr ss the country with an a/19 Cr-ade from the mouth of Salt Creek in a direct course t'-ward Trabin^ and Buffalo, we turned up the river instead of down, partly because in.so doing we keep closer to the mountains , \tere coal and metal mines may be developed in the future, and also keen in acountry where the agr cultrual and stock prospects seem greater. It may be possible by using some stepper grade, say ' I ^ ^ direct line across from near the to a 1% maximum grade from Oil Welles to near S/lO should moterlollj Improve allnement cost. The estlLte^^rmSde lo/an I/, S was run that way 8/10 maximum grade, as t e line Getting into Sheridan from Prairie Dno- / road, (rassed through ^r^S/age Gap^" back along the hills to get down to n + + i o » doubled fillo.ed the volley to SherlC ?hlJ th °?f "'"it''!, map ond profile* on »hloh the estimate iL made ®Af/ ^^2" ran a amir liro r "v" ot-xmrtoe was maae. Afterwards we dlvlL Srtie loit^ sidrortho"/"! the "V" Line lust before ente?inr ?he;^^.^ connecting with Is sho.te?^, cheape?! fnd better ftan yhrotP" ^fte- and 1 think ther^ 1^ no ,u:s«on'bu'? ifshould bf North from Sheridan there Is again some question regarding 276 rout&s. If it were not desirable to enter Sheridan, we v/ould doubtless save a good many thousand dollars and several miles of distance to keep on down Prairie Dog Creek to Tongtie Ever, connect ing with our present line on Tongue P.iver near Decker P.O. and about twenty or twenty-five miles fromSheridan. Even if you go to Sheridan, it would be cheaper, and probably shorter, to come back to Prairie Dog Creek and go down to Tongue River as before mentioned. Passenger trains and the necessai-j'- freights could be run into Sheridan and out again, while the through freight wouid thus avoid an extra haul of some miles. However, I presume such an arrangement would not be acceptable to Sheridan, and is hardly likely to meet your approval, . Being in the town of Sheridan and refusing to go back into Prairie Dog Valley, there remains the choice, of the route we have taken down Tongue River, or of .paralleling the B. & M. to Port Ouster at the junction of the Big Horn and the Little Big Horn, thence down the Big Horn, across the Yellowstone, and up Alkali Creek, or Pease Creek, and over the divide to the Musselshell where it makes' the bi~ bend toward tr.e north. Whether it is desi-rable or otherwise to come intosuch close competition with that Company for the 65 miles from Sheridan to ort Ouster, I need not speak. The B. & M. does not seem to have uncommonly heavy work, but my understanding is they use about a1 8/10/;, grade getting up the south side of th divide between the 1 ss5 grade gettin- dowr ?he Edward VH ^ Gillette 4.T of Sheridan, verified Tyo. or He disproved located the by line, writing Snd to I Mr.am sure would feel willing to give you the information. ' build V, 41., along the B. & grade M. If ir: a used lighter it woul grade not is seem uLddifficult to quite difficult and expensive part of the wav ThPT/'viflij. f bridger^ uziuge. over tnehp Little nttiiBig n-frr Horn it would probably ne have.several necessarv to duplicate, and also change its channel in places It would s?\^r"uisTir may be encounterfd as' befo?e"aid^''l L, fa"" ''".at route or one farther east woul^b^nL^ f, "hether this whether you wish to go so far north w depends largely upon or not. I would exnict the Letli? T®' ''"rSelshe 11 local business. route would get rather more would be^to^follprour^prcsent sS?vJJ"'n ®"^^he Mucselshell Rosebud in the Northern Cheyenne Reservdti'i^ ""usby p.d. on the Tullock s Creek and follow thit Hr. ^ +a cross over into Yellowstone to the Musselshell the"?oute would^h°'''fi°''®* Little Horn and cig Horn Rivers to the Mnccoi" i scribed. This route mirht b! ™ J f Musselshell, before deand might be more expensive, but would keeSn^ along the H. & m. and would h ve fej?er large bridrea r keepaway from that road, to Tullooks it would be necessary 'to Sse s™e°l°,l%ra™s!T''""^ -3- 277 profile of a line up the south side of this divide is chov/n as "AU" line. Tullock's tjreek is a dry creek, subject to floods, as shown by the drift; has "bench land" along it most of the way, but often rather high and broken, and has but limited agricultural prospects from lack of water. A line along this stream would be perhaps 507^ more expensive, mile for mile, than down the Rosebud. Another route that should be examined more closely, and per haps a survey made for comparison, would be to continue down the Tongue River through the canon to near Ashland or below, and 'then across to the Rosebud in the vicinity ofLee P.u. The canon is very crok]:ed, and there are some other unfavorable features, but it might prove a better and shorter route than ou present one, which was chosen because appearances were in its favor, ai.d we couli not then well run both routes. Also because it then seemed as if t t might be best to run down Tullock's ureek, which could not be reached except via our present route. Resides connecting with the C. M. & tst. P. near x-orsyth, we ran another line down the Rosebud to the mouth, crossed the Y^ellowstone there and connected with the U. M. & at. P. as before* mentioned. This line is about 7 miles shorter than the rorsyth line, and will probably be about 5175,000 cheaper. Grades are also be • er. Several m.en in rorsyth asked what they should do to secure the line, and i advised them to write you and give you the amount of business done by existing roads, etc.. They may be able to show you that enough business originates there to justify your going after it. The irorsyth connection is 12 miles west of"'the other, via the G.M. & Sit.P. rpv. ..trti profile show a fair comparison of the two line-s. The V line runs into rorsyth, and the "AD line runs down the Rosebud to its mouth. GRADES As before mentioned, we started our line at the Oil Wells with erade, andused that maximum until we got neaily to Buffalo when you gave permission to use a 1% maximum which Lems more suitable to the country If the mlxlmum is madriZ from llr ®dO, ifshoud reduc; ?os? mate^allT and also improve allriement, 'and shorter, distance to some Ixtent.' use a.oufflve®m??es o^l ch " best to use Of a pusher engine for southboind tralL ourorBiffaL!''^ the 41vide''betieon"piMy°0reIl'^and^P?alrfe'n^^®r tunnel at Une of Sheridan Co. *yc,, two' line- wJrJ r2n®"R''®i¥nJ'' ♦■ff, south 1/Y maximum grade, and '^'u'*'Tinr ^ line, with a four miles. Th^l^ine is verv f for about the other, and has very bad aliLment .longer than some 10 degrer curves with very question but you will prefer tL if^ i I think there is no been based onthat line Thiq wm''^ line, and the estimate has heavy southbound traJn^ here als" " for 278 I also used 1^% grade most of the way for about twelve miles getting out from.the. Tongue River to the Rosebud in Montana, and 100 in places for about four.miles getting down on the north side or the divide into the Rosebud. The only other place v/here a steeper grade than 1% was used is abouttwo miles of 10 getting down the Yellowstone Bluffs, from two to four miles east of Porsyth, Montana. This will require a pusher for southbound trains if you bild into Porsyth. But as this will be a terminal st' tion and switch engines kept there anyhow, i dod not considera steep grade here quite so objectionable as at some of the other places, ^:-WATER POR EKCINE USE. Water in Salt Creek itself would seem to be, entirely un fit for engine use. Whether such as is needed can best be obtained by sinking deep wells or by building reservoirs to catch flood water in some of the later-'l ravines, can only be discovered by experiment. The wate of Powder River seemed to have some alkali in il when we were camped there last March", but unless it gets good deal worse in summer, I would suppose it could be used. The" water in the various branches of Crazy woman we crossed seemed rather better than Powder River,- Clear Creek (at Bu falo) and its branches seemed very good, and north of that I think there will not be a great deal of difficulty and expense in securing water if our present route is followed. If tie water in the' Rosebud Creek pr oves unsuitable I think v/ater can be secured at a reasonafcle depth. Those farmers who have sunk wells have secured a very Food water at 75 to 150 feet. I have estimated water supply to cost .^800 per mile for the 267 miles, which I think will be ample. PROSPECTIVE BUSINKSr. with 4 4.V, ^ amy as well say at thf outset I was favorably imnressed thr posrilllities of the country. Existirrroads sLm trSavp more business than they can handle properly. This is esneciallv iJ^L°-erfMcilitleo"^^T^^^ increase, iith that + u f p.art r of the country The where farm they products are close are already enS tf extensivp f ^UrJad^r^ to make it possible to market those products 'tmo Je L . ture within twenty-five miles of sL?idan t .oI ® especi.nlly will not be equally productive if ^ d??pS H ^l^eady.grown just been completed there to in demonstrate Powder River the Valley possibilities, to water k is built. This is only a specimen case. -JoubleTlf^a^aUroad the + managers Oi the Uorapany twenty say, miles can up>alt furnish Creek almost from an its unlimited mouth haul ban? h by team + ^ railroad to Caspar, is secured. Wye. 55 miles. They are at present obliged to 2.79 Goal seems to exist in really unlimited amount, rmd of fair quality, from Buffalo, wyo., for a hundred miles or more north clear up into the Northern Cheyenne Reservation on the Rosebud in Montana. The shipments of coal from the mines near Sheridan are said to average about four thousand tons a day. , There is no quest ion as to the quantity of the coal, where twelve foot to twenty foot veins are so common as they are all through that country. Thirty foot veins are known, it is a ligrlte coal, and whether the quality is good enough to compete with your Colorado coal, I will have to leave to a better judge than myself to say. Coal also seems very plenty south of Buffalo, but may not be as good quality, though it has never been developed. Iron ore beds are being prosoected perhaps twenty-five miles southwest of Buffalo. Other metals are said to exist. Information on this subject can be Secured by whiting to w. j. Thom," Cashier Jirst National Bank, Buffalo, Wyo. He is a member of the Wyoming Legislatui'o, and an earnest friend of your proposed line. advantages EARLY CONSTRUCTION. ..hould you think it advisable to build, I would say that there are some reasons why a speedy beginning might be vei4 desirable. !he people along the proposed route are now verv friei dly ™::lous for the road. The only pace 1 »lthlnc Rosebud after getting price fo ri^nt of way wlh Irc^rse rapidl^ .-.s tlSeVs^f ?S^liSplr^XanL-i.-F:SS he true, that the B. & r. have thonrht^^^^® £= Possibly to enter town where our present lire dn^ changing their line so as good deal if they do thif^ fam^lrn^d m ^n^barrass you a possible to secure so advar^aJe^Ss^r^osiU^rtheref" can not ™ch''loncer^emalnTnoccupLr°an^ T'"' territory t^builS -^e advisable to extend the line farther north tJan JelloLtoL'"'"^ Respectfully, W. B. Worrall. 281 September, 1906 New York City, September 11, 1906, dear Major: As you doubtless are aware, we have decided to hold the annual reunion ofthe iociety of the Army of th.e Tennessee at Council Bluffs on November 8th anu 9th. For a long time i have heard nothing from Colonel Cadle . 1 have v.ritten him repeatedly, and my secretary has written to his clerk, but we cannot get a reply from either ol them. It is high time that the notices of the meeting were sent out, and that the arrangements for same be taken up. I am receiving letters frommsmbers of the Society to which I cannot make proper response, and am placed in a very embarrassing position. Unless someti.ing is done at once the success of the meeting will be in jeopardy. Kindly oblige me by at-once seeing Col. Cadle, discussing this matter with him, and writing me fully. Let me know why I have not heard from him, and what is the reason he is doing nothing in connection with th.e meeting. Some time ago I sent him a letter containing the names of the local comimittee at Council Bluffs. I am very anxious to have a copy of that letter. Will you therefore endeavor to secure it and send it to me at once. If you will look into the matter thoroughly and immediately, and write me giving all the information you can gather I will then be in position to k.iow what to expect, and decide what must be done. Would suggest that you consult Maj. Van Dyke, if Col. Cadle is out of the city. Awaiting your early reply, I am, Truly and cordially yours. G. M . Do dge . Major William H. Chan.berlin, Cincinnati, Ohio. 283 September, 1906. New York Oity, September 13, 1906. My dea^Mr. Dey: I am sending you a copy of the semi-century Nonpariel, on page 25 of which is an article of miine on the building of the Union Pacific as it affected Council Bluffs, which 1 think will interest you. Of course 1 had to write this from, miemiory, and there may be some m.istakes in it, but ^ think it is generally correct. It has been a puzzle to mje how the Governmient camie to issue bonds on the first forty miles, ^this was before I got there) when the company had not comiplied with the order- on the change of road. Have you any information on that point- you see I make mention of it. I hope you are enjoying good health, also that during the tiDie 1 ami in lowa this coming fall I will have the pleasure of seeing you. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to have you come to the Plufis and attend the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee as my guest. I do not know whether you enjoy thosethings, but I certainly would very much enjoy having you present. Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. Peter A. Dey, Esq., Iowa City, Iowa. 285, September, 1906. Confidential J. r,''anduley Attorney and Counselor st Law. 30 Enipedrado St . Habana, September 15th, 1906 Subject: - Political situation of Cuba. Sir William Van Home, New YorR City. • Dear Sir William: The political situation of this country has been greatly complicated. The veteran Generals who came to endeavor to reach " peace, evidently were on the side of the tebellion, and they intended that the Government, Congress etc. would adinit that they had been elected through fraud and violence and to resigp their positions; this is more clearly demonstra-ted by the fact that after their deal ings have failed, they are one after the other going to join the refeels, their negotiations having failed owing to the energetic atti tude of President Palma. As a consequence of the above and of the difficulty with which the Governmient is confronted to find men to enlist for the Army, although they are paying .00 and .50 American money per day, the rebellion has increased enormously, to such an extent that in my opinion our Government is not capable of overcoming Itr and it has been coiripelled to limit itself to assuirie a deffensive attitude in the principal cities as Habana, Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara, etc. letting the seditious go in and out of the rest of the towns and to do what they want in the country, where they are already devoting themselves to steal and burn, and I have no doubt that be fore long - as it happens in all civil wars - assasination shall be comiTienced. On the a the U. S. gunboat action which seen.e caused a wonderful sent commissioners laid down the arins Comniander had no i he was unable to a Government let it take any action in American interests emibarked. fternoon of the 13th inst. a section of marines of "Denver" disen.barked in tMs City. This simple d to mean that the United States were to intervene, effect in the country to the extent that the rebels to the Conmiaiider of the bc'.ttleship, offering him to if he guaranteed them to be treated fairly; as the nstructions froi:, the Washington Government, naturally csept that; on the following mOrning the b. s. be known by every possible means that it should not the Cuban question save as regards the protection of in Cuba; consequently the "Denver" men were reWhatever niay be the reason of high policy, owing to the Rio Janeiro Conferences, which have led the Washington Government to miake the above dtclaration, it is the truth that it has done this country more damage than the veterans to whom I reler at the beginning oi this letter, because such declarations have given niore vigor to the rebellion and therefore the state of anarchy has been increased. 286 because the plan of the rebels is not, t o it is cori i. on in other co -intries, to fight the Government force.> and defeat or be defeated,, but on the | contrary they systematicly run away when' the doverneuitn forces approach theci, and they simply devote • ■themselves to ransack and burn the pro - perties of those not participating j.n the reiie.Jjlion. I consider tlra t it is a shame for the ^nited States to allow this situation to continue on day longer, because whatever be the word ing of the Treaty oi' Paris and of .the Platt Amendment, all the worl^, including we the Cubans who have invested their means in this country, we have done so under the nioral guaranty that the united States would never periiiit a rebellion in Cuba. In case the rebellion be not ended in this month, it will be impossible to make the tobacco seedplot in the Province of Pinar del Rio and next year there shall be no tobacco crop in that province - Vueita Aba jo. The cane shall not be planted, neither the clearing of the soil and other Autum works will be done in the country. In my opinion- which is the same of every one who is a thoughtful person - it is absolutely necessary that the United States interyene in the Cuban question, landing sufi'icient number of soldiers to make the rebels respect them, at the sanie time seeking a method of doing some justice to the Liberal Party, to which - as i announced you during the last elections - General Freyre de Andrade, then the Secretary of Government, and his people, have thrown to rebellion, as a consequence of so many frauds and violences as there were done, they having not in mind that this people is not politically educated and besides because owing to its condition of a latin race, it would be im possible for it to wait patiently for the coming elections but on the contrary they would take the course oi every Spanlsh-Am.erican people: rise in arms. I have just read Uie news tha t Secretary Taft and Ass-istant Secretary Bacon are coming to Cuba; 1 fear that owing to their lack ol knowledge of this country and its people, their visit may cause an extension of this situation, as well as they they might do some errors. There is an old Spanish i/roverb which says; To dog and woman show them bread with the left hand, and a stick with the right one. This same combiantion of energy and benevolence is what our people needs. Fither nethod, if used separately, would simply mean a sure failure . (Dictated) Very truly yours, IV; . J. Manduley ©. S. - I have just read President Roosevelt's letter to Cuban Minister Quesada; I find it well, but there should be applied the method above indicated. September E^th IqOg* 281 t^aliimet Place, Washington D.C, My dear General Dodge:- I am just inreceipt of your valued letter and hasten to telli you that I had written.to Colonel Gadle of my inability to come, but I appreciate what you say of the few who could attend. I shall accept with pleasure your kind invitation and will make every effort in my power to be present. ^ daughter, Mrs. Tucker, appreciates v/hat you say of the family and will be very happy to accompany me. I will advise Colonel Cadle that I have reconsidered my plans. I v/ill thank you if you v/ill give me the toast to which you wish me to respond at your earliest convenience as I desire to give It off-hand. I hope that I may be able to show you my pleasure at the distinguished honor you do me to respond to a toast. I am delighted to hear that your daughter is better and ^jjj^trust that she v/ill soon be entirely v/411. I do not ]mow that you heard of the death of Mrs. Tuck er's little son, who diesd of appendicitis in I^nila, August 6th of last y year. After bringing the body of the little boy home, Colonel Tucker went ■ back to Manila, where he is now. Her only son is an officer in the Marine Corps and has just gone off to Cuba so we are all alone, but are doing the best we can to cherish the memory of those v/e have loved and lost. There is a melancholy side to all reunions, and I know that this one will touch you deeply in that there will be so many vacant places. It will give us both nuoh pleasure to accept the trans portation you mention, and to be guests in your home where we shall real- ^ize it is in one sense a hospitable camp for a few days' enjoyment. I shall be delighted to see Mrs. Montgomery again. . With all good wishes, believe me, * Fraternally yours, Mrs John A. Logan. September, 1906. Nev/ York City, September 20, 1906, ^'y dear Sir William: I am in receipt of yours of S-ept. 18th, I am very glad that the President issued that letter. It is a strong one, and no one objects to any part of it- everyone approves it. One thing is certain now, if they do not have peace and quiet, and behave them selves, our government will never' get out of there. A representative of the government has been ot see me today to inquire about tr.e information theyasked for concerning out road. They are very anxious to get it now. What was done in the matter'^ and what is necessary to be done now to get it? It seems to roe you sent down to our people to get it, but it does not appear to have been received. Is this caused by lack oiforce? If the government would pay for the work could it"be had immediately? What they are anxious to have is a list of the bridger and the construction work we hcve that could be blown up easily, or , in other wordd, anything of that kind that could be done to stop the running of trains. I think the government asked for a plan of the road in the first place, and its definite location through the country, but now they want this additional informaticn. I sent down to Seargeant today a lot of photographs of the bridges, askinghim to put on the back their length and location. These were photographs taken from thebook you issued, which had pic tures of bi'idges in it. Very truly yours. G. M. Dodge Sir William C. Van Home, Montreal, Canada. 291 September, 1906. New York City, Sept. 21, 1906. My dear General: I have received a letter from the Chairman of the Vicksburg National Park Commission informing me that I haye been selected to receive the Iowa Monument at the time of its dedication, November 14th If it is not too much trouble, will you have looked up and sent me a list of the I^wa regiments and batteries that served in that campaign, who they were commanded by, and their losses, and oblige. Very truly yours. Grenville M. Dodge. General F. C. Ainsworth, War Department, Washington, D. G. 'War Department, 1166584 The Military Secretary's Office. Washington, September 24, 1906, Respectfully returned to Capt. William T. i^igby. Chairman, Vicksburg National Military Park Commission, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for compli ance with the request made within. The inscriptions for Iowa monuments and tablets heretofore verified and a pproved by the Department afford the information desired by General Dodge, who has been advised of this reference. By order of the Acting Secretary of War: F. A--- The Military Secretary. September, 1906. First National Bank. Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 21, 1906 Gen. G. M. DodEe, New ^ork. Dear Dodge; Your letter of Sept. 13 was received several days ago and not answered for the reason that I was in doubt whether to accept or de cline meeting you in Council Bluffs in November. As you intiniate I have a strong disinclination to mix in crowds which I think grows on men as they become old, and this summer I attended the centennial anniversary of the organization of the county in which I was born. While the proceedings were satisfactory and was accorded one of the' best seats on all show occasions I felt very much as Rip Van Wincle did when he returned to New York after his long sleep in the Highlands. I do not now feel as if I would enjoy a reprtition of this visit, practically I felt myself a back number. I know that your time and attention will be taken up with the duties that necessarily belong to the President of the Society and we should have little time together, I have ccncluded to decline your invitation although fully appreciating what it meant. Can you not stop over a day or two on your return and look over the old stamiping ground. We would be delighted to have you do so. I read your article in the Nonpariel and think your version of the transactions correct. I tried to impress on those gentlemen that the nine miles increased length meant nothing when it only eliminated intermediate grades leaving the same grades on either side, which could be reduced whenever the road was buio-t, and the means such as steel, ties etc. with cheaper labor were available. Mr. EarIan who was then Secretary of the Interior seemied carried away with everything Durant wanted, I judge was potent in not allowing anything to inter fere with the progress of what he styled the greatest enterprise of the age. I know no other reason why the terms of the contract were not complied with. Mr. Berry when Chief Engineer of the U. p. sent me a map of the line adopted which is about one half mile shorter than mine and which I learn they are now building. Thanking you again for your invitation and hoping to meet you before long, I am. Sincerely yours. Peter A. Dey, 295 September, 1906. The Cuba Railroad Company, • Montreal, jGfeirLr; September 23rd, 1906. My dear General: I have your letter of the 20th. I do not know what pro gress was made in getting ready the information asked for by the War Department. We were very short of engineers and had not enough to keep up with our own current work and had to neglect a good deal of that in order to start the surveys of the Bayamo line, which we had to make quickly in order to file a plan with our application for the subsidy. It was not a question of ex^^ense but of engineers. I do not thing that even now we have man available to do the work required. All Of this information is of course already in the posoession of the authorities at Havana, and in case of intertoention it will no doubt be immediately available. So far the insurgents have snown our railway a great deal of consideration, and while I have, no sympathy for them, i hope we shall be able to avoid their enmity until the Government is able to protect us. If either the insurgents or the Cuban Government should find out that we were furnishing information to the Gnited Gtates Govern ment at this juncture you can readily s,.e what the consequences might ue, and 1 hope that you will be able to suggest s-ome course to the War Department wh-ich will not necessarily plunge us into -difficulties and risk the destruction of our property. Although we have escaped difficulty so far and have managed to ke^p our earnings ahead of the corresponding weeks of last year, I am very anxious about the situation and shall go to Cuba this week. I shall be in New York Thursday morning to sail at noon and I am very anxious to see you before I go because I have some confidential information which will be of interest if not useful. The enclosed from a recent report of Mr. Reed's concerning our brdiges may be of some little use. The American Bridge Companv made practically all of our steel spans and no doubt blue-prints could be got from them which will sufficiently show the character of these structures, for one bridge will, as a rule, stand for all.' ^ith the exception of the large steel bridge over the Zaza l®PortEnt otruotures on the main line are all between Santa Clara and twnety miles east and between Santiago and forty-nine miles west. These are praot.oally all of steel on Lsonry foundaUon" tSo 90°ft. high. The most important aone thousand on the feet wost long end and isfrom abut 70three miles west of Placetas del 3ur or twenty mi les out from ianS Clara I This IS about 800 ft. long and 90 ft. high. The next large one going east Is at theaza River, the most important structure we cross. Thlf structure Is about 700 ft. long and about 76 ft. high. The next Im- 2296 portant one is the Barigua, which you will remember as the place where I was upset. This structure is about 1700 ft. in length; about half of it, which is intended to be filled, is of timber and the re mainder of steel. The structures from there on to Santiago are prac tically all in steel and manonry and are nearly all Ugh and mostly long ones, running up to 1100 or 1200 ft. The loss of any one of fifteen or twenty of these would be a serious matter. Aside from the structures I have mentioned, the rest on the main tine are masonry culverts, .pile culverts and piled or framed bent trestles of modern height. Any one of these could be quidiy replaced. On the Sancti Spiritus Branch there is one important steel and niasonry structure over the Tuinucu River; Ishould say about 600 ft. long and 60 ft. high. On the iUpe Branch the bridges are of timber and unimportant save the two very long trestles across arms of the bay within two miles or so oi' the terminus at Antilla. Yours very truly, W . G . Van H^rne Enc; General Grenville M. Dodge, New York City. (Copy of enc.) MR. JIEED'S STATEIVPNT: Data regarding bridges on the Cuba Railroad: Total number of openings, not including wooden boxes, open stone culverts or con crete arches, 691. Total length 55181 feet, of which 12038 feet is steel and 41143 feet is wood. Of this latter 5642 feet will be cut out by making the improvements as indicated on list approved by you; of the remaining 35501 fett of wooden structures 6873 feet of pile and cap work has been done, leaving to do 28628 feet of openings, for which piles must be driven, stringers, ties and guard rails placed. Besides this material there will be. required hardwood ties and guard rails on all the iron bridges. This includes 38886 ties, 560M feet of 8 X 8 guard rail, 1440 M feet of 10 x 12 stringers, 490 M feet of 10 X 12 X 5 ft. corbel blocks, 347 M feet of 10 x 12 xl4 caps, 345 M feet of 3 X 10 bracing, and 600 piles. In this list is included a few bridges which it would be economy to replace with girders; the number and amount of these I am unable to give you at the moment but will advise later. (Sgd) A. C. Reed. September, 190G. 297 c // New York City, September 27, 1906, My dear Mr. President: I have seen it stated tliat there is to be a change in the office of Quarter Master General of the Army, and if such is the case, I wish to commend to your consideration Colonel W. s. Patten. I make this recommendation from the knowledge I have of his services in our investigation of the conduct of the Spanish far. His department of the Quarter master's Department made a fine showing, and when we had him on the stand he demonstrated that he was complete master of his Department, and all the members of the Comniission were very much impressed with him. I have also seen considerable of his work since that time. I believe he is the ranking officer, which, of course, is another recommendation for his appointment. I do not know whether any other officers are being considered for the appointment if he is the ranking olficer. iTowever, I take great pleasure in endorsing him fully for the position. He will fill it with ability, and with credit to the Government. Respectfully and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. The President, Oyster Bay, New York. 299 September, 1906. Private The Cuba Railroad Compcmy, Montreal, Can., September 27th, 1906, My dear General Dodge: * A1 though the substance of my private advices by letter and by cable from cuba has now appeared in the public press the enclosed letter from Mr. Manduley may still be of some interest. I assume that intervention is now inevitable and I do not see hov it can be otherwise than permanent. I am quite unable to understand Secretary Taft's offer of an election in January. '.'/ithout regard to the merits of the controversy between the two parties in Cuba it is clear that such a course must lead directly to chaos. If the United States Government should recognize in this way the right of a defeated party to take up arms and secure the annulment of a year-old election it wnuld be a distinct encouragement ot future in surrections, and the prospect ahead would be a ppalling to everybody interested in the country. Both sides have been guilty of election frauds in Cuba and everybody there knows it. The Government side naturally had the advantage. If a new election is promised for January such a promise v.ill have to be carried out or the United States will appear as acting in bad faith. It seems to me that such a pro mise is highly dangerous . Now that -^resident Paima is about to re sign it is probable that both sides would accept intervention as the best Jjhing for the country, enabling the United States to quietly take control throughout the •'■sland; but it should not be forgotten that the Island is perfectly adapted to guerrilla warfare and that something like ten men to one would be required to suppress an insurrection within a reasonable tii-.e, and a great nany lives would be lost in doing it . If a new election is held and the Government is turned back to the successful party ther-c will remain such a bitter feeling as will make it impossible forthe new Government to maintain order, and the comniercial interests of the country will be brought to the verge of ruin, if not quite ruin; and a good deal more than '7100,000,000 of American capital has been invested in Cuba in the belief that the Island would have either a perfectly safe home government or a United States government in some form. I h-ve reluectantly come to the belief tla t permanent intervention cannot be avoided and that if it is postponed now it may require an army of 150,000 men and a prolonged guerrilla warfare to secure the United States in the peaceable occupation of the country. It seems to me unwise in the extreme, as wel!. as unnecessary, to make any promise for the future. The United States authorities shoud simply say that they are responsible to thej.r won ^eople and to the world for the preservation ol order in Cuba and that they will now, in the aboence of any other workable government, resume the military governmient of the island until some other for m of government may be 300 decided upon which will effectually secure the interests of the Cuban people and all other interests-concerned. The people of the.interior are very much afraid of damage to their property by the insurgents, and the Government being unable to protect them they have be^n obliged to temporize and to give assist ance to the insurgents, but just as soon as they know that -American intervention is certain their apparent sympathy with the insurgents will be withdrawn and they will come out in favor of law and order . The people along our lines east of Santa Clara and throughout Puerto Principe and Santiago are mostly at work and they do not want anybody to interfere with their work, but if the present trouble continues they will all be forced into it. Sincerely yours. W. C. Van Home Enc . General Grenville iVj. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. r . :. . I , .. J ; . ;JV'i M .• j i. - ' I ■ ' ^ j ,* ^ a i J .i> 4 . J . ■'Sj? -vi, V ! f, J' .U \ )' ■ ■■ ,' . ■ i4f^ > .i' . 'd- 305 October, 1905. New York City, October 3, 1906 My dear Sir I'illiam: I enclose you the President's letter in answer to mine, which, of course, is personal, and which you will please treat that way. You see he takes strong c^round in relation to the policy, which is to give them another chance . Please read and return this letter. Ahieri I goto Washington I shall go to see the President, but before doing so I want to have ^alk with you. i think it would be a good idea for you to go tc^ee him also. ^'-'u see the President feels kindly in the matter. I suppose the fact is with th.e sentiment here he had to do what he did. What I would like to know i.^ what effect the taking over of Cuba by our Government is going ot have on our building east to Havana, also on the contemplated lines that we were to receive sub sidies on? Kindly post me on these miatters, also if you have any further news from Cuba. Everything there appears to be settling down peacefully. I have not myself any belief that they are going to get a permanent govei-nment there. I see the election is not called until next June, which is a long way off. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge Sir William Van Home, Montreal, Canada. ' .V. • ' - ■ "■i't. ■I • • • b, , October 3, 1906, 307 Calumet Place, Washington, D.C, My dear General:- The Illinois and Vicksburg Park Commission have arrang ed for the Dedicatory Excercises at VicksLurg on the 25th and 26th of Oct ober of the Illinois tribute to her heroes in that memorable siege. The Committee desires Mrs. Tucker and me to accompany them on this occasion and v/e v/ill have to leave V/ashington on the 20th of this month to join the party in Chicago. We shall be back in CJj.icago on the 3Ist of October where we will remain at the Auditorium Annex until we hope to join you to go to Council Bluffs for the Reunion of the Army of the Tennessee on the 8th and 9th of November. You were so kind as to say that you would send our trans portation to go to the Reunion, and I v/rite this note to ask you if you would not send the transpottr, tion from Washington to Chicago, so that Y;e |could use it to go to Chicago, so that we could have it by the I9th of this month. I hope this will not inconvenience you and that I am not asking too much. I think that my response to the Toast will be; "The Hereos and Victories of the Army of the Tennessee." I shall try to be brief and graphic in the tribute that I hope to pay. Trusting that you are well and that v/e shall have an enjoyable time, I am. Very sincerely yo irs Mrs. John A. Logan. r ■ October, 1906. 311 October 5, 1906 My dear Comrade: You no doubt have seen notice of the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs, Iowa, my home. I want you to be sure to be there, and also talce an interest in the matter in getting as many of the old Army of the Tennessee boys to attend the meeting as possible. I have arrar.ged to have Ceneral Howard and a representative of all the other commanders of the Army of the Tennessee present. Father Sherman will represent Ceneral Sherman, General Grant will represent his father, and ''rs. Logan and her daughter, Mrs. Tucker, will be there to represent Ceneral Logan. The citizens of Council Bluffs are going to invite the soldiers of that and other armies to go there' to meet once more their old officers. I have received pretty general notice from members of our Society that they are going to be there. General Black, Pension Commissioner Warner, Senator Warner of 'Hssouri, Eugene P. ""/are, late Commissioner of Pensions, and many other distinguished officers will be present. I am writing you more especially that when the invitation of the citizens to the soldiers to attend is received that you will make a special effort to get as many of the old 4th Iowa boys there as possible. Of course, I would like to see as many of the boys as it is possible to gather. You are in touch with them, and have the names of those who are living in the Btate, and can reach them. I have not seen the program of the citizens yet, but they inform me that they are going to make arrangements to take good care of them, and the Society of the Army of the Tennessee will arrange to give them a receiption. The Governor, Adjutant General, "Senators and Members of Congress have received invitations to be present. Txnily and cordially yours. Cant. 1. P. Bishop, c/o Grand Array Advocate, Des Moines, Iowa. Grenville Dodge. 1906. Lt, Genl. John M. Schofleld died, in Washinston on 1906. 1 happened to be ^*n the c^y at that fme and at the request of Mrs. Schofleld took charge "of his funeril. He ':vas buried at Arlington, \ander military orders, the regular army having charge of the military • ' • « « part of the services. ■ ' r • ' A • ^ ■ '''J T kne.v .Henoral Hchofield In the.C^vil War, He coi^nded the ; ' and army . * ' Department'of tiiS Ohio, and we were close friends from that t^me-"; . . . A . ' " I unt'l the t^me-of rn*s.death. In the army he wqs considered as one • ' j 'of 9 the clearest • headed officers, ■ a man thoroughly posted on all ' - International Law. He'was conservative but far sighted and the i^ianner Gen. Hood : In which he handled h^s troops 'n the frou. of Lam fro..- Columbia to Nashv lie gave him great standing as a sdldier. He was at one t^rae commander of the Department of t..e Missouri and endeavored to carry out the plans of President Lincoln but tiiey were not radical enough * Department of for Missouri. In after years T took command of ti.d ssouri, .studied I » ■the questions thoroughly And virtually adopted .Gerteral Scl.ofield'.s plans and ha used to say that I utilised his plans and got .the^'credit _ . . . ■ '-r ■ -• • r, ' .J , ■ L ■ for them. '■ 'I ' '■9 At 8l meeting of the Loyal Legion, oh October 6, 190$, .1 delivered the following address on G-neral Schofield; _ ' " "I first mot General Schofield in August, 18C1, when he' . returned witn tlie little ahmy that had fought so valiantly in the battle of Wilson's Creek, under the command of General Lyon. Schofield was Adjutant General of that army, and in a large degree it'was his efforts and advice that brought ti.o force that had really won d great victory and did not know it, safely to Springfeidl and Rolla, where I was statidned. The fatal mistake of dividing the army was made in the battle of Wilson's Creek, Ciegal's command attacking, on one flank dnd Lyon'a on the other. Schofield said it was Siegel's plan, and he waS opposed to it. Of courso, it was contrary to military science, and the destract'on of Sfegel's force early inthe day, its officers going to Springf'eld long before Lyon had f'nl shed .fluting. 1906. left Colonel Lyon W.th half of his force to meet the entire force of the enemy, which he did so gallantly and successfully. At this time General Halleck had relieved General Fremont in command of the Department of the Missour-' . He found this force at TRolla under command of Gen. Siegel, and made it the nucleus of the Army of the southwest, ;7hich it was vinderstood was to he .commanded by Gen. Siegel. In ansv/er to a letter written to Lt. Schofield, Maj. Sturgis, Capt. Hunter and others concer.ning the '■ ilson's Creek battle, Schofield wrote a remarkab.le letter t<5 Gen. Halleck, causing Halleck to place the Array of the Southwest under t.;e command of Gen. S. R. Curtis. Halleck utilized Schofield in organizing the Missouri State M'litia, of which he was made a Brigadier General. Afterwards he was in command of the Army of the Frontier, and finally of the Department of the Missouri where he demonstrated his marked ability as an executive officer. There was grSat friction in that state among the Union people, and great efforts were made to relieve Gen. Schofield of the command; tut Pres." Lincoln stood by him, and Nov. 29, 1862, made him a Major General. The Senate, under pressure from Missouri, refused to confirm him. He was aga'n appointed by President Lincoln in May, 1863. I had a good opportunity to study Gen. Schofield's administration of this difficult command, as T fell in command of that Department at the close of the "uaf, and v/as greatly impressed with his work. I followed his line of policy, and received pra-" se for doing that for ^ whicli Schofield was severely censured. Sc ofield frequently told me flp afterwards that T reaped the benefit of his work, for which he receiveo^ curses and T blessings, which was true. • When Gen. Grant took command of tlie Military Division of the Mississippi, in 1863, he asked for Schofield to take command of the Army of the Ohio, to relieve Gen. Foster, who was ill, T^en President Lincoln received this request he said that would solve the difficulty and by using the d'spatch received from Grant, he induced the Senate to confirm General Schofield. This was in the late fall or winter of 1863. At this time Gen. Scliofiold had no acquaintance with Gen. Grant, and felt that he was selected for this important command from the fact that when Grant was making the Vicksburg campaign, Geneaql Schofield sent to him from his Department nearly all of his organized force, which T remomber we all greatly appreciated at the time. In the Atlanta campaign I again came 'nto contact with Gen. Schofield. His Array of tlie Ohio was but a Corps in strength, and the Army of the Teruiessoe was only about 25,000 strong. Both of the armies were not as largo as the Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Gen, Thomas.* .This organization did not appeal to either Gen. Schofield or Gen. McPhersoni they thouglit that the three armies si ould be more equal in stren-th. During the entire operations the army of the Ohio and tie Array of the Tennessee were almost always on the flanks, the Army of the Cumberland be'ng in the centoi; on account of its great strength. This, of course, brought more Attacks upon those two small armies, made them 'march more milos and gave thorn much ifiore work to do; and, naturally, jthis brought complaints and criticisms frdm the officers in these two armies, 0«e day I happened to be at Gei>. MoPh rson's headquarters when^ 1906. ': ■ ■ f'.'ini't .' ■ • ' • •>091 r.J iR . General Sherrnan, Gen. Schof-'eld and Gen. Blatr cane there,, and in a fr^" endly conversat-'on comment was made upon these complaints and criticisms," and the matter was discussed between them in an open and friendly way. Shennan listened, and when they had f nlshed he said: "You know, Schofield and licPherson, that the reason I keep you on the flanks is that if the enemy should wipe you out would have old Thomas ,: left, and they coald not move h-tm." Blair made rather a sarcastic remark about sacrificing the two armies, which all appreciated and . laughed at heartily—none more so than Sherman. •On the 19th of July, as we were approaching Atlanta, -Sherman had stretched out his armies, not fearing an attack by Johnston, looking for the usual defensive tactics on his part. McPherson, with two corps of the Array of the Tennessee, had been sett to Stone Mounta^'n, some twenty miles away, to strike the Augusta road and come back byway of Decatur. My corps was on the extreme left of the army. Early in the morning one of my secret service men, a soldier of the 2nd Towa, who had been inside the enemy's lines during the entire campaign, came out with the Atlanta morning paper. Tt contained the order removing Joiinston and placin-^ Hood in command'pf the "rebel army.- .I saw :tlie great importanc of this information, and immediately rode over to Gen, Schofield's command, where Sherman was marching. I found ti.at Sherman and Schofield had received drumors of the change of commanders, which my paper confirmed. Shdfman immediately asked Schofield about Hood, knowing they had been classmates at West Point. "This means a fight" replied Schofield, Hood will attack you within twenty-four hours." After discussing the matter Sherman sat down by the roadside on a stump and issued his orders call'ng McPherson immediately to us, and closin nis all in towards Thomas. As Schofield predicted. Hood massed his army behind Peach Tree Creek and attacked Thomas with his whole force, and the battle of Peach Tree Creek was fought and Hood repulsed with great loss. The battles of July 22nd and 28th followed, in which one-naif of Hood's aftny was virtu'ly killed, wounded, or captured, and th - capture of Atlanta followed. After the close of the war, T again met Gen. Schofield, on tlie lino of the Union Pacific Ra^'lway, at the time of the Chinese massacre, which occurred during Pres. Cleveland's first adm^'ni strati on. The President had sent Gen. Schofield west from Chicago to investigate these troubles. The labor element and the tramps coming east from California had taken possession of the railroad trains. The labor organizations in Denver heard of Schofield's com'ng, and, calling a meeting, deloared that his special tra^n should not be allowed to pass over the road. Schofield was notified of this and then laid down the doctrine that has ever since been followed. He notified the rioters and strikers tliat he was travelling over a military road on military duty under orders of the Commander-in-ch"of; that interference with his movements would be regarded as an act of war, and would be so jbreated. This caused them to call a halt, and s train went through safely to Rock Springs. He at this t^me took th- advanced position that was afterwards followed that any railroad carrying the United States ma^'ls, whose trains were -fnterfered w'th was in a pos't'on that the United States v;as justified in recognizins and taking steps to protect and operate the I'nes w^h United States forces. Up to this time there had been'great trouble ■'n obtain-'ng Government pro tect-" on when tra'ns were stopped by str-'kers and mobs. Schofiold had made a study of this question, and said to me afterwards that while these orders received great crit-'cism he was prepared to defen d them. He told me once 'when T vras -n Washington, pointing to a drawer in his desk, that ^'n that drawer was all the data and information necessary to maintain his position.. When the great riot occurred in Chicago, General Schofield was comraander-in-chief of the army, and it was the exper-- exper''ence ence he had at Rock Springs that enabled him to present the matter so fully and completely to President Cleveland that he d"d not hesitate to use the United States forces against the rioters there over the head and protest of the Governcr of the State. It was my good fortune to have had the friendship of General Schofield from the time of our first meeting unf 1 we la"'d him to rest at Arl ngton. He frequently travelled with me, and I could plain ly understand why Grant and Iherraan had such great confidence in him. He was cool, quiet, and level-headed. He always had a convincing reasons for all his acts. 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October, 1906. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 6, 1906 Gen. G. W. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y. ^y dear General: As you are already aware our Iowa comrades very generally feel that Iowa is fairly entitled to a Commander in Chief of the G. A. R. next \ear, and my name has been mentioned in connection with a can vass for that honor. I have heard of the kind things you ve said and written of me in connection with the matter, and i thank you most sincerely for your gener. ous endorsement. I am ndt satisfied to enter the lists, however, because I there is no man living so worthy of the honor as yourself, and especially that no other man would so fitly represent Iowa, or be so satisfactory to Iowa soldiers wherever dispersed over the face of the earth. I hot^e you will permit .s to present your name, and your election will be so easy that it will be a mere matter of form. Thus you will certainly bring to your oldcomrades and associates of Iowa an honor which they covet and would appreciate with an enthusiasm and love no other could command. I hope you will see your way clear to yield to their unanimous wish, and let them feel that Iowa has a Com mander in Chief who is so prominently associated with the history of Iowa valor in the field. I beg to rst^ure you that this is no formal suggestion on my part. I know from others that you Inave felt that you could not assume the burdens of the position. But I hope you will reconsider the matter and tell us that you yield to the wishes of your old State, and your old comrades. The coming re-union of the Army of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs, will, I an. sure, be a potent influence in inducing you to take this action. Wait and see. With warmest personal regards. Yours very truly in F. C. & L., Chas. A. Clark. 321 October 9, 1906. Captain w, T, Johnston, 15th Cavalry, A.D.C., Governors Island, N.Y. My dear Captain Jolmston: I have the honor to acknowledge receip'- of your letter of the 4th instant relative to information of Cuba, and note General Dodge's statement that Sir William Van Home, President of the Cuba Railroad desire to furnish this office with all information practicable. In reply, I would say that Major D. D. Gaillard, General Staff, one of my assistants left for Cuba on the 6th intant as Intelligence Of ficer to Head quarters, Havana and if there is some official connected with the railroad in Cuba that Major Gaillard could communicate with direct, it is believed that he could obtain more satisfactory resiits. If this scheme would be agrt^able to you and General Dodge and Sir William Van Home, I would request you to kindly let me hear from you at your earliest convenience. I thoroughly appreciate your courtesy as well as the kindness of General Dodge and Sir William Van Home in this matter, and believe that if Major Gaillard can get into communication with one of the rail road officials in Cuba, it will facilitate the furnishing of the information, as Major Gaillard is thoroughly conversant with the information we have on file concerning Cuba. Thanking you for an early reply, I am. Very respectfully, R. S, Potts Colonel, General Staff. Dhief 2d (Mil. Inf. ) Division. LZ3 October, 1906. New York'City, October 9, 1906 Wy dear Colonel; I am in receipt of yours of October 6th. There is no question but that Iowa is entitled to have the Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the he.jublic. People have assured me for years that whenever we would present anyone they would give it to us. Of course you are very kind in asking tint I take the position. I hold that no man should take that position whocannot give his attention to it during the entire year. It is expected of him, andthis it is impossible for me to do. As I have said to my lo^a comrades, and those of oth.er State^, who have several tin.es suggested it t6 me, it is impossible for me to accept the position, and if elected I would have to decline, therefore I have told the Iowa comirades not to present my name under any circum.stances . I have spoken to many whom I know in relation to presenting your name, andall are friendly to your selection. I wrote I/r. Newman, and told him I hoped you would see some of our Eastern people. I do not want you under any circumstances to consider rue in the matter. Announce yourself as a candidate, and let it be known immediately. I appreciate all the kind wishes of my Iowa comrades, and their desire to see me the head of the G.A.R., but you can appreciate how imi)Ossible it is for me to think of accepting. The Society of the Army of the Tennessee neets at Council Bluffs on tl.e 6th and 9th of November. It is to be anoted gathering. The citizens are going to ask the soldiers belonging to that and the other armiies tocome there to see their old comnianders, and we are going to have present a representative of every one of the ocmnianders of that armiy except ^•■cPherson, and x extend to you as Commiander of the G. A. R. for State of Iowa an invitation to come as the guest of the Society, and I not only do it on behalf of the Society, but personally, and trust you will not fail to accept and be with us. Let me hear from you about this promptly. I am. Thanking you for your kind intentions and friendly letter. Truly and cordially yours. Grenville N. Dodge. Colonel Charles Clark, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 325 October, 1906 . New York City, October 13, 1906 N'y dear Senator: I received your letter of October 8th, and was very greatly pleased to geL such good news from you. Your trouble seems to settle down into a local matter entirely,.and from the experience of others I know of it is not dangerous, which I am very glad of. It is iriipossible for me to go to Dubuque, as I will have my daughter, iViss Anne, and her nurse with me. I an. taKing her to the Bluffs with me to if I operation. She is can help bring her out from her \ery debilitated an low condition, and it is thought the change may benefit her. I will have to bring her b ' " — —^ — _ — ack with me when [ to spend a day or come. I am oorry, because i should have been glad .wo with you. The Colorado & Southern is all right, and earning lots of money. The Pirst Preferred does not go up because there is no speculation in it. It is largely held abroad. The Second Preferred is strong on the theory that a dividendwill be paid on it, but there is nothing definite aoout it. Some of theiiiembers of our Board are in favor of paying it. We '^arned a surplus equal to our total in terest charges. That is we earned double what is necessary to take care of our charges, notwithstanding the large sums we paid for im- ^.provements . Our earninj;,s are increasing all the tinie . I do not know of any intention on the part of the Union Pacific to obtain the property. I do not think it would be as beneficial to the property to have the Union Pacific p,et it, as the Rock Island or some other road. There is a good deal of attention being given to it oniaocount of its earnings, and from the fact that we are just entering Galveston. I look to see the securities go higher, not from speculation, be cause there is not n.uch specualtion in them. Truly and cordial.ly yours. 0 . . Dodge . lion, W. B. Allison, Dubuque, Iowa, 327 October, 1906. The White House, Wasliington, October 13, 1906. Fy dear General Dodge: It is a matter of sincere regret to me that I can not be at your home at Council Bluffs when the Society of the Army of the Tennessee there holds its thirty-sixth annual reunion. In the first place it will ever be to me a peculiar pleasure to meet the men of that great army; the men who won undying renown for themselves and reflected undying honor upon the country. In the next place, my dear General, you know the peculiar feeling I have for you, and how parti cularly pleasant it would be to be your guest, especially there to ^11^ meet the only living commander of the Army of the Tennessee, Gen eral Howard, with the sons of Generals Grant and Sherman and the wife and daughter of General Logan. With all good wishes to you and your comrades, believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt. General Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York. October, 1906. October 13, 1906. The TOITE HOUSE, Washinston, D.C. My dear General Dodp;e: It Is a matter of sincere regret to me that I cannot be at your home at Council Bluffs when the Society of the Army of the Tennessee there holds its thirty-sixth annual reionion. In the first place it will-ever be to me a peculiar pleasure to meet the men of that great array; the men who won undying renown for themselves and reflected undying honor upon the country. In the next place, my dear General, you know the peculiar feeling I have for me, and how particularly pleasant it would be to be your guest, especially there to meet the only living commander of the Army of the Tennessee, General Howard, with the sons of Generals Grant and Sherman and the wife and daughter of General Logan. With all good wishes to you and your comrades, believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt. General Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, yeyf York. October, 1906 331 Headquarters Department of Luzon. Office of Chief.Commissary. Manila, P.. I., October 15, 1906 General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, N.. Y. My dear General: I have often talked with you relative to the supply and trans portation systems of our Army, and if I remember correctly you on one occasion told me that General Grant, at the end of the Civil War, was convinced that there should be a transportation department, and that he intended to do all he. could to create one, but in the multiplicity of duties that devolved upon him as President the njatter was left in abeyance. You, as a ii^ember of the commission to investigate the conduct ol' the war with Spain, are familiar with many of our shortcomings dur ing the Santiago caupaign. Now, I have prepared a niemorandum, which embodies ra y ideas relative to this matter. I could, of course, send it through military channels, but that woudi give every officer between here and the supreme authority a whack at it. I Know the Quartermaster Department strong ly opposes any ci;ange that would cause them to lose control of trans portation matters, and my paper would if presented to them catch the devil. The ideas that i present here are those of many officers in th.e Army. I might say of the large najority of officers, judging from the expressions I have heard from the number with whom I have dis cussed the subject. Can you get this paper started from the top, instead of from the bottom? I wish no credit for it. All I desire is to have a logical, workable, eflicient system. Transfers of officers resulting 1rom new legislation could do me neither harm nor good, and the only thi ig that I would ask for myself in the matter wou _d be an opportunity to assist in putting the new system in operation, and make this request for no selfish purpose, but simply because I believe I could do it. You will probably recall the memorandum I prepared once re lative to the preliminary /,ork in connection with the constructiosn of the Panama Canal. Looking back now, it cannot be denied that had the suggestions contained in that memorandum been carried out the work would be much further advanced than it is to-day, and criticisms heaped upon it would probably have been obviated, I mention this fact in the hope that by referring to it the present ii.emorandum will receive more con sideration than the lormer one did from those in authority. 332 This memorandun. is of couse prepared for you personally as the result of conversation we have had on the subject and it bears out in sonie particulars your recommendations in the proceedings of the Boai'd to investigate the War.with Spain. Your favorable endorsement would help it along very much if you consider it worth bringing to the attention of the President.- I know this is an irregular sort of way of doing things but I know too that nothing could be accomplished if the paper were allowed to take the usual course, there would be too many personal interests Involved to secure impartial consideration. We are still all well and contented.. . I do not think Gen eral Weston is standing the climate very well. He really should be allowed to put in his two last years of duty at home. There are young er men available for duty out here. Wrs. Gallagher joins me in kind est regcrds and wishes for your continued good health. Sincerely yours, Hugh J. Gallagher. J' ; s ' MU October, 1906 333 (Enc with Hugh J. Gallagher letter Oct. 15) K E Iv 0 R A N D U M - - - O r - - PREPARED BY Iv,AJOR HUGH J. GALLAGHER, CO»,ISGARY, U. S. A. oOo Having made a careful and special study of the transportation and supply systems of our army, and having seen these systems in prac tical operation in the Santiago and Chinese expeditions, as well as in maneuver camps and on the frontier in earlier days, I have no hesitation in saying that the system in susceptible to improvement, and that, I believe, without additional cost to the Government. In fact there would insue an actual saving by the creation of a service corps of en listed men who would perform the work now done by civilian clerks, teamsters, carpenters, wheelrights, blacksmiths, oversec:rs, and the many other employees necessary under our present system to perform the work pertaining to the army. All of these civilian employes receive a compensation based upon pay for like work in civil life, which is higher than the pay men who do the same work would expect when perform ing it as enlisted men, members of a corps, whose uniform rate of pay is fixed by act of Congress,. It is known that data relating to this feature ol' the project is on file in the office of the Chief of Staff in Washingt6n:;;,and it plainly shows that considerable economy would result by the adoption of such a system. But the introduction of this system should go hand in hand with another ci-.ange, which would improve the service in a high degree, and would do away with the jurribling sys tem, or lack oi system, of the present; that is, the consolidation of the subsistence and quartermaster departments into one supply depart ment, and the creation as an independent bureau of a transportation department. This would simplify the work of supply, and simplicity is an essential in our system, as long as we must rely on volunteers hastily organized and hastily equipped. It would also make a logical division of labor and responsibility. The transportation of the vast imped imenta of a modern army by rail, by water, by packs or wagons, is in itself a task requiring the undivided attention of men rtsponslble for its accomplishment. Under the present system, in addition to the worm of transportating an army and its equipment, officers may be lead ed down with the nany burdens, petty and great, of supply. They must necessarily neglect some work, as it is beyond the power of any man to give adequate attention to one and all of the details attendant upon supply and transportation. Transportation of m.en and supplies is In itself an expert work, and every government supporting an army except oui- own, has recognized this fact for many years. The incon sistencies of our present systen. often border on the ridiculous, and it requires time and careufl attention on the part of regular officers to ascertain just what department supplies this or that necessary article. Take the case of the officer of a Volunteer command with no previous experience, and that we will have such cases is more than a probability. If he could be told that he could get .everything he needs to clothe and hou-e and feed his men from the supply depa rtment. 334 the arms, ammunition, and accompanying equipment (without the m.ess kit) from the ordnance department, and that alj matter pertaining to transpor tation department, he could, if ordinarily Intelligent, work out his own salvation. We cannot tell him so, because under the present system he must be told to go to the com;iissary for food, to the quarterriiaster for ranges and utensils to cook his food, to the ordnance for utensils with which to eat it. He is told that the commissary-will give him coffee, but the quartermaster will have to furnish the mill to grind it. It was just such inconsistencies as these that landed our soldiers in Cuba-with green coffee, and no means to roast or grind it. ^n the mul tiplicity of details that quartermasters had to handle, it was impossible to do systematic work or exercise foresight. It is probable that the comnissary responsible for the green coffee failed to tellthe quarter master that he would have to provide means to roast and grind it. This lack of order, of system, of foresight, is inherent in the systemi and not the fault of the personal. Were there one supply department, whose officers would have been unhamjjered by work other than that pertaining to sup ly, it would have been imipossible for such a groos blunder to have occurred. If there had been a corps of transport officers, unhampered by work other than that pern,aining to transportation, they would not have permitted an expedition tosail away with the object of landing at an indefinite point on a foreign shore with but one-lighter, and without means of constructing temiporary floating piers. This was the fault of the system, and not of the men-. When the multiplicity of details that fell upon the few quartern,asters preparing that expedition is consider ed, it is really rem,arkable that they perforn;ed their task so well. From the man with the "kite" detachment of two men to the commanding general of the expedition, all had to do with the quartermaster. The order to transport the "kite" and the designation of the vessel on which-it was to go had to be attended to by the quartermaster, as well as the distribution of the troops and supplies aboard the vessels and the preparation of the vessels. He had to attend to the innumerable details of transportation, as well as to the details pertaining to the sup-lies of his own department, and besides all this he had to do all thinks not specially assigned to other departments. It was evident, and is evident, that the work is not logically devided, either from the point of view of the men who have it to do or the rr.en for whom it is being done. Nothing has been said of the building of water systems sewer systeriiB roads, bridges and sidewalks. In every community, cor poration or municipality such work is left to architects, nngineers, and properly should be co managed in our army. The engineering department supplemented by a corps of trained architects would appear to be the logical organization to do such work. To sum up, the following outline of organization is submitted for consideration: 1st. Consolidate the Quartermaster Department with Subsistence Department under the naiie of Supply Department. The task of manufact uring or purchasing all supplies needed by troops in the field and in garrison, including mess kits, fuel, clothing, tents, what is known as canip equipment, i cod and alJ. the utensils with which to prepare and with which to eat it. 'rm 335 October, 1906. ?^'2 (Enc. with High J. Gallagher letter Oct. 15, IQDg) 2 Create a transportation department. Cive to it the task of attending to all matters pertaining to transportation of troops and supplies by land and water; purchasing horses, mules, wagons, boats, forage; making contracts with transportation companies, issuing trans portations requests, and attending to all the miany details of this im portant work. 3. Place in the hands of the Engineer Department the constru ction of military posts, the buildings, the roads, the sewers, the water systems, the sidewalks, and all related work, transferring from the Quartermaster Department to the Engineer Department all the expert draftsmen and architects. The Engineering Department also should through a pioneer corps lay out camps and build bridges and make roads needed in camps or on the niarch. Such a reorganization of course would interfere with personal preferences in a marked degree, but pei-sonal preferences should give way before public necessity. The officers of the subsistence and Quarter master Departmients could furnish men for both the supply and trans port service, and possibly fromi the Quartermaster Department could be furnished well trained men to help out the Engineering Department in the work of building posts. 4. Create a supply corps of enlisted men in organizations of sections to be officered b^ officers fnomi the Supply Department, and captains in the Supply Departnent. From this supply corps would be drawn clerks and laborers to fill tl:e places now filled by noncommission ed staff officers, civilian clerks, civilian laborers and detailed enlisted men. 5. Create a transport corps of enlisted men, organized in sections officered by officers of the transport service. From this corps would be drawn the clerks, tecu.sters, wheelrights, blacksmiths, carpenteres and other laborers to fill the places now filled by civil ians . 337 October, 1906. Personal Kew York City, October 15, 1906 Ly dear Captain: I received yours of October 8th, also your postal. I had seen in the papei s notice of your going to Cuba. I am very glad to hear from you anu to learn that you are under Iv.ajor C. B. Baker, ivhoii I know to be a very able and sterling officer. I picked him out early in the Spanish lar, lix.e I did you, as being a person that was riiaster of the situation. I do not know whether I shall go to Cuba this winter, but if I do and you are tlx re of course I will see you. The folks here are all pretty well. I start this week for the West to be gone a miOnth. I am going out to Council Bluffs where we have a reunion of the Army of the Tennessee, Wish you were here to go along. I was greatly disappointed at the turn of affairs in Cuba. It came to us like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky. We had no inkling of it. We L.upj_-osed the Paln.a government was thoroughly fixed, and Ahat astonished us more than anything else was that there appeared to be no love of country or patriotism in Cuba. Nobody rallied to tie support of t;.e government, and this has set us to think ing seriously. Of course we have a very large interest down there and the question that arises in our mind is whethe;r^ny government that is elected there will be more stable than the r%ma was. You say the Cubans want independence while the business interests want annexation. It seems to me that if the Cuban people wanted independence they would have risen in support of the Plama was. You say ti.e Cubans want ixidependence while the business interests waiit aiinexation. It seems to me that if the Cuban pieople wanted independence they would have risen in support of the'Plamia govern ment. We have pretty thorough information of what is going on throughout the entire length of the island. I have just written a lette h^agood in favor of a young nian, Jose Havana. He is a graduate of Norwich eering and scientific courses. He i fellow. President Spooner of the un terms of him, andif you want to utili you coul(3 not do better than get him. has been brought up in, and had four tary training. It is possible that such a man. At any rate, I would li and make his acquainta;.ce . sr to General Bell an i Governor N. Carbonell, Luz 16 (Vibora) . University in the civil engins a Cuban, and a very nice liversity speaks in the highest ze a Cuban for any work there You know the university he years of good, thorough miliBaker or yourself might need ke to have you hunt him up Very truly yours. Captain William E. Norton, U.S.A., U. S. H.eadquarters, G. n Havana, Cuba. October 17, 1906. 339 iJev; York, bctober I7th 1906, Before this you have doubtless received notice of the a6th annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs,Iowa on November 8th and 9th. From letters already received I am assured we will have the largest meeting for several years. We will have v/ith us the only surviving commander of our old army. General O.O.Howard, General FDD.Grant to represent his father, and Father Sherman to represent General Sherman. Itrs Bo|[an and her daughter will also be present to represent General Logan so that General McPherson is the only commander v/ho will not be present or represented by his next of kin. The citizens of Council Bluffs are making an earnest effort to ga gL-.ther in that city during the meeting the officers and old soldiers of Iowa and adjacent states who served in the Western armies, that they may ^^have one more opportunity od seeing their old comrades, and the represen tatives of their old commanders. Many distinguished officers will be present Among the number are Pension Commissioner Warner, General John c/ Black, e ex-Pension Commissioner V/are, Senator William Warner of Missiouru, Arch bishop Ireland and others. I have received acceptances from most of the Senators and Members of the Iowa delegation in Congress, also from the State officials,.and Commander and Adjutant General of Department of Iowa of the Grand Army of the Republic. As this meeting will be held in my own ei home city, I am exceed ingly anxious that every member of the Society who can make it possible to attend will do so . As our number steadily diminishes ifhose who remain should make extra efforts not only to attend themselves but to induce others ^^^0 do so. Many officers of the Army of the Tennessee have never Joined our Society. We feel that they should do so, and if any of them are known to you we urge you to endeavor to get them to attemd this meeting. You know all the members of a family can Join this society, and our number should be added to in this way. Trusting that you v/ill be able to send me word that you and your family v;ill be at the meeting, I am, Truly and cordially, •'} i . ■ ■ -it 4i .. ,>■ iu4 ^ I' ' ' ••I: ■ ■ ■ I Grenville M. Dodge i. tjli 341 October, 1906. The Cuba Railroad Company, Personal and confidential. Camaguey (i~'uerto Principe), Cuba, October 18th, 1906. General G. M. -L/odge, No. 1 Brotidway, New York. Genera 1: I have, the honor to bring before you a matter of some deli cacy. Since this effects me and me alone, I would respectfully re quest that you consider this as personal and confidential. If you sho-ild feel, after reading this letter, that you could consistently grant me a few words of advice, the same would be held- by me inviolate, and I need scarcely add that it would be most gratefully received. The out-come of the present situation will probably affect the remainder of my professional life to a vital degree, and I will for that reason give a full and complete statement of conditions- now bearing on my wothk, trusting that you will overlook the length on account of what it meare to me. I am writing this letter, after much thought and am trying to make an unbiased stateDient ol aflairs that are fast approaching a climax, the style of which I cannot foresee, but I know that conditions must change in order to handle many thousands of dollars worth of Co-, property economically. Before I proceed, I wish to emphasize the point that this is not a bid for sympaftiy and support. I a., prepared to take whatever me dicine is coming to me with a standing broad grin. I can stand on my own legs and paddle my own canoe; but I most eaz'nestly wish not to be discredited in the eyes of the man who was kind enough'to endorse me for the place I now hold. Therefore I am writing this while miy credit is still good, before I can be accused of being a sore-head. Acting on the belief that you will not find them without interest, the following statements are submitted as salient information. . When I landed in Havana, within half an hour after I got off the boat, I leanred from a man who introduced himself to me whet my destination was, what my job was to be and who had endorsed m.e for it. I have not yet located this leak, as 1 had not at the tiue I landed in Havana told my own parents the full detail^ of my coming to Cuba. I Second. Engineer friends of mine in no wise connected with this Co. have come to me repeatedly from different parts of the Island, telling me in confidence thatsome of the older men are spreading mali cious reports concerning my alleged unfltness for this work. 342 For son.e tiae I paid absolutely no. attention to this kind of talk, putting it down to the natural antipathy that sone men always have toward a new-comer. Third» These reports have come to me fron. so nany sources, however, ths t i am finally obliged to realize the fact that the knife is being stuck into my back and twisted. Fourth. The IV.anager, Mr. Gaddos, has been very kind, but so many of these reports have come to hin. that he has found it necessary to tell me that several cf the men have told him that I do not know my business, although -1- am to have a chance to redeem myself. My claim is that I am not guilty of anything requiring redemption. Very ^-ecently, several friends of mine have come to me and advised me toquit while my credit is good, as I am told that there is a movement on foot to prove me unable to accomplish anything wofcth while . None of my people have been quitters, so long as there, lias been a fighting chance; but I have seen enough to know that it seldom does any good to try to i'ight in the open v. hen the other side adopts guerrilla tactics, and besides, I came down here to work and not to waste Go. funds by indulging in a free for all bickering match. To date I have not been able to put my finger on the source of the petty tales in such a v/ay that they could be nailed to the cross. What I do know is that my railroad experience equals that of most of the men on the island of Cuba, and I have been working my men and myself week aays and Sundays without a let up since I have beai her e. Following are some oi the tales that have been ^.eddied up and down our lines. I am morally certain who did the work; but cannot prove it: - The tales go:- First. It is easy to be seen that 1 an ignorant of all forms of raiIroading,_but especially ignorant of what the trackmen should be expected to accomplish. Second . I am. populanly reported not to know how to stake out a siding or to tell the No. of a frog. Third. I am a theoretical damned fool, trying to foist new n.ethods upon trackmen who are supposed to know more about track in a sec nd than 1 will know if I live a hundred years. My crine consists in trying to sring our lines up ta line and grade with a limited number of men who have so long been used to kinked track that the idea of work necessary to miake perfect track is distasteful. 343 ■■ 'tri October 18, 1906. #2 Gen. G. M. Dodge. ' ' ' Now General Dodge, I an. no quitter, and will stay here as long as I can fed that i can save a hundred percent more than my salary to the Company, provided I am not bodily fired. But when it becomes evident that i cannot earn more than my salary, I will get out, if I have to go back to Nebraska and go to cultivating corn and punching cows, although I don't think it will come to that. Conditions as I see them. As I sec the conditions here, they are not parti.cularly difficult. Not nearly as difficult as work I have been on in the Ctates and in Li.exico. But hard work is necessary and time to do the work in is necessary. The three months I have been here, taking into consideration the state of the country, has not given any of us a chance to cover ouiselves with glory. Ties. The old pine ties are failing in bunches. About 700,000 will be necessary to finish all projected tie-placing. Bridges . Our sfeeel bridges need painting badly, and most of our wooden bridges must be filled in and replaced by culverts. Drainage and Ballasting. Side-ditches In our cuts are badly grown up with weeds and filled in with disintegrated material from the "side-slopes. Until the ditches are cut the ballast does very little good, because in rainy weather on account af bad drainage the ties hammer the ballast down into the mud . Alignment and grades. No centers to speak of and few grades have "been run lor' about three years, as nearly as I can learn. The curves are badly olf line and the grades are replete with sags. From personal tests I have mtde, 1 estinate that the curves are off true center anywhere from half a foot to three feet. Buckling of rails. Due to all of the above conditions conibined, our old 60 lb. rails h ve buckled badly, and unless we ballast the new 75 lb. rails now being laid from Santiago west, they will buckle badly too. Inue-ed, the new 75 lb. rails between Santiago and Gristo are already beginning to buckle, am none of them are laid true to line- or true to ballast grade, I am familiar with the best track standards on the Burling ton, Chicago North Westexn and the Pennsylvania System. I realize of course that we can not yet hope to compete in practise with those roads; but we can afford to work toward a true line and grade and we can afford to drain our cuts, if we can afford to continue railroading on a competitive basis with other roads of the island. On the fourteenth of last month a new organization was pro mulgated. I was named as Chief Engineer of Roadway. Nr, J. H, Rousseau w? s named as Roadiiaster, reporting to the ^'anager. 344 I wish to make it clear that in vhat I have said, I wish nothing but the best of luck to Kr. Rausseau, and am glad to see him get his promotion, He is a worthy man and a loyal servant of the Com pany. I also wish to make it clear that 1 wish to in no way reflect upon the work done by my predecessor, Nr. Reed. Mr. Reed worked long and arduously for the Company and did remarkably well with the help he had or was able to get. All that I have been trying to bring out are the conditions that must be remedied. Previous to my arrival, much time had been lost by construction gangs waiting on material that did not arrive. This condition is slightly better now, but it can be made a great deal better, and to this end I am working, trying to get out detailed bills of material well in advance. In our engineers office are u.any thousands of dollars wo'rth of plans and maps of much present and future value. To date, these plans are entir-ely without file and index; but I am working toward an indexed system, as fast as we can get around to it without additional expense while carrying on our other work, trying to get caught up on back work which I inherited, I trust that you will see that I am actuated by but one motive, and that is to clear myself in the estimation of the man who kindly vouched for me. _ I do not w_ant any sympathy or any support that I can not earn; but I do want to head off many of the back-alley tales t]:B t are circulat ing freely up and down our lines, ^s there are so many of them that you might be inclined to believe them in case they should reach your ears, and they have already received creoence here in quarters where they should have beenlaughed out of court or I should have been given a show to face the men who set them afloat. To date, it has been guerilla tactics, pure and simple leav ing me defenceless in the open. Hereafter have nothing more to say; but will saw wood and take whatever is coming to mie with good grace I hope, if not with pleasure , Thanking you in advance for receiving this letter as a con fidence; in the sijirit in which I wish you to believe it is written and being entirely without a personal grudge toward any man on this job, I would remain, Sitr;- Very respectfully yours, Joseph A. Sargent, P. S. Written at night, after hours by myself on my own time. J. A. S. i!'.' i'" 345 New York October 19th, 1906. My dear General Dodge: I have your letter of the 15th covering a letter from Colonel Potts to Captain Joluiston (the latter returned herewith). You know my feeling about the intervention and you know of my desire to give the United States military authorities all possible information that they may wish from us, but we have got to look ahead to the pos sibility of another Cuban Government and it might prejudice our standing with such Government if we should now or at any other time voluntarily furnish to the United States authorities such inforrration. Therefore, I hope that it may be arranged so that an official request may be made for the desired information. i would prefer to have the request addressed fo D, Glados, Manager, the Cuba Rairoad, Camaguey, and I: shall advise him priva ely to promptly and carefully comply with it and to have Mr. Sargent attend to the matter. The compilation of such information in our offices in Cuba cannot fail to become known, and I should like to have Mr. Galdos in a position to let it be under stood and necessary that it is demanded by the United States Authorities. Yours very truly. w, G. Vansoi::e Genl. Grenville M. Dodge, New York City, 347 Governor's Island, Oct. 19th, 1906. My dear General Dodge: Fred and ^ are truly delighted to have^ the fine picture of you, which is such an excellent liieness and bears your autograph and kind renieinbrances which we shall value and treasure always, in our home as will our son after us. Keeping this excellent likeness of you with General Grant's, side by side, as dear souvenirs. Fred and I hope your daughter has stood the journey finely and we know that being with you in the lowa home, will be of greatest benefit to her. I wish we might have had a little visit from her hei'e. Ulysses was thoughtful enough to cable us "all was welJ" with him, after storm was over at Havana. He will be most grateful for your kind words to Genl. Bell, as we are, about him. Fred anti cipates with greatest happiness joining you there at -louncil Bluffs for the "Army of the Teniiessee Reunion." He always feels so glad to be with you. (Remainder of letter missing.) '-349 October, 1906. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 20, 1906. General Grenville • Dodge, Mo 1 Broadway, N. Y. ^.y dear General; I have just returned to my office this morning and find your letter of the 9th inst. I beg tb thank you for all the kind and flattering things you say concerning myself, but I am not yet satisfied regarding the Iowa candidacy for Gomniander in Chief of the G» A. R. I am making my arrangements to attend the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs on the 8th and 9th of I^ovember. I hope to confer with you personally regarding this matter there. Wy mind is not clear as to becoming a candidate even if you should maintain your present attitude and refuse to permit us to use your name for the position. I feel sure that we could elect you with absolute certainty; and I feel equally sure tha if I should become a t candidate, the result would be very problematical. Of course we all appreciate your engagements and responsibilities, and how difficult it would be to give the matter the required amount of time. Still, I wish it might weigh som.ething with you that you can bring this honor to Iowa and to your old comrades and associates of the state, while it is very uncertain if myself or any other candidate could do this. Furthermore, I am still actively engaged in the practice of my profession, and you know how difficult it is for a lawyer in active practice to break away from the just demands of his clients upon his time and energies. And even if I were a successful candid ate, I do not know how I could give the position any more attention than you could do. I am writing you with the most perfect frankness, just as I think and feel, and I shall hope to confer with you fully at Council Bluff's . The G. A. R. ^'e^lorial University people of Mason ^ity, Iowa, write to me asking if you cannot see your way clear to hive an inter view with \'rs. Russell Sage for the purpose of trying to induce her to contribute money for the endowment of that University. No doubt they have already troubled you with this matter through other sources. It would of course be a great kindness to the University if something could be secured from this source. Possibly I may be permitted to •talk that natter over «ith you at Council Bluffs also. With sincere personal regards. Yours very truly, Chas, A. Clark. 351 October, 1906. Ft. Worth, Texas, bet. 22, 1906, Mr. Brarik Trumbull, Pres., Colorado & Southern Railway, Company, 71 Broadway, Rew ^ork. Dear Sir: - Construction T. &* B. V. Ry. - From a supeificial inspection of the construction work on the new line of the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway, it is my opinion that everything is done in a first-class and workmanlike manner. At present the roadbed looks pagged and the track in except ionally bad surface, on a ccount of sinking and badly washed with rains. The cuts are also in bad condition iron, sliding and filling side ditches This condition however, is due to the exceptionally heavy rainfall "the past few months. 1 was told that the average rainfall in this dis trict was sixty-six inches, and-up to October 1st of this year, the total fall had besn sicty-eight inches. The roadbed has been constructed sixteen feet wide at subgrade on banks, and twenty-two feet wide in cuts. Very large berms have been left, and the waste banks and borrow pits look very good for the specification under which the work is being done, that is, pay both ways. Sixty-five miles of surfacing has been done from Mexico south, by raising eight inches on sand. This sand is of very fair quality and with another raise of six inches, which is to be made, the track should be in good condition for three years. With another raise ol six inches, after allowing for settlement, there will be an average of from ten to twelve inches under the ties. It would not do to surface with any other material than sand at the present tiae, as rock would sinx in the mud, and its value as ballast lost. In three year's time, however, the roadbed will have settled into permanent shape and ro^ck ballast might be needed. In some places it will be found necessary to sprinkle oil in order to hold the sand and keep same 1rom blowing awayl Ties are long leaf, heart ties, 6" x 8" x 6' and speced 3,200 to the mile. Rail is new seventy-five pound, laid even joints, with four bolt angle bars. Switches in main line are all split switches. Eureka Spring rail frogs. Track is full bolted, full spiked and everything done in a workmanlike manner on the finished work. Bridges are temporary trestles, long leaf piles, good size, four to the bent, bents thirteen feet nine inch centers, with three stringers under each rail 7" x 15" in size. Bridge ties 7" x 9" x9' •long, spaced sixteen inch centers with guard rails. All completed bridge work appears to be good , Some tile drain has been used which I do not like, but there is little of it, and was used on account of ndt being able to get cast iron pipe in ti;;,c for the grading. 352 Section Houses are constructed in a neat manrer, with an additional buil'ding for bank house. Station buii-dings look neat and of ample size. Fencing is good posts sixteen feet apart and four wires. At Teague, a division point, shops are being constructed and after looking over the palsn at same, 'I have no criticism to make. I look ed carefully into the question of future dxtensions and find that plans provide for same. On the whole I think there is a better class of work than is usual on new lines. Yours respectfully, H. * . "Cowan. Copy - ' i i . , * • • • • ■ ' h , H ,• t '.n , d I. . 1 -y I " 1 « I. " I 353 Denver Colorado, October 22, 1906. Mr. Frank Triunbull, President, C & S. Ry.j ' , New York City. Dear Sir: : As directed by you to do, I have made an examination of the countjy between Douglas, Wyo. and Powder Riverto see if there is a better route for your proposed line than that followed by Mr. Kelliher in survey of 1903 from Douglas to Oil Wells on Salt Creek (85 miles) and thence down Salt ureek seventeen (17) miles to Powder River bv party under my charge in 1906. the + V, 10th and 18th of Douglas this month to Powder If followed River and Mr. return Kellihe^'s was made liL to where he leaves the divide to start down into Salt Creek near the North. P?or. SL Dolnt vide •I between V Salt high Creek broken and plateau the streams for some flowint miles Lstthat forms thp Ross Post Office in T .40 North P 75 w an^ h military road across some rather easy country trthe''^eaa°°c A atrarto°l°?f:LtS by sa^fr?ad S ® on upthat stram eight^or^tL^m' ts^^at*^° mouth of South Pork aiu useless to look fo? a sonaMj r;..- tv mc it »as four or five miles of Its mouth wherPthe°^oad"r =°mlrig back to »lthln "ells crosses, I took the roaa the road from Kayoee to uil Oil "ells I followed the Casoer road h ®Nout 20 miles S. E, Prom top of the divide between Salt CreJk L°d Pl^tJe^m^ ""f® ''N® ne-riy due north of Casper and near tho o+i' 0+ a point Thence 1 fallowed this divide in m eJ-trr? Parallel North. I had-left it, on m' way up. Prom f direction to the place line back to Houglas, making a few'siorrs?de\J?^3'°rtL^'ia'yr"' ?h'e'oL' ^hL'dli^le^i:' it) Se?ilng down'JpL^thfJeld''0^0 "p^ ^^'■»o"®asrbutTdoubt very bad. bry Pork seems "Iver wouid be ® '■dvk, and In that respect I could not and the three streams. • ^ much difference in oalt 0reek!'"'lJ^°^Lt%Is7i"consider®?? "ntter than ^ would be longer, „eing so much out of direotloi?. mention, as it from the^Jiv^^^'J^t^^^n^that^stie^a"^ <=-ek cor. Of sect. 2a, H. yy weat, T.%^? rth""\^L?^l?e"t:o^ p'as^^'fin this 354 vicinity the one perhaps 50 feet lower than the other, and about l-l miles S.W. of the hisher. i could not find his line on the ground, and could not locate myself to a certainly, but think he started down from the higher Of the two passes. i think the lower ^ one must be fully 250 feet lov/er than the point where he starts his ^ li;^ grade down into Salt Creek. ( See note at end'^ of page 4) if sO, 1 think a line should bo tried over the divide here keeping(on the Platte River side) several miles south-west" of his' Sage Creek line, and following the Platte Hiver bottom up several miles further than his line before leaving it. There is a strongrprobability of a line being found here that ill greatly reduce the cost of grading, and possibly cut out his li/3 grade into Salt Creek, substitutiig a a Ip instead wi hout increasing distance much. At any rate a survejr should be made here. If this route fails a survey should be made from where Kelliher's line crosses the low point of the divide about ly' miles west of the tunnel.at his Sage Creek summit, and keeping down Sand Cre^k to the Platte with a view to cutting out his 2000 foot tunnel, and perhaps reducing his other heavy work. I woulduse a ly, maximum grade for these lines if necessaiy. I note P^r. ^^-elliher says a survey around the bend of the Platte on the north side of the river from Douglas might show it is better to go t'-at way than to cross the river twice, and i too thihk such a line s' ould be tried. There is six or eight miles of good country between South Fork and Dugout Creek along-the Kaycee road tc) the Oil Wells. I was told there is a way to get out of Salt Greek into this country, and thence to o^th Pork, three or four miles above its junction with f exists it must Ihrheef Of So around th .o determined if it is feasible or not, in two or through + L t here, i ^ think f there is no better there. way Unless from there the top is a of wayPlatte divide to Powder River than down Salt Creek. The country should be thoroughly surveyed between Douglas and Powder River before conpuf ?n: necessary, two or three par??es Respectfully, W B-. Worrall, note descends about eoo"fe8t"lth°li|^|r^drfefor^reachter^ Worrall• 1906. .6:)0X On October 27, 1906, -the Iowa Monument was unveiiod at Vlcksburg and I was selected by the V^ar Department to'receive it from the tiuo State on the^'r behalf. The official party cons^'sted of Governor Cumm-'ns and a large number of lowans. ' There ^vas a reception Committee ' at Vicksburg and the school chil dren v/ent out to the grounds and san^ at the unve^'ling, ' ■ oo Captain J. P. Merry, bhairman of the towa Commission, Gen. John V?. Noble, Governor Cummins and others spoke." All the / Lf . speeches and the ceremonies are published in book form by the State of Iowa. for the War Deportment My address in recativing the monument^ivas as follows: Governor Cumrai ns: Other duties have prevented the Secretary of War from bfting ''present here tdday to accept from your hands this magnificent tr'bute of tl.e state of Towa to her soldiers taking part ^n the ."Vicksburg campaign. . ' . It is a great honor.to bd selected by th- United States Govern ment to receive and accept the moniiments from the State of Towa. It is a greater pleasure and a greater satisfaction for me to perform this duty as a citizen of that state. It probably is knoT?n to most of you that I was not present in the campaigns in front of "Vicksburg, and for that reason it is an additional i.onor.and pleasure for me to accept on behalf of the government of the Uni ted Spates the monuments here erected by the State of Towa. Th^* s T do, fully appreciating the patriotism of that state in erecfng this beautiful and appropriate monument in memory and honor bf the officers and soldiers of the state, who performed such brave and effective duties upon this field. It is a singular fact that w/,i le I had no command in this important campaign, I was assigned by General Grant to a command he held far more Important to the success of his army tl;an an immediate command under him, and that in his recoirunendati on for promotions after this battle T "was placed first upon the list. It is remarkable that none of the promotions that General Grant recommended after the battle of Vicksburg were made by the government for nearly one'year, except the promotion of General Jol^m A. Rawlins to be a brigadier General, and he received this promotion because he took General Grant's report 'n person to Washington and appeared before the cabinet. One would think after such a great and complete victory that his recoxniaendati ens v/ould receive some consi deration. The fact is, one officer who was not in the campaign, was promoted, and General Grant entered his protest against that promot'on, stating that the officorw he recommended, who were here in this battle were 356 1906. .*• ."U far superior and perforned far more Important duties than the person promoted and should have received the government's considera tion and reTTard." You will find in the War Records where General Grant several times in the following year pressed the promotion of the officers he recommended at .the fall of Vickshurg. Wash-'ngton did not then seem to have fully appreciated Grant, and seemed to loath to follow his suggest-* ons. It was General Grant's intention that I should command a division in this campaign, hut he .changed his mind, and in a letter to me informed me that he had assigned me to command two divisions at Corinth, Mississippi, fearing that Bragg might detach from his cormand a force and try to reach the Mississippi river north of Memphis and in writing me in relation to this change of my command, Grant said he had assigned me to this-duty because he knew T would stay there, which was a very pointed intimation to me that under no circumstances was T to leave Corinth, no matter what force came against me, and as T read it today, it was not only a suggestion, but a compliment. As soon as Grant moved dovm the Mississippi, and placed his army on tl.e levees he had determined in his own mind that bold campaign to the south and rear of Vicksburg Krjowln g .he could not make it unt-1 the waters fell in April or May, he utilized the time and kept his troops busy in several plans for passing Vicksburg, or by using the Yazoo tributaries to make a landing to the north and east of Vicksburg. He had very little faith in these projects, although they tended to confuse the enemy and mislead t/iom as to his real plan of campaign. He kept his own counsels as to this plan, know-ng it would receive no support in Washington, but probably draw forth an order prohibiting It, and also receive criticism from all military sources, as the plan was an absolute violation of all the rules and practices of war, as it virtually placed his entire command at the mercy of the enemy, cutting loose from all thd bases Cf support and supply, nec essitating the taking wit"., him of all t e rations and'-ammunition he would use in tlie campaign. Nevertheless, he never hesitated, tiiou.gh urged to adopt the plan first on account of the political situation which was threatening the anti-war element having carried the elections, and the Confederates were forcing our troops as far or farther nortli as when the war commenced. He knew that to abandon his campaign and to return to Memphis, the nearest point from which he coul make the campaign by land and have a base and railroad from it, . would be very disheartening to the government and the people. Grant ran the battei'ios and landed his forces on the east side of the Mississippi and faced the enomy with fewer men than they had, and in the ent"re cam paign when he plantoM himself in the rear of Vicksburg, ho had only 43,000 men, while the enemy had 60,000, In comparison as to boldness, the total ignoring of all former practicso of warfare, the accepting of the probability of n'no chances of failure to one of success, this campaign has never been approached in its originality and the wonder ful grasp of its possibilities and great success. Viewing it from this stand-point it cannot bo compared to any-other known campaign. ||^ After Vicksburg the Confederacy was doomed, and Gettysburg coming at the same time, llfed the nation from the slough of despondency to the highest po nt of hope, enthusiasm and certainty of success. 357 1906. Another reason that governed Grant in making this campaign •against all the-recognized principles of warfare as taught and k own at tliat time, I have never seen stated. When General Grant made his first campaign against Vicksburg, as you all remember, the c^ ture of all of his supplies at Holly Springs caused h^m to abandon that campaign and fall back to the l-'ne of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, and in this movement back his troops were forced to live off the country. General Grant was astonished to discover how efficiently they were supplied from the Sparsely settled country, and he said that if he had had the experience that his retreat gave him, before he made it, that instead of retreating toward the Memphis and Charleston ra'lroad he would have pushed h''s army , on toward Jackson and Vicksburg, carrying.out the original plan of campaign. In discussing this matter with him afterwards he'made the statement that he had no doubt i no accident or any action of the enemy prevented his army from swinging into the rear of Vicksburg he knew he could supply it from the country through which he was moving until he reached some safe base, and I have no doubt in my mind but what the experience he received on the retreat from Grenada was one of the principal reasons for his swinging his entire army to the rear of Vicksburg, cutting loose from.his base of supplies and tacking such chances. There is no'doubt tliat this bold movement so deceived the enemy that.it could only bring against.our forces a portion, instead of the whole army, and thus enabled Grant to meet each force that came against him, defeating it and finally plant himself in this city. There was one other reason that T think had great weight with him in this movement. When T first reported to General Grant and had command of the central division of the Mississippi, stretching from Columbus south, I was assigned to the duty of rebuilding the Mobile & Charleston.railroad from Columbus to Humboldt, In our campaign in^Missouri I had considerable experience In the organization and handl'^g of a secret service force within the enemy's lines. As soon as T reached Tennessee I raised a regiment of Tennesseans which was known as the 1st Tennessee cavalry, and I utilized the men from that state to obtain infiormation as to the enemy. My reports were made to General Quimby; they readied Ofeneral Grant and they were pretty accurate. Everyone knows that the rumors of what the enemy has and does are always greatly exaggerated, and it was one of the rules and instructions that were given to these men who went inside of the linesj to be careful.and hot exaggerate, so when their reports came and were sent to General Grant, they in time proved to be very accurate. His attention,he says, was attracted to them, and it was not long before he communicated with me and gav^ me full authority and full control of the secret service in his command. When making his first movement toward the Vicksbur Campaig: , there had come into my linos a large niomber of Alabamians, loyal men, whom T organized into the Ist Alabama cavalry and througi. the utilizing of members of this regiment and.through relatives who lived within the enemies lines I was enabled to place a very efficient 358 1906. system of spies or secret service men at Jackson, Meridian, Selm^ Montgomery and Atlanta, and through the reports of these men, who were thoroughly instructed how to count a force, a company, a regiment, a brigade, a division and a corps, whether moving on foort or in cars, and were also thoroughly instructed to give us nothing but facts, not rumors, and these men and women so far as T know, never failed us. Their reports generally reached me through some member of their family or the family of some member of the regiment. These reports were sent to General Grant, so that he knew at all times while he was on both campaigns pretty nearly any force.that was facing h-'m, and when he made his movement to the rear of Vicksburg, and after the battles of Jackson, Champion.Rill and Black river, when Johnston's army was forming to relieve tlie siege, these spies became of untold benefit to General Grant because all movement from Bragg or any other Confederate force was promptly noted and reported, and General Grant was given information in plenty of time to bring to his aid sufficient forces to meet Johnston's command. If you go to the I7ar Record you will notice that Sc.iofield, from the department of the Missouri, sent Grant from ;.is command nearly all his organized troops. Prom the departmept of Arkansas, commanded by Steele, were sent Herron's division, apd later came the 9th corps under Parke, all the way from Knoxville, so that Grant had organized under Sherman's command a new army facing Johnston, and at all times it equalled in force the army.Johnston had under h-m. I remember the reports that came to me and 'ent afte^Tirard to Grant, Johnston's force did not evceed 2(,0G0 to 35,COO wh^le the reports that came from the enemy's lines and general belief, was that Johnston had accumulated an array of something like 60,000. The information t.ius obtained by Grant enabled h^'m at all times to be master of the situation, and therefore, to force his siege and carry out the plans of his campaign without any doubt In his own m'nd l^hat he Was able to meet any force in ids front or "n his rear. These spies had instructions tliat when anything of great importance occurred, and it would take too long to reach me, they should proceed directly and report.to General Grant. In two or three cases they ddid this. In one case one spy was captured and impri soned and two others in trying to reach him were killed. Many of tie se spies were detailed from our own regiments, and they took their lives in their hands and entered the enemy's lines, sometf mes joining the confederate regiments. Many of them were killed, many captured, tried and executed and t..e experiences and reports that came to us from them were more daring and startling and are far more interesting than any romance that was ever written. General .Grant said afterwards that the value cf this information to him in the campaign none could over-estimate. It was alwyas intended that none of the reports of these spies slould ever go into the army records. The^r names wore never known to anyone except myself, but occasionally as you read the war Records you w-"ll see some of these reports, giving information forwarded to me. 359 1906. .• 001 As the history of the war has "been read and as shown In the war records, it has often been asked why it was that after every campaign of Grant's that his advice was not taken in follov/ing up the campaign Immediately by another, espeftimlly when there was c-oncentrated under him victorious arm^" es ready to move successfully in any direction. After Donalson Grant desired to move directly south, and says that with his army and the army of Bue-11 comb'ned, they could have moved directly south to Vlcksburg and opened the Mississippi river. After Corinth there was aga'n an army of 100,000 men concentrated there, that could have moved to any part of the' west successfully and v'ctoriously without great opposition. Right after the Vicksburg campaign Gen. Grant proposed occupying the Rio Grande frontier, because the Fnench had entered Mexico and to use immediately the rest of his army to capture Mobile and moved on Montgomery and Selma, Alal, and perhaps Atlanta, Ga,, using the Al^bama river from Mobile as a base to supply his column, but again his great victorious army was scattered. Parks with the 9th corps was returned to East Tennessee, and- Sherman with the 15th corps was started from Memphis to march along the Memphis and Charleston railway to the Tennessee river, and up that river slowly, evidently for the purpose of being in position to aid Rosecrans in his campaign aga^"nst Bragg. In each case the armies were scattered and generally for six months or a- year failed to accompi-?gh any great work. Not until General Grant had assumed command of all the armies' of the United States, did they all move in unison.- The great principle that he had often laid dwon was then put in force,- and on the first day of Kay,' 1864, every organized federal force moved against the enemy in its front, so that \mder no circumstances could the enemy as it had been in the habit.of doing, transfer from one force to assist another and thus throw a superior force against some one of our armies inactive campaign, while the rest of our forces were ying idle. There- is no doubt that the campaign of Vicksburg was the first blow that started and indicated to the Confederacy what the ultimate result would be. Tt was such a victory that there could be no possible excuse for their defeat, or iinder no circumstances could they obtain any hope from it. It sresults were far reaching; it was absolutely complete. The enemy surrendered and the Mississippi river was opened throughout its entire length, never again closed, and the west half of the confederacy was split entirely in two and from that time it was almost impessible for one part of it to re-enforce the other and had the troops moved from Vicksburg, as recommended by Grant, directly on Mobile, captured that place, carried out tl^e plans and ideas of Grant that the Alabama river could be used as a base, and have captured Selma, Montgomery, and finally Atlanta, it would have gone far toward settling the question of tho war in ti.ewest, and In all probability saved the great battleaoef Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Atlanta. Gen, Grant during the time T served durectly under him oft^n spoke in praise o f Iowa and Iowa troops. He designated the 2nd Iowa Infantry as first at Donaldson and the 4th Iowa Infantry the regiment I had the honor to once command, as first at Chickasaw Bayou. He reasoned that tin efficiency of the Iowa soldiers came from the policy of the state in fole lowing almost literally the recommendations of the officers in the field 3()0 1906. when it came to replenishing the^'r ranks and promoting and avrardTng her "troops for their efficient work in the camp, on the march or upon the field of battle. . This acti'on of the governor of the state gave a confidence- to the soldiers ^n the field and hope, of promotion and an assurance that* he would get it if he deserved it. As adding to the spiriti and • efficiency of their command, the benefit of this policy cannot be Qver-estimated. To Gov, Samuel 8. Kirkwood is entiteld the credit of inauguftatIng this system, and every "^owa officer and so'd 'er who served in the civil war gratefully recognizes this service and extends his thanks and pays his tribute to that great war governor. Gen. Grant's treatment of the confed-^rate troops at the- surrendei indicated a statesman as well as a great, general, it gave him a stand ing with "the Confederate army and people that no other commander had, and it not only met the universal approval of our armies, bu-t tempered and softened aftertards the action of all our officers in the west who had dealings ^rith the enmy, V?ijen peace came his action at Appomatoox following his act-ion here gave him an influence with the Confederate states and people that was a lasting benefit to our whole country and the southern troops at the surrender It gave him a standother commander had. action at Appomatoox following his action here gave him an influence with the Confederate states and people that was a lasting benefit to our whole country and the southern soldier view w.ith us today in doing honor to his memory, , I cannftt close without paying my tribute to the sculptor, who ^ under the direction of the Iowa Commission,, has conceived and erected f|| this .beautiful and appropriate montxment.. The tl.anks of your state are due to him for his successful wor, and Towa will stand on th", gield as the peer of the" other states in the recognition she has given, not only to her dead, but to the living who took part in these great cajnpalgns, •• J;i " A full account of the proceedings, speeches etc. on the occasion e'fi'of the unveiling of the monument will be found in s.crpp-book 24, page ■ •wa ' .loswn I, 1 > j 1 ly »»r " n.u! wit m i-u<K i liiv w unv Ji mU JMi4 Mtt km mJ nt xJm^Urw mm tkm9t0'hm9 mi - 1 ( an km tfiUe eru m Jf U inaq tor •ijitewf ioomlM » — m Wil iSSie •aoci.* rr ^ * •• mmnJi ii(U jrfw Jilt •I'*! fnoj, rnvm ottmo Jf ,oimtiA Uikan bm imti i»44 bWTflfi icJM I fa rt » Una too eilJ to rmiJiSrS rwli fcH atiaiwiWiJuiO .irvMMiosio rmtojjjoo jomm bmttoo ▼ m*4 ii ^ o./io<l« <1 llo (iM tobnu xtiooi'A bootoo ^ ooof bnS o.ii Motr^fnob oU r>fii kMit T * *hii bofwomt f! • r -"'* rf> wiii lo i'l 'uU at i'4 I tmti mi\: yi'ntflk ifwun ,^#0 hoion^fnok oil MpT ktiM moot 1 o iMfn i !C-I rt-InT Mmof .Uk bm mbklMlwn Jm iot^ ; rOfO& wOMMMo*Ob JO iotfr k» gNlWeS OOnO OJ ton 'Xeq r ..t ;nn t tmoo Ifwt odJ 1o omoJ ^^ikombrn JO iain •• <pT Iwia avvT 1 0 fNifjnt n t f (MHI MMMiwioXT J» iot r •• rnbmommk oono oJ nor:. o o^J x!JJnoi*t laoini 361 October, 1906. Yankton, South Dakota, Oct. 26, 1906. General Grenville Ivi. Dodge, •Council Bluffs, Iowa. I<-y dear General: I was a soldier in the Civil War from start tb finish. I enlisted as a private in the 3. Iowa Infantry and was mustered out Lt. Col. of the 2. Iowa Infty. At the tine of the battle of the 22. of July before Atlanta I was acting quartermaster of the 3. Iowa and was a witness of the battle from a good view point, except such as took place in the timber. I have long been curious to know more of this great battle, and, seeing by the papers that you would be for some time at the Bluffs I thought I might get the information I wished from .you, or a part of , of July before Atlanta was a witness of the took place in the timber. I and, seeing I thought I it at least, I out of sight. stop^jed at corps, and think it was not far from 9 A. K. that you marched across our rear and obliquely front, crossi.ig the little creek which I think is Peach tree Creek, crossing the good road that meaidered along beside it then, back of that unfinished redout over the hill and out of sight. This was some time before i^'cPherson was killed. On his way down to the woods, his last ride, he stop^jed at the le-ft of our regiment which was the extreme left of the 17 corps, and took an observation through his field glass, then rode down the hill north, crossed the creek, turned to the right rode into the woods and was killed. While at the regiment he took a chew of tobacco and, as our boys were out, one of them asked for a chew. He got it then another and another till in a half minute the pouch was canded back to .him einpty. The General laughed heartily and said he was glad he had it for them, then with a salute he rode to his death. I mention this as it was the last act of his life and was probably never recorded. I think he was alone. If any one was with him I have forgotten it. Some time after this, I dont know how long, looking to the front tnd left ^ saw a single regiment of infantry perhaps 400 or 500 strong down near the timber facing it and not far from where VcPherson was killed. There had been no troops there a short timo before and I dont know where they came from nor who they were. Ithink they were about 1/3 of a mile from the timber. Perhaps nearer a quarter. A mounted man rode to the 1ront riding by tha left flank of this -regiment, went down to the- timber, hitched his horse to the fence climbed over and disappeared in the woods. He came back very quick, mounted and rode back speaking to the commander of this regiment as he passed back and pointed back at the timber then dashed back toward Shern.ans Headquarters. Goon after this the rebs came out of the tim ber directly in frnnt of this regiment and commenced to form a column regiment front. loung as I was I saw that, this forming in column was not the right thing as there was absolutely nothing in front of this division except this single regiment, clear back to the corral. It is not my purpose to tell you what you already know better than I do, how this column moved forward, exchanged a few shots with 362 this regiment and then v.'cS met by a fagged out regiment which came as I think from your 2 divisions of the 16. bor how this regiment of Henry rifles destroyed this heavy division of infantry without taking their rifles from their shoulders. What I wish to kn^w is,did you send that regiment into that gap and what regiment was it? I am told by some it was the 66. 111. by others that it was the 64. and still by others that it was the 66 Indiana. •I am going to ask you a few more questions and, if I bore I request that you tell me where I can find a detailed report of this battle, which, as I think was a complete surprise and only won by the dogged courage of the 17. corps, fighting on both sides of their works at times, I do not know what division my regiment was in at this time. We belonged in Corses division of the 15. but think we were temporarily detached and on the left of General Leggetts division, which I think was the left of the 17. You understand that when General H/'c-i-'herson rode into the woods he was at the left of the 17 and to your right where there was a gap. How wide was this gap? How far from your right to the left of the 17? I could not iinow how far you went to our left as the hill intervened between us. Soon after the destruction of this reoel division I was de tailed by General Logan to go back to the rear and help start those teams out ol the corral, and dont know whether or not this gap was fill ed at all during the battle but have an impression that it was not. If so why not? There were plenty of troops on the right which were not engaged during the battle. V/hy were not some of them brot up and thrown into that gap? But for this regiment of Tenry's that battle would have been disastrous. We should have lost the entire transportation of the Army of the Tennessee, and probably sent back to Chattanooga, Would you kindly tell me from Whom you received the order which placed you on our left, and at about what time you got it? Was there an aid accompanying you who placed your left? It is a long tilhe after this battle to begin looking up and perhaps disputing history but I had an experience that day for a boy ^ust past my majority. Among others I was in the De Grasse battery when it was captured by the rebels, but was unmolested. i.went also through their line of lead howses which were near the road which I found at that time crowded witi: ambulances and but for a shell that de molished one of them just in front of me 1 could not have crossed the road to the corral, I think if 1 could get your report and General Leggetts re port I should have a very good idea of that fight. Where can I get them? I believe this regiment of Henrys was sent from your command but have never been able to find any one who positively knew. There were so nany soldiers who are now the heros of so n.any battles that they don't know aiiything about. Very truly yours, 0. A. Gurney. 363 Mt. Vem on, Iowa, Oct. 29, 1906. General Grenville M. Dodge, c/o Army of the Tennessee, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Dodge;- On the day I wrote youadvislng you that you had been selected by the Iowa Vicksburg Park Monument Commission to receive the monuments erected by this Commission, in behalf of the Secretary of War, I also sent such Invitation through the proper channels, and it was approved. I have awaited the printing of our official Program, which is just ready and is now sent you. I beg padon for not getting off these official invitations and programs sooner, but delays in ruch work are inevitable, and you name is first on the list of invitations. We had supposed the Army of the Tennessee meeting was arrange^ to make this trip as a part of your visit to the West. Assuring you of my high personal consideration, I am. Yours sincerely. H. H. Rood. Secret ry, Iowa Vicksburg Park Monument Commissi-a 365 War Department, Washington November 1, 1906. My dear General: Upon the recommendation of Captain W. T. Rigby, Chair man of the Vicksbrug National Military Park Commission, this de partment on April 19th last approved his request that you be asked to accept for and on behalf of the United States the monu ments erected by the State of Iowa in that gark, which are to be dedicated on November 14th and 15th proximo, and confirming that approval I now desire to state that it will afford the De partment great pleasure to have you accept the monuments on the dates named. Very truly yours. Robert Shaw Oliver Acting Secretary of War, Major General Grenville M. Dodge, Through Mr. H. H, Rood, Secretary, Iowa Vicksburg Park Monument Commission, Mount Vernon, Iowa. ■ ' ? , - . i' . VA,, V'.u 367 Council Bluffs, Iowa, General Grenville M. Dodge, Respected Sir and Friend:- I am not • • • quick to worship the ordinary heor. But you life was and is, fat of a commanding genius, who sees the distant mountain-tops of thought that men of common stature never saw, • • • Your bravery in danger, your undaunted courage in difficulties, your faith in God, in yourself and fellow-man, your love for your friends and your charity for a" 1, mails you a hero of no lesser mould than those whom we are wont to call "The conscripts of the mighty dream" "Made of urpurchasable stuff They went the way when the wayswere rough They, when the traitors had deceived. Held the long purpose and believed; They, when the face of God grew dim. Held thro* the dark and trusted him". To you was relegnted the development of the Central West, and your level, "The Engineer's Compass", was the leaven that raised a trackl ss desert of sage-brush and sand, to fruitful fields, with almond-scented groves and a prosperous and happy people. Many rejoice to have seen your day. I ca not wish you long lingering years, for the frost of many winter has loft the bleaching effect on your hair and face. But,most noble Sir:- Long after your silent dust to dust has sifted back to earth, the children of men will rise up and call you blessed. When that awful day shall come that comes to us all, nay the espit of "Rocky Mountain" your once noble steed--carry your spirit safely through the gathering shadows, through the deepening gloom, to that high plateau where the sun is ever shining "where the spirits of just men sr- made perfect". 369 Woonsochet, S, D. Nov. 7oh, 1906. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Dear General: As a member of the 4th lov/a Infantry I take the liberty to address you, believing that you can do me a great service in a matter of importa ce to myself. I was a privte of Co. A, Was wounded at the battle of Pea Ridge in the head and left leg and by reason of the disability in c urred by the wounds was transferred to the invalid corps, afterwards called the Veteran Reserve Corps and when my term of enlistment had nearly expired was commiseioned as 2nd Lieutenent in the corps and continued in the service until November following the close of the war. I ha"® been a resident of South Dakota for 24 years and am now an applicant for the a pointment by the Governor to the office of Oil Inspector and while I have endorsements of men of standing and influence politically including the Hon. Robert J. Gamble, U. S. Senator, I shall in my application ask for preference under a provision in our statute which gives prefrrence tosoldiers of the Civil War., and in asking for the preference would be highly pleased if I could have a few lines of commendation from you a dressed to the Hon. Coe. I Crawford Governor and send to me that I may preserve them with my application . I assure you that I shall highly appreciate your response in my decline of life having been hampered in the activities of life by the disabilitv from my wounds;my circumstances are not as desirable as I would like Respectfully and truly yours, Seward Payne Co. A. 4th Iowa Inft. 371 1906, The Society of the Army of the Tennessee heffld its thirty- 'slxti: meet^'ng at Counc* 1 Bluffs on November 8th and 9th, iOOS. At, the business meeting on November 8tl:, T addressed the Society as follows; "Comrades, it is a great pleasure to me to Tiave so large an attendance at my own home, and-T wish to thank you most cordially for it. you will find that the citizens here have made preparations to take care of you, and t hope your stay w-'11 be a pleasant and a satisfactory one. Since our last-meeting twelve of our comrades have passed away. One of them was a distinguished fcitizen of this State, whom you all knew an- loved. '.Ve have known h'm as "OUr Dave," He is known officially as Colonel D.' B. Henderson.'He was always w'th'us, and we always had his strong help in all our legislation. Tt was due greatly to him and the other merabeis of Congress wl;0 seconded his efforts that our appropriations for monuments were made. He put life into everytliing that v;e die.' T never shall forget'the scene a, Chicago in 1894ra \.heh Mary. Lbgah Pearsdh sahg that song and we were so captured with it. You remember that e-^ren though ,he had only one leg, he jhimped up on a ci.air and called for three cheers for 'Our Mary." and then moved that she be made the Daughter of the Society. You remember the scene, McKinley, \vas present and a great many more, and you will remember with what'pleasure the whole Society carri d that" throum.. T am sorry she is not here today, .but v;e remember how mud. aid -he has be^n to us, and how much pride she took in our meetings. On our souvenir that you will get before you return, we hav placed a good portrait of Henderson." At this meeting Gen. John C. Black'brought up the question of the Memorial services on the.SlBth of May at Grant's tomb in New York, at which General Fred D, Grant and T w6re present. Judge Stafford, of Washington, the oration of the day made tl.is statement: ♦ "Not long after the death of Lincoln, Johnson summoned Grant to the iVliite House. TiThen they were alone he siad: 'T intend to fix it forever in the minds of tlie Amer'can'people that secession is a crime. Grant v/as silent. 'T intend to have all confederate officers and offi cials put to a public public death,' death,' Grant Grant d'd not speak. When J[ohnson had finished his harangue, which continued.for a quarter of an hour, Grant rose in'silence to take his leave. 'iVhat do you mean to do?' asked Johnson. Then the quiet man made answer: 'T am going b'Ck to the camp and shall move my army" upon "Yash'ngton; T shall proclaim martial law and take command. My reason for' so do'ng is this? T received the surrender of Generkl Lee, which ended the war. That surrender put into my hands the life and safety ■of. every officer and official on the Confederale side, and T hold'myself in duty and honor bound to see they are protected nccording to the rules of war and common r'ght. You can communicate with me at my headquarters." Grant returned to hi ; camp 372 19 6. ~ issued tlie necessary orders, and waited for l.he proclamation to be made. Then, ho recoived word that Johnson had changed his m'nd." As soon as his oration was completed, I spoke to Judge S-^afford and told him there was not a word of truth in it and General Grant and mi'yself consulted in the matter and v/e concluded to make no mention of it. Tlie papers did not ment-'on it but in some way it got out latdr on. It vms on th's remark tuat General Black considered that the Society should take act'on and T appointed a co mmittee of four, consisting of Gen. John C. Black,-General Oliver Otis Ho'ward, • • • Major B. Warner and Mrs. John A. Logan and from letters of the acting Secretary of War, from F. C. Ainsworth, the Military Secretary and Gen. Frederick D. Grant, that committee declared there was no'trutl: .in Judge Stafford's statement. '.That Grant did say in answer to . President Jolmson was "tliat he. General-Grant, had protested against such.action being.taken as the arrest of the Confederate officers, so 'long as they observed their parole, as they had surrendered to him, ■General Grant, upon terms which he as commander of the U.S.Army had a legal right to grant or dictate,..and that if our government violated these terras agreed upon, it would discredit him as well as our govern ment, and that in case of tli^ s arrest of those confederates he would be obliged to resign his commission in the United States Army." Judge I Stafford claimed" to have received this information frpm Admiral 1 ' T ' Dalgreen, , , . • ♦ • • . . * I The gvening meeting was held at the Opera House. Bishop Fallows T • offered the opening prayer and Gov. Curxjains made the welcoming address for the State and the mayor of the city, Donald Macros, made the ^jjj^ welcome for the city. As T was a citizeji of the city, t reguafe^ed General John C. Black to 1906. answer the welcoming addresses which he did, • general'Smith D. Atkins delivered the annual address. General Howard followed with some remarks. General F. D. Grant gave his experience as a boy thirteen years old with his father in the Vicksburg campaign. Father Sherman also spoke and, Mrs. John A. Logan concluded the evening's entertainment. ' « * At the banquet held at the Grand. Hotel, T made the"statement to ^ the Society that the President made to me at West Point which is I,, r in the^-^f'ecords. ' i I'c ,«ee'ro lo I'oui ^ ' niicTwV-: nil: : ■ hnjt Jor I »' ioj: ' - f ^ .1 The toasts were as follows: . , ■ ^ nnjj Jor / tO". ; - • • ft j "The President." • ' Response by letter from the President, "Our Country." / Response by Archbishop John Ireland. ' o "The Heroes and Victories of the Army of the Tennessee." Response by Mrs. John A. Lo.gan. "Forward" - - utf Response by Rev, T. E. Sherman. ' ' , "The Volunteer Sold'er." ® Response by Pr'vate Thomas C. Richmond. ^ "Maj. Gen. Jas. B. McPherson, Response by Hon. Smiti: McPherson (a distant relative", There was no shbject to the 7th toast. It was to be responded to by John N. Baldwin of C.ounc^'l Bluffs. I had applied to him for a subject but he had never given me one and tx» the utter surprise of myself, he devoted his address to a great tribute to me as follows: * • * "Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and gentlemen:- ' < ' • Thougli solemnized by the ceaseless mutations of t-ime, this is an occasion well calculated to awaken the buoyancy and quicken the heart-beat of every citizen who loves his country and its institutions, fn this time of great national eminence, with happiness regnant in twenty million American ;omes, with our astral emblem honored and respected throilgh ut the world, with the seat of peace of both hemis pheres by the Potomac,with a nation distingui -bed for its^commerce, ' ' nnb I' • ' ' ■ ■ , - . • i: JO . , , 'a o 'mbiII' 'Vi • •« r.^il o6«n <N»I« itmi M 374 1906. ^ its wealth, its Chn* stianity and its enlightmnment, it is meet that we should pause in our onward fight to acknowledge with full hearts our love, our reverence, our boundless gratitude and obUgtaion to and for our preserver and benefactor—The Union soldier. We-have with us tonig t one of the chief actors in what history tbuly represents as the greatest tragedy ever played in the theatre of war. He saw the curtain rise on Fort Sumter, and fall on Appomattox. He shared with his comrades in arms the fortunes and misfortunes of m-'litary life, and, like them, he received his plaudUs and his wounds. I have the honor to speak of our dist-'ngu^ shed fellow towns man, our neighbor, bur friend. General Grenville M. Dodge. If our honored friend experiences some embarrassment as he listens to the recital of Ws deeds and achievements, he must remem ber the pleasure it affords those who offer their tribute and hheir expressions of esteem, and also remember that if the struggles and tri\imphs of the strong and successful are never to be recounted, the inspiration of worthy act-ion might be lost arid many tender chords remain untouched. Let us tiien be what we are and speak" what we think, and in all thing's keep ourselves loyal to the truth and the sacred professions of friendship. 'l belfteve that it will be both profitable and pleasurable for us to stop a moment during these tempestuous, tumultuous, business-expanding,' weAlth-getting and property-developing times, and seriously contemplate the rugged and lasting qualities of such a man as General Dodge, and" also with fitting ceremony and circumstance in the presence of the highest in the community, give to him Yds true meed and merit. The Army of the Tennessee is conspicuous ^_n American History. Around it is woven the story of the Civil War. It participated in more than forty engagements, among them be'ng a number of the great battles of that war. It not only part-"cipated, it was in the thick of the conflict, and was "often the medium through which defeat was tunned into victory. More than once the fate of the Union depended on its prowess and soldierly valor. It was so at Shiloh, Vicksburg, Corinth, Atlanta, and in fact nearly all the great battl-fields of the war. As General Grant, speaking of Vickslurg, says' in his personal memoirs, 'it looks now as if Providence directed the course of the campaign, while the Army of the Tennessee executed the decree." The name of General Dodge will forever be associated with the Army of the Tennessee, its great soldier in time of war and its great citizens in time of peace. He was one of its best and honored com manders, a fit companion of Sherman, McPherson and Logan. In the personal memoirs of Grant, Sherman and Slieridan are found the highest testimonials of tliese great soldiers to the valor, courage, skill and bravery of General Dodge. Commendation from such a source is a price legacy. . , I desire to speak tonight of the achievements and triumphs pf General Dodge in the ranks of private citizenship, hhilo he has illTominated the pages of American history with his deeds of valor, he has also made his impress as a private citizen ^n the sphere of industry. source pr - 375 1906. It is not the rule that men ascend to eminence by leaps and hounds. It ■'s by steady tread that vie move up the rough and rugged path to success, ' This is an age of concrete thought, and those of whatever vocation who rise above mediocrity and reach eminence and distinction are tl^ey who subject the-*.r 1^'ves to the crucible of hard intellectual and physical endeavor. We often and wisely repeat tlie truism that man is the-architect of his own fortunes. • Individuality is the despot, dest'ny the subject. I do not subscribe to the doctrine that all men are created equal or that at the threshold of I'fe's contest all are equally armed, but among those ho are thus favored some fa-i 1 wh^le others succeed, thus establishing the fact that success-is a reward and not a legacy. A man rising to em nence acquires that estate at tremendous cost, i.'any they are who crave it, but few they are who are w^ ll^ng to st'rve • for it in the only way it can be obtained, that is, by'hard and constant endeavor. And is it not true that those wl;o stand on the pedestal of fame are, as a rule, those who have crossed life'-s chasms on the bridge « of sacrifice? General Dodge's position today *'n the business and transportation world represents an investment of years of hard labor and useful life. Without heraldry of birth' without moneyed or Influential friends, but with labor, diligence, integrity-and faith in himself, he has risen I steadily and marked a path across the railroad world. Studious, ' thoughtful and indefatigable, he has had much to encounter and much to conquer. He never despised ari opponent and therefore never became careless, and he never feared one and therefore never became unnerved. He always had faith. lie may have thought sometimes in the stru-gle that right would be defeated, btt he never believed for a moment that wrong would triump. -Fidelity was his sovereign, loyalty his guide, and devotion his ruler. . He bivouacked at his post of duty and absolutely only "sought relief and solace in i*ncreased opportunity. He is the very incarnation of resoluteness and dtermination. It is because he saw events and their causes, strove to obviate con sequences, studied to ascertain contingencies, and because of caution and foresight, that he became dist nguished in tnis.realm of actio: ., reach'ng-a point where he had.no superiors, , ' The Pacific Railways were the great constructive forces ■'n the development of the country west of the M-* ssouri River, and oC these ^MJnion Pacific was-the pioneer and the first to lead the marc.i of eilJcivilizati on into the wilderness. It was no conceived for private ^^ds nor born of t^e spirit of commercialism, but was created to pi^Pberve a republic and proejected by the impulse of improvement. It is the only railroad i-n the Uni ted States that was constructed under muskets and protected by Federal "troops, and of which it was the Supreme Court of the United States that the people of this regarding works of "nternal improvement and cl.arged the . Co^errfifSrft Itself with the direct execution of the enterprise. I uoi^ dBufta^i/jon litruct i on began on the second day of Decqmber, 1863, on td# llRaite of the Missouri River, in the city of Omaha, May IQth, Jcjol mxjoY , ■ • ■ that obtained, that 'ha rd constant stand rule, those who have crossed life' on the chasms pedestal of on the bridge 376 1906. 1869, on Promontory Po"nt, Utah, with simple but impressive ceremonies, the last spike was driven, fastening the connecting rail between the Central and Un'on Pac^'f'c Railways, completing .an iron highway between the two oceans and consummating orje of the greate t achievements of this age. ■ Presid nt Lincoln, fully appreciating the genius and•indomitable will of General Dodge, immed^'atel. after the ./ar called him to the task of construction of the Un^'on Pacific Railroad. HHe turned his face, recently bathed in the smoke of musketry, towards the "Wilderness" the Rockies'4 and the "Great American-Desert," and he surveyed and superv'sed the construction of that road, then a "military necessity," now one of ti.e great systems of ra^"r.vays wlp'ch move the commerce of the world. He had no maps or charts to afford h^'m informal" on of tie topography of the country. The territory traversed was designated in text books as a wilderness dedicated by nature to be the eternal habitation of the savage and the buifalo. Limited ,by law to a maximum gradient of 116 feet to the mile, not compensated for curvature, he held it down to 90 feet to the mile. Pressed for timey Congress impatient, the people demanding an early completion, he had to contend with hostile Tndians, inadequate funds, lack of transportation facilities, high-priced labor, and numerous obstacles, but in spite of all he pushed his l^'ne across the cont'nent, .consummating a feat in railway engineering unequaled in the history of American railway construction. To emphasize this great achievement, I speak author"tively, officially, and witi; flull knowledge of the facts, when T say that the^PJ present management of the Un'on Pacific, for the express purpose of shorten'ng the I'ne between Council Bluffs and Ogden and bettering it, if that were possible, had surveys and revisions made, and expended millions of dollars in eliminating gradients, cujvatures and tunneling , mountains, with no limit as to time or means, w.ith full knov;ledge fif the topography of t-e country, with all modern appliances, with the services of a corps of the ablest engineers, yet it only suceeded in reducing the distance less than forty miles. And this reduction in . mileage was due largely, in fact almost entirely, to changes in gradients and curvatures, whioh were rendered impossible to Gen, Dodge by reason of lack of funds. To Gen. Dodge these were years tense with ti.eir stress and strain, heavy with unremitting toil, thrilling in danger, but he still pushed ever-forward and onward with the confidence of a conqueror. He was a man of judgment and c amnon sense, who spared nothing and wanted everything. A man who believed in action, and knew tdo value of every moment of time. And above all, my friends, actuated by the impulse to better his country, himself and his descendants, he toiled with those who overcame this wilderness and converted this "Great American Desert" into a "Garden of Benefits." And to you .remaining members of the Army of the Tennessee, now In the twilight o I'fe, T offer this sentiment which pervaded the soul of the Cumaean Gibyl when she presented her books to Tarquinlus .Pri3CU3,"A3 you grow fewer in nvirabers, you become dearer to our hearts. Tonight we breathe ti.e prayer that when at last your t time shall come we hope and pray that tne night flower of belief shall continue to bloom and reiresh with its perfume your last hours, I tlmnk you," Blakeman, Recorder of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, who was called upon and m-de a short address. The record of this meeting contains a review of Vlllard's Memoirs and John Codmar Ropes' story of the civil war, especially the ciiapters on "Shlloh,", a very able dociunent, written by the Secretary of the Shlloh Commission. An accouht of the unveiling of the monument to General Joseph Anthony Mwwer Is also given In this record. This monument was erected by the Army of the Tennessee 1906 The 8th toast was on "Old Glory", responded to by General J. H. Stlbbs In a recitation. There was present with us Mr. Noel 379 November, 1906. Private . The Cuba Railroad Company, SQ-Breadway, Montreal, Can., November 8th, 1906 My dear General Dodge: I was not a little surprised by i^-r. Sargent's letter to you of the 18th October for -i- supposed that he was in immediate charge of all of our engineering work relating to our constructed lines, in cluding the roadway, according to the original instructions to Mr. Glados, and I ha^. not heard a word from Mir. Galdos or anybody else pointing to any trouble or indicating that the original instructions had not been fully carried out or that they had in any way been de parted from. Immediately on receipt of your letter I instructed Mir. Galdos to restore the roadway at once to the immediate charge oi Mr. Sargent and to see that Mr. Sargent had every possible opportunity for the proper discharge of his duties. I did not, of course, say anytiang about any information having come from Mr. Sargont, but 1 told Mr. Galdos that I had information which led me to believe that Mr. Sargent had, through his attempts at straightening out the Road Department, incurred the ill-will of certain parties and their friends who were disposed to undermine him, but that nothing of this kind would be tolerated. I also wrote Mr. Sargent a private note telling him that he need have no fear of being undermined and asking hiu. to let me know privately of any future difficulties he might meet with in the performance of his duties. I think my letter to Mr. Galdos will put an effectual stop to any further trouble. I shall be in Cuba in about two weeks and shall make quite sure of it. Everything seems to be going very well in Cuba, and our traffic, as indicated by our results for the last week in October has fully recovered. Our working expenses have been rather large for July, August and September and possibly will be for October, because our locomotives and cars were very much overworked during the iirst six months oi the year, when none oi them could be spared for the shops, and they are being put in the best possible condition for the coming busy season. 'Ae have also e xpended a good deal in tie and bridge replacements. I judge from the enclosed copy of a letter from Mr. Gaillard to Mr. Galdos that the latter has furnished the information required about bridges, etc. Yours very truly, I Enc. General G. M. Dodge, W. C. Van Home No. 1 Broadway, New York. 385 November, 1906. Council Bluffs, la., November 11, 1906, My dear Friend: I was so completely surprised at the Banquet, that I know I did not tell you how much I appreciated your eloquent and too com plimentary address. Coning from the source it does and carrying the official endorsement of the Union Pacific Company, gives it far greater value than if spoken by any one else. Many years passea after the building of the Union Pacific Ry. before people appreciated the long, hard, dangerous work we encountered before we conquered that obstinate mountainous country. The men under me have never since been excelled in any work of a similar nature. Their ability, their courageous attention to their duty, and their loyalty to the Company was marvelous. Most of them are dead, but they all rose to the highest position in their different professiors and trades, and all, so far .as I can recollect, died in the harness. They nearly all had experience in the Civil War and its benefits was a great factor in the success of their labor. My long close friendship with your father whom I so dearly loved, and who so loyally supported me allhis life, followed by the beautiful tribute oi' the son, touches me very deeply. Truly and cordially. Grenville M. Dodge. Mr. John N. Baldwin, 2211 St. Mary's Ave., Omaha, Neb. THE DODGE DINNER. Omaha, Nov. 14, 1906. To the Editor of the Bee: One cf the most brialliant and delightful dinners ever given' in Omaha v/as that of Saturday night the 10t"i inst. to General Dodge and Mrs. Logan. The pleasure of it and the charm of it consisted in the presence of the wives and mothers of Omaha, the arrangements, which were directed by Mr. Arthur S. Smith, the inspiration given to tl e occasion b;- Mr. Charles L. Green, the eloquent toastmaster, and the remarkable addresses of Mrs. Logan and General Dodge, Gen. Manderson, Generol Black and Father Sherman, who lifted the occasion to a high plane of post prandial enjoyment. The lesson of the Dodge dinner is that there should be more such dinners. In other da's these social events were frequent and useful. They showed aublic spirit and help d to get the attention of important men of our city. The dinner to Generals ^haffee and Humph rey a few years ago, that was so happily suggested by General John C. Cowin, was one of the rarest treats which was ever enjoyed in the whole history of Omaha. But it was more than that. It served to renew our old hold on the army, which has been of such great, importance to rs sin e the days of Sherman, Grant, Gibbons, Augur, Greeley and other illustrious men. The recent dinner to General Greeley, now in supreme military command of this part of the country, was a most timely and proper thing to do. Such phases of our social life are refining and elevating to ourselves and contribute much to our character as a city capable of rising above the humdrum and sorid spirxt of the current life of business. Omaha staiids pre-eminent at the gateway to a half a continent. Its name Is on the ongues of millions. No great ^ercans, no great should be allowed to enter here without some form of social or public recognition. Such men should be invited here in the Ion;; winter seasons, if they do not come of their own will, to see, to be seen, and to be heard upon matters of greatraoment to us all and to the nation. Such a '^^Shty force as James J. Hill, for instance, probably the wisest practical economist nov/ living on either side; of the ocean, should be asked to corrf^y out to Omaha and get acquainted with out people. The words of wisdom of this one man is, without a shadow of a doubt chang ing the thought and greatly influencing the destiny of the Canadian United States. Perhaps he could be induced to come than ^ dinner should be given him by not less represent, the intelligence and character of in i the Auditorluqi, this or should r ather be followed in Boyd's by opera an address house. from Why Mr. not' HillAnd ^ fifteen'^cltlJLi^h^^^^'''^ Sentlemen, of Omaha that a committee of at arSa^ly day! George L. MiHer. 389 Omaha, Neb. Nov. 15th, 1906. General G. M Dodge, . New York City. N. Y. My dear General I send you in advance of 370ur arrival in New York a slip from the Bee of this morning on "The Dodge Dinner", and a partial attempt to get your speech into readable form. The dinner was not what I intended it should be. There was too much soldier in it. If some citizen of Omaha could have supplemented my own address in place of Manderson and Baclr, the civic part would have dominated as an expression of Omaha's appreciation of your personal achievements as an empire-builder, My own speech appears to have made a strong impression but ii needed another on the same line to make the occasion what I meant it should be. An effort of the reporter to review my speech i.^ a sorry failure, and it "died a bornin". I wish you to fix up your speech, much of which is omitted that was of historical value. What Mr. Gould did is wholly omitted. With this report you can dictate it over again as it was delivered; read the proof yourself, get some slips printed, a d send a dozen to me. Sincerely your friend, George H. MiHer. 391 Vicksburg, Miss, Nov. 16, 1906. The Honorable, The Secretary of War, Sir: The Commission h'-s the honor to report that the lov/a State Memorial in the Park was dedicated and that the Iowa regimental and battery monuments (13 to 32 commands) and the Iowa regimental mar kers (59) in the Park were dedicated and transferred to the United States by Governor Albert B. Cummins on Thursday , November 15, 1906. The monuments and markers were accepted for and on behalf of the United States by the Representat ve of the Secreta. y of 'Var, Major General Grenville M. Dodge, .Wiose address in connection th rewith was very gratifying to the Commission and is, historically, of great and permanent value. Copy of the Vicksburg Herald of the next morning containing the General's address and a full account of the dedication ceremonies is hrewith inclosed. Very respectfully, Wm. T. Rigby, Chairman, fJOO O J fJ Viuksburg, Miss. November 16, 1906. My dear General:- On behalf of the Commission, I ha, e the honor to express our thanks for and our appreciation of your able and very valuable address in connection with the Iowa dedication ceremonies of yesterday. Copy of our official report thereon to the Secretary of 'Var and copy of the Vicksburg Herald therein referred to are herewith enclosed. The State of Iowa, the Iowa Commission and the National Commission were honored by youi presence at and your par ticipation in the Iowa dedication ceremonies. With highest regards. Very sincerely yours. Wm. T. Flgby, ►Major General Grenville M. Dodge, No. 1. Broadway, New York City. Chairman, 395 ADDRESS AT VICKSBUR.C ACCEPTIMG FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE, IOWA MONUMENT"; NOV. 16 , 1906. by MAJOR GENERAL GRENVILLE M. DODGE. .ReBresentinfT the Secretary of War. Governor Cumniins: Other duties have prevented the secretary of war from being present here today to accept from your hands this magnificent tribute of the state of Iowa to her soldiers taking part in "the Vicksbur/x campaign. great honor to be selected the United States fcovemment to receive and accept the monuments from the state of Iowa. It is a greater pleasure and a greater satisfaction for me to perform this duty as a citizen of that state. It probably is known to most of you that I was not present in the campaign in front of Vicksburg, and for that reason it is an additional honor and pleasure for me to accept on behalf of the government of *the United States the monuments here erected by the state of Iowa. This I do, fully appreciating the patriotism of that state in erecting this beautiful and appropriate monument in memory and honor of the officers and soldiers of the state, who performed such brave and effective duties upon thi's field. It is a singular fact that while I had no command in this important campaign, I was assigned by General Grant to a cora'^and he held far more important to the success of his own army, than an immediate command under him, and that in his recommendation for promotions after this battle I was placed first upon the list. It is remarkable that none of the promotions that General Grant recommended after the battle of Vicksburg were made by the government for nearly one year, excopt" the promotion of General John A. Rawlins to be a brin-adier General, and he received this promotion because he took General Grant s report in person to Washington and appeared before the cabinet. One would think after such a great and complete victory that his recommendations would receive some consideration. The fact is, one officer who was not in the campaign was promoted, and General Grant entered his protest against that promotion, stating that "the officers he recommended, who were here in this battle were far superior and per formed far more important duties than the person promoted, and should have received the government's consideration and reward." You wil] find in the war records where General Grant several times in the following year pressed the promotion of the officers he recomm.ended at the fall of Vicksburg. Washington did not then seem to have fully appreciated Grant, and seemed loath to follow his suggestions. It was General Grant's intention that I should command a divisin in this campaign, but he changed his mind, and in a letter to me informed m.e that he has assigned m.e to command two divisions at Corinth Mississippi, fearing that B agg might detach from his command a force * and try to reach the Mississippi river north of Memphis, and in writing me in relation to this change of my mommand. Grant said he had assigned me to this duty because he knew I would stay there, which was a very pointed intimation to me that under no circumstances was I to leave Corinth, nom atter what force came against me, and as I read it today it was not only a suggestion, but a compliment. As soon as Grant moved down the Mississippi, and placed his knew would 396 army on the levees he determined in his,, own mind that bold campaign to the south and rear of Vicksbur^:. Knowin/T; he could not make it until the waters fell in April or ^^ay, he utilized the time and kept his troops busy in'several plans'for passing Vicksburg, or by using ^ the Yazoo tributaries to make a landing to the north and east of Vicksburg. He had very little faith in these projects, although they tended to confuse the enemy and mislead them as to his real plan of campaign. " He kept his own counsel as to this plan, knowing it would receive no support in V/ashington, but probably dsaw forth an order prohibiting it and also receive criticism from all military sources, as the plan was an absolute violation of all the rules and practices of war, as it virtually placed his entire command at the mercy of the enemy, cutting loose from all the bases of support and supply, neces sitating the taking with him of all the rations and ammunition he would use in the campaign. Nevertheless he never hesitated, though urded to abondon it b^^ some of his ablest generals. Grant says he was induced to adopt the plan first on account of the political situation which was "threatening, the anti-war element having carried the Elections, and the Confederates were forcing our troops as far or farther north as when the war commenced. He knew that to abondon his campaign and to return to Memphis, the nearest point from which he could make the campaign by land and have a base and railroad from it, it would be very dis heartening to the government and the people. Grant ran the batteries and larded his forces on the east side of the Mississippi, and faced the enemy with fewer men than they had, and in the "entire campai.'rn when he planted himself in the read of Vicksburg, he had only 43^000 men, while the enemy had 60,000. In comparison to boldness, the total ignoring of all former prractices of warfare, the acceptino- of the probability of nine chances of failure to one of success,"this campaign has never been approached in its orginality and the wonderful grasp |of its possibilities and great success. Viewing it from this standpoint It cannot be compared to any other known campaign. After Vicksburg the Confederacy was doomed,- and Gettysburg coming at the same time, lifted the nation from the slough of despondency to the highest point of hope, enthusiiasm and certainty of success. Another reason that governed Grant in making this campaign apinst all the recognized principles of warfare as taught and known at that time, I have never seen stated, "/hen General Grant made his first campaign against Vicksbizrg, as you remember, the capture of all his supplies at Holly Springs caused him to abandon that campaign and fall back to the line of the Memphis and Charleston Hallroad, and in this movement back his troops were forced to live off the countrv. General ^rant was astonished to find how efficiently they were supplied from the sparcely settled country, and he said that If he had had the experlenee that his retreat gave him before he made It, that Instead of re treating toward the Memphis and Charleston railroad he would have pushea of^campaign Jackson and Vicksburg carrying out the original plan . . In discussing-this matter with him afterwards he made the st-atement that he had no doubt if no accident or any action of the enemv nreyented his army from swinging into the rear of Vicksburg he knL Sr could supply it from the country through which he was movim- untirhe reached some safe base, and I have no doubt in my mind SutwhS the ex perience he received on the retreat from Grenada was one of the orLcinal .i reasons for his. his entire army to the rear of vfcksbur?/ ^ I is iR do floubt that fTi this ^ bold movement Supplies so deceived and taking the such enemy chances. that it ' There couffld only bring against our forces a portion, instead of the whole army, and thus enabltd Grant to meet- each force that came against him dpfpa+inrr •! + and finally plant himself in this city. against him, defeating it 397 Address at Vicksbur^?, etc. by Gen. G.M.D. -#2 Nov. 16, 1906. I There -was one other reason that I think had great weight with him in thifi movement. When I first reported to General Grant and had command of the Central division of the Mississippi, stretching from Columbus -south, I was assigned to the duty of rebuilding the 'loblle and Charleston railroad from Columbus to Humboldt. In our campaign in Missouri I had considerable experience in the organization and hand ling of a secret service force within the enemy's lines. As soon as I reached Tennessee, I raised a regiment of Tennesseeans which was -known as the First Tennessee Cavalry, and I utilized the men from that state to obtain information as to the enemy.- Mv reports were made to Generaly Quimby; they reached General Grant and they were pretty accurate. Every one knows that the rumors of what the enemy has and does are always greatly exaggerated, and it was one of the rules and instructions that were given to these men, who went inside of the lines, to be careful and not exaggerate, bo when their reports came and were sent to General Grant, they in time proved to be very accurate. His attention, he says, was attracted to them, and it was not long before he communicated with me, and gave me full authority and full control of the secret service in his command. When making his first movement toward the Vicksburg camjiKiign there had come into ray lines a large number of Alabamians, loyal men, whom I organized into the First Alabama cavalry and through the utlizing of members of this regiment and through relatives who lived within the enemy s lines I was enabled to place a very efficient system of spies or secret service men at Jackson, h!eridian, Selma, Montgomery and Atlanta. These men who were thoroughly instructed how to count a company, a regi ment, a bri-ade, a division and a corps, whether moving on foot or in' cars, and who were also thoroughly instructed to give us nothing but facts, not rumors, so far 5s I know never failed us. Their reports generally reached me through some member of their family or the family of some member of the regiment. These reports were sent to General Grant so that he knew at all times while he was on both campaigns prett3'^ -nearly any force that was facing him, and when he made his movement to the rear of Vicksburg, and after the battle of Jackson, Champion Hill and Black River, when Jonston's army was forming to relieve the siege, these spies became of untold benefit to General grant, because all movements from Bragg or any other Confederate force was promptly noted and reported, and General Grant was given information in plenty of time to bring to his aid sufficient forces to meet Johnston's command. If you go to the war record you will notice that Schofield from the department of "^Tissouri, sent Grant from his command nearly all his organized troops. From the department of Arkansas, commanded by Steele, was sent Herron s division and later came the Ninth corps under Parke, all the way from Knoxville, so that Grant had organized under Sherman s command a new array facing Johnston, and at all times it equalled in force the army Johnston had under him. I remember the reports that came to me and went- afte'-wand to Grant, Johnston s force did not exceed 20,000 to 35,000 whilethe reports that came from the enemy's lines, and general belief, was that Johnston had accumulated an army of something like 60,000. The information thus obtained by Grant enabled him at all times to be master of the situation, and therefore, to force his siege and carry out the plans of his campaign without any doubt in his own mind that he war able to meet any force in his front or in his rear. These snies had instructions that when anything of great importance amir-'r'piH driH ^ + would take too long to reach ine, tLy sWlS p?ocee3 di?ecUranf repLt 398 to General Grant. In two or three cases they did this. In one case one spy. was captured and imprisoned .and two others in trying to reach him were killed. "Tany of these spies were detailed foom our own regi ments, and they took their liEees in their own hands and entered the enemy s line, sometimes joining the Confederate regiments. Many of them were killed, many captured, tried and executed, and the experiences and reports that came to from them were more daring and startling and far more interesting than any romance that was ever ^written. General Grant .said afterwards that the value of this information to him in the campaign none could overestimate. It was always intended that none of the .reports of these spies should ever go into the army records. Their names were never known to anyone except myself, but oc casionally as you read the war records, you will see some of these reports giving information forwarded by me. As the history of the war has been read and as shown in the war records, it has often been asked why it was that after every campaign of Grant's that his advice was not taken in following up the campaign immediately by another, especially when there were concentrated under him victorious armies ready to move successfully in any direction. After Donelson Grant desired to move directly south, and says that with his army and the army of Buellcombined, they cotild have moved directly south to Vicksburg and opened the Mississippi river, ^fter Corinth there was again an army of 100,000 men concentrated there, that could have moved to any part of the west successfully and victoriously without great opposition. Right after the Vicksburg campaign General Grant proposed oc cupying the Rio Grande frontier, because the French had entered Mexico, and to use immediately the rest of his army to capture Mobile and move on '■'Montgomery and Gelma, Alabama, and perhaps Atlanta, Georgia, using the Alabama river from "lobile as a base to supply his colunn, but again his great victorious army was scattered. Parke with the Kinth corps was returned to east Tennessee, and Sherman with the Fifteenth corps was started from Memphis to march along the Memphis and Charleston rail way to the Tennessee river, and up that river slowly, evidently for the purpose of being in position to aid Rosecrans in his campaign against Bragg. In each case the armies were scattered and generally for six months or a year failed to accomplish any great work. Not until General Grant had assumed command of all the armies of the United MM-.tated did they all move in unison. The great principle that he had often laid down was then put in force, and on the first day of May, 1864, every organized Federal force moved against the enemy- in its front, fe o that under no circumstances could the enemy as it had been in the habit of doing, transfer frorti one force to assist another, and thus throw a superior force against some of our armies in active campaign, while the rest of forces were lying idle. There is do doubt that the campaign of Vicksburg was the first blow that started and indicated to the Confederacy what the ultimate result would be. It was such a victory that there could be no possible excuse for their defeat, or under ro circumstance could they obtain any hope from it. Its' results were far reaaching; it was absolutely complete, '^he enemy surrendered and the Mississippi river was opened throughout its erttre length, never again closed, and the west half of the Confederacy was slit entirely in two, and from that time it was almost impossible for one part of it to re-enforce the other, and had |||k the troops moved from Vicksburg, as recommended by Grant, directly on Mobile, captured that place, carried oiit the plans and ideas of Grant, that the Alabama river could be used as a base, and have captured Selma, Montgomery, and" finally Atlanta, it would have gone far toward settling the question of the war in the west, and in all probability saved the Addre: 399 at Vicksburg, etc. by Cen. -.r^.D. rov. 16, 1906. frer»t b'^ttled of Chickamauga, Chabtanooga and Atlanta, Oeneral Hrant during thetime I served directly under him often spoke in praise of Iowa and lo.va troops. Ke designated the Second Iowa infantry as first at Donelson, and the Fouth Iowa inf antry, the regiment I had the honor to once command, afe first at Chickasaw Bayou. He reasoned that the efficiency of the Iowa soldiers came from the policy of the state in followins almost literally the recommendations of the officers in the field when it came to replenish ing their ranks and promoting and awarding her troops for their efficient work in the camp, on the march, or upon the field of battle. This action of the Governor of the state gave a confidence to the soldiers in the field and hope of promotion and an assurance that he v/ould get it if he deserved it. As adding to the spirit and effici ency of their command, the benefit of this policy cannot be overestimat ed . To Governor Samuel R. Kirkwood, is entitled the credit of in augurating this system, and every Iowa soldier and officer who served in the civil war gratefully recognizes this service and extends his thanks and pays his tribute to that great war governor. General Grant's treatmeiit of the Confederate troops at the surrender indicated a statesman as v/ell as a great general. It gave him a standing with the Confederate people and army that no other commai'ider had, and it not only met the universal approval of our armies, but tempered and softened afterwards the action of all our officers in the west who had dealings with the enem.y. When peace came his action at Appomattox following his action here gave hin an influence with the Confederate states and people that was a lasting benefit to our whole country and the southennrsoldier vies with us today in doing honor to his memory. I cannot close without paying my tribute to the sculptor, who under the direction of the Iowa commission, has conceived and erected this beautiful and appropriate monument. The thanks of your state are due to him for his successfiil work, and Iowa will stand on this field as the peer of the other states in the recognition she has given, not only to her dead, but to the living who took part in these great cam paigns . 401 Noveiriber, 1906. Personal The Cuba Railraod Company Gamaguey (Puerto Principe), Cuba, November 20th, 1906. General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New "^ork City. General: Permit me to offer you my gratitude for your kind words of the 29th of October. All I want is time to get a strangle-hold on this situation. I know I can master it, if I am given a few months of graiie with my hands untied. In regard to the economic situation of the ■'•sland, I sin cerely believe that i am as thoroughly cognizant of the situation as any other American on the Island, and I do not know any one who has studied the Island closer than I have. It is my honest conviction that the politicians parading as opera bouffe' warriors misled ^,r. Taft when he was hers. As I figure it out, the noisy three (3) percent of the popu lation have made all the trouble . After they h d stirred up the feelings of the otherwise dormant populace, some good men, related by family ties to the trouble makers, lost their cool-headedness and went wrong and joined the fracas in a mild sort of a way. The remaining ninety seven (97) percent of the population are submerged in a dense and heart-breaking apathy to the whole politi cal situation. Instead ol acting liice citizens with red corpuscles in their blood, they are listlessly waiting to see what -^os Amjericanos are going to do. This ninety seven (97) pex-cent would litce to see peace and prosperity prevail, but they are too timid to act positively for good although there is a possibility that, if they get stirred up by the noisy three(3) percent, they may ma^e just enough trouble to frighten business back into the holes it scuttled to in the recent "war." I am positive, however, that the natural wealth a the soil will in the en force itself to the iront and, aided by men of clean courage and capital, combined with the crying need that the Island be developed,-will make these chaotic business conditions nothing more than a memory. Until this is brought about, however, Cuba has a hard row to hoe, and she cannot hoe it alone. I have the honor lo remain. General, very respectfully yours, Joseph A. Sargent. 403 November, 1906» New York City, November 20, 1906 Dr. George L. Miller, Omaha, Neb. My dear Doctor: On reaching the city I found yours of November loth en closing a synoijsis of rr.y remarks, also your letter on the Omaha dinner. I have a copy of my remarks at the dinner which I dictated, and, as you suggest, I will have them printed on slips and send some of them to you. I followed them as closely as I could in what I had to say, but you will see I missed some things on account of my desire not to occupy too much of the time. I note what you say in regard to the custom of giving such dinners. I believe it an excellent thing for any place, but where they take up matters of importance, and where they go into matters that the speakers know all about, it seems to me they should be re ported m.ore fully than they are. As you know, I an not a public speaker and it is very difficult for me to respond on such occasions. If I had your gift in that directicn 1 would not miind it so nuch. I think you should write out what you said, and get from Father Sherman what he said. ty papers have not reached m.e yet, but as soon as they come i will get hold of them, and have the printing done, and will send you copies as requested. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge. Please remember me to Miller who made the evening a very pleasant one to me . Noven.ber, 1906. New York City, November 21, 1906 Uy dear Father Shermain: •As I promised, you, I enclose data that I took from the records at Andersonville, which you will see is very interesting, and absolutely controverts all the statements made by the Confederates. You will notice that over 12,000 died there out of a total of a lettle over 52,000 prisoners, and all in fourteen m.onths, while the 12,000 Confederates who died ou;t of a total of 175,000 prisoners died during four years. I went over ti.e grounds carefully, and talked with a good ir.any of the solders and officers on the train who had been in Andersonville. The^rrors of the place are indescribable as told by these men. When you go into the cemetery and see 12,00^ graves, a hundred a day being buried in a trench, with the number of men and their names at the head, it is very impressive. During the cere~ mionies there 1 saw no one who was not really in tears. One's emotions got beyond control over what was seen and told. As -to the spring, the records which I send to you, and the statement made toi'me by Reynolds, a conimon soldier, who was present, make it certain that the spring spouted out right after a thunder storm that came out of a clear sky, and the bolt of lightning struck right near to where the spring is. The spring -comes out of the side of the bluff. It is quite a stream now outside of what flows through the fountain in the granite house that contains the spring. There are several facts in connection with this that Col. Carman, a retired officer of the United States Army, now at the head of the Chicamauga Commission, told me. He received the monument there from Iowa, (which, by the way, is a beautiful one), and he stated that the corn- ■plaints of the citizens outside the stockade concerning the treat ment of the prisoners caused the Confederate government to send an inspector there. This inspector was horrified at the condition of matters and protested- to General Winder, but he (Winder) insisted that the treatment of the prisoners there was such as the govern ment wanted. In n^aking him report to the government the inspector stated that the conditions were simply horrible, and requested that a new commandant b^ sent there who had some humanity in his soul. I cannot quote the exact language, but Itake it that Colonel Carman, whose office is in the -^ar Department in Washington, obtained this from the official record there. Aceording to the record, the greatest nuniber of prisoners there on any one day was 33,114. Our visit to Vicksburg was a very interesting and pleasant one. ^ General Stephen D. Lee took nie in hand and carried mie all over the field, which was a great help to me in seeing our lines . He was very entliusiaatic over the Society of the Army of the lennessee holding its next meeting there. 406 The citizens of Vicksbur^ us a great reception an.<-^ turned out in large numbers at the dedication of our monument, and there ' was a general expression of satisfaction that the Army of the ■'■'ennessee would hold its next meeting there. That was universal, and I think we will receive a l:earty reception. Governor Vardeman travelled with roe from Vicksburg to his home, Jackson. I had him in my car, and he dined with me. He said he should certainly be present at our reunion. He seems to be a .very sane man in everything except the negro question. He thinks that the education and right of siaflrage given to the negroes was a great mistake, and has been a great detriment to them, but I found that to be only is individual opinion, for generally throughout the South people thought they were improving. If your speech at tiie Omaha banquet Is printed I wish you would send nie a copy. We all reached here on the 20th in good shape. Truly and cordially yours, Grenvllle Dodge. ^ 2. I. S, Omaha, Since writing the above I have received the Confederate Veteran for hovember. They claim the figures on prisoners as given at Andersonville is incorrect. They say figures and quotations from United States Secretary of IVar Stanton are as follows. Confederates in Northern prisons 220,000. Union Soldiers in Southern prisons 270^000. Excess of Union prisoners 50,000. Total deaths in North ern prisons 26,535. Toatl deaths in Southern prisons 22,750. Of course these figures are easily verified and i am going to do it. It also says Surgeon General Barnes of the U. S. Army corroborated the report of Secretary Stanton. This would show that 12^ of Confeder ate prisoners died in Northern prisons, while less than 9fo of Union prisoners died in Southern prisons. »■ . .k 9 f ) riK "i"!^ 407 Noveiiiber, 190G . New York City, Noveniber 21, 1906. Ny dear A'r. President: I have received a letter from Doctor John A. V/yeth in rela tion to the burning of tl:e LaGrange Military Academy by my troops. This academy was situated in the Tennessee valley in Alabama. Dr. Wyeth requests that i acquaint you with the facts relating to its destruction. In the spring of 1863, when Grant was in lront of Vicksburg. I made a diversion by marching from Corinth up the Tennessee valley towards Decatur, for the purpose of desti'oying all of Bragg's supplies stored in that wonderful valley, and also to keep Bragg from sending reinforcements to Vicksburg, or moving towards the Mississippi river. We destroyed and burned the stations along the railroad, and such supplies as the enemy could use, and my orders were to strictly respect private property. In my comii.and was the 7th Kansas Cavalry. They were on iry flank, and a good ways from my column. They came across this military academy, and thinking that it has been used to educate soldiers for the Confederate service deemed it proper to burn it, and therefore set fire to it. Although I was a good many miles away I saw it burning, as it was on the high-bluffs. When I in quired as to the burning the officer who had ordered it burned gave me the reason i have stated. When 1 di..covered the burning of this building, andsome other houses, I issued another order to prevent the burning of any private property. My ol'ficial report states: "I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the officers and troops under my comn;and. They were guilty of but one disobedience of orders in burning some houses between Town Greek and Tuscumbia, on discovery of which I issued ohders to shoot any man detected in the act." There is no doubt but that the officer who ordered the destruction of this property though he was carrying out the original order, as he reported what he had done to me officially. I would be glad to see the academy pay for its property, as it was not my intention at the time to destroy it. Respectfully and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Washington, D. C. 409 E3W November, 1906. New York City, November 22, 1906. Personal. Ny dear Sir I^illiam: On n.y return here yesterday i found your letter and note what you say about orders in relation to Sargent, which, rio doubt, will straighten out matters. ■'Vhen I was 7,'est i dined with Secretary Taft, and had a long conversation with him about conditions in Cuba. ^e talked to me about our concessions fron the Government, and was anxious to know about theni, and i could see was anxious to have us go ahead. I questioned him about how far the government was willing to go in carry ing out the agreement made by Palna. He said anything that lad been agreed upon and signed , or had passed Congress they would, of course, carry out. 1 explained to hin. the condition of matters in relation to the Bayon.a line andthat Palma declined to sign papers on account of his resigning fron. office. He said these matters ought to be taken up in Cuba locally and get the local authorities to act on them at the proper time, so they will reach him in regular order. I saw he looked favorably upon the matter. He expressed a desire to take these matter s up when I go to 'Washington /.gain. I write you this so you can have in your mind what is best to do. I could see, though he did not say so, that he had much doubt about the future down there, and judging from the letters I receive from there I think the feeling is growing with all government officers in Cuba that the governm^ent is never going to get out oi there. However, this is simply my own view, I do not k."!OW as it is ti.ie to take matter's up down there, but we ought to He feeling our way. Let me know what news you get i'rom Cuba, and when you expect to be in New York. Of course, what I write you in this matter is confidential. I was glad to see Iron, your let ter that our business is picking up down thei-e . Sargent thinks we have a splendid roau, and in good condition. Says P.e was surprised to find so fine a road, so permanent and roadway, and everything in s ch fair condition, which is very encouraging. Very truly yours, , G . If. . Dodge . Sir William C. Van Home, Montreal, Canada, 411 November, 19OG. New York City, November 22, 1906 I/y dear . Logan: I have received yours of Noveriiber 19th. 7;e reached home on the 20th all right, and all well. had a splendid time at Vicksburg. As soon as I arrived General Lee took me in his carriage, and drove me for two hours all over the works and explained them to me, which aided me greatly in understanding them. It is a wonderful park. The topography is so marked that it will always be m.ore inter esting than any of the parks i have seen. The people there wei-e very hospitable, and seem.ed greatly pleased that we are going to have our next reunion there, and they gave us a great reception. They turned out in large numbers at the dedication of the nionument, which id a beautiful one. I visited the Illinois monument, which is grand, I think no doubt we will pUt\on the back of our monument the nam.es of the soldiers, in the samie way the namies of the Illinois soldiers are on theirs. Andersonville was a sad, sad object lesson. I had no pro per idea of its hoi-rors until I went there and saw where 13,000 of our iiien were buried in one cemetery, dying at the rate of one hundred a day, and saw where 33,000 of them were encamped at one timie on 30 acres of ground, having only a pint of meal a day for food and virtu ally nothing to cook it with. It is almost im.possible to believe and api.reciate the stories that the survivors tell of their suffering there, but the graves are the best evidence that the truth has never yet been told. The Confederates are trying now to break the force of Andersonville, and are n.aking considerable headway in figures, statements of officers, etc. I am glad to k.iow that you are home and feeling well, also ^.rs. Tucker. Please remember me kindly to her. I will be glad to hear about the ^■ower monum.ent. I know poor Mrs. Mower is happy, and 1 thank God we were able to make her so. Then you see her please remember me to her. Governor Vardem.an was with me on my car from Vicksburg to Jackson, and I had a good opportunity to have a long talk with him. He is able man. The only thing i saw about him that was very rad ical was his position on the negro question. He does not think the negro shoald have been educated and given suffrage. Outside of that he is a very sensible m.an, and his speech at the unveiling of the Iowa monument was avery fine one. r, rs . John A. Logan, Calument Place, Washington, D. C. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville M. Dodge. 413 Noveniber, 1906. New York City, November 22, 1906 If.y dear Ivajor: I received the Vicksburg Hearal .giving an account ofour reunion there, also a short sketch of myself, for which please accept my thanks. IVe were all greatly pleased with our visit at Vicksburg, and I know our Army will go there and have a good time looking over the battlefield. Our visit at Andersonville was a very sad one. The tales our boys told of their sufferings there is soniething beyond comprehen sion, but when you see 13,000 of our boys buried .there out of a total of 52,000, all dying in one year, that tells a sadder story then any thing else. The Iowa nrionument is erected in the cemetery, and is a beautiful one. The Conlederacy is trying to break the force of Andersonville, but if they could hear the detailed stories of the men that were there, some of them over eleven months, I know they would feel that great inljumanity was shown there. Then I looked at the stream and saw how easy ti would have been to dam it and give them plenty of water- .they could have taken two or three hundred of our boys and they could have gotten water and run it in so they would have had good drinking water, and plenty of washing water, and when I saw so much tin.ber about and how easy it would have been to let them construct shelter, I can see no excuse for not taking care of them, even if they could not give them as miuch to eat as they need ed. I understand the Confederacy was in dire distress at the time, but our men could have done so much to make themselves comfortable if allowed to, and in this way niany lives would have been saved. Then, I do not understand why none of the stuff sent to them never reached them. We had one boy with us who had goods sent to him that went to Richmond and were stopped there, and when he got out he found them in the express office in Washington with SlOO. charges on them. Truly and cordially yours, Grenville V. Dodge Vajor E. A. Gtanton, Vicksburg, Wiss. 415 Movember, 1906, Personal Ths Cuba Railroad Company, Camaguey (Puerto Principe), Cuba. N-ovember 29th, 1906. General G . . Dodge, No 1 Broadway, New ^ork City. General: Your kind letter of the 22nd instant is read with interest upon my return from a general inspeb^tion trip. I wish to say that I keenly realize the honor of being entrusted with the confidence of yourself and Sir William and the triasts iHiposed upon rre will be held inviolate. "/hat I have written about defects in our line was designedly written as information to be kept within the family as a family matter, similar to a spring house-cleaning. The official reports are of course of a different nature. tiur work here is in a mor-e or less paradoxical condition. Constitutionally we have a magnificently planned road and to date it has met the demands of tralfic, but due to tropic labor" conditions, we have a multitudinous num.ber of sn.ali things that need to be licked into shape. This takes tiie. Organically, we are sound as a new dollar; but we are like a vigous man troubled with scores of little pimples, nothing wrong with the bone and sinew; but covered with skin-deep annoyances. All that Is needed is tine and hard work. t}:e numiorous petty details, I Because I didn't get the time to remiedy wrote the truth as nearly as i could see it with no personal feelin:. at all beyond a desire to get the chance to maxe good. T i me to ef i ect a cure n.ust be allowed any doctor, espe cially when dealing with innumerable skin-deep troubles of som^e stand ing. I have eradicated some; but there are niany others whieh must be fought to a finish! I believe I can honestly say that my work is my religion; and in so far as I am able to tell the truth I have told it; but there are several sides to it. At any rate my convictions are backed by a'l tie courage I have; and I would do the samie thing over again, if it meant standing in front of a firing squad. Now as to the Cuban situation, while, I-have profound respect for Sir William's fore-sight in obtaining the strategic position which our road holds, I believe tiiat even our most extravagant estimiates of Cuba's resouces are likely to prove to be under-estiii.ated. If so, I we must grow fast to xeep ap. 416 As you know, I directed General Wood's reconnaissance of the Island in 1902. I also helped prepare the reports that wer'e published by the '-'nited States .-government. I now realize that all of our estim ates in 1902, were ridiculously too small. Not enough land had then been opened to epable us to judge... It is heart-breaking to a nian cognizant of the situation and the agricultural and horticultural posbibilities here to see the noisy three (3) percent of tte population in their continuous' role_ of trouble makers. The pity of this is only equalled by the dense and timid apathy of the well-meaning ninety seven (97) percent who want no trouble, who want peace and prosperity; but who lack the positive moral force to ma/.e their leaders do b isiness as it should bedone. With few exceptions (and ex-presicent Palma is one of the noble few) the politi cians of both sides in all the towns are second-brothers to the buzzards. Ail the Americans I have talked to say,"Cuba would leap ahead at the rate of ten normal years in one, if our backer-s in God's country could only see the situation as we see it on the ground." Mr. Taft had a hard job; but he very skillfully got out from under and loaded it on Magoon's back. In spite 01 the perpetual question that we hear on ail sides "What is Uncle 3am going to do?" Business is beginning to feel of it self and to stick its head out of cover to look aroond. But on all sides, there is a decided air of suspense. I hear reiterated every where the question - the vital one: "What is Uncle Sam going to do?" If you can answer that, you have the key to the situation. Our rivals the Cuba Eastern people art stirring up the Eastern provinces of the Island, talking big and rushing work on their new line toward Manzanillo. If they arc permitted to grab that line, they will tap some of the richest valleys in Cuba. They cross our line with their survey atiSancLuis and their construction camp is within sight of our line now. It is rumored that they hope to eventually tie up with the United Railroads of Havana; and if they do they will have us licked; but as to how much truth there is in this I cannot say; but I .know that the Cuba Eastern people ere already claiming that they "have us whipped and on the run. It will take mcney to beat them, altl.ough we hold the. strategic position. If the auove helps ^/ou to see the situation, I trust it will not bore you. According to my lights, anu to the best ol' my knowledge and belief, all that I have said is exactly, right and I have thought over it until I can see but one way to salvation for Cuba and that is, a protectorate or annexation. I have the honor to remain. General, j' ~ Very respectfully yours, Joseph A. Sargent. 417 Nov. 3o, 1906. St. Paul, Minnesota. Nov. So, I9o6, General G. M.Dodge, Broadway, New York City. My dear Sir; Yours of Nov. 7th was duly received, and should have hee" acknowledged "before this. My only excuse is that I have been very very "busy. I am verv much o"bliged to you for the articles o^' Er^'dser. I have written, up to this time, nothing of consequence nn Bridger. As manager of the Advertising Department N.P.R. I have written for the last fifteen years what is knovm as the "Wonderland" booklet and a number of times have had occasion to refer to Bridger. From 1874 to 1879 was connected with Major J.W. Powell in the survey of the country drained by the Colorado river and its tributaries, and in this connection became interested in Bridger, but as luck would have I never happened to visit the old Fort, although the first summer I spent with the major. Green Eiver, on the U.P.R. was out headquarters and I made ohe or two camps on Black's Fork. As stated in my former letter, I last year visited Bridger's grave at Kansas City and tried to obtain some additional material tdiere, but did not obtain anything of particular consequence. In my two -bolume work published by the Putmams, "The Trail of Lewis and Clark", t have made several references to Bridger, but most of vihat I have written has been for our Wonderlands, but there is nothing there that would be new to Thanking you again for your copies of the publication,lam Very truly yours, O.D.Wheeler. December, 1906. 419 Los Angles, Cal., Dec. 2nd, 1906 Dear General Dodge: This is to thank you for what I longed to see, the program of the thirty-sixth Reunion of the "Army of the Tennessee." The picture of Mr. Henderson is most excellent and far ex ceeds my expectations for which I am very glad. In the distribution of the prograii.s many of his friends will be glad to have so good a likeness of him. I an grateful to you for the thought and for putting the thought into execution, for it was a time when I wanted Mr. Hen derson to be remembered. He had warm attachments for so many of the members of that Society and always enjoyed those of its meetings we had atiended . The "Nonpariel" was only recently sent following me here, where Belle and I have been for a month. Belle is reading aloud to me the History of the Lrmy of the iennessee as published in that paper, but I have not seen a full account of the meeting which I have looked for in the papers. My Father who is in his nintieth year is with as for* a tine and we will be here until April. I hojje that your daughter was entirely recovered from the operation she suffered last summer and that your own health permits nuch comfort in living. The "Col. Southern" seems to be on a good dividend basis and its receipts have been very welcome. With good wishes fron, us both, I am Sinct-rely, Augusta A. Henderson. 421 December, 1906. New "^ork ^ity, December 3, 1906 Ky dear Father Sherman: I am in receipt of yours of November 27th and notice your suggestions. I have tried to control banquets, and have to preside at a good many outside those given by the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. It make no difference what orders you give to a speaker, he gets started orreads a long paper, and there is no way to stop him unless you pull him down at the tine. They do not seem to appreciate what is necessary. If it is possible to do so I will try to make the rule more definite hereafter. Now, as to the young men. I have-worked very hard to get the young men of our Society to attend its meetings, but they do not appear to take any interest in the miatter. I write them personal letters and urge them without success. I suppose they may take inte.rest after* we ola fellows are gone. The ladies and young ladies help me a good deal more than the young men. I think you will have to make up your mind to go to Vioksburg. I know you will receive a great reception., I have seen Cumph since my .return and he says he will go. You must not take to heart too much the unfortunate Georgia episode. It was a combenation of circumstances. ?'hen I goao Washington next week I am going to have a tlak with the •'•^resident about it on my own account. I thank you for your letter and suggestions, and will try to profit by them. Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge Rev. Thomas E. Sherman, 413 West 12th Street, Chicago, 111. 423 December, 1906 New York City, December 3, 1906. My dear Mr. Secretary: I wish to say a word in behalf of Captain W. H. Campbell, who is postmaster at Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was a captain in the 4th Iowa Infantry, which regiment I took into the service. He was wounded at Dallas, in the -^^tlanta campaign, so severely that he had to leave the service. I know him to be a first class man in every way, and I hope he will be reappolnted . In aletter he writes ne he says his record of 4 years service as postmaster is in the post 01 Dice department. I understand a post naster who had performed his duties satisfactorily isgiven a secnniterm. He tells me he has the endorsement of four-fifths of the business men , all the banks and newspapers, and a miajority of the members of the bar and his city and county officials. There are three ap^aicants for the office. I write in his behalf on account of his services in the ^--ivil A'ar, and his good service since, of which I have knowledge. I know it is unusual to go outside the state or territory to recommend people, but I feel such an interest in him that I make a personal appeal to you to have him reappointed. Very truly yours, Grenville M. Dodge Hon. George B. Cortelyou, Postmaster General, Washington, D. C. December, 1906. New York City. New York City, December 3, 1906. dear Gadle: I have yours of November 15th and note what you aay about our meeting at Vicksburg. General Porter has told me since I re turned home that he would go there with me. I send you today letters fromi Nrs. Foe and others. V.'e must make an effort to get out the young men and have them go to that battlefield, and the only way to do this will be to coii.nence early. The citizens ol' Vicksburg are very enthusiastic about our coming there, and there is no question about our receiving a royal welcome. General Stephen D. Lee, who was there, took care of m.c all the two days i was there, and he was urgent about our coming there. Governor Vardemian went with me from Vicksburg to Jackson in m.y car, and said he would certainly be there to greet us and be with us. The Iviayor and others called on me. We have an excellent mian there in Stanton. He is a leading citizen and will work out a good meeting. The only thing for us to do is to arrange to get our people there. f-e will use a good deal of the Confederate talent in our banquet, etc. When in Atlanta 1 was not able to go and see the monument . I enclose you a letter from Everest. ^^e evidently, does ;x) t under stand what you are going to do there, but am glad to hear there has not been so niuch daniage done there as they spoke of. I am sorry now I did not go out to see it. I was there part of a day, but it rained heavily, and 1 did not know there was a trolley line which ran close by. I saw a miemiber of the 14 th Ohio battery, also Chas. F. Fair banks, who is Past Coii.mander of the Dept. of Georgia, G.A.R. Both of them spoke to me about the monument. No doubt I will receive a letter from you answering questions which I asked in miy letter which was received while you were at Shiloh. I would like to hear from you about Shiloh matters and monuments. Truly and cordially , G. M . T/odge . December, 1906. New York City, December 4, 1906 W. A. Spoonts, Esa., Fort Worth, Texas. My dear Sir: Yours of November 17th came here during my absence, and as I only reached home this m^orning it has been impossible to make earlier reply to same. I have looked the letter over casually, andwithout going into details or hunting up contracts, or anything of that kind, I would say that the Fort Worth Denver City Railway originally cost $16,000, per m.ile. These figures include about $1,000. per niile of equipment. iVy recollection is that little or nothing was paid for right of- way proper, and the only paymeiit that I know of that was made account of terminals was at Fort Worth. As the road stands today, if we were to pay for rightof way, terminals and equipment, it probably could not be replaced for less than $45,000. per mile. In equipmient alone $3,000,000 has been spent for that now on the road or contracted for. Then the road has virtually been relaid with steel weighing 75 lbs. to the yard. When we built the road we laid 52 lb. steel. The sidings on the road have probably increased in length three or four tim.es, and this is a large item of cost. It is very hard to estimate the value of the depot ground- and termiinals. In building the road we made very ample provisions forthem at all the principal towns. Answering your questions in detail, I would say: No* 1* Th.e original cost of construction of the Fort ^'orth & Denver City Railway was $16,000. per miile for 454 miles of road, or a total cost of §7,264,000, No. 2. Outside of Fort Worth, I do not think the right cfway, depot grounds and yards cost the company §500. A great deal was obtained by giving town privileges along the line, and a large part was obtained from the btate. I am not so coiLpetent to make an estim.ate on the present value of the depot grounds, etc. as someone famil iar with the value of such property in Texas. I should not place their value at less than v2,000. per mile, or a total for the road of §908,000. No. 3. The additions to the rolling stock of the company already in use, and that contracted for this year, in round figures amount to §3,250,000. No. 4. In my opinion a fair estimate of the present value of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway is §45,000. per mile, or • a total I'or theroad of §20,430,000. If the property were offered for sale I have no doubt there are plenty of people who would be will ing to pay that amount ior it. Without having data before me it is hard to estimate the great expense the company has incurred in rebuilding all its bridges making most of them permanent structures. Another very large item of cost has "been the erection, of shops and the. purchase of equipment for them. Still another large item of cost has been the development of the comp.any's water supply, building reservoirs, tank houses, etc. It is impossible to go into details and show the money expended to build up traffic, and then care for it, but a very large sum ofmoney has been expended in this way. I have not taken into consideration what is known as good will - that is the business which has grown up with the road until now if it were valued upon its actual earnings the real value of the property would be much in excess of tl:e figures I have mentioned above. In f^ixing the value of this property the fact should be taken into consideration that not one dollar of bonded or stock debt has been placed upon it since it was built, and that every cent of its surplus earnings has gone into the property e:xcept that paid out for interest on bonds and interest on its stamped stock. Very truly yours, G . N:. Dodp-e . ... 429 December, 1906. 8 East Sixty-third Street, 10 Deer., 1906. Dear General Dodge: I ask the Committee appointed by President Bliss to prepare a memorial of Le Grand B. Cannon of which you are a member, to meet . at my office 60 Wall St. on Wednesday Deer. 12th, at 3 P. M. when I will have a draft memorial to submit to them. Yours very truly, Joseph B. Choate, Gen. Grenville M. Bodge. Chairman. ,11 ' • .(f ' 431 December 10, 1906 Adsr.msville, Tenn. December 10,1906. General/ G.M.Dodge. My dear General: Your kind welcomed letter reced. and I thank you kindly for your interest and information, I send you some names and incidents con nected with my services as U.S.Scout, per your request. 1st Capt. Chickasaw, real name Levy Nared, was with me early in July 1863 at Corinth,Miss End Michael Hicloimbotton, John Aldridge,Marsh Haynes Derv . ,e.A.Carr or Karr, B.I.Sanders v/as, I dont remember whether was with us at that time or not. I was and remained with you at Corinth, Miss, from early in July 1863. I am impressed that I served under from said date up to Nov. same year, but this may be a mistake in me. You may have the record which shows different. I served from July 1863 up to the vacuation of Corinth,Miss.1st under you,End under E.H.Carr, 3rd under John B. Steavenson. Suppose he is dead, and was with Col. Harrisson command in a skirmish against a' rebel force at Cub Creek,Henderson Co.Tenn. I remember your Adj. Gen'l. was Barnes. Now this from my mems the names, some of them may not be correctly spelled. I received my pay from Gen'l Stevenson at Decatur, Ala. My daugh ter wrote you about 7 years ago concerning my services and your reply said you remonbered me well and I done you good ser-vice. The letter has been misplaced but may find it later. Ngw I hope this will enable you to remem ber me, and if this is not sufficient perhaps can give you a further de tail history, Your old friend. John B. Mills. U.S.Scout. a- L>,V 433 December, 1906. New York City, December 10, 1906 My dear General: I received yours of Decem.ber 4th, and note that you have returned. Isuppose that you and Mrs. Logan agreed upon the monu ment for General Mower. I was glad to hear from you and to know that you are well and in good shape. I only returned to my work here last week, and have been very busy ever since . I received tte notice of the coming wedding cf your daughter. It is possible I may be in '''ashington at that time. I hope os, as I would like to be present at her marriage. Please congratulate her for me. I ami well, although I suffered considerably froni my old troulbes during the last week of the trip. At Vicksburg I miet all the authorites and they were all very mach pleased at our coming there, and guaranteed us a royal welcome. General Stephen D. Lee, who was there, took uie in charge and spent two days with me. Ke also was greatly pleased to know that we will go there. Governor Vardeman also assured mie he would be on hand, and looked upon our action as a great comipliment to ti?em in the South, and said they would appreciate it. He rode in my car with me from Vicksburg to Jackson. GovernorCumn.ins was also with me. Varaemian is a good deal of a man. His ideas are all right except that he is a little radical on the negro question. Outside of that I do not see anything very wrong with him. He does not th.ink the negro has any rights except to work, and says it was a vistake to educate and give him suffrage, but I did not find that idea prevalent in the South. Individually he has saved eight negroes from being lynched, which is to his credit. I shall be in '''ashington soon, and will see you. Truly and cordially. Grenville M.,Dodge. General Jghn C. Black, c/o Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. %'frw 435 December, 1906. West Point, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1906 My dear Gen. Dodge: The Annual dinner of the West ^oint Mess will come off at 7 o'clock Deer. 19th and it will give me the greatest pleasure if you will attend and stay at my house . Hoping that you may be able to accept, I am. Very sincerely, H. L. Scott. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, No. 1 Broadway, New York. 437 December, 1906. Washington, D. C., December 14, 1906. General Grenville M. Dodge, Room 218, 1 Broadway, New York City. Dear General Dodge: I have yours of December 10th. I am rejoiced at the poss ibility of your being in the city upon the occasion of Heiene's marriage on the 27th of December. The ceremony is to take place at the house at 4:30, and if by any happ y chance you are here we will be delighted to welcome you there. Beside all that, it would be to me a matter of great personal gratification. Among the many men who achieved greatness and glory in the service of the country in the Great War you survive tallest and finest in the foremost ranks; and where you go a certain amount of distinction is died upon those who accompany you, as a great officer gives luminousness to his staff. You must not believe for one instant that I am flattering you. I would despise myself if I believed that you would misapprehend me. I am stating simply those things that appeal to me wxth most force in your case. Dear General, may God give you long life in the land which we together helped to save. Owing to the lateness of the hour at Omaha I did not work out so fully as it was in my mind, not the parallelisms of your course in life and mine, but rather the points of contact. To me they afforded intense pleasure in contemplation. Believe me, dear General, Sincerely your friend, John C. Black. 439 December, 1906. New York City, December 17, 1906 Charles H. Spooner, Esq., President, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. My dear Sir: in receipt of yours of December 15th, which is very interesting, and id1 have read it carefully. carefully. I hear good reports reports frcroiri everyone as to Lieut, Chapman. I knew General Bell would give us a good iiian, therefoie was willing and anxious to leave the matter to him. It is a good thing to have General Bell interested. ThenI write to him us. will tell him how satisfactory Lieut. Chapman is to I notice what you say in relation to obtaining students, and appreciate all the points you m.ake. I have heard others express similar opinions, but nevertheless we rriust get to work and obtain students. It seems to me that it is a rriatter that should be placed before the Trustees immediately, and they should decidd.:what is to be done, and who should do it. I am not tied up to anyone, and h.ave heard fron^ others ther same cr-iticisms concerning Mr. Ellis that you nention. My only reason for referi-ing to him is because he is the only one who has ever succeeded in getting students for us. VJe need a good man who is fitted for that work who will get us paying students. I know of no way of settling the ir.atter except to bring it before the Trustees and have it discussed and settled. Here in New York we all think we should be active in. this n-atter and not wait forthe vacations. Have you anyone in mind who you tliink co.,ild fill this place. If you could get Smith out I think he would make a firstclass solicitor. He is a man of judgment, and takes a great inter est in the institution, but I do not know whether he has the time or inclination to doti.is work. He miade a very fine impression wherever he went to solicit for Aluiini Hall. It is enough work for one man to take care of the library, and if Ellis went out he would have to put someone in the library. Now, the question is whether it would not be better to keep him in the library and spend the money you would have to p^uy for an assistant in getting somebody to reijresent the university in obtaining cadets. The other matters you mention are all encouraging, ani I am glad you are going to be able to obtain them. If I can do anything in '''ashington let me know and I will be glad to do it. Very truly yours, G . M. Dodge . 441 December, 1906. The Colorado & Southern Railway Company, Golden, OqIo. l^ec. 20th, 1906. General G. M. Dodge, New York City. Dear General: On account of the apparent interest that you have taken in me I considered m^y duty Id informi you of the great misfortune that has overtaken me. On October 23rd, after an illness of but three short days my wife died from a stroke of paralysis. She had been in excellent health since our return from a short vacation to Oregon and V.ashington. V,'e reached Golden on Oct. 4th. and she died on the 23rd. I took her remains back to her old mother, near Rochester, N. Y. I had but reached Oolorado again when I received word that my good old mother had also passedaway. I made her a short visit on my way back from Rochester (she lived at Bay City Wich) I found her well for one of her age (84) she tried to coiifort me in my great trouble. General the loss of niy wife, has about bro.ien my heart, she was my best friend, my booster, we were always together, n:y happiness, hers, her sorrows, mine. Al though it is nearly two m^onths since she died the sore has not began to heal. I trust your health is good and that you may live a long tiri.e a and enjoy yourself. It is rumored that kr. Trumbull, is to leave the Colorado & Southern, January 1st. I trust there is nothing in it. I would dislike to see hin go. While he is at the helm, there is hope, even for mie . Wishing you a merry Christmas and a very happy New Yea? , I will close. Respectfully, A . R . Chapman. December, 1906. 96 Ames Building, Boston, December 26, 1906. Gen. G. M. ^odge, No. 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y. My dear General Dodge: Thank you very much for the copy of your speech made at the banquet given in your honor and that of Mrs. John A. Logan in Omaha, November 10, and for the tribute which you pay to the Ames family in it. I have shown it to several members of the family who would like a copy, if possible, and I would esteem it a great favor if you would send me a few so that I can distribute them among Oakes Ames's grandchildren. With kind regards and renewed thanks. Believe me Very truly yours, Oliver Ames. 445 December, 1906. 4 West 29th Street, New York City, Dec. 27th, 1906. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York City. ^iy dear General: In the Harriman article I took pains to write a paragraph embodying what Mr. Plarriman had said about the building of the Union Pacific, and your work in connection therewith. The article had to be shortened, and very much to my dis gust I find that this especial paragraph formed a part of the matter that was cut out; and it is too late now to substitute. I suppose that whoever did the shortening thought the matter a little irrele vant to the article -- there could be no other reason. I aiii sorry, because it is something that I wanted to say, and that i thou^^t ought to be said. But I Siall have an opportunity to say the same thing in my book on American Railways as Investments, where I give a very brief sketch of the history of the leading roads. And sometime, i hope to write the matter in'extenso, and perhaps then you will supply me with further materials. I want you to know how much I appreciate your kindness to me in giving me tha letter to Harriman, and likewise in writingto Walter I. Smith. There are few things I dislike more than asking my friends to do things for me. I hope this finds you well and that you are enjoying life. With best wishes of the season. Believe me. Always yours. Carl Snyder, CSi^LFR . 447 December 31, 1906. General Grenville M.Dodge, Flora, 111. Dec. 31, 1906. My dear t^eneral: New York. I thank you for your kind letter of the S4th. I presume Col, Cadle has been absent and is just now mush pressed with many duties. No doubt I shall soon hear from him. I am greatly obliged to you for sending me your address at the Omaha banquet. Your resumd of the vast Railroad construction is ex tremely interesting. To a foreigner or any one ignorant of the facts, your st( tements v.ould seem incredible. Emigrating as 1 did from New York to Alton in 1664 and subsequently to St. Louis as Attorney for the Ohio and Mississippi R.R. and thus adjoining the scene and almost an eyewitness of those wonderful events, I am yet qmazed by your recital of the story, so concisely repeated, standing out as unparralled in Kiattory, ancient or mod ern, in all of which grdtL acted so important a part. Incidentally you ment ioned thd name of'Gilaam", (IVinthrop S., I suppose) who v;as one of my most valued and earliest friends in St. Louis and subsequently in New York, a man most admirable in all the relations of life-- as perfect a Christian gentleman as I ever knew. Indeed I should be most happy to accompany you to Vicksburg at the fall meeting of our Society, if life and I-iealth ..iiould permit but do you know, my dear General, if I live to April 6th next, I shall have passed my 90th birthday and my health is not very perfect. I trust you may be present on tiut interesting occasion and long continuB as in the past, our esteemed President. Very sincerely. Lewis B. Parsons. 451 1906. During the year 1906, Dr. Phlneas Sanborn Conner, a very celebrated surgeon died In Cincinnati. Dr. Conner was a member of the Commission which invested the conduct of the ^Yar Department in the War with Spain. He i^ad been a Surgeon in the dvil war and had been at the head of the Medical Society of the United States. The Sanitary and Medical Invest'ga on was turned over to Dr. Conner to make the examination of witnesses. There was a great many complaints against the War Department that they did not furnish certain medicines and as the young doctors came before us they started in very boldly compla-n^ng of not having received certain medicines which were required. Dr. Conner led them on until he got their full statements and compla^'nts, then he commenced questioning them and asking them how these medicines that were lacking were made; if they were not made out of the same seven basic Ingredients and they would answer "Yes,"; ^ ni then he would ask them If they did not know how to compound them and ^ they answered yes and he then turned on them and asked them why they j did not then have those medicines. He tftld them that in ^he Clv'l War all the medicines they had were the seven vegetables that all medicines were based upon. It was soon noised around that Connor was on to them and whenever we put a surgeon on later .ww'they would not admit that they did not have these medicines but would complain that they were not sent in ti.e form as generally used by the Doctors of today. Dr. Conner handled the Englis. language with great effect and when we came to make up our report they were very elaborate to begin with and he took them and got the meat out of t. ea and reduced most of them more than one-half. 453 1906. The New York Iowa SoCTety was birth on February 1 at the Union League Club at a dinner given by me to several prominent Towanae, A good many lowans had spoken to me about the organization of an Iowa Society in New York, similar to that of other States. I had discouraged ft, not thinking that there were lowans sufficient to support it but Carl Snyder came to me'one day and showed me a list of the lowans in New York in business and what pos"tions they held, all of. which seemed to be at the head of everything. I then told them that T would call a meeting at th*e Union League Club to consider the matter. On February 1st I gave a dinner at which were present Judge Dillon, S. B. 'TJiite, W. T. Hornedy, W. C. Brown, E. A. Stedman, James • R. Sheffield, W. F. Tu]»(5^el, Allen Daweon, L. B. Dursted, Jolm A*^* Drake, ft. L. Swords, S. Huntgftgton, F; S* Pusey, Captain Charles V. Palmer, Almon il. Gray,*H. D. Tlchen-r, Coker F. Glarkson and W. F. Howies. •' ' "At this meellftfe'R'-'t Clarkson'^wllo-was (Eftl^yor* at-the Port of Y'6rfc,"^rough't"^" I'i'S'l''of over '6h%^^ftm'(ifefed«4ik!tft'es' of* lowans,' Wh6m '' he tc'bift' eligible" tb taambebsKip and we'then and there arranged for a'meetlng''1rh'^eh wife hel% on ilarch I'Oth 'ahd" the Society organized. At this dinner the Society .-/as organized and I wtii'lllade President and C7 Clarksdn SebfetMVty. This- soclet|f iad^a great success, growing in numbers until there were' some fbhr of-'fl've ' ' ^infeabers ahr is- pne of' t''-;e'»_ifi^t intehjBSting organizations in TJjjjjf' f oV'k City; they ^ye s eve pal <Jgt%jtaln4liertts during the yean. From "t.v i' ■ . ii 'I", j i«n b'h • <• ! ^opii ben'- \ ■: . !i X ^ ''wfteiiw M if eifiHi 04 liin'ov# n' a iMWof mme mmJiff*. 454 1906. this Society has grown tl.e society of Iowa New Yorkers. Knowing the # Influence of ladles, I was anx-* ous to have their aid In the meetings, hut -it was the concessl-e« of opinn that the regular-Society should be for .men only, but T arran ed for a meet-'ng where the ladles could be present.an d at one of those meetings, I devoted one-half the time to the ladles to make speecr.es, and there were th.ree or "four remarkable speeches made. First I pht upon the stand our best men speakers, such as Secretary Shaw and others. Following them was ilrs. d^Stth a ^ great surfraglst; then Mrs. Aldrlch,- the head ,of the Sunshine Society, Mrs. Clarkson, and others, and the ladles carried off all the honors. Shaw took me out and took me to. account for putting him up against such a combination and from_ this meeting the Soc-lety of Towa Hew Ytrkers, a society^ of tSe^women living in New York, was organized, ^ which Is more successful^ If possible, than the men's Societv. The first banquet was held on May^l. At this first.banquet ,, at, the President's table the seating ■.vas as follows:' > T. P. Shonts, Walter T. Smith, William P. Hepburn, John F. Lacey, J. A. T. Hull, and Elbert H. Hubbard; ex-Judge John F. Dillon and the Rev Dr. Newell Dwlght Hi Ills, ex-Governor Odell, ex-Governor E. P. Savage and Ex-Governor Mann'ng of Iowa. There was a large atten(]|H34e. . In introducing the speakers I described the organization of the Society as follows: "The Iowa Society is a creation of the present year, altliough it has been talked of for several years, I remember that four or five years ago Carl Snyder came to me and other citizens of Iowa and sug gested that we organize an Towa society, but the organization was J|| di scouragod because we did not think the number of Towans In tl.ls ♦i^clnlty was large enough to make It a success. During the past winter some of the younger Towans in the city took the matter up 1906. again and were aggressi ve for ^ts - admit that T did not give it much encouragement, bocause I felt as I d^d before that there were not enough Towans here to represent lO;7a properly, but whdn they presented the name:? of Vn'rteen citizens of own city I surrendered. A ftircular was sent to 11 vdiose names were obtainod, some inviting them to jo^n the society and become charter members, and tiios^^» A ftircular was sent to 11 vhiose names were who responded very generally jo^'ned, so that today the society has a membership of nearly 200, and we are confident that ■'n time it wi'l at least double in number. It is a pleasure for me to pay the tribute of this som* ety to the men who hav^ made Towa great locally and nationally. Their acts are an object lesson to the yo; ng man of today, an example for them to follow, and i.i story will po^nt to the among the most successful of their generation. Towa is distinctly an agricultural state. It is obddient to law and order, always loyal to our government and its authorities, and I ask you to rise in your places and drink with me the health of the President of th^ United States." The speakers wore the Rev. Dr.Hillis and Congressman Hepburn. Congressman John F. Lacey spoke on "The Land of God's Favor,". Congressman A. J. T. Hull spoke of the 80,000 soldiers furnished by Iowa in the Union armies. Congressman Smith spoke on "Iowa's Best Product." Mr. Smith said in his speach: "I was speaking with President Roosevelt some time ago and mentioned the name of Gen. Dodge. 'That is ti.e ideal American; if he was a few years younger, he would be the man for the head of the Panama Canal commission.' He did, however, appoint another lowan, T. P. S2;onts." 457 1906. The s-'xth annual dinner of the Norwich University Alumni and past Cadets was held at the Everett House, which T presided over. There was present General Corhin, Uomraander of the Department of the East., Rev,, W. R. Huntington, a graduate of 1853, Isaac Smith of U.S.Council for Slam, 91 years of age, and many others. Admii'al D Dewey was present. Captain Colvocoresses, who was with Drev;ey at Maniala, gave this account of the battle of Manila: He said that after the bittle he got in his gig to go and pay h^" s compliments to Admiral Dewey; that Admiral Dewey saw him coming and as his gig turned in alongside of the ship, the Admiral leaned over the rail and said, "Col, old N.U. is aliead yet," referring of course to N-x'wich University. This greatly pleased the audience, tliat Dewey, f a graduate o f the Naval Academy should give the honor to his first love, Horwicii Universi ty. At this banquet I gave notice that T had arranged for tie wl'l't'ng of the history of the University. Tt was to complete the history in one volume of the University that Ellis was than at work on. T had arranged with Mr. . A. Ellis that he could complete his work. 459 .. - ■ ' Y l.'l ^• 'i;li,'>»ji •" ,■ Mr. J. S. Clarkson, appealed to by a fr^'end, paid this* fine tribute to me: "Gen. Dodge's career has shov/n L-'m to have been in things accomplished a man of em*nonce and greatness in three of the larger fields of human achievement. As a soldier, he v/on fairly and concededl an upper place among the ^'ght or ten greater Generals developed during the Civil V7ar, as conceded and endorsed by General Gra' t. In the field of creative ability and in record of actual construction, he is undoubtedly first among Americans, if not' in the world, in the mileage of railways actually constructed, and in larger part, financed by him, and afterwards managed and operated by h*m, showing him to have been possessed of as much adm^'ni strative and executive as creative ability,—two superior qualities, rarely found in one man. As an engineer, both in civil and military life, no American has surpassed him in genius or measure of accomplishment, and few are the men who can in this field be offered as his peers. The greatness of his achievements in this respect was not more in finding, despite of many obstacles of nature and fear of capital, new pathways for commerce and humar. use in the Western half of the repub lic while it was yet wild and undeveloped, than^'^n persuading capital to invest the vast amount of money which was required in building these venturesome and daring rail-ways over the deserts and mountains through an uninhabited country to the Pacify* c Coast, In politics and government and in the pract*call ties of states manship, he has steadily displayed in quiet and yet powerful manner and measure unquest-'oned proof thit he might have become as enrnent in civic I'fe as he so clearly became in the higher fields of human con flict and commercial construct'on. If he had entered public life after the close of the war, when, as the popular military hero and the unquestioned favorite of Iowa, he could easily have done, and which indeed he was greatly pressed feo do by the enthusiastic appreciation and popular confidence of the people of the State, he would have won as high fame and proved himself- as useful to the Republic as he has proved to be as a soldier and as an engineer and railway builder. He could have been United States Senator from Iowa at that time if he had wnated to be, and he could have been Secretary of War from Iowa under President Grant, instead of Gen. Belknap, if he had been willing to accept the place. Two things alone prevented one or both of these honors coming to him. First and most influential in his decision was that fine and rare quality in . is nature which all 1 is life long has made him subordinate to his own ambitions for the sake of asoiring friends who coveted for themselves the places which were easily open to him, and second, (and supporting this capacity and habit to sacri fice for friends) his larger love for creative work, and the faith— amounting to positive knowledge to him—that he could ach'eve a larger work and a larger fame ^n finding both patliways and capital for building raib/ays to the Pacific thus opening up the great empire between the Mississippi Valle y and the further ocean for the use of millions of people. So he took ..is way Lo the great task, the success ful end of which he alone at that t'me could clearly see; and thus wrou ht a great work for which the ten mill'ons or more people ^n the states thus opened up to human habitation and development, and instead of the whole nation, and beyond tl:at t: e whole world of commerce, owe la^ iLk'JSimB 460 1906. him much" which in the nature of things they never can even partially repay. Yet while he has heen occupied in these more practical labors he has constantly borne a large part in political and governmental affairs. Scarcely anyone has had from 1866 to the present time (1906) more influence over Iowa and its people politically than he has ijad. In national affairs he has also been potential in all of the larger events. Possessed of so much and such experienced ab'lity in war, conmierce and construction, he has always steadily had in his works of such magnitude, all over the West, and in his equal acquaintance with coramerce and finance in the East, opportunities that few men in the nation have had to be cldsely in touch v/ith" all the greater elements of the country and to be always near the masses of the people. Few men, too, have understood so fully the character of the American people, nor been so quink to discern their wishes or to appreciate either tl;e justice or the invincibi 1^* ty of their dem^ds and their rights. Broad and tolerant, also, so broa'd as to be avO^rtpartizanship when it encountered public interest, tlie vc•.l^:e of his counsel has been for forty years or more fully known at Washington, - and no man has been more constantly or more frequently called there for conference and counsel by Presidents and by Congressional leaders than he has been. Prom Lincoln (who as President sought his counsel both in military and political affairs) to Roosevelt, there has been no President, Republican or Democratic, who has not availed himself^^ of the great store of valuable knowledge and practical wisdom possessed by him and so freely g'ven by him for public good. He has always shown such a quality 6f judgment, and always been guided by so fine and broad a sense of justice, and always has such an infallible conception of the proportion of t ings, one to another, and with it all such a genero.us and tolerant estimate of men and partis in both their strength and weaknesses, t.iat he has many times rendered invaluable and important service to his country in tranquillizing matters at 'Vashington, and in brining leaders of ail parties to forego party passion and greed and unite together on the higher plane of public good." ■'' '' v'" • - "i*©" * n: 1 luoo eii :.n-. , ; oj beJr bA.i i' w ; .urtd oiki i m , ;Anj(X©«'i , 1 >0 bag^iiit' ' > •' "-I - hr fWiraiq i.yifiU < wT .©oalr, odJ .iqeror f ©w ite> n*oob «• . iacwjj bitt. Jnnfil «.M ni rin;Tr» A Alt OX o1»X Af ri»J id! 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Beckwourth was born in Predericksburg, Virginia in 1798 said Mr. Bogue, yesterday. His father was a soldier in the Revoluticnary War, and the son was an adventurous spirit. He became an explorer, trapper and prospector, and was well known to many ai^my officers in the West, and in 1849 found himself in Sonora, Cni, Durinr; one of his prospecting trips he discovered Beckwourth Pass. He con- ceived the ide a of extending the Marj^-svilie road eastward through the pass and headed the first eraigranttrain that went through the pass. In subsequent years the name of Beckwourth pass corrupted into Beckwith, the name being erroneously associated with that of Lieutenant Beckwith of the Army. It ought to be Beckwourth, and if I have anything to do with it the name of the Pass will henceforth be Beckwourth." v., , ; 'ms—'"' L 1906. Resolution offered by GEN. G. M. DODGE At meeting of Union League Club, New York and Adopted on Death of Gen. Wager Swayne. The Union Lea^^ue Club, of which General Wager Swayns has long been a member, as a whole and as individuals, have met in his death with an irreparable bereavement. In the Civil War his was a record of patriotism, of severe loss and subsequent suffering, indeed an indescribable sacrifice. In his work as Commissioner in Alabama during several years of the Reconstruction period he showed hinself a man of great executive ability and profound judgment. In civil life, as a lawyer, as a leader in public matters, he came quickly to the front of best per formance, and maintained the highest standard throughout his career. In social life, benevolent and church connections he was always trusted and beloved. The key-note to his career of honor, of up rightness and fearless discharge of all duty was tohim a conscious presence of the Great \1aster, whom he daily and hourly endeavored to serve. As a scholar, soldier and lawyer, and above all as a con sistent Christian gentleman, he had endeared himself to us, and to all who met and knew him, and inall the walks of life he was a credit and great honor to this club and to qur country. Resolved: That the Club, mourning his departure from their number, extend their profound sympathy to his family, expressing the hope that the universal recognition of his great work in life, as well as his indist;utable merit, may be a slight alleviation in the hour of their present affliction. 465 1906 Mr. James Tanner and family desire to thank you for your kind expression of sympathy which is deej)ly appreicated. Y'.' Krs. Gen. Schofleld, St Augustine, Florida, You have my heartfelt sympathy in your great loss. We were such close, constant friends so many years that it is a great shock to me. If I can be of any service to you please command me. I shall attend the funeral. Am at The Portland, Washington, Grenville M. Dodge 5ee U/W IvvAi^ IOWA SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. New York,. -. .1906 For the purpose of supplying information to all people formerly residing in Iowa, living now in New York City or State, or within one hundred miles of the City, as to the formation of an Iowa Society in New York, the following statement is submitted; An organization of such a society has been discussed for several years, and especially urged by Mr. Carl Snyder, formerly editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil, and for twelve or fifteen years past in New York City engaged in literary work of a scientific character. In the past two or three years he had especially urged the formation of such a society on General G. M. Dodge, Judge John F. Dillon, James S. Clarkson, E. H. Winslow and other former lowans residing here. These gentlemen did not believe until recently that there were enough lowans residing here to form a society in character and dignity equal to the eminence of the State. But it was decided this winter, as the matter kept growing in interest, to make a test of it, and to this end General Dodge kindly consented to give a dinner to some of the well known lowans, so as to confer with them as to the advisability of the proposition. He invited some twentyfive or thirty gentlemen to meet him at dinner at the Union League Club on the night of February i. The following gentleman accepted and appeared: W. S. Howell, formerly of Des Moines; now General Eastern Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R. Co. L. H. Hole, partner in the banking firm of W. N. Coler & Co. E. A. Stedman, General Manager of Wells, Fargo Express Co. Hon. S. v.' White, who lived in Des Moines between 1855 and 1865. James S. Clarkson, Surveyor of the Port of New York.v W. T. Hornaday, Director of New York Zoological Park. W. R. Huntington, of Wells, Fargo Express Co. F. S. Pusey, of Council Bluffs. Col. Charles D. Palmer, Manager of the International Banking Co. Almon N. Gray, of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. W. C. Beer, of the New York Life Insurance Co. W. F. Thummel, of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. - Allan Dawson, Editor of the New York Globe. H. D. Tichenor, son of Col. George C. Tichenor. W. C. Brown, Vice-President of the New York Central R. R. Co. Judge John F. Dillon, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Iowa. James R. Sheffield, Fire Commissioner of New York under Mayor Strong. John A. Drake, son of the late Governor Drake. Col. Henry L. Swords, Deputy Collector of the Port of New York. Coker F. Clarkson, of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. Lee B. Durstine, of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Sidney A. Foster, of Des Moines, was also a guest at the dinner, as the bearer of a message from- the old home. Among those who accepted, but were called out of the city the night of the dinner, were the Rev. Dr. N. Dwight Hillis, Pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn; Dr. Albert Shaw, Editor of Review of Reviews; Lee De Forest,inventor of a system of wireless telegraphy; and Samuel Strauss, proprietor of the New York Globe. 472 The dinner proved to be in every degree gratifying and successful. The gentlemen who knew each other found great pleasure in meeting again, in the name of the old State; and those not personally ac quainted before speedily became friends; and new and old friends alike shared in the instant revival of the old Iowa spirit and friendly faith and boundless good will. It was quickly decided, under this fine revival of State pride and affection, to proceed at once to organize a State Society, making a temporary organization, which organization was effected as follows: President—General Grenville M. Dodge, i Broadway, New York City. Secretary and Treasurer—Coker F. Clarkson, 210 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York City. Vice-Presidents—John F. Dillon, iQS Broadway, New York City; S. V. White, 25 Broad Street, New York City; James R. Sheffield, 120 Broadway, New York City. An Organization Committee, to perfect the plans and report at another meeting, to be held on the 13th of February, was created as follows: James S. Clarkson (Chairman), Custom House, New York City. S. V. White, 25 Broad Street, New York City. W. C. Brown, Grand Central Station, New York City. John A. Drake, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City. E. A. Stedman, 51 Broadway, New York City. W. C. Beer, 71 Broadway, New York City. W. F. Thummel, Mutual Life Building, New York City. H. L. Swords, 641 Washington Street, New York City. H. D. Tichenor, 16 Exchange Place, New York City. On the 13th of February the temporary officers and the Organization Committee met and perfected and adopted a constitution with suitable by-laws. The officers were directed to advertise in the leading city papers, asking all former lowans to send in their names and also the names of all lowans they knew to be in New York. In response to this printed request about a hundred names, in addition to the hundred had before, have been secured; nearly all the gentlemen sending their names expressing the heartiest satisfaction to know that an Iowa society was to be organized. At this meeting it was decided to begin the organization in as simple and inexpensive manner as possible, dispensing with an admission fee and making the annual dues only $5 lor resident members and $3 for non-resident members. The qualifications for membership are given on another sheet herewith, which may be kept for ready reference. It was also decided to hold the first annual dinner in April of this year, if found to be practicable, and to have as the first guests of honor the Iowa men in the President's Cabinet and the Iowa men in the present Congress. Herewith is enclosed a blank application for membership, which, if you desire to join the society, you will please fill out and return, together with check for annual dues—$5 lor resident membership, $3 for non-resident—to Coker P. Clarkson, Treasurer, 210 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York City. We would also be glad to have you send the names, together with address, occupation and former address in Iowa, of any other former lowans who would be desirable for membership. To date over two hundred and fifty names have been sent to the Secretary in application for membership, directly or indirectly. grenville M. DODGE. President. No. 1 Broadway, New York City. COKER F. CLARKSON, Secretary and Treasurer. No. 210 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York City. L V> Extracts from Constitution of the Iowa Society of New York. ARTICLE I. The name of the corporation shall be The IOWA SOCIETY OF NEW York. ARTICLE 11. Its purpose shall be to cultivate social intercourse among its members and to promote their best interests. ARTICLE III. Section I. There shall be four classes of membership: Resident, Non-Resident, Honorary and Privileged. Section ll. Any male person over 18 years of age, of good moral character and a native or the son of a native of the State of Iowa, or the son (over 18 years of age) of a member of the society, or who has been a resident of Iowa, and is now living in the State of New York or within 100 miles of New York City, may be admitted as a Resident member. SECTION III. Any male person of like age and character and similarly qualified, residing in Iowa or born therein, or having been a resident thereof and residing elsewhere than in the State of New York and not within 100 miles of New York City, may be admitted as a Non-Resident member. Section IV. Non-Resident members shall be entitled to all the privileges of the society except that they shall not vote or hold office. Section v. Any person who shall be proposed one month in advance may be admitted as an honorary member, but not more than four such members shall be elected in any one year. SECTION VI. All present, or former, citizens of Iowa, who are, or have been, officers of the Regular Army or Navy of the United States, may be made privileged members, without the payment of any dues, but may not vote or hold office. ARTICLE V. The annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the third Thursday of November each year, at 8 o'clock P.M. ARTICLE Vi. Section I. Each active member of the society shall pay to the treasury $5 annual dues, and each non-resident member S3 annual dues. THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINS JANUARY 1. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/0c531e7f639c5cd12bdc13b734f61915.pdf 76aabf33f2a3204f7c5d58c26ec5b072 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cc5202ef4df5d5dbc12493cf5b3033f2.pdf dd1ea1d0b29777f9f9f4c74c53bdfac7 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/dd30a98e9d2aa05d2d98c78eadfa2ffa.pdf 19a50b6742a84d60ba66fde8c58c8854 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. 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Colorado & Southern Ry. Panama Canal. Death of Hon. D. B. Henderson. General Grants Statement in Relation to the Arrest of General Robert E. Lee. Address at Vicksburg in Accepting Monuments for Secretary of War. Harriman's Speech at Denver on Location & Building of U. P. Ry. Norwich University. President Roosevelt's Speech at Indianapolis on Railroads. Grant Monument, Fight to Change Location. Ft. Worth & Denver City Ry. 50 Years Member I. O. O. F. No.49 Co. Bluffs. Philippines. General Willard Warner on Death of General McPherson. 15 & 16th Iowa Infantry at Shiloh. Rate Bill in Congress. Death of J. W. Jennings April 3, 1907. Index for Book 19 included. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1906 1907 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge railroads Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/8796d8f6456da93312bfb898c0936a76.pdf 1a3a0ca2ca5773804d151df05788b08e PDF Text Text i , ./ %)■ DATA Chronologically Arranged For Ready Reference in Preapration of a Biography of GRENVILLE MELLEN DODGE ihjL President of Sundry Railroad and Construction Companies Late Chief Engineer of Union Pacific & Texas Pacific Railroads Member of Congress Major General in War for Preservation of the Union, etc. etc. etc. etc. BOOK XX. History of Norwich University - Grant Monument. Death Capt. Phineas A. Wheeler 4th Iowa Infantry. Criticism of General 0. 0. Howard's Battle of Atlanta. Death of Senator William B. Allison. Sell Control of Colorado & Southern to C. B. & Q. Ry. - Iowa Society appoints Committee to erect Monument to Senator Allison. General T. E. G. Ransom. - Resign from all Railroads and Retire to my home in Council Bluffs. - Tribute to E. H.Harriman. Why the Pacific Ry. was given name of Union Pacific. Death of Major General 0. 0. Howard, Oct. 27, 1909. Gen. John G. Wilders Statement of Rosencrans failure to act on Information that Gen. Longstreet was enroute to reenforce Gen.Bragg General Dodges statement of same, Nov. 10, 1909. 1908 - 1909 ■j Isthmian Canal Commission, Washington, D. C. Dear General I send you herewith a clipping from yesterday's post of the new policy to be followed in the construction of the Canal. This is the right policy and will no doubt bring to your mind the paper you submitted to the Presidentabout two years ago. General; There seems to be a lack of definite ideas and grasp of this work on the part of the men at the head. They are honest in their efforts and in their intentions but there is still a shifting disjointed kind of an organization and I cannot see any great bettering of affairs under present management. Wallace left practically no organization of the Engineering Department. This is a fact, and will no doubt surprise you. '^'Tr. Ghonts is a keen, splendid business man, but between us I honestly do not be'ieve that he is the superior of Admiral V/alker in any sense. The Admiral always had control of big affairs and has great natural breadth of mind. Mr. Shonts is smart, alert and energetic but is handicapped by a lack of initiative due, I believe to a fear that he will butt in to Government methods or some statute. He is new in public affairs and probably fears criticism, that an older hand like the Admiral would not mind. The longer a man lives the more it ^becomes apparent that big men are rare. Sincerely yours, Hugh J. Gallagher. U. S. A. 84131 () ' 1 I j January, 1908, northfield, Vt., January 2, 1908. General G. .'-t. Dodge, ' New York City, N. Dear General Dodge Your letter in regard to the publishing of the University History is received, and I should have answered it sooner, but have been waiting until I could get some matters attended to with the Board of Trustees. I am sending with this a letter that I sent to the Board of Trusteed in regard to the publishing of the History. I note what you say in regard to my drumming students and also the printing of the History. Of course it is a matter for the authorities of the University to decide in regard to the student work. I am not at all anxious to do this student work, but am alwasy ready to do what I am called upon to do. I feel that this work should be attended to. Because.we have got a good class this 'ear, it is no sign that it is going to continue. It is like any business, it has got to be looked after. Now in regard to the publishing of the History. I have given the matter a very careful study, and I find that I van get very little support from the cadets pervious to '66. I have got to work hard in order to get 300 to 400 subscribers from the recent men. You can easily see how it is. The sketches of the old cadets appeared in the first book, and they do not seem inclined to help out in the book giving the sketches of the younger men. The History, itself, will cost aver ^1500.00 and if I sell 300 books at ^^3.50 apiece, there isn't money enough to get the book out. The letter.I wrote to the Trustees will tell you exactly how I came out in publishing the first.book. As you know, I have practically put in six years work on the History. I have made a careful estimate of the time that I have put in diiring my four years at the University, and I find that $150 a year is a low estimate, making "*600 in all. Then I put in ail of one year after graduating, and I estimate this year to be work at least $800 to me. This brings the cost tp.lto $1400 for labor; then I lost $600.cash, so that the actual cost to me on the publishing of the first History was $2000.00. Then, since I published the first History, I have put in a good deal of time keeping the addresses revised, and the material corrected. The University has a very good mailing-list, and it was givem them entirely from my work before I came here. Since I came back to the University in 1902 I have put in a good deal of time continuing the work. There seems to be a feeling that this work was done on University hours. This is not true. All of the historical work has been carried on out side of my work at the University. I have put in my evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays and vacations on the work. If my wife was here, she would tell you that she had had many arguments with me for spending so much time on this book. She felt that I ought to put more time in recreation, and less on historical work. Ye have printed the University roster. This roster has been compiled and edited entirely on my own time with the exception of a little time on the last roster. I remember twice that I have put in all my Christmas vacations getting the copy ready for the printer. I certainly feel that the University has no legal or rightful claim to this work but I have willingly given it to the college with the understanding that they give proper acknowledgement tothe "Norwich University History 1819-1898." I have always been willing to give my services for the good of the University, and I have done this to ra y financial loss. I feel exactly as you do that this History should be printed, and the copy gotten into shape before anything happens to me. . I have .,j| figured it out and if the University or friends-of the institution " can raise fUOO toward a guarantee for the publication, I can go ahead with it feeling that there will be do direct loss to me except that time I put into it. The ^600 that I have, dsked the University to give is merely to pay for the time that I have already put into it. Facts have shown that the University History is the most valuable advertising means for the University. The college has spent hundred of dollars for advertising, but hhere have they ever got a cent for it? On" the other hand. Miss Perkins of Concord, N.H. gave the University ?3000 and directly through the History. I could quote you a number of instances where direct aid-has come to the college through the History. The University Trustees at a meeting held Tuesday appointed a Committee to consult with me in-regard to the sale of the first copy right, and the getting out of a second edition. I have had a little talk with one member of the Committee, and he tells me that he thinks that the University would not consider the publishing the book themselves but thinks somewhat favorable of the first proposition. I have presented this matter to you as accurately as it is possible at this time, and you can easily see how I stand. I am willing to go ahead, as I said before, with the publishing of the book, and get the copy to the printer by July 1908, provided I can see where I come out even. I would like very much to see you personally and talk this matter over. It would■greatly facilitate the work if the New York Alumni Association would also send out a letter, signed by you as a President of the Association, endorsing this proposition, and urging \ the young men to give the book their active support. I am getting fair returns now, but it is slow.work. I think that we can do quite a little at the New York dinner.this year in regard to the cuts of the men. The jrounger men are beginning to take hold of that. If we get out a History, it should be gotten out to compare with the Histories sent out from other colleges. The fact of it is we are giving our Alumni a bound book and illustrated for $3.50 while most of the institutions charge anywhere from $2 to *3. for just the roster with veyy little detail. What I meant in referring this matter to Mr. Adams was for him to see just where the History proposition stood, and I do feel that if this matter was presented to Mr. Adams, that he would be willing to give this proposition his active support, and he would readily see that the History is a perpetual advertisement to .the college, and there is very little good in compiling data and filing it away. I shall be very glad to help in any way that I can in furthering the passage of the bill before Congress. • I am very anxious indeed to have a photogravure of yourself that I can put in the front of this History, and I appreciate your willingness to supply it. " In order to really make this History a success, it will be necessary for me to go to New York, and see -some of the men personallv. Thanking you for. your favor in this matter, I remain. Very truly yours, W. A. Ellis, Librarian New York, January 4, 1908. Hon. T7alter T, Smit.., House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. My dear Sir:- Since writing you last we have been very industrious on the tree question. Colonel Patrick, of Wasningtor, who has taken a great interest in the matter, has a large amount of information and will see and talk witli y u, T enclose with this some doctacents that will "be of interest, especially the 1684 report of Richard Law Olmstead on trees moved in the Capitol groTinds, and letters of Mr. Frederick Law Olnstaed, Jr. particularly his last one giving an accoiint of his interview with Mr. McCall, which shows that his position is not taken on account of the tree but to get us out of the Botanic hardens ent'rely and save them for Congress. Also, please note especially letters of Mr. Hicks. Of all the people we have seen ^r heard from Mr. Hicks is the most practical and ablest, and it is probable we w'll make a contract with him for moving the trees as he has very little or no doubt that he can do it successfully. He has had more experience than anybody in the United States, snd has moved hundreds of trees v/la'ch are alive of which he ka s Record, T shall .a e him appear before tl.e committee. You will notic in t .0 letter of Mr. Olmstead referr'ng to his -interview with McCall that McCall has arranged for him to go "before the Committee week after next, which would bring the date between the 12th and 18th. T wish you would arrange it so can notify l!r. Hicks and have him tl.ere at the same t'me. t think v/e have settled tiie tree question beyond a doubt, and have So much data and information on the subject that the Committee will be convinced as to that question, i want to get the matter settled because we will want to move the trees by April. T will go over as aoon as T get notice of the date of the meeting, and vMll try to be ti.ere will be convinced as to that question, i want to get the matter settled because we will want to move the trees by April. T will go over as aoon as T get notice of the date of the meeting, and vMll try to be ti.ere a day or two ahead. From the papers T send you you w'll notice that the injunction has been dissolved, but we will do nothing until after we have appeared before the Congressional Committee. T think it would be well for you to have a talk with Mr. McCall. T wrote Secretary Root to see some other members of t.;e committee, also wrote my friend Senator "?7illiam Alden Smith to say a kind word for us to t e Michigan man on the Conanittee. You may know him yourself. Congressrca Gardner is on your ComnMttee, ant.. T think will do anything he can for us. T do not see wl.at they have to stand on now, unless it be the po'nt made by McCall that Congress does not want to give up the garden but that is a question easily handled, because we are perfectly willing to wait until tiie gardens are turned into a public park, and there is absolutely no use for the botanical part now; it is only held there on account of Mr. Smit;., as Mr. Bromwell or any of the officers connected with Public Buildings and Grounds will tell yo^ they having full charge now with the Agricultural Department of all the hot nouses and distribution of roots, floweis, etc. However tl.'s will all come to you. T also enclose ^ne of the Crittendei: resolut'ons, and oltlier data that will interest you when you go through it, T hope you had a good visit to the West and a pleasant Christmas amd New York. When 1 get over there T will talk with you about other matters. Truly, G. M. Dodge. New York, Jaunay 6, 1908. Hon. William H. Taft, Secretary of War, , Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Secretary: I have not communicated with you in relation to the Grant Memorial since your return, knowing you are busy and probably would not have time to devote to it -"S it did not need immediate attent'ori. You will learn from General Bell and Colonel Brorawell the action that has been taken in the matter, which is now before the Library Gomraittee of Congress "on a resolut'.on offered by "McCall, Chairman of that Committee asking the postponement of a,ny work on the memorial unt'1 first" of May. We will probably have a hearing befor-e that Committee next week, at which T will be present. I think we will be able to successfully solve the question of 'the removal of the trees,- from the testimony of parties who have had great exper'ence in tree moving, and who have decided the three histor ical trees can be "successfully moved. T have riven this matter a good deal of at-tent'on and have gone 'nto it very tl,roughly, but the trees question l.as .simply been used to drive us out of "the Botanic Gardens. That is the intent"on of the McCall resolution, his idea being that they wanted to preserve that garden- for Congress, but, as you a're aware, its usefulness for t-he purposes it has heretofore" been used "for is gone. Tlie Agricultural Department and Department" of Public Buildings and Grounds have taken up th t work, and t think the only reason the Botanic Gardens are maintained ^s on account of Superintendent Smith. The injunction ti.at held us up in the court has been dissolved, and we now have only to" meet the question in Congress. During your absence T consulted very freely with Colonel Bromwell, also General Bell and the Assistant Secretary; also Secretary Root, who has taken a great interest in the matter, and, no doubt, talked with you about it. There is no question in my mind as to the proper location for the memorial, and if we are driven out of the Botanical Gardens X have no idea wBnere we could find grounds suitalle for such an historical memorial. Tn the house 'Valter T. Smith, who had charge of the appropriation at the last session, is in charge of the matter for us; he is a member of the Appropriation Committee. As soon as I reach V/ashington T will endeavor to see you. T hope your long, trip iias been beneficial to you, and that you are in good healt!;. Wishing you a Happy New Year, t am. us ; he is a member y/ashington T will Truly and cordially yours, GrenV lie M. Dodge. New York, January 7, 190' Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, , . • . ■ . President of the United States, , 77ash*ngton, D.C. . . ■ • My dear Mr. President: T have read your letter to the Secretary of the Navy fn relation to the comniand of the hosp'tal sh-ips, also Aorairal Brownson's letter .in which he decl'-nes to obey the order of his superior officer, and resigning' h"s pos^fon. If you will pardon me. T wish to. say T th'r.k you made a mistake "in accepting Admiral Br.ov/nson s resignation. In my op'nion, you should have insisted upon ;iis obeying the order, and in case of refusal he would have been court-martialed. One of the cardinal principles of dis cipline is to obey an order from the proper a.uthority. Tf one does not desire to remain in the service under the officer who issrues the order. then after obeying it is the time to res'gn.. i setting up of one' ndividual wishes against the rules, .regulations and order-/ of an organ ization is becom'ng altogether .too frequent, amd in case of the army and navy is becoming an absolute detrlme. t to the se; vice. The influence upon your officers of the service is demoralizing. They would naturally assume that if they did not like an order all they .have to do Is not to .obey it and resign. T have heard some criticisms because you did not publish Admiral Brownson's letter, but T think any person who has at hear the interest of the service would say that it would have- d been a great favor fo Admiral Brownson if hi s letter had never seen .the llgdt. ' Respectfully and sincerely, i. , ' ? Your obddient servant, i ' ;: c'l '.■J/V Grenville M. Dodge, i' " ,Jcr«o a- . »;i .1. Ir. n 4 i jj ;• .tr" II i ilv. V'.'i'l' I > dJ li 'i(J I * f oft*. *ai -a.' ' 0 o'v nyit-nir, M '-■JX 1 ' ' " - January, 1908, Washington, The White House, January 8, 1908. My dear General I have your letter of the 7th instant. It is very possible that I ought to have taken the stand you suggest. I did not for two reasons. In the first place, because Brownson has in the past rendered very admirable service; and, in the next place, becavise he was already a retired officer and the public inclines to look at the action of a retired officer as on a different plane from one on the active list. It was an inadvertence that his letter was not made public at the time of my letter to the Secretary of the Navy, but it was published six hours later. With great regard, believe me, . h. Faithfully yours. Theodore Roosevelt. General Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, M, Y. New York, January 8, 1908, M. D. Smith, Northfleld, Vermont. Dear Sir:- ^ Yours of January 4th received today.- t have also received a letter from Ellis enclosing his propositTon to the Trustees, I can see from all the letters T have received that there ^s a good deal of feel^'ng against Ellis in this matter. One th^.nr, however, you must cons-'der- that ■'s that Ellis' history has been of incalculable benefit to Norwich V'niversity. T knov,' thl s not from anything t-rld me but from my own personal use of it. I have no doubt there are mistakes in it; there is no college history without mistakes, especially when the data Jiad to be compiled after most of the people were dead, and that is the reason why T am anxious to get the history vp to date while people whose record will go to make it up are alive. I am not particular whether the book is published or not, but T do want to secure the data, and believe that the data whicl, has been accumulated by Elli s in these many years cannot be picked up by anyone else. If anyone thinks he can do the work let him try it. As to Ellis' proposition t think we should take into consideration the fact that we have I.ad the use of the orig'nal history without the expenditure of one cent by the University, while T have no doubt that th-^ book was issued at a financial loss to Ellis. If the University had money T do not suppose it would hesitate one moment to pay Ellis for his work and for hi s loss. I think his offer of $1,000 is a fair one, and do not think BiBs offer of $600 for the material on hand when put into a book is unreason able, but the University may r.ot be able to buy it, and probably your plan of paying him $1,C00 for the work he has done and giving h^'m until July 1908 to compile what he has, relieving h'm from duty as Librarian is as well as can be done, but T understand at the same time it is proposed to pay him salary; is this your proposition? If your plan is adopted, when that time comes we can determine what is best to be done about the publication of the book. Yo I.now it is very easy to criticise after a thing has been done, but the question is who could have compiled the history and done any better, and if Ihere was anyone who could would he have done it? I don't understand how Ellis could have made the errors in the threelists for Cliapman, because in his history he shows the different ranks in the civii war. As to the roll of honor for 1907, if my recollection is right, Ellis told mo it was not a complete one, on account of being very hastily compiled, or something of that, kind, but it is a good idea to bring these mistakes to his attention and let us see what his expla nation is. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge, i iK ^ ,,. -1/ . » 1 New York, January 16, 1908. To the ..'a') , . 'uaf ri IT 61^ Editor of■the Rome Sentinel: I I .'>( X Dear Slr:- My attention has "been called by my Secretary, Mr. W. N. Jones, a native of your Cty, to the death of Captain Phineas A.'^ Wheeler. . . Some time before the Civil War, I organized the Council Bluffs Guards, in which company Mr."Wheeler was a Lieutenant. , This company was the first one in.Towa to offer its services when war came. It was mustered into the service as Company B of the 4th lowa Infantry regiment, wiiich T raised, and was its first Colonle, Lieut. Wheeler was made Quartermaster of the regiment, and discharged, the duties of that difficult position with-marked, ability and deyot'on. .He was a quiet^ unostentatious man, but a, brave and fearl'^;ss soldier, and won the respect and confidence of all with Whom he was associated. As his old commander, it is a great pleasure for me to add my word-of, appreciation of the services he performed under me, and the life-long frftendsi.ip^ which existed between us. " Very truly yours. i ' i'li i G. M. Dodge. New York, January 17, 1908. Miss B. G. Shry, 416 Plum St., Cincinnati, oOhlo. My dear Miss Shry: I am send'nc you three of the orir-?nal copies of my biography also returning the one you send me with ti.e duplicates xf the change:; T am also sending my record 'n ra^'lroad corapanies, etc (which did not go in) together with my military record, which should g-O: at the end, or after page 85. T am sending these by express, and as you go throug them carefully if you fi.nd any changes in the copies, T send you that are not in your copy pleasse add them to your copy. In other words, T want these three additional copies,! am s end^* ng to'agree with yours, and if you find anything not in yours to interline it in the copy which you have made. I am retaining one copy here, and as.soon as you have those I am sending you corrected as obove send me all but one copy'and T will then forward you the one t nov; have'v/ich you can make conform v/ith the others and T will have them all right finally. I want, one copy" here in safety in case the others migjit become lost. T have received your letter of January 12t, . T have interlined nn page 62 what should go there. ' On page 37 T have noted that-Gen. Dana's initials are "NJT." I note what you say about the book case. There wi. 11 be at least four hundred (volumes, so you will have to get another case equally as large to hold the balance of the books. Perh.aps you could^P get the kind of cases you refer to as being sectional. You ask about the Grant Memorial matter. I-was before the Committee in Washington for fb ur days, and thirk we made a good impression, ane hope tlie Committee will be with us. lb shows how little interest the people of Nash'ngton take when there was not a citizen-present at the meeting and v/hen Mr. Bherly, C-ngressmah f rom Louisville, to present the other side of the question was only there a short time. . ' The Superintendent, Smith, who has made such a fuss, testified that but two of the one hundred and fifty trees transplanted on the capitap 1 grounds were alive. Ne brought in the Superihtendent and Gardener of the Capitol grounds, with a map showing that all of ti.e trees transplanted by Olmstead were alive, and some of them grown to be imiaens- trees, except fifteen, and none of these were lost on account of transplanting, but were broken dovm by wind, strosm, etc. making a compl t erfutation of the old Scotchman. This, was rather an eye-opener to the Committee. « Very truly yours. G. M. Dodge. . hun ,11 'rtpitffiftt V New York, January 18, 1908. General J. Franklin Bell, «'IMil* *1" ' .ii Chief of Staff U.S.Army," . »nU ' ol^ Washington, D.C. . -V ,[)Xr • My dear General:- I know the interest you take in the military colleges of the country that are endeavoring to comply fully wjth the orders and regulations of the War Department. You sent to us for Norwich University a splend^ d yoiong officer. The Alumni of that university hold their annual banquet in New York City on February 15th. It would be a great pleasure to the University, and a much greater one to me, if you could be with us on that evening as the guest of the New York Alumni Asso ciation. We have the banquet on Saturday evening, which makes it easy for people to get here. There will be about 20 of our cadets there in uniform., with the officers, anfl many distinguished people, because it has become quite an event among the friencs of the Uni versity, and T ti.ink will give you quite an idea of the class of young men we are tur ling out there. We will have with us on that wvening Generals Porter, Grant, Howard and Johnston, Colonels Scott and Howze from West Point, Col. W. C. Church, of the Army and Navy Jour nal, Governor Proctor of Vermont and others. There are usually about 100 in attenda'-ce. Nothing would pi ase us more than-to have you with us. We all appreciate the great work you are doing helping these institutions. Truly and cordially. Grenvi lie M. Dodge. .H )Oi xtrunmir ,l{ltiY ii"" New York, January 18, 1908, Charles H. Spooner, Esq., n» ' Jiftan"'! ,l XA'f«*r(aD President Norwich University, . Northfield, Vermont.- Dear Sir:- Uhile all we can do to change the General Staff on the question of the bill will help, still there is no possibility of passing it in this Congress, because the Uar Department will not report it back with approval to this Congress, and even General Bell cannot do this, as the Assistant Secretary of War has the matter in charge and is absolutely opposed to it. We will have to do a great deal of work before it is passed. The trouble is Congress"is not willing to make a large appropriation as the Army is struggling for pay win* oh they greatly need, and 1 told General Bell, that T, myself, would not do anything that would delay legislation, for the younger officers are really in distress under the cond .,ions that prevail now under the new rate bill. They cannot get any concessions or reductions from railroads in travel ling from post to post, and suffer from the great"extra cost in living expenses. The War Department does not want anything to go from that Department asking for money until after this bill hos become a law. When you and Chapman get there and General Bell shows you the report of t.e General Staff, you w'll ee the difficulties in the way much pla'ner than T can put them on paper. ^ One of the po'nts is that the. military colleges have not ^ shown themselves to be of much benefit to the army in raising volun teers, and feference is made to the Spanish War. They do not go back to the Civil War. Their report can easily be answered, because it is "full of statistics but they do not in any way answer the real merits of the bill. T think the matter should be presented to General Bell and get him to answer it, and also go before the Assistant Secretary of War and change his views. I thirk he made his report simply on the report before him without givin' it. thought, but Gene rS.1 Bell has given it thought, and if you could arrange and if you could arrange to get him and the Assistant Secretary of War together after you have been before the General Staff, I think it would go a long way. T will be glad to see you in New York and go.over the matter. T did not bring this matter up before the Committee because T did not want to have it up in Congress untll-we are prepared, but T did get the bill.recalled from the War Department by Senator Proctor, and asked Foster to have Haskins, who was not present, have it recalled iimmediately by the Military Committee of the House, so they would have nothing to report on. . ■ Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. btiM n 1' Jiftin"'! .1 /A'fertwD ^ hlXWiMnf New York, January 18, 1908, General John C.Klack, Civil Service Commi on, Washington, D.G. My dear General I received your letter today. I was in Washington and before the Library Committee four days on these matters, and we proved to them beyond quest''on that these trees could be moved and saved. I think the Committee is convinced of that, and T think v/e also convinced them that the location is a proper one for the statue. There appears to be but little interest in the matter in Washington as no one from the city appeared against us. The only person who appeared was Representative Sherley of Kentucky, who was there on account of two of his constituents, Crittenden anc Beck, beiii!:^ interested, Super^'ntendent Smith was also sent for but I do not think his testimony had much weight, because he swored to the committee that of the 150 trees tha t were moved by Frederick Law Olmstead into the Capitol grounds all but two were dead, whereas Super'ntendent Woods and the Gardener of the Cap itol who was there when the trees were moved, brought in a map and showed that of the 155 trees moved all but 15 were al^ve, and only one of these died from moving; the other 14 were broken down by w'nd, etc. The map they brought showed the location of the trees, nd we went and looked at them, and found that some of them have grown to immense slase, I saw Cannon when I was ti.ere, and think when he knows the testimony we put before the committee he will find we are taking no par. in the Burnham plan, and that the location is a proper one for Grant no matter what is done with the Bumham plan, I did not have a moment while in Washington to see anyone; was at viork day and night, and was called away duddenly, or should have seen you, I will be over again in a short Lime, and will see you. Truly and cordially, G, M, Dodge. ^ . / I ^Ax New York, January 27, 1908. eharles H. Spooner, Esq., President Norwich University, Northf^eld, Vermont. My dear Sir:- ,.pcj' ,n»f'£'T .7 t9»fijfrr 't r-» r'! eotV ti r ^ r i Yours of Dec. 27, 1907 was duly received. T take it your state ment compiled from the roster of the cadets who attended the institution and entered the service' includes only the tlexican and CivH War, the total number being 717 including the militia. You state there had been in attendance since 1819 a totl of 2866 men. "Have you any way of showing what the attendance was up to the close of the Civil War, so we can ihake a comparison of the nmer of cadets that attended the institu tion from 1819 up to say 1870 with the number that entered the service up to that date. It is not fair to make the comparison up to present date, because there has been no war since the CiV1 War, except the Spanish War, to give them an opportunity of entering the service, and they were virtually prohibited from getting into the sfervice in the Spanish War because the War Department took in only the militia, and in officering the regiments that went to the Philippines they took most of the officers from the militia that has been mustered into the service in Cuba, whose service had expired, so there was no opportunity for men outside the militia to get ^nto the service under the rules and regulations of the War Department unless they were members of the State militia. Please answer this as promptly as pobbible. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. lOWI 41 York, January 29, 1908, « » V ''Z 4'' i^' WI- * «' tX^tr-rvvtiV:. liofvtoM. wnilamT. T'lden, Esd.. .T- t-V Vice President, Un-" on League Club, -nl« Y#«l) ^ -®J" • Philadelphia, . Pa iijpi fOtl ,990 ^.1o iiiuoY rtr,f » My dear Sir:- . . 'o tri^noi Hji.' ' . I am in receipt of yours of 28tii inst. requesting me to give a talk on General Sherman before the Un^'on Leaugue Club of Philadelphia M some time in February. , . I should be very pleased to do this, but I am engaged to be in ' f Philadelphia on the evening of the 12th of February, and have to be qu q: 'here in New Yrk on the 15th. The next week I have to leave for the South and West, so .1 doubt if there will be an opportunity for me to ♦ get to h ladelphia again.during that month. I am not a public speaker like General Howard, and would have to ,|,;read-what I had. to say, which, perahs, would not be acceptable to the club . %. I appreciate, the complement paid me, the invitation coming, as it does, from so noted and distinguished a club as the Union League of Philadelphia, and will be pleased to comply wltn it at such a time as , will mutually accommodate the club and myself. ' 1 ehJ lehjui vinn mom .a Very truly yours. 9tU te nwilM mm »•#;/«/ G. M. Dodge. 9il4 ' • M 114 iflU levpoa MwiiXei ••Moi ittni ntv ,'4 ,0 Jan. 1908. Northfield, Vt., 23 Jan. 28, 1908. General C, H. Dod/^e, New York, Citv, N.Y. Dear General Dodse:- Yonr letter of January 27th duly to hand. I have computed the number of men enrolled at Norwich from 1835-1864. This of course includes men who would have graduated later than 1864 had they remained, and practically all who saw service in the Civil War. The total thus found is 956. 29 of these are recorded as dead prior to 1860. Doubtless a great many more died, but there is no record to show it. 427 of these then have recorded war service during the intervall. This is 46^ of the total enrollment. If we count 60 who were present for drills during the early part of the war, but were not enrolled as regular students, and on that account h-^d not their names in the catalog, the total is 487, or 49 and 3/lOths % Since reading your letter, - I have foiind the number of men from 1819-1835 who have recorded service in the Arrav or Navv. This number 50 added to the 487 gives 537; but to the 987 there must be added the enrollment from *19- *35. Referring to the History I find names of 843 recorded with an estimate of 500 more names not known, or a total of 1343. This added to the 987 would give a total of 2430, which would very much lower the percentage; and for that reason, if no other would not help our cause. Thus is seems to me that the process of compilation adopted is preferable; that is, of the actually recorded names 46^ or with the 60 "summer" men 49 and 3/lOths per cent of all inaattendance from 1835-1864. Of course in some of the southern states where these schools succeed in maintaining an existence through the war, their students entered the Army at a date later than 1864; but from Norwich I do not find any others who entered in season to have any part in the Civil War. I have In hand the statement from Va. Military Institute. Their total enrollment from foundation in 1839-1865 is"1430. Their total number of students having war service is 986; commissioned officers with war service 563. You will notice that these last two numbers Include men who have seen war service since the close of the Civil War. This total enrollment, and total number with war service Rives a percentage of 68 and Q/lOth percent; higher than for Norwich, but not more so than might reasonably be expected, all things considered. If upon consideration, you think it would be wise to make these compilations up to 1870, I shall be pleased to do it. Verv respectfully yours, C. H. Spooner, February, 1908, February 10, 1908, Copy • General 0. 0. Howard, * ' * ' Burlington, Vermont. • - . . My dear General:- I have gone over your description of the battle of Atlanta very carefully. I enclose you my description of the battle of Atlanta, also my letter to General Green B. Baum, criticising his account of this battle as published in the National Tribune. By reading these two you will see where it is necessary to correct your account far better than I can by writing in detail. My description of the battle and may letter to Raum give the data from the War Records, also from Strong's report, which you will note is pointed in the Army of the Tennessee records. It is very full and interesting, and it would be well for you to read it. On page 4 volume 2 of your work. Referring to ray forces in the battle. Fuller had only two brigades, one (Bprangue's) at Decatur, the other with Fuller, which was sent to Blair on the evening of July 21st by order of McPherson, because Blair's left was exposed and there was no cavalry. From ray report you will see that Blair instead of putting it into line camped the brigade about a quarter of a mile in rear of his left in an open field, and they formed right where they were camped when they went into the fight. See page 4, Dodge's Rattle of Atlanta. P^ge 5- Howard. McPherson did not send for Wagelin's brigade until he arrived on the ground and we were fighting. See Strong's report in Array of Tennessee record, volume 11 to IS, page 242. Also page 13- Dodge. Page 6. Howard. Dodge was sitting down to lunch just as firing commenced. He ordered Fuller to get into line, and sent an order to Sweeney, who cent no man to reconnoiter, as stated by Howard. See page 13- Dodge. Page 7. Howard. McPherson when he got on the field stood in rear of Fuller's right upon a knoikl upon which Fuller's tent was pitched and his ammunition trains were parked. He did not notify me, and I received no order from him and did not know he was there. See extract from Strong's report- Page 7- Dodge. P-ge 9.- Howard. It was Cleburne that struck Blair's flank and right. Manney did not get around to the rear of Blair until near 4 P.M., when Blair had formed Giles A. Smith's division at right angles to Leggett's and refused it so with Wangelin's brigade had nearly connected with my line, but some distance in the rear of my right. Here it was the last desperate attack was made on this part of Blair's line. See pages 9, 10, 19- Dodge. Page 13- Howard. You say Sherman sent a brigade to Decatur. That is a mistake. See Sprague's report. The only help he got was Swayne's regiment and some cavalry that were coming from Roswell with a portion of our trains. They got within reach of Decatur late in the afternoon, and hearing the firing, Swayne left his train and went to the aid of Sprague. He reached there just in time for Sprague to hold 'ffheeler, who had pressed him through the town, and save our trains. One b was over, and Decatur, as I and I did not One rigade came from Schofield left after my fighting I suppose that is the brigade which was intended for had sent word to Sherman that Sprague was hard pressed knew- have a man to send him, and asked him to rend help to Sprague. Cox says in his report that he cme to my relief at my request. As I made no request I think there was a mix of orders- he should have gone to Sprague instead of to my left. Pages 13-14, Howard. See statement of Captain, Jonas, my A. D. C. on page 11- Dodge. Page 24- ITowatfd, The two regiments brought up by Ceneral Strong at the battle of Ezra Church, with breech-loading rifles were the 64th Illinois and 66th Indiana, from the 16th Army Corps. Very truly yours, (Signed) G. M. Dodge. . 't. '• . ' " a,-' I 1 I </ J ' di (;». ,1^ Panora, Iowa, February, 11, 1908. General--8ir:- I give you one of my rides last winter. 1 will tby and give you another . I left last Apri-i-and went west. . I was gbne all summer ^ I come through -our town last,September but didn't see any thing like Iowa v/hile I '.vas gone. Now for the ride. Yoia wanted my rrost dangerous rides. I will give you one when I road.right-into hell that is what I call this ride. It is the ba tie of the 22nd of July the day that Gener^J? McPherson fell. Thai mornirg when it was reported that Atlanta was evacuated I'road Out towards Dccatur that morning; going out i heard a noise to my right in the timber, i whirled my horse in to the timber, i looked to my right and saw a skirmish line scattered out a good way a part . I saw that they were rebs but what in thunder they was doing there i had road clean by them. They hadn't seen me nor I pern. There was a good many brush right along the"road that prevented me seeing them , of course you remember Palweye v;ore the bn^ternut so I whirled my horse aroxmd and road up in the rear to .ascertain what this meant. I road up to the fellow on extreme right as I road up I remarked where is all of our men. Why in hell don't over that raise there. 4!?'' remarked. Then I knew Well, What General was up. Pnrdee I then is snokrto coming up here In fron" but n'o°t inside of their lines. I made few words do for I knew there wasn't a ^ d 4!"^4 that sure. After for x reoorted I knew there to vnn was T goin'- to be \ a bloodv Dioody fight r^^hi■ thfrr"" s«rLo?rflred!-TwLL°r whartSt'lr The hell you ray", . "Yes <^ir" "Whv rn/j li come in from therei* Dodge?". "I did your honor"" Whal report it to General He listened to me but maS^nn and. where did he go?" headquarters ^ nie u made no remark ai:d road off toward McPherson's « Shots .as about four or five andthey were movlnc It. The Penorol then ord?r?d^me to rid? Ihere, there and ascertain what that firing meant u t started what the rebels were f-ininrr a4 wu him before 1 moving their hospital but neverthele-s'out and down through that old delapitated field I went I^'knL^ left wheel • was going to meet life or death but I would rnth2j:*H4 ^ said I was a coward. 1 crossed the ravine and up the^embaSkSe^t > ipJt" ^ crossed the ravine I come into heavy timber. I then and o 5 all ?? at once 1 looking to my right along ride mountain, turned my eyes in front of me; a quick gerk of the rein ; I stopped my horse;there stood three rebel lines right in front of me and 1 nm positive they weren't over a hundred and twenty feet from me;the first line stood at trail armes; the other-two at right shoulder. The were standing at foot of a small hill down on ^ level. I looked at them and they at me. I looked all along their line. 1 seen it extending (^uite a ways to my rig]it. To my left it e?:terded about three hundred feet, would be my guess. Now why I it was I didn't know, I didn't feela bit afraid, while i was standing there looking at them and they never moved nor nade a motion for any kxnu. but when I whirled my horse then fun commenced in earnest and dovm the hill I"went shot after shot went, other words volley after volley. It was already reported to Sweeney . Into battle lire he run; ordered his men to open fire but be careful not to shoot the scout. The rebels jumped the ravine and on they co;re till our men shot them down. When I come up to our lines the General give the command"open the lines and let the'scout in," So commenced the battle of the 22nd . Now, General that was the closest place ever I was in and come out with my hide whole. i often think of that ride. I don't see how they didn't ketch me when I was coming upthat hill when my horse scaled the ravine. I then layed right beside my horse. There is a man living here by the name of hilly Kapale. Jle was a recruit in the secon ' lowa inf antry. He was elected leasurer here in our bounty for sever-1 years. He was right .in ranks there where i com in. ^illy would tell it as a daring ride one of Gen. Dodge's scouts made. I got acquainted with him . He found out that i was one rode- Ye.-,, I can ^ describe- th horse all describe right." the i told horse him that thenscout I was the larkey that m^de that ride. About eight years or ten ago someone sent me a washirrrtnyi truth I rode .down and the first thing I knew I rode ri-ht thine and cent to the Trlbnne, but the ckunJ^L?;? "nMLhedl?! Well this is all of this ride. J.A.Hensal. 1 ■ ■ . f i - ■ 1. - .'f - ili.r ;;.t .-t. .At3 ■ b i-A Well, I will try^and give you another ride. It was the time they offered five hundred dollars for mjr scalp. i was lying at Decattir. I took some of my men and road down towards Gadson and I captured a rebei mnil. I took it from a -^boy that had rickets in his back. He had a wagon partly loaded with salt and some other truck. He was close to home when I met him. I turned and come with him home, i'then took his muies and three other span, they,had at home on the"farm. He had a brother in the rebel army. He was a Major, When 1 come in i sent the mail to you at Athens. You remember I sent you a nev/spaper that was printed at Gadson. There was a piece in .it where Randy Band payed Dixy ar^d the editor wished him luck and God Speed. Speed that he -might be successful in driving the "^anks at Decatur back over the river. You sent for me to come up. You told me you would like to see that boy and have a talk with him. I sent him up. Wlien he come back you .wrote a letter to .me. You signed it Hensal, uhicf of Scouts. Then he knew who I was.In the first place that scou.-dral should never been allowed inside.for he was a tool for the Eebs. He made a date when to meet me on the rlint River, down ba'ck of Defords, field. 1 was positive it was a trap to catch me. The boys all thought the same but when the day come, I went but not as he expected for I was to com alone, i took three men with me tha-t I knew were all right, we armed ourselves for the fray and out we rode, trur picket was doubled for we knew that Randy wasn't far off when I went out i talked to the picket and tolJi^them all about it and what I expected and for them to assist me if needed in close quarters. The Sargent said all right. It wasn't over two miles from where ± left outpost to where j. was going. Away we went up past rords house wg went; made a left wheel down to i-lint River where i was to meet him but no sign of him. l<'inally one of the bovs seen him stick his head out'from behind a tree. There was a doc; raft Tim Doley to dismount and get on the raft and go over. He did. The rebles was afraid to come un Tim Tim told told him if he was didn't molested know on anything that side nor he have would any tear rebel h-tc, mail. vrtdo Sut be moL"ed oi me IlS" l6rt Tim i!" ho C broKo ? ond njn wierwim mounted his horse. When ' the rsbol rph^i something up but couldnGt tell'in what shape but'it"® we fo-nd it out. we slapped the snur^ - III' wasn't long till Defords house. This familv was cAn t® towards Deford ron out and caught one of ihr \ as we rode up Mrs. exclaimed exclaimed "My God,. menWren what. do you Lar'^'^iL'ff bridle bit and just rode down the lane and rode in thn+ * k u ^ your number has upon that hill there aLng tha? tJSer ?Lrf 3 lane when we would ride in." iVe turned aS f mouth of the was about 25 or 30 horaa harU look.at_ thorn.. Th.Y ytSr-L1rr^t^r-l^S?,^-d^ mrLl iTLltll IZ and away to the next fence the same wa^ Then wf L 4 When the rebels seen the move they hastened down thl^ lill foined^th others in ambush and took the road to head us off ; when wi iould have to make a square left wheel for Decatur. We had our horses under the spur but kept quiet while the Jonnies were spurring ard holl ering "You Yankies, sons of bitches you are our meat/ " Some of the boys remarked they remind me of some starved cyotes. I remarkeu "Wait till the time comes. They will get it", ^ome of the boy s wanted to ride the horses i to the Tennesee River . I told them no. That ■ would'n't do. They would shoot us off our horses like dogs. I remarked "We must face the music if they do number us ten to one. our infantry will help us for I know they hear them holler. " w'en the Jonnies come to where we had to tur^n they lined themselves right across the road. T.iere was a field commencedthere on the left running down towards Decatur. I give the coraman(is"left wheel 15 paces apart . We wouldn't be so apt to get shot if we would be close tQgether. Drop your reins; revolvers in each hand. They lay flat to the horse,put the spur into the horse under full run; " The skirmish opened with the rebels hollering when we opened fire Our dire-tionwe were coming. If you remember there is a ^trip of woods to your right coming down the "river. The infanttimber in the rear of the hebels. Thej^ poured ^ oheir backs. Ifu God ^^mighty had sent a big bolt of lightening down among them it .vouldn't have scared them worse T ley imagined all they had to contend with was us four". Thev goi'iG to run in a worse trap than the trao thev he?i'oouldna"h;.ve th™ J.A. Hensal. 1908. Army .Corps who under Sherman marched from Ghat.tanooga to Knoxvllle; they had marched from Itemphis to Chattanooga living off fif .the tountry. They were short of^overcoats and bTankets and shoes and on tnis march to Knoxvllle "to Gen. Longstreet who had it surrounded^ they struck a country that was sa-i.d to be Un'on and full of the good things they needed and when they rounded up in front of Knoxvllle.and made Long'street retreat they were well clothed and well fed, and there have been a great many ctltic isms against Gen. Sherman on that march from the fact that his troops foraged on Un'on men and at a dinner in Nashville in Dec. 1863 that was given by Gen. Granger who commanded that post to Gen. Grant, Sheridan, Rawl'ns and others were present also Gen. Granger's mother, an old lady who had been brought up in the army, her husband had been an officer and she had thoroughly imbibed in her system the old theory that a soldier should never trespass upon a private citizen no matter ^f he was an enemy, and at tile's dinner s]:e called Gen. Sherman very aggressively to account. All of us around the table were watch-'ng to hear from Sherman who being a guest did not l^ke to antagonize ti.i s old lady but she poured the hot shot into liim, calling his attention to the customs of the old army until he could stand it no longer, and he answered her in about this language; he said that h"s soldiers had marched four or five hundred miles to reach Chattanooga that he had to go to Knoxvllle because Gen. Gordon Granger was so slow that he would not reach tliere before Longstreet would capture the place that if these people whom his soldiers had foraged upon were Union people they certainly would have been very glad to feed and cloth them. That ^f they were rebels he had a perfect r^'ght to take their food and clothing but he said, "Madam, T thought you knew me well enough to know that if my soldiers were march^'ng through a dountry and were suffering for the want of food or clothing and it was to be found that the Question whether the citizen or the soldier should have it would not take me long to determine." Prom that t'me on to the end that dinner was a very cold -ne. Now what the chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution can find here relating to the Rebolut*onary War to commemorate T do not know but this Missouri Valley has got a ..istory ndt quite as old as that of the Revolut'on but just as ^'mportant and it seems to me that if they would turn their attention to commemorating the events that have happened in it and file their data with tl-e Historical Society of the city, they would be doing a great and valuable work. This Missour" Valley as far back as we know or have read of it was a great highway to reach the whole northwest, the Indians used it with their canoes and their trails up and dov/n the valley from the mouth to its head were great broad roads. Le.vis and Clark immortalized it and following tiiem came the furtraders and the settlements. When T first came into it there were noted men living here sue as 3 rpee. Eapentur, Charley Lombard and many others. Captain Henry Chttenaon has written a very interesting book upon tie American fur-trader which gives the early history of the Missouri Valley. He has also written upon the early steamboating on the Missouri. BlialO 1908. ^ Thwaites in h^i s hi story s of early travels in the west has immortali zed it while in your publ^'c library there are over 300 volumes giving the history of the work of the Jesuit missionaries, which is a complete history of all this country west of the lakes. 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V ''laojar ♦X.O ■' ' xT i/.d - J , • , ilr-Mv fh i.r. .' • ■"0fcC''I ' ' ♦.( .•r av'-.u. '..n :'iiJ :j iir, '* ," ■ ] ^7 ? 7'^. • '' February, 1908, Treasury Department. Washington, D. C. February 28, 1908, General Grenville M. Dodge, ITo.l Broadway, , New York City, N. Y. Dear Sir and Comrade:- With reference to our conversation at Senator Allison's on the 21st inst., I enclose herewith a copy of the Special Act under which a soldier was granted the Medal of Honor. I do not know the circumstances but am inclined to believe it a case probably lacking of record in the V/ar Department. As regards the requested correction of my record, I was seventeen years of age when I enlisted August 12, 1862 having been born May 27, 1845 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was a clerk in Woolworth's Book Store at St. Joseph, mo., at that time, and not eighteen years of age and a railroad man as noted on the record. I desire very much to have these discrepancies corrected and have included reference to enlistment and age in my sworn statement which you had recently in your keeping. A As to the Commission on the Retired List under Special Acts of Congress, I do not find the entrj^ of any except (so far as I know) those retired with pay. I thought perhaps if the case were presented I might secure by special act the appointment without pay, and so be made eligible, in spite of failures in the past to receive a Commission, for the societies and privileges I mentioned. It means so much to me and all my loved ones. Let roe again thank you for your great kindness. Fraternally yours, Lucius D. Alden, Late "F" 33rd Missouri Infty Vols., 3rd Brigade 1st Division, 16th Army Corps. (Copy of enclosure) DIGEST OP OPINIONS, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE ARMY, 1901. Latter part of Par. 416 • however, may, as has been done in several Congress, cases, bv a special enactment, authorize the President to appoint an officer and place him on the retired list." XLlll, 130 Jan. 1880. See Army Register for Retired List under Special Acts of Congress. (Copy of second enclosure). RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OP THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, That the Secretary of ^ar be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to award the Congressional medal of honor to Roe Reisinger, alias J. Monroe Reisinger, late - Corporal, Company H, one hundred and fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantrj?-, <for specially brave and meritorous conduct in the face of the enemy at the battle of Gettysburg July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Approved January 25, 1907, (34 Stat., 1420) ■ V- .v.- V-l— f ■" V(': : ■ 1 ; ' ■ ; U San Francisco, Feb. 28, 1908, Dear General: I have just fo\ind one of the landmarks that hemind us we are pretty old. For m.any years I never kept track of the date of entry into this wicked world but now my friends are doing it. The prettiest and most artistic dj(>^ner I have attended of late years was given me a week ago and I send youa a brief notice of it, knowing how much interest you take in the men you commanded, and how your tig heart always beats in sympathy with theirs. There were twenty--all personal friends, and the diiiner host was the most public spirited and generous of the merchants of this c > t"". As an instance of his character I may mention that after one bia fire o? of about v35,000. But he is apparel even better to the known destitute here as women a bon at vivant a cost and man of taste. The decoration were most simple, beina the snrav b ranches and blossoms of almond, which is Just now in bloom. i * wish my old Commander could have been present. VI n®".psparlng for the advent of the Bettle ship these wishes. le was at the banquet. Very sincerely yours. Alex G. Hawes New York, February 29, 1908. Col. J. A. T. Hull, Chairman Military Committee, House of Representatives, Washing on. My dear Colonel Referring to the hill that is before your committee for the retirement of General 0. 0. Howard as Lieutenant General, I desire to say in behalf of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, of which Gen. Howard is a member, and which army he commanded from the time of the death of General McPherson unfl the review in "?rashin~ton, that we earnestly desire that this honor be paid General Howard. He is the only living army commander who has no had this honor conferred upon him, and it seems to us that liis long service in the army, rising, as he did, to the highest rank and command In the army, justifies the unanimou ■; passage of the bill. It passed the Senate unanimously and we believe should receive as favorable consideration from your committee and the House. T cannot see how the applications of these who have never commanded an army should interfere with his promotion. Since the War General Howard has devoted his services to building up the education al institutions of the country, and to charity, and have been of as much value to the country as those performed in the civil war. I know that in asking this I speak the sentiment of the survivors of that grand old army of the Tennessee. Truly and cordially. Grenville M. Dodge. Garner lov/a, Mar. 3d, 1908. Gen'l. G, M. Dodge, Dear Sir and Comrade I do not suppose you will remember me as I was only a 2d Lieut, in Co. G. 52nd 111. inft. but as the years go by my mind goes back to those days when so many of us were giving thbesd days of our lives to sustain the union, and the remembrance of those with whorwe associated with in those days come up vividly befo:e us. I have often seen your name mentioned in connection with various gatherings and finally concluded to write you . I was with my Regi ment all through the various campaigns from 61 to 65. was wounded at Pittsburg landing and at Corinth Miss. Was all through the Atlanta Campaign. My Company G. was on the skermish line the day you were wounded and I directed the conveyance of your body to the rear. And one of my company, W. e. Jayne helped convey you to the rear. I was much interested in your article published in the National Tribune two or more y^ars ago. Your account of the execution of the spy Davis particularly interested me. As at that time I had charge of the Provost Guard and''under my care was all the prisoners. There were some 30 or 35 Commissioned Officers quartered in the Court House and some in the jail. They were a bad lot and I had to watch them closely. The morning Davis was executed I helped the Provost Marshall take him from the jail and put him into the wagon to go to the execution. I remained with my guard in the Court House over these officers as thev were uneasy and I did not know what might take place in my absence. I tied Davis hancfe behind him before we took him from the iail. He was game clear through. I was mustered out of service at Port McAlster by reason of youngest son is working of the American Sabbath ochool union as a Missionary. Some time ago he was at Council ii brother. My son told him his father was u ^ Dodge s command in the army and he sent me one of vour photographs which I appreciate very much. I have another of your photographs thken at Corinth, Miss. The last one represents a much older man than the first one. And soon we all will have passed into t]e great beyond, ^^t it matters not if we are prepared to po If prepared it will be an endless rest. P^eparea lo go. If fall and isited like the r st of typewriter works ^isited I would very much like to receive a letter from vou Hone T ooi. j. s. Wilcox. J He was well but growing oldlast I- worSs badlyl Yours truly, G. Robinson. • ..QCI 'New York, March 3, 1908. Major C. A. Stanton, Vicksburg, Miss. My dear Major: ewAti .0 .xeCA «/ol) ,,3bXS 4tBnT no#nO .In? jOp.^fonjril an" I am in receipt of yours of the 29th e: clo"Sing copy of your letter to Van Dyke, all of which is very satisfactory. We had a splendid time at Vicksburg, Everybody speaks of it as being well-handled, and the attention we received -.yas a great deal more than we expected. The Governor was also very gracious to us, and took us to Jackson and all over that c^ty, so we all returned from Vicksburg with a warm place in our hearts for it. Our going there ■ has brought a good deal of attent^'on to it from otiier cities in the south, and T see that Atlanta is going to try Cor the G.a.R. encampment next year, T7e have had two or three applications to go to other Southern cities, but unless we go to some dty where there is a prominen battlefield, T think for the present we w-'ll have to stay lii the north. Our next reunion is at St. Louis, Thanking you for your attention to the matter, and ettend^ng my compliments to the many friends T met in Vicksburg, i an :i Truly and cordially yours^ «»>uoJ •iS is ,n»9x Mia tXvtT , • l>o'T ,11 ,0 Gren^^ille M. Dodge.'* ^ 'j':. " i .dMi ,e ^A iOX ■ ^^^8- Col. Alex. G. Hawes, Unfton Trust Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. ,nioifUiiQ .A .0 loliU ,i.Rl« «yualtiio^v SlOlAll My dear Comrade:- i ««juot !• nt uiti f I have yours of February 28th enclosing slip on your 75.tjb«r jbirtl day, and the dinner given you at the Bohemian Club. -It pleases , me very much to see the attention g-'ven the old veterans; there seems to be a revival of interest in them, I have had a great many invitations this year, and on my 75th birthday T had a splendid dinner given me and a very fine loving cup from people connected with me in business. . I notice on your list one Council Bluffs boy - Hugh M. Burk. ffffg- used to know nim and all his family. ' When you see him please . remember me to him. m - v.' , It is always a great pleasure to hear from the old veterans who , were with me, and who served with me so loyally, bravely and well. I shall never forget the 9th regiment. It was a remarkable regiment ^ and did remarkable service. I congratulate you upon your 75th birthday and the ev'dent good health you enjoy. If you had attended our last reunion at Vicksburg you would have enjoyed it greatly. I hope you will be able to attend pur next reunion at St. Louis, » Truly and cordially yours, G. M. Dodge. March, 1908 Council Bluffs, Iowa., March 5, 1908, General G. M. Dodge, No.l B'way, Nev/ York. My dear General I have yours of recent date with reference to entprtainnient of Secretary Taf.t, and we will proceed to arrange for a reception at the Elks Club in the afternoon of the day he gets here. Congressman Smith has advised us that the Secretary will be here on April 7^^ and we are making arrangements accordingly. I will keep you advised of the details as we proceed with them. As to your presiding at the banquet, we are, of aourse, a unit in the desire that you do so, but it will be our privelege to make this banquet an affair of comfort and pleasure to you, and if it is your desire that someone else officiate in that capacity, your wishes will, of course, be respected. YOU probably see from the public press, that the Allison campaign in Iowa is moving on apace. We are now practically assured of the control of the March 18 convention and that will give us trem.endous prestige in the cam,paign later. It looks now as if there would be no divided delegation to the National convention, but that all the delegates will be Allison republicans. Sincerely yours, Victor E. Bender. . r»T '-■'Tw.v,,.'' New York, March. 5, 1908 Hon. Fletcher D. Proctor, Proctor, Vermont. My dear Governor; The death of your father comes to me as a personal bereveement. For many y^ars we hav«r been warm personal friends, and have had occasion to work together many times, and long ago T came to have the highest respect for his high character and great ability. His long, distinguished and practical services in the Senate were recogn-'zed throughout the country. I did not know that he was 111, and the news of his passing away is a great shock to me. As we grow older we learn to appreciate our friends better tiian in our younger days. His great interest in Norv;ich University brought us into close touch, and that institution has lost one of its very befit supporters and friends. He was never too busy to advise and assist any of the graduates of thai university who came to him, and it was his custom when young men were looking for commissions in Washington to personally go with them and see that they had very opportunity given them. Tn your great loss I tender to you, and the members of your family, my heart-felt sympathy. T wish it were possible for me to attend the fineral services, but I cannot take the trip to Vermont at this time. Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. ;'S March, 1908. Omaha, Nebraska, March 6, 1908. Gen. G, i'!. Bodge, No.l Broadway, N. Y. Dear General Enclosed please find letters from Mr, Sargent which father gave me to read and to forward to you. I have today written him in regard to the matter mentioned in his letter and T enclose to you a copy of my letter to him. In spite of t'ne rumors of financial depression in the east, business locally seems to hold up very well. The building permits, for the first two months of this year exceed those of last year and as far as I can observe I see promise of an excellent business year. Our business seems to be as good as susual and I personally have no complaint. I was talking yesterday with a directory man who just came from Minneapolis, St.Paul and the Dakotas. He said there was no sign of depression and hard times in that country and as far as he could observe, that the depression had hit the south more than the middle west. At the same time the trains cannot hold the number of people that want to take advantage of the low rates going south and west. Bather had to wait four days before he could get a berth for Texas. I may be wrong but it seems to me that a year from nov the business people in the west and the railroads will all admit that there was a good deal of hysteria and noise over a very small burn financially. Of course, I have no reference to conditions in the east, and T know that we in the west have no conception of the amount of money that has been lost by the well to do. We hope to see you out here soon and that you will make a long visit with us. Laura is well and we are looking forward to getting out in the country and getting our horses back with us. Very truly yours. N. P. Dodge, Jr. (Enc.) March, 1908. Omaha, Nebr., March 7, 1908, C. 7,. r^argeht, 3127 T St., Lincoln, Nebr, Dear Mr, Sargent:- . I read j^our letters and clippings feent to father, with great interest- and. I have forwarded them today to Gen. Dodge in New York. I am hardly in accord with the work you are trying to start for the erection of a monument to Abraham Lincoln. It seems to me that the people and the press of Lincoln and of the state of Nebraska ought to take up this matter at once and start a permanent organization for the collection of the contributions from the people of the state for this purpose. Possibly if it were brought to the attention of the Governor by the proper party in Lincoln, he would appoint a state commission to carry out your idea. If the city of Lincoln and the students of the university wonld start the fund by a wide spread and popular contrbution from all the citizens and the school children of Lincoln there would be no difficulty in then calling upon the people of the state and city of Omaha to complete the fund. The children particularly shoiild be inspired to contribute their pennies to this fund and r.othing would so lead to the study of the character and life of Lincoln as the inciting of their interest by asking for contributions to this statue. We can hardly expect the people of the state to take a great interest in the monument unless the city that is to be the most benefited by its erection lead in the contribution. Lincoln^ unfortunately, has had the reputation, however unjustified, it may be, of resorting to legislative appropriation for municipal improvement. If the city of I,incoln will start this monument by contributing a substantial sum and then asking the Governor to appoint a state wide committee to complete the funds, I am sure that the people of the state and the city of Omaha will heartily respond. This statue would be the tribute from the people such as it would not be were the city of Lincoln to ask the legislature to make an appropriation for the erection of the statue. One word further. It seems to me approprate that when this statud is to be executed, that Solon and Gutzon Porglum the most famous sculptors Nebraska has ever had the honor of being the birth place of, be invited to submit designs in competition with all American scul|)tors that have been selected to execute the most famous statuds for the past two yearg, and it seems to me most appropriate that the tribute of the Nebraska people to the "great emancipator" be executed by one of her famous artists. Very truly yours, N. P. Dodge. Boston Mass. 1908 , March 8. My dear General: On my way up from the south I saw Granger in Washington seme weeks ago and thru' him heard of your residence in the Bluffs. I have had, during the past year, some correspondence with McCartney, and some news from him about the Western Pacific, Has Harriman got his claws on that road or is ^uld still an independent man and manager? Possibly you saw in the March Outlook a long article about E H Harriman. T'lere are two items of information I want very much. Can you aid me in obtaining them? One is the geight of the roadbed at the east end and at the west end of the cros s ing of Great Salt Lake. I was out there 16 months ago and did not think the grade was more than 6 feet or 7 fret above the surface of the water. With great regard, I am, >'ery truly, P. S. Hodges. New York, March 9, 1908. W. Frank Pearsons, Esq., Secretary The Charity Organization Society, 105 East 22d Street, New York, Dear S-'r:- I am in receipt of yours of March 5th inquiring as to Mr, Atwell and his connection with a donation of $50,000 to Norwich University, Mr, Atwell never had anything, whatever, go do with that donation; T know that Mr. Carnegie nrver heard of him in connection with it. The donation was made by Mr. Carnegie to Norwich University on his own motion. It was his intent'on to give it in my name and honor, from the fact that we were young men together in the seventies and have been close friends since, but wiien he made the ondation he found that I had erected a building known as Dodge Hall, therefore the donation could not be accepted in my name and my honor, but on account of his fr^'endship for me he made the donation to the University, I was the only person Mr. Carnegie talked with in relation to this matter. I know that Mr. Atwell had nothing wljatever to do with it. T do not know about the contracts that you speak of, but am told by the trusteew of the University that he hadno basis for his claim. It was an Aftert; ought, and, in my op^nio^i, was not creditable to him, and his work for the ijniversity in the Dewey Hall matter I am told by the trsutees was not satisfactory to them, I have never heard of any suit against the university in Vermont, I am a trustee of the Univer sity, Of course, I do not wish to enter Ihto any controversy with Mr, Atwell, or anyone else, in relation to these matters, but send you the facts, trusting they will be treated as you say perfectly confidential. Very truly yours, G. M, Dodge, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Comraandery of the State of Iowa. Des Moi nes, Iowa. Mar. 12, 1908, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:- At a meeting of the Commandery of the State of Iowa, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, held on the 10th inst, a motion was unanimously adopted re guesting the members of the Iowa delegation in Congress to support and use their influence for the bill proposing to confer the rank of Lieutenant General upon General 0.0. Howard as a fit and well deserved recognition of his eminent services to the Government. Yours repsectfully, signed, J.W. Muffly, Recorder. A copy of the above resolution went to each member of the Iowa Delegation in congress. The original just received by me. O.O.H. Extract from the Official Field Returns of the armies uder command of General wm. T. Sherman, March to the sea. War of the Rebellion Records, vol. aLIV page 590, Army of the Tenn. Right wirg (Howard) Nov. 30, 1864 Kilpatrick':s Cav. reported to Howard when on right Present for Duty 28,786 5,324 ■34,110 Aggregate present. 32,847 6,810 39,057 Dec. 31, 1864 Kilpatricks Cavalr; 27,808 4,880 32,6 86 31,719 5,800 37,519 March through the Oarolinas. war of the Rebellion Records. VoI.aLVLL , part 11 page 73. March 31, 1865 April 30, 1865 29,451 34,468 33,762 38,231 The figures represent the total number of officers and men under command of General 0.0. Howard, Savannah and Carolina campaign of Gen Sherman's. Burlington, Vt. iviarl4, 1908. Dear General uodge. The figures are as above, "hen j. went to Ainsworth, and dound that in my p apers in the army of the Tennessee in my inspection. There were upwards of 140,000 men of all arras but we had in part after the consolidation 7 grand Di isions, haiitually reck ned and reported as about 33,000 men, infantry and artillery. Kilparticks Cavalry were about half of the time reporting to me and the rest of tlie time to Slocum . It appears to me now that it would be better for all my comrades who are ambitious for promotion to let my bill go through.the house. The killing of my bill will help nobody (?) Affectionateljr yours, 0.0. Howard V ^ ^ r.Iarch, 1908. Burlington, Vt.,' March 17th, 1908, Gen. G. M. Dodge, . . . 1 Broadway, • ' New York, N. Y. Dear Gen. Dodge Will you kindly turn to page 4, Volume 2, of my Autobiography I propose to omit "of the center", 8th line from top, so that it will read 'was in camp >vell back in the rear of the Army of the Tennessee." Page 5, 10th line from top, introduce after "moment" the words" after the battle began", so that the sentence will read "except that McPherson at the last moment after the battle began had sent Wangelin's small Brigade to watch that space. Also the 5th line from bottom change the "were' to "had been", so that the phrase will read "where he and Fuller had b^enn together'.' 10th line from top, page 6, omit the phrase "what about 12 m." and substitute "later in the day", arid have the first complete sentence stop just before this phrase, so that it will read, "Later in the day he heard that there had been an attack upon his hospitals, "etc. 15th line from top, same page substitute "Dodge" for "Sweeney". 18th line, same page, omit "on Sweeney's report". Page 8, 3rd line from top, put in after "Hardee": "after Dodge had twice repulsed his right with great loss", so that the line will read, "Hardee, after Dodge had twice repulsed his right with great loss, faced a forest." Same page, 6th line, strike out whole sentence: "On he came for over two miles." Also strike out in 11th line another sentence, "^is caused the first firing heard." In the 12th line, same page, strike out the word "interview and substitute "delay", so that the sentence will read "After the briefest delAy with Dodge". Page 9, 6th line, substitute "Cleburne's" for "Maney'd".Page 10, 19th line from top, substitute "Iowa" for "Ohio", so that the sentence will read, "0ol. Belknap of the 15th Iowa." I thought of putting a note at the foot of page 13, referring to the 6th line: "Only one regiment, Swayne's with some cavalry, reached Sprague. Cox's help intended by Dodge for Decatur, came to him later in the dayT" Page 14, 12th line from bottom, after the words "aTded by" introduce this phrase, "Swayne's regiment, and ", so that the sentence will read, "aided by Swayne's regiment and Kuhn's battalion of mounted infantry," etc. I see plainly that I was led astray by Gen. Sherman's report and statements in his book, and perhaps by my own report which I drew upon information and not on personal knowledge. It was my conviction, which I now know was erroneous, that the battle began just in the rear of Blair near his hospitals, instead of with you. Will you kindly notice if the changes that I suggest will make my account reasonably clear? Of course I would prefer to rewrite or recast the whole, but cannot do It verj'- well, without great cost. When T speak of the reconnaissance between Plain's left and your command, it will answer just as well to put Dodge for Sweeney as you did send an officer and probably men, to look over that ground. Kindly write me how Sweeney and Fuller stood with reference to each ekde other when in battle. Was Fuller's force to the right and .'Weeney s to the left as they faced the enem", or v/as Sweenev's force to the right and Fullers to the left as they faced the enemy? or Hoping you will have a pleasant journey to the west^ I remain, Sincerely yours, 0. C. Howard. , . . . 1 Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19th, 1908. General Grenville M, Dodge, Cornmander-in-chief, Nev/ York ^ity, N.Y . Dear Sir and Companion:- On behalf of the Ohio '-'omraandery of the Military Order of the Loyal -L-egion of th United States, a cordial invitation is extended to you to be present as an honguest of the Commandery, at the Annual Banquet to be serv ed at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 6th, 1908. A warm welcome awaits you from the members of the Com mandery who will be present on that occarion. The Committee further expresses a wish that you respond in a brief speech to a toast, the selection of which is left to your decision. Awaiting an early and favorable reply, I am, very sincerely yours, James L, Poley, Chaii'man of the Banquet Committee. New York^f; March 19, 1908. Dear Nate: I do not know whether this w^'ll find you at the ranch or not. Tf it does you will see by the letter T am writing Friday that I expect to be in Uvalde the last of April. My plans are to go with Mr, Truinbull about the middle df April over our lines in Colorado and Texas, and after I get through to go west to Uvalde and look after matters there; then to El Paso, then back along the Texas & Pacific and look after my lands, then slowly up the Fort Worth and Denver, stopping at each po'nt there. I f-"nd that T have to give these matters personal attent^'on. Jennings left them in such shape we cannot unravel them pxcept I am on the ground at each place. Hope you are having a pleasant visit. I shall arrange to have Friday meet me at Uvalde. X think your proposition of selling 3 and 5 and leasing 7, 9 and 37 is all right. You have not written me anything about Bandera County - whether Friday could g o ovei' there but T will see him about it when I get down there. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 1908. The third ban<jUefof the Iowa Society of New York was held at the Plaza Hotel on March 22. It was the last banquet that I attended as President of the Society. There was a large attendance and Gov. Hughes of Iowa, Gov. A. B. Cvunniins of Iowa, Congressman Frank 0. Lowden, a native of Iowa, but a citizen of Illinois, took part in the banquet. Some two hundred twenty-five Hawkeyes and guests werd in attendnace and the spedches of Hughes and Cxiramins were given very close attent^'on. They both expressed the^'r views politically and socially; they were both considered progressives. Governor Cumm^'ns said: "Remembering the awful retirubtion wh^ch so swiftly followed the "Fairbanks cocktail, " I ask you to r^se and dr'nk with me in water if there is such a fluid here--to t]:e health and prosperity of Charles E. Hughes, Governor of the State of New York. He then proposed another toast to the commander of armies, the constructor of railwasy, the patriotic citizen, the president of your Society, General Grenville M. Dodge." When I introduced Ifovernor Hughes the welcome was so tumultuous that it was several minutes before he could speak. March, 1908. Des Moines, March 26, 1908, Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa." My Dear General;- I herewith hand you the brief historical sketch of your old regiment which you read at the historical building this morning, and which T wish to have you go over more at your leisure. I am placing this manuscript in your hands with the request that you will make such additions and alterations as may suggest themselves to you after a more careful reading. It is the purpose of the Board to have the manuscript for the first Volume in the hands of the printer not later than the 1st of May- *08. So I will be greatly obliged to you if you will return the enclosed copy with whatever changes 3rou may wish made as above indicated, not later than the 20th of April. I am very anxious to have this historical sketch as complete as it is possible to make it under the act, and had purposely left a margin for at least 12 pages more than the manuscript now contains, so do not hesitate to freely suggest such alterations and additions as i^ou may think desirable. In so far as it is possible for me to do, I am submitting the historical sketch of each Iowa regiment and organi zation to one of its survivors, who I consider most capable of passing a judgment upon it, before publication. The first volume will contain the histories and revised rosters of the 1st to the 10th Infantry, inclusive. We may be able to get out one or two more volumes before the meeting of the next General Assembly. At all events, whether it be one or more Volumes, it will show the scope and plan of the whole work and enable us to get the necessary additional appropriatio to complete it. The Volumes will be convenient size for handling, well printed and bound containing about 1000 pages each, the entire set to consist of six volumes, with possibly one more volume of about 400 pages devoted' exclusively to the early military history of the State. Yours very truly. G. W. Crosley, Secretary. April, 1908. Des Moines, April 1, 1908, General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, lov/a. My Dear General Yours of March 28th, with newspaper clipping and the manuscript "Sketch of the 4th Iowa Infty." was duly received. I' thank you for the three additions you suggest, and will incorporate them in their proper place in the body of the work. I have never seen the biographical sketch of yourself by Mr. Granger, or the sketch in the Pottawattamie County history, and would like very much to have them, will greatly appreciate the favor if you will send them to me. I will be glad to comply with your request to have Col. Nichols examine my sketch of the 4th Inf. I will tell him it is sent at your request and ask him to make such suggestions as may occur to him. I hope to have all the material for the first Volume in the hands of the Pinter by the Ist of June at the latest, and to have the Volume out in August or September. Of course there may be delays not now anticipated, but the book will be published just as soon as careful proof reading can be completed, as the sheets come back to me. I want it to be satisfactory in every way. Yours very truly, G. W. Crosley. '141 \ Chicago April 10, 1908, My dear General Dodge: I am much gratified to receive your personal letter of the 9th inst. I quite agi'ee with, your conclusions respecting the effect of the recent panic on the agricultural districts of the country in comparison with the manufacturing sections. It is evident they have suffered less. The high prices obtained by agriculturists for the products of the farm, inclusive of live stock, during the past year have placed that interest on a firm financial basis, a condition that is shared by the merchants and other classes of business directly related to agriculture. The large falling off in Gross Earnings of this Company( and we are suffering severely) is due mainly to a recession in the volume of merchandise, manufactures and minerals, although there is less tonnage in grain especially corn. The gih prices of th-t cereal indicate a short cropand poor quality. I think all carriers are confronted with losses from now until Autumn in Gross, and of course in Net There is a limit in the reducuion in numbers of employes, as well as curtailment in expenditures on account of physical improvements and maintenance. It is fairly due the carriers, in view of all the conditions, that charges should be increased for t e service they render the public, and I am firmly of the opinio. that the ublic is willing to pay a fair price for ®^"ficient transprotation service. How to accomplish an increase which v/ould at the same time recognise competitive conditions between carriers, as well as between locations, is an intricate doubtless aware th-t in three western states where the out o, + thejdirect consent operates of the R its ilrord lines 'commissioners we cannot make of such advances stateswith een all th^lines! effective would need to be a simultanioue as betw enjoyable visit in your old home and that I may have the opportunity of seeing you either on vourw-^v to New York or there sometime in the near future. ^ yourway This is of course an entirely personal lettor. Yours with great respect and very sincerely. Marvin Hughitt, G. M. Uodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa , April 11, 1908. Gen. Grenville M. ^odge, Council i^luffs, Iowa, Dear General: our kind letter of April 10th at hand. The other night when we were referring to the Shiloh -^-nniversary, we forgot that vye were within two days of the r^nniversary of the surrneder of Lee, but I have no doubt that you thought of it. I enjoyed myself at your home. In fact I enjoyed my entire Council Bluffc, trip. I am glad to find you so pleasantly situated. The people of iowa will improve every opportunity to show their appre ciation for you. 1 shall preserve your letter. By the way, we must all go to work for Am son, I have written to Mr. Admas suggesting a great, big Allison caucus in Des Moines of 1,000 or 2,000 delegates, with Dolliver, Bridsall and others to make speeches. In that way we could arouse new enthusiasm, with my sincerest best wishes, I remain. Sincerely yours. Lafayette Young, ' v,'- '' 'i,'' ■ Aptil, 1908, 172 Norwood Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., April 12, 1908. Gen. G. M. Dodce, r New York City. My dear General Not everyone is permitted to celebrate his 77th birthday and enjoy the health, strength and vigor that you enjoy, and from the very depth of my heart I think our good heavenly father for this blessing. When I recall the active and ever fearless part, you, my dear General, have always taken in any important matter, in time of peace as well as time of war,- at least since I have had the pleasure and honor of knowing you- I cannot help but consider you a perfect marvel. This country has had the good fortme to number you among their generals; many of them brave and truly noble men; yet, my dear General, permit me to say, that to judge by my own personal exper ience ( and I think that I know everyone of them), none deserves morehonor and credit than my honored friend. Gen. Grenville M, Dodge. May your strength, health and vigor remain the same for many, many years to come, is my most sincere and heartfelt wish. With much respect and esteem, I beg to remain. Very truly yours, A. F R. Arndt. April, 1908. 79 • Port of New York. April 14th, 1908, My dear General;- Your letter of April 9th has just reached me, finding me at home, where I have been for nearly two weeks laid up with a pretty serious illness which has required absolute quiet, and from which I have not yet recovered. I have just spent an hour to-day with Dr. Delafield, the most eminent medical authority in this city, as you know, and he has advised me to go to Hot Springs, Virginia, starting about next Tuesday, to remain two or three weeks. So not much can be expected from me, except that I can get Coker, ra y son, and others to help in the matter. I have been trying all day to get the Tariff people by telephone, but the principal man is not in and is not expected until tonight or tomorrow morning; so I will send the letter ahead and send any further news from him as soon as I shall have received it. I think these peo pie will do something, but when they will do it I cannot tell any more than any one else. They seem extremely friendly to A. and as unfriendly to the other man, and they know the value of A. as well as anybody in the world knows it. I will keep at them and I think something can be relied upon from them if anything can be from anybody in these peculiar financial times. ' The G.'slthought were going to come to time week before last, but they ventured upon the Yukon Gold stock deal, as you know, as it was in the papers, under the help of Lawson, and instead of the matter bringing misfortune, it went the other way; so now they say they will have to depend on something else. As soon as I can get some one to talk to them, I will immediately write you. in ir. Iowa, Tr. I should say ^ have it is seen first of rate; the organization but about the of the only Allison information people I get from it is through the Register .-ind Leader, which seems to concede that the Allison fight is being made with both vigor and discretion. The Cummins people striking into the Reservation with the automobile crowds, which is quite a sensational and effective feature pS 1"° r ! impression unless they are counteracted. I think Headquarters organization which seems to have been adopted wnr-iroH at close ® range with the townships for and by county that everything seat. There can isbe n thing like getting the individual voter to work and then havinr the reserve organization to get out the votes. That and artiMprii^S i to the voter and hie pride ae a cltitln ?s mo^e^''" effective than surface work of any kind. The old opn+imoK>+ more and gratitude to Allison, If It oL bS reaSed " if in?lno?b?e othlng in the "orld is so strong as sentiment. Civilization itself la only sentiment. This Is the key to Allison's suocesg af f irffh? Will keep ' "111 sending 'P"® letters to soon you as at I your can address learn any at furthf Council ne.s Rincco af? ^ you can leave word what to do with them. (council Bluffs, and General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sincerely yours, J. S. Clarks( Des Molnes, Iowa, April 16, 1908, Gen. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dear Sir:- I have this morning a letter from Mr. J. E. House, in which he states that yourself, Mr. Peter A. Dey, Mr. G. . House, and himself crossed the T;!ississippi at Daven ort in May 1853, These gentlemen have all expressed a desire to he here at the reunion May 26th and 27th and I trust that you may be able to also, as this would be, surely a pioneer quartette andbe one of the finest and mostinteresting getting together of the pioneers in the history of Iowa railroading. Yours very respectfully, w. B. Harrison, Secretary , 1908. On April 17, 1908, the railroad men of the early days held a reunion at Des ^oines and there was gathered there many of the noted railway men of the country. Among them was Peter A. Dey, George C. House, J. C. House, and h^s brother J. B. House. We four were in the first engineering party that crossed the Mississippi River at Danveport, Willie I intended to be present at th's meeting, unfortunately T was laid up at home, but addressed the gatliering in the following letter: , liardship and privations that raiiroad men jg impracticable and has been found by General Grenvii e . o ge s e er o - class had to contend witii ant the courts impossible. That of it which _ M G W T p- I 'i""' different our work in those days )tas been put in force has been acquiesced "May 2o, 1908.—^ r. . . les - compared with what it is under the jjj py the railroads and they are working dent Iowa Moines, la present modern conditions. Still I claim tvlth the interstate commerce and My Dear Sir. a w eepes legic performed our work as efflclently gtate commissions in harmony and en- , flmt I find myself unabe on account of interest in it and esprit de corps jgavoring to comply with the laws and! --p-auvely with the fe:ig,ons not only'in the letter but in the entTt' t^he reunion of the old-time >'all- ^ave T'''^°^th f'f^ew experience j way men of Iowa, for It was my good- , ha\ e seen th^e railroads of a few j,, ^hese matters. 1 have no doubt, myself, I torume early in 1855 to cross the Missis- ^row untd in the legislation will be made practical sippi river and be one of a party under ' *; nearly. benetlt to the roads and to the, m' Peter A. Dey. one of the most dis- ^"<1 state wo pggp,g tinguished railroad engineers and citizens. "uiit a network of them tha. „ ^ „ that made the first survey across the ^ t^^^ers almost every county in Roads Not Overcapitalized. state of Iowa from the Mississippi river ®'ving our state as ..j,j.pg,.,g,jgg g ^3 they at Davenport to Council Bluffs on the f""' no better, transportation seic- tiiat the raiiroad Missouri river, and to take part in the loes than that of any other state problem is a very hard one to solve and building of that line to Iowa City. I our union, although we are simp y an experience to frame think it was the first raiiroad built in agricultural state and it is this fact that accomplish the objects they ' the state of Iowa. I take great pleasure has made our state so prominent a fac- | and great satisfaction in extending my tor in all matters of national importance regreetings to my railroad comrades of that and that has given it such universal and ^g ,.a„roads of this country is l day. individual prosperity. ri,g statement often made by officials - "It has also been ^ Railroad Problem of Today. ^"<3 through the press that the railroads licivc continuGd my rflUrocid work from tlils coimtTv fir^ ovpi* naniiiiivGd tliot that day to this, even including the civil "The raiiroad problem of today is a Jr torwar. for in my duties Uiare I had to de- '.g^r [i?;.^"Th°en%hT whorilm Tnd et- Set that since the roads we're first built Ftroy and rebuild man> miles of road, fo country was to obtain the that out of their earnings millions upon r sr.;;.,™ ..m ssr.. -» »■ r• "ss? and in all these years I have seen tiio stock were given to capital that would improvernent and betterment, for u work of you men that has developed and lnvh®t in them; it was the only methoD irougiit such prosperity to this that of other products and Industries Their Work an Enduring Monument, day which now are considered of such ; our countiy. They forget that re "The men of the early day who risked great worth, added very little in the ne- life ot the railroad now Is only a ou tlieir fortunes and their credit to develop gotiations of the securities that built the twe ve jears an rat t ras d I his great country are not only entitled .pgd I that during our time mo®t of to our thanks, but monuments should be ' the roads of the United States have been laieed to tlie work wliicli they accom- "T^e growth of the coimtry. its bust- rebuilt three times and the rebuilding of pllshed. for most of them waited many nass. its population has brought about them has one-half of it come out of its many years before they received any re- an entirely different state of affairs. Leg- es-rnmgs and all this has been added to turns from the vast Investments whiciv islatlon of today for the police and con- capital without the issue of bonds or they made. The railroads of tills conn- trol of railroads ail tends to prevent the try were most 3ar ahead ^luiding of new roads and to enhance Great improvements Made, of the populations demand and were the , pioneers In the development and settle- ' of o d ones, so that now "When you go back to our day and re- ment of tlie country. Tliese men have transportation of the country is organ- ^-ere iron and | never received the credit tliat is due tliem, ized in great systems instead of as in an only about forty or fifty pounds to tiie but some day wlien tlie liistory of the early day wliere every road was running yard in weight, our cars were of twenty railroads of the United States Is written, in its own interest and independent of tons, our locomotives of thirty tons, and the risk they took, tiie work they ac- every one of its connections. It is a sin- that now our rails are steel and run eomplislied will equal that of any other guiar fact in this modern legislation that; from seventy-five to 105 pounds to the performance in our or any other country, the people best equipped for forming it! yard, our cars from forty to sixty tons. To you who were in the beginning it is and carrying it out have been very lit- ' our locomotives sixty to 100 tons on the "21,. relate the exposure, tie considered. Therefore, much of it drivers, and that most of our roads in their bridges, in their shops, and all of Its improvements have had to be recon structed in the same way and are only. today being made permanent; when you I consider than in an early day the ques tion of terminals was never a factor, while today the terminals of some roads passing through some cities cost more than the road itself; when you see such roads as the Pennsylvania spending >iOO,- 000,000 to get Its passenger trains only into New York city, and the New York Central spending an equal amount to en large its passenger facilities in New York; when you see such great systems in the west as the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific having spent in the last five years over $200,000,000 to reduce their curvatures and grades and to see the immense sums that hqve to be spent all over the United States to develop the capacity of the properties, you can then' begin to comprehend the fact which staticians who have examined the question thoroughlj'- say that the railroads of the United States today are not over capital ized. In other words, there has been more actual money put into them than their stock and the bonds represent. Thl.s has been attested to by the president of the United States, who probably has given it closer attention than any one else out side of the railroads, and by the inter state commerce commission, who have also given it great study, and they have both given the opinion that the roads today of the United States are not over capitalized, and that fact is becoming patent to the people of the United States, for the great increase in stockholders in the roads of the United States today shows that instead of these properties be ing in the hands of a few wealthy men, as is often asserted, they are owned most in this country by a vast number of stockholders, which Is increasing daily. People Should See the Truth. "It is the duty of us who have been long connected with the roads, or who were connected with them in an early, day. to do what we can to educate the people of the United States as to the real facts In connection with railroading. In my opinion where the railroad people, have been lacking In their duties Is in not educating the people as the years went by, and setting forth more clearly to them the railroad interests and their intentions, Tlie fact Is that every rail-' read man lias been so busy looking afterj the proper administration of liis property that he has very seldom or ever gone into a defense or explanation of his work. As a proof of this I have been a railroad man continuously since I was 19 years oldi and this is the first letter that I have' ever written that in any way went to a defense of the railroads of the country. I have been in favor from the beginning with a great many other railroad men of the country who were among the first to bring the necessity to the government's attention of proper legislation for bring ing about uniformity, in all service, rea sonable and fixed rales without rebates with proper control of the railroads of the United States. Tiie necessity for this' has only come In the last few years, and It Is recognized now almost universally by railroad men, and your association can do a great deal to continue it in a sen sible, and profitable way, and I trust at this meeting a permanent organization of the roalrcad men will be formed for Proud of Record Made. "Every one of you should be proud of! the fact that you have been a part of and did your duty in the great railroad field that numbers many of our ablest men and officials of our country, that you have been a part of that great system which employs over a million and a half of our population, and as one of you, the highest compliment that can be paid me when I am gone is that I was over fifty years one of the railroad fra ternity of the United States and did my duty tQ the best of my ability. "It is a great disappointment to me that I cannot be present with you, to first grasp by the hand my old chief • peter A. Day, whom I hold to be one of the ablest of the railroad men of our. country, one of the squarest, fairest and most just of all the men I ever met, and the two Houses, J. E. and George, who were In our little party that crossed the Mississippi river in 1853. "Truly and cordially your comrade, "GRENVILLE M. DODGE." ! J J':; I H ./f nO i.oT J' f ■'o "KV/ffj" ■ fl" 'a .to (ju r.«*r ■ f ,85 1908 .0001 Mr. John N. Baldwin died in Omaha on April 16, 1908. He had been sick for two years. He was one of the strong men of Iowa and the friendship of his fathej*, Judge Caleb Baldwin had come^ down through h^"m f ^ to me and his death caused a great sorrow. P.or twenty-nine years he had been connected with the legal department of the Un-'on Pacifc and for two years was its general Solicitor. H's rise was remarkable —starting in CounCl Bluffs thirty years ago from a local attorney in that city he- rose by steps to the •head of his profession as the leader in politics; in fadt,' was looked upon as t, e controler of the Republican, politics of Nebraska. The Democratic paper, the "World Herald," in speaking of him says: "iBy the election of November 4, in Nebi:;aska the sceptor was transferred anew to an uncrowned k^ng, s name did not appear upon the official ballot, nor w-11 the official canvassing board proclaim the ascendancy of John N. Baldwin's pol^t^cal star, yet the campaign that has just closed has witnessed th- establishment of'a new influence In the politics of th^ estate. Without so much as a-deprecatory "By your leav^,"■Jo;n N. Baldwin, product of another state Imported without payment of tariff duty across the Missouri, has been installed as the head of government "under the d'rect^O!: and by the authority of the railroads of Nebraska." This new star In the pol'tlcal firmament is today the most talked about men in the state. There, seems to be a great and pardonab.le-curi oslty regarding the political progenitor of "Our man Mickey," and a feeling of mild amazement at the graceful skill with which he has vaulted into the saddle of railroad politics and assumed the reins. Be it understood that the vault is a figurative one, and ti.at it does less violence to rhetorical license than tne literal vault would do to Mr, Baldwin's 260 pounds on which ad valcrem ciiarges as aforesiad were not prepaid. It is a mktter of general knowledge that Mr. Baldwin inadvert ently took the ublic into his confidence through the columns of the Omaha Bee, wherein he was reported last June, ten"days before the republican state convention, to have saidthat the railroads were not worrying any more about the republican gubernatorial nomination, as they had "agreed on Mickey" as th ir man. It '3 not to be supposed that Mr. Baldwin was talking for publication when he made that state ment. On the contrary, it was at a private little luncheon at tiae Henshaw Cafe, at iihich another prom nent lawyer, Frarcis A. Brogan; a prominent doctor of tl is city. Dr. J. E. Summers^ and E. W. Simeral a legal protege of Edward Rosewater, were present. Owing to the fact that Mr. Baldwin was not on the stump ho told the truth freely, even recklessly, not dreaming that h was building for the future. He was aware that in Iowa and some parts of Nebraska he nPght privately impart 1908. confidences without reserve, and on th* s occas-ion he assumed that the^P survey -iiad heen properly made, but he' neglected .to call for an abstract. Thus it was that on a memorable mom^'ng there appeared in the Bee, under a Lincoln datel'ne and purporting to be a news dispatch from the capital, the famouH Baldwin nterview," It is unnecessary' to state that the important bit of news did not come from Lincoln, -either by telegraph or slow fre-'gbt, but was expeditiously transported from the Henshaw to the Bee bu'lding by Mr. Simeral, and poured with almost indecent haste into ears specially adjusted to receive it. It was not altogether pleasant, but Mr. Baldwin never denied making the statement although it was printed and reprinted durin* the campaign wh'ch follow ed the nomination that was made after the ra'lroads had "agreed on Mickey" as their mian. ~ . ' In view of all the circumstances, it was not strange that Baldwin became a central figure of the campaign. He had more to do witli it than any other one fliidividual in Nebraska. In a large measure he directed the campaign, and to all 'nt'ents and purposes he was the' campaign. He became t^.e new hub of the ra^'Iroad-political wheel, shouldering aside- the old-fraers in directing railroad politics, and himself becoming the whole fron . and center. This is the position he occupies today and it is quite natural ,that keen public interest has been aroused in the man who has so quickly achieved an admitted leadership in Influential circles, and who will undoub':/edly have more to do with shaping legislation by the brutal majority of the republican legislature at Lincoln this winter than any other one individual or influence. Fortunately for Mr. Baldwin, he'vvill bear inspection. His is a most agreeable and interesting personality. Nature cut him out to .mingle with his fellow men. He is a big-whole-souled, jolly fellow, "a finished scholar, an eloquent orator, an able lawyer, a polished gentleman. He is a born diplomat, and he can make more mistakes and have fewer people find it out 4han any man who has ever monkeyed with the political buzz saw. In the many manipulations of railroad politics, John N. Baldwin is pre-em'nent, but not in the way•that his predecessors and confreres have been. He has not depended alone or. the. distribution of railroad passes and free transportation, but has devoted himself to the details of campaign work and evolved system and success out of disorder and disorganization. Baldwin has a genius for organization, and in'the campaign just, closed he planned and directed, somet.lmes in con-function with the managers of the campaign committee, but just, as often* goin.-;: ahead on his own hook. When the republica committee was disheartened and discouraged, Baldwin was seem'ngly most confident. He never lost his nerve, ^ut plwwed along as if he had the normal Iowa majority to rely on Instead of the uncertainty of a close state like Nebraska. He is probably the most potential factor in Nebraska politics today, and if he can succeed in transmitting some of h's infectious gooj3 nature to the operating departments, it will be'but a short time until peopl will go out of their way to get on th^ track hnd be run over by passing trains, John N. i^aldwin is a young man, though old enough to know W better. He was born in Council Bluffs forty-five years ngo. His father was Caleb Baldwin, one of the ablest lawyers in Iowa and a man of national reputatio . The son is a graduate of the law school of the Iowa State university and has always made his home in his 1908. native city. He was married in 1878 to Miss Lilly G. Holcomb of Cedar Rapids. They have two ch'ldren, a daughter who is a graduate of Vassar, and a son, 15 years old, who s attenci^'ng St. Paul's School, Concord, N.'!. Although he has never held public office, Mr. Baldw-'n has always managed to drive politics and h^'s profession as a double team. He is a rampant republican, having always been identified with the Gear faction in Iowa politics, and taken an active part both t'mes when Senator Gear was elected, and incidentally he is almost exclusively a corporation attorney. The firm of Wright and Baldwin are attorneys in Council Bluffs for -he Milwaukee and Burlington railroad companies, and also for all the franchised public utility cor orations, including the gas and electric light company, the water caompany and the street railway company. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Baldwin entered the employ of the Union Pacific as its local attorney at Council Bluffs, and has remained with it continuously ever since. His territory anc jurisdiction gradually expanded, until three years ago he was made general attorney of that road for Nebraka and Iowa, and in conjunction v;ith Judge W.r. Kelly, general solicitor, he has joint supervision of the work of the legal department for th- entire system, covering seven states. As an orator Mr. Baldwin has achived a national reput ti on. He first attracted outside attention through his speech as temporary chairman ^n the Iowa state republican convention 1894. In 1896 he presented the name of Senator Allison at the repi.blican national convention at St. Louis. He was nominate d as an elector-at-large on the Iowa ticket In 1900, and he stumped Iowa and other western states for McKinley in 1896 and 1900." It was my good fortune to have been thrown first with Jwln# John T. Baldwin, his uncle, and after with Judge Caleb Baldwin, his fat.ier, so that tl.e whole family, all the way down, even to the present day, are my close personal friends. There has been no one who has paid me more tributes ana been a better friend than John N. Baldwin. April, 1908. The Cairo, Washington, D.C., April 18th, '08. My Dear General Many years ago jrou made a trip with Gen. Auger and Genl. Rawlins to Salt Lake City, and on your return camped near me on the bank of the North Platte belowcthe point at which the U.P. Ry, afterwards crossed. I was at that time in charge of a party of your engineers. The day before your arrival I had killed a fine buck Elk and the head was in front of my tent. You took a great fancy to it and I promised if your parties did not bring you a good one yoii should have it. Along in Jany. I received a letter from you, then being a Member of Congress in which you said "all my Engineer parties in and not a good one." I very reluctantly fulfilled my promise by sending the head to your home in Council Bluffs. I now write to say that I have a son just of age and if you could transfer it to him he could point to it as a trophy of his father's skill as a nimrod. Very truly. E. M. Coates. Brig. Gen. Rt. IP ■ i'. April, 1908. 120 Nassau St., Mew- York April 21, 1908 Genl. G. M. Dodge, Nevf York City. My dear General At the request of Messrs. Shubert and Anderson, I beg to extend to you and party a cordial invitation to visit the N.Y. Hippodrome as their guests on Saturday afternoon, May 2, and witness the Battle of Port Arthur. Gen. Bred D. Grant with Mrs. Grant and their friends, will be there, as will many veteran officers of the Civil i^ar, as the date has been made a special Military Invitation Day. You may remember me as an acquaintance of many years ago when I was head of the American Exchange in Europe and had the pleasur of meeting you, as far back, I think, as 1874-76. Kindly advise nie of the number of your party, so that due reservation of box seats may be made and the tickets forwarded. With best wishes. Yours truly, Henry F. Gillig • 1. ' ■ ' ,. I . ' 4 ' "■I' i 0. May, 1908. Off Coast of Palestine, May 8, 1908. Dear Genl.;- I am on my way to Alexandria to take steamer for Greece which is on my route back to Naples. Expect to reach Athens in about four days and get my mail, having ordered it there. Date of last letter from home was March 20th. I shall leave this coast without any regrets. The Arab has no attraction for me, reminds me of our Indians. They are well trained to pluck the tourist and not leave a pin feather. Judea, which includes the southern part of Palestine is a barren looking country, mountainous and rocky and no forest trees and not many fruit trees. Small tracts of land between the stone ledges are cultivated, in some valleys groves of Olive trees, but not enough of them to change aspect of country; The landing at Jaffa is bad and cannot be made in rough weather, from there to Jerusalem 50 miles is Navoon gauge R. R. which runs about 15 miles per hour, for about 20 miles out of Jaffa, across plains Sharon it is nice farming country. I could imagine myself back in Towa. Then you begin winding through the valleys ar gorges between these rocky Mts. which is character of country. Balance of the way to Jerusalem and beyong close aro)nd that city there are gardens and orchards, also around Bethlehem but going East to the Jordan Valley it grows rougher and rore barren. It must have changed, deteriorated, since Christ s time. Jerusalem makes a good appearance from Mt. of Ollive. The new fort outside of the walls is modern and good stbstantial stone buildings, churches. Hospices, etc., bvit the city within the walls especially where the Jews and Arabs live is in very unsanitary condition, beggard everywhere, holding out their hands for bak-shust and yet no city in the world has so many churches, hospices, hospitals and missions but the average Arab dont like to live indoors and be cared for, he prefers the street or road side where he can see what is going on and solicit alms. We were two weeks in and around Jerusalem visiting Bethlehem, Jerico, Jordan Valley and Dead Sea. Then came back to Jaffa and went up the coast to Haifa where there is a thrifty German Colony, but another bad landing, weather making sea rough. Prom there we drove through Galilee, visiting Nazareth and Lake Queberias(?) Here we found a different country from Judea, beautiful valleys of growing grain, wheat and barley, and where land was not under cultivation it\as carpeted with wild flowers, some of them like poppy made it brilliant with flowers in places, no fences or farm houses to mar the beauty of the landscape, the people all live in stone villiages with mud roofs, no floors, no furniture, in fact live about as the Indians did forty years ago. The women do all the hard, that which a fammer in our country would expect a pair mules to do, pack great heavy jugs of water on their heads, bring great bundles of brush long distances for fire wood and do the road repairing. The men also work in the fields and their fields look clean and they have promise of big crons having had about 40 inches rain past winter. We had same dragoman with us in Galilee that Dr. and Mrs. Stewart had who were with Clarks party. This boat is crowded with priests and Pilgrims who journey from different countries to the Holy land at Easter time each year, now returning to their homes by way of Egypt. We are now at Port Said and I hear that England has sent an ultimatum to Russia, she must release her claim to Manchuria and is sending war vessels to far East. It is onl^ occasionall we get any news. I am anxious to get back where I can be more in touch with the world. I am weary of sight seeing and all the dis comforts that'attend it and they are many in the Arab Count±ies. It makes one appreciate the advantages and comforts of his own country to travel in these semi-civilized countries. While I have been favored with good health, I am anxious to get backand_be where I can give ra y personal attention to my affairs, and if the way opens so I can leave Carrie with some one I think I shall return earlier than I planned. We have good weather, only rain storm we have seen was on Lake Cueberias. That is a beautiful sheet of water, 13 m. by 6 m. surrounded by high hillls. Our sea vojrages have also been i^leasant, this boat runs from point to point in night and lays by day 'times to load and unload freight. We lay here at Port Said today and this P. M. go to Alexandria arriving tomorrow morning taking boat same P. M. for Pierus, sea port of Athens. Better address me hereafter care Munroe S- Co., Bankers, Paris, Prance. We can then have mail sent us by them whereever we are. I presume we will be about a week in Greece. Then go to Naples stay few days, then to Rome and Florence. I hope you keep well. Very truly,. .N. P. Dodge. < 'i' f I ,. ' M vF r. : -," . ••ri yj /copy. A. W. Wills Postmaster Nashville, Term. May 9th, 1908. ]^s John A. Logan, Washington, B.C. My dear Mrs. Logan: As a comrade and warm friend, great admirer of Gen. Logan,I "beg to enclose herewith clippings from the Confederate "Veteran published af Nashville in its issue of January 1908 and March 1808, which explain themselves, and I took the liberty of writing to the Postmaster at Mount Vernon, Illinois, enclosing clippings and asked for information on the subject, in order that I might answer the articles, and I enclose herewith letters from John R. Moss, who was Captain of Company C, 60th Illinois. He is a very old man and appears to have been a resident of Mo\int Vemon Illinpis all of his life. I thought it proper to submit these matters to you, and if you thou^t well, to answer same, and I would be ^ad to have your letters published in the Confederate Veteran in reply to the charges referred to . I think it unfortunate that these matters should be brou^t up at this late day after the death of the individuals concerned. Kindly return the enclosures with Jrour reply. Very respectfully, A.W.WILLS. ..97 COPY. Confederate VeteraA, March, 1908 JOHN A. LOGAN—AN OPEN LETTER. There comes to the Veteran from South Haven, Kans.,,the following clipping yellow with age and hea<ied as above. Mt. Vemon, 111., August 8, I88I, To the Hon.Ben Hill, Atlanta , Ge).. ; n-i My dear Sir; The smoke of battle having cleared away, it is perhaps not in appropriate to notice the acts and conduct of the participants. In the Sen ate of the United States last winter I noticed a discussion between you and the Hon. John A. Logan, from this State, in vhich that Honorable Senator ^took occasion to make a broad denial of the charges long laid at his dior of his disloyalty at the Breaking out of the way. While I do not desire to re open a matter that may be so annoying to the honorable Senator, yet I think it but fair and right that the other side of the "history" should be wtitten. I have known Mr. Logan for many years; often met him in polit ical meetings before and at the beginning of the war. At that time he was a mamber of the House from the Thirteenth District of this State. I was publishing a Democratic paper at this place. I well remember Mr. Logan of that day as the most ultra man in politics then in the State, it being gen erally understood that he was in favor of Southern Illinois seceding and Joining the Confederacy. In I86I, near James a. Fitzgerald's, in this county, he made a speech filled with the most vindictive epithets upon the adinimistration--infact, language seemed to fail him in denovincing the "unholy war" land among the mild (?) sentences he used, I well remember the following, made by Mr. Logan the day referred to: 'May my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth and my right arm wither should I take up aciis against my breth- ern of the South *. m This speech v/as made in the presence of hundreds of men hesid-^P^ es myself who are today living and vvirll hear testimony to the fact* In.McLeanshoro, Hamilton County, 111., on Tuesday, the 2Ist, of May, I86I, Mr. Logan drew his howie knife and threatened in the most abusive,language to cut .down the stars and stripes which was then over the courthouse because he said it was placed there as an insult to him as a member of the Democratic party in Southern Illinois. These remarks v/ers made in the presefiPe of many good citizens, whose names will be produced if required. These treasonable actions and utterances were continued by Mr. Logan until he received a visit from a messenger of Governor Yates, who at the time was a regularly appointed special deputy United States marshal. This officer called upon Mr. Logan at his home, in Jackson county, armed with two weapons only—a. commission to recruit and organize a regiment for the Federal army, the other an orfier duly signed for the arrest of John a/ Logan as a Kebel sympathizer. Mr. Logan was given his choice— the . world knows which^he took. I am prepared to furnish the order of arrest, which is still in existence and at command vdien circumstances require. I have no reason for making the statsinents other tnan a desire to see the- facts go into history as they really existed at the time—before he was presented with the alternative of a commission or an arrest. He was compelled oto leave Centralia, in this State, on a special engine to pre vent a session of Judge Lynch's court, which was convening for the purpose , of trying My.Logan for treasonable utterances. I have withheld the names of individuals in this coniinunication, thinking it better to produce thenm in a future article in case a denial is made, for the honorable gentleman's benefit and that the true facts may go into history. I hand you this throufilj^ the press. For any information you may desire in reference to me-, I refer you to the Hon. R.W.Townsend, member of the House from this Districe, the - • 2" •• Hon. Sam S. Marshall, former member and the Hon. Thomas S. Casey, one of the judges of the Appellate Court of this State. Very respectfully, Edward V. Satterfield. ' I ■ ^ *11 • *. V.'< . * ■ copy. ioi Confederate Veteran, «^anuary, 1908. 9 WORD FROM TEE OTHER SIDE. By Capt. S.F.Horrall, Washington,Ind. Herewith find clipping from local paper here, editorial page. I told Mr. Boyd, the editor who reviewed your magazine, that "I hope to get p.p a cir culation for the Veteran here". Hence these tears . You say in relation to Captain DeRosset'a letter; "It is currently hdlieved that the distinguished John A. L&gan was really organising a command in Southern Illinois to fight #for State rights with the South, etc." This no doubt, grew out of the fact that a brother-in-law of General Logan's and of Shawneetovm, 111., did raise a company "to figiLt",etc. 7/hen General Logan was a mamber of the Illinois State Legislature, this writer was principal of the Benton (111) Academy of learning, and personally well knew him. He was ^^a Democrat of the Stephen A. Douglas school; and vhen the ear broke out, Mr. Douglas, who had been defeated by Mr. Lincoln, but was a United States Sen ator, at once made it plain to Mr. Lincoln that he (Douglas) would stand for a vigorous prosecution of the way by the United States government. His votes as a Senator show this. When the firdt battle of Bull Run w as being fou^t. Gen. John A. Logan placed hinself in the ranks of the Union Army and fou^t all day as a private. This is easily verified.He was than a member of the United States House of Representatives. On returning to Washington City, he tendered his resignation of a seat in Congress, asked a commission to raise a regiment of troops of President Lincoln, got it, raised a regiment, and rose rapidly in rakk to major-general. His speeches, yet of record (newspaper) stand as proofs that in South Illinois, as in South Indiana, there was storng aecess- ^,on sentiiient, and which speeches silenced all talk favorable to secession; and as compared to the middle and north of Illinois by population. Southern Illinois furnished more than its quota for the Union Army, chiefly officered . 102 "by Mr. |iOgan's warm Douglas Democaratic friends. The "War Records" are proof. When at the battle of Fort Donelson, he was severely v^ounded, a delegation of Southern Illinois people asked Logan to resign and be elected Representative to Congress again. His answer was akin to that of Patrick Henry on the Declaration of Ameriaan Independence--viz., that his 'heart was in the cause to preserve the Union. "Live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declaration." The proof of this will be found in speeches or orations delivered on the United States Senate floor by members of that body of both sides politically. And as to South Indiana, the same means—speeches made by Hon.Charles Denby and James M.Shanklin—turned the tide or undercurrent of secession steadily for the Union cause, and both of these men were field offioers*- Denby, lieutenant colonel, and Shanklin, major of the 42nd Indiana Veteran Voli^teer Infantry. Each was a Democrat politically, and each had a horse ^ killed under him; Denby at Perryville, Ky., and Shanklin at Murfreesboro, Tenn. The latter was captured and conveyed to Libby Prisdn. . * i ... . f .i i 1 ll .V •;l; ■ Vs: j-htr i'". . - 7 ■ ', 1 ..■I " • •; no i.: 1 .ifli'i . .1" ir , I ..j i ' I ■ .' .'.I May, 1908, 1124 Vt. Ave., Washington, D. C, May 10, 1908, Uy Dear Genl:- I am glad to hear through Granger th^t you are home again. I hope you had an agreeable trip in the far S.W, and that jrou are well. The matter of the Monument is now finally settled to your satisfaction. Genl. Grant gave the opposition a final quietus. It now looks to me as if we would not get --way from here before the 25th. My health has been improving all the time. I hear little of the details of what is going on in Iowa, in general. I see the Gov. and his special friends are very active and aggressive. Mr. Adams write me hopefully all the time. I wish you would give him such encouragement as your information warrants. Dolliver, I am told has made recently some fine speeches he tells me he will make others last of May. Birdsell has gone to Iowa and will speak frequently beginning the 15th and I think Cousins will also speak. Granger tells me you will spend a month in Iowa. I hope you will come to see me "t Dubuque after my return last of r-lay. I rend kind greetings to you and your household in which Mrs. Brayton says she wishes to join and also wants to see you.Drop me a line when you have time. Sincerely yours, W. B. Allison. 'I ^ v.-'". V v' . ? I, ■ "? Q"' ^ , ' 'i- May, 1908. Burlington, Vt., May 19th, 1908, Gen. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, New York, M.Y. Dear General Dodge:- I do not know that you are back in New York. As I explained to you, it would be of the greatest advantage to our University if you could possibly pay in the fSOOO right away. You thought you might be able to do so very soon when I saw you. We had a glorious Comniencement and Mr. Carnegie helped me out again this year with running expenses, so that no teacher went anxious - Mrs. Howard is very weak and ailing and I am greatly « to going with you. Hoping this may find you in the best 6f health and spirits. I remain. Sincerely yours, 0. 0. Howard. Ues f.foines, iowa. May 25, 1908. General Grenvile M. ^odge, Council liluffs, Iowa. ' x'- Dear General:- »jS' You have had a grand career of achievement. You have the ability to have made - good president of the United states. As a mattr of fact you are today the greatest citizen of Iowa. These assertions are preliminary to v/hat I want to say. There are some things you ought to have done Some ^ood writer ought to come to Council Bluffs and stay for a year, more or less, preparing a history of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad and he ought to at the sametime be preparing a history of your career as a soldier. This work ought to be in two volumns. One I'dume ou"-ht to be devoocd to the UnionPa ific Railroad and oiie volume to your ° military career. As matters are now drifting, there will be no suificient permaneiit record made of your life v/ork as a railroad build er and as a solkier. So much for that part of it. There ought to be some memorirl of you in Des Moines. This Is the oapltol of the state for fifty years your home. It will remain the Capitol so long as the state exists. Our old friend Drake, wouldalmost be forgotten were it not for Drake Universitv. + nothing to be compared with yours—his abilitv nothing to be compared to your either, although we all lived Drake, Uould it be too much to suggest and would it savor to o much of selfishness to say that we ought to have down town mo^nmpnt°r monument to the Iowa soldiers with a statue of ^^ere Crocker, would with be the a understanding that those who survive you shall nut therein a worthy monument and statue of -odge? ^ou mirS bro??ond«H fn have that done while you wore living. ^ off-nded to I have tLuSt o?'It"e?en?l°uL'ria?eir®®Sf cou'' and oa.eer will stand as a monument Sur?i;errou°hrto''brsfUKU^'- more particularlv done .f, io be something containing -.e ZlT no^ loir narr"f= with Iowa and there are some mnmimont.. » ^ name is forever connected Council Bluffs, The significant ?h?ng sSou^rbfat'^Dee SoiL^L'"™' over Wit?. """^hs sider the mattlv, meantime, I want you to begin to conGincerely yours, Lafayette Young. Ill May 27, 1908. 71 Broadway, New ^ork. Dear General: -New ^onstruotionYours of the twenty-fifth has Just reached me. I am sorry'to know that you are syill laid up. I am sending copy of your letter to Messrs. Hawley, Yoakum and Winterfeldy, and 1 am sure they also will he sorry to heal? that your trouble does not let go . I am sotry that neither Mr. Mohler nor Mr. Holdrege was at home ndien I called at their offices in Omaha, and am glad that you are expecting to see Mohler. I think perhaps there is one thing you can say to him a little better perhaps than either Mr. Parker or I could, viz.. Doesn't he think the Union Pacific had better protect the Greeley territory say with spurs in an easterly and northeasterly direction; also with t spur in a south westerly direction toward Hillsboro on the Sugar ^oad. The country east and northeast of Greeley is, I believe, very fine territory and is very tempting to outsiders. It is also rather tempting to us as we do a good business in and out of Greeley, hut ^ w4ah to advoid anything which mi^t seem like an invasion of U.P. territory. If they were to build southwest erly toward Hillsboro there would be no excusre for the Sugar Company going into Greeley thereby bringing into the Greeley District a competitor for both the Union Pacific and ourselves by possible connections with the Bur lington. I think we should develop the Fort Collins territory thoroughly and it ought hot to be difficult for the Union Pacific and ourselves to reach an understanding. I left with Mr. Orr when I was in Omaha, a verbal messzge for Mr. Mohler, apd day before yesterday I h ad a little talk with Judge Cornish here, but it is hard to loeate authority on the Union Pacific I may have a brief talk a little later with Mr. Harriman, but I believe the best way to approach it is for each of us, as we have opportunity, to talk first with Mr. Mohler. I think nothing of any moment .could ^ he accom plished hy t'Iking first with Mr. Kruttschnitt ot Mr. Stuhhs in Chicago. ^hey would have to refer the matter to Omaha and later to New York. I can, of course, go out to Chidago at any time to see the Burlington people, hut I helieve we vdll make better progress if Mr. Parker will try first to get a friendly understanding with Mr. Holdrefee and let it work up in an orderly way. Mr. H.D.Thacher, of Puehlo, who is interested in the Sugar Company is here and I am going to try to have a little informal talk with him about outr relations with the Sugar road. Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher aee to dine with us Friday evening. Mr. Morey is the deciding authority in all these matters, hut there is. no reason why we should not talk in a friendly way with Mr. Thatcher about it. I am sending copy of the Jones report on the San Angelo-Ahilene coun try to Messrs. Hawley,Yoakum and Winterfeldt and saying to each of them ^ I will talk with them the first time. I see them. I thou^t best to let them have an opportunity to look it over first. With kindest regards, I am as ever Sincerely yours, Frank Trumbull. ■ li i' General G.M.Dodge. Council Bluffs,Iowa. President. P.S. I enclose copies of circulars concerning R.& P.G. 6^ notes and Bur lington bonds. I thou^t you mi^t like to see them. I w. s told .yesterday that the Burlington bond subscription Idist w as closed as soon as opened being subscribed two or three times over. F.F. ■ ;i J -'i ;U I • .*i "V p} ' y-,. - •• May, 1908. 113 Washington, May 27, 1908, General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Dodge I received your letter several days ago and have tried to answer it from day to day, but was actually so occupied that I have omitted to write until now. We are likely to adjourn in a few days, having agreed finally today upon a curre ncy measure. I will send you a copy of the agreement so that you will see what has been agreed upon on the siibject of currency. I have kept as close watch as I could of the situation in Iowa, considering the many things I have had to attend to. It seems at this distance to be in good condition, but on next Tuesday it will all be decided. I hope you will still be in Iowa on my return. I think now that I shall leave here on Saturday and probably reach home Sunday night, and shall want very much to see you before you go East, and we must arrange in some way for you to spend a night and a day with me if you can. Very truly yours, W.B. Allison -M May, 1908. At Kansas City, May 28, 1908, My dear General I had a distinct disappointment and a great pleasure Tuesday night. I attended the gathering of old time raitcoaders at Des Hoines, and my disappointment was in finding that you were not well enough to be there. I am sure you would have enjoyed it, as it was an unusual occasion. My great pleasure was in hearing your splendid letter read— and it was well read by one of the officers f the Iowa Club. The letter ought to be re-produced. I hope steps to that end will be taken, and so expressed myself to the Des Hoines officials before leaving there. You put the whole matter so plainly as to not only appeal to the intellect of the brightest men, but alsol stated the case so ps to be comprehended by those who are not given a great surplus of mentality. I hope you are on the high road to recovery, that you will be entirely yourself again in the near future, and that I may have the pleasure of seeing you once more before long. Cen. Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. Yours very cordially, B. L. Winchell 117 June 5, i908. 71 Broadway, Hev/ York'. Bear General; We are glad that Senator Allis.cn won out on Tuesday, hut sorry that you are still condined to your room. I talked with Mr. Yoakum Wednesday ahout Mr. Jones's report on the country hetv/een San Angelo and Abilene. I pointed out to him that the construction of such a line by Mr. Jones v/ould probably open up addit ional territory to our Wichita Valley Lines and to the Frisco throou^ Quanah and Vernon or through Wichita Falls if the Frisco should build from Ardmore to the Missouri Fiver. You know Mr. Yoakum takes more interest in this kind of thing than any of our people here. Eowevrr, all of us, includ ing Mr. Yoakum, I am sure, feel that if anyone builds adiUtional railroads in Texas befrre they get some of their laws straightened out, it will large nullify the good work which has made such favorable progress in that state. President Ripley, of the Santa Fe, lunched with me one day this week and although he is not optimistic about the general outlook, he spoke very fav orably of the reaction in Texas and added something to the effect that he thou^t none of us should build any raad there \mtil Texas has shown its faith by its works. I have not written you at great length about matters; First, because I didn't want to trouble you with too many details when you are in disposed, Second, becuase I kwew you were busy in the Allison campaign, and Third, because I hope that you will soon be so well recovered that we may see you here, at least for a day or two. With kindest regards and best wishes to all, I am as ever Sincerely yours Prank Trumbull. Gen. G.M.Podge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. President. June, 1908. 119 Dubuque, Iowr, e/s/lOGB General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Blviffs, la. My dear Mr. Dodge:- I have your very kind letter of the 4th, and I thank you most heartily for your congratulations. I am receiving reports from all over the state that the Democrats voted quite freely at the primary, and I am inclined to believe that, if the contest had been confined to Republicans and a full vote had been polled, the Senator's majority would have been 30000 or more. However, considering everything, we have reason to feel thankful fiver the outcome. Senator Allison is just as happy as a school boy could possibly be over the result. I don't know how we could have managed the campaign without your valuable asistance. I sincerely regret that you have been confined to your home, and ho pe that this summer weather will enable you to fully recover your health in the immediate future. I am. With cordial personal regards and best wishes. Yours truly, J. T. Adams. 121 June lOtb, 1908. Washington D.C.June lOth 1908 My dear General: I am over in Washington for a few days business, and your letter of the 6th inst. has been forwarded to me. As you request I answer in haste. I am hi^ly complimented,and honored by the invitation to deliv- ( er the oration at the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee in St. Louis in October; and I should like to do so, particularly as it is your v/ish. I must however ask you to let me decline. It is impossible for me to explain in a letter fully and specifically the reasons, to me serious, that will probably prevent my coming to the meeting this October at all and which make it unadvisable for me to assume to prepare an address. But I may explain briefly that my business affaiCs are in bad shape, and that all my work add engagements are now concentrating on or being adjour ned over until October. I have now so long neglected my business for pub lic or semi public matters that 1 have now come- to the point vdiere I can not make ends meet except by sticking strictly to business for a vdiile or at least allowing nothing to interfere with it as a bisit to St.Louis in October would. I have moreover sent my papers to firepuoof storage for the summer and am so fixecji that I cannbt get at -them to prepare anythiijg of historical Value by October. I hope therefore you will select some one else. Why not my brother Tmm? He speaks better than I, and has more friends and is better known in St. Louis than I. His name and address are Rev. Thos. E. Sherman 3X46 Evanston Ave. Chicago,Ills. I am sorr-y to learn that your gout conditions continue to troub le you, and hope that you will soon be better. With regret and as always with aflectionate respect. Very sincerely yours P.T.Sherman. June Ilth 1908. 123 Apt. 802, Stonleigh Court, Washington, D.C.June Ilth 1908. General G.M.Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. lly dear General Dodge:- I am in receipt of your note of June 8th and appreciate everything that you say in reg rd to the stupendmuH effort it v/ill require to carry out Captain Righy's ambition for the Vickshurg National Park. I sent him Mr. Simon's letter and he v/rote hack to me stating that he thought the price quoted hy Mr. Simons v/as very excessive and calling attention to what had been offered by Schrady in regard to the replica of General Grant's statue. This letter I have florv/arded to Mr. Simons and as he expects to come to the United States in August, I supposi the matter had better rest until he comes here, looks the groimd over and makes his own proposition. Whatever is done about the matter, I would guarantee a thousand dollars toward thiS' ata,tue of the General, as I have said before. I came so hear being killed the other night by being throvm from a street car that I be gin th think that my direetie v/ork in every directio n is almost over. I have no doubt you sympathize with me in the feeling that we who are left of those who bore the heat and burden of the day have v/ell .nigh finished our work, but I shall keep on trying as long as I live. You speak truly as to the dispodition to criticise every hero 4f the Civil War. To belittle his service and magnify the importance 0 of the Spanish War "Yetera!)fliJ' wounds one deeply. That old old story to which you allude^ in your letter as th the General having raised a Rebel Regiment at the beginning of the War, came up dn every campaign as Id^ig as he lived. In I88I, he rose to a personal explanation in the Senate and put on record a perfect vindication od himself by filing copies of letters of Senator Lai!ar and a great many others. I have copies of part of the record contain 124 . ing this explanation which I v/'ill send to you as soon as I am able to gu up to the house and.get them. At present I can only walk on crutches, and am therefore, not'equal to going to the boxes v;here they are filed away. I reilly wanjf you to put this matter on file in the record^ of the Army of the Tennesseee. I sent a copy of the Congressional Record containing the General's speech, and a letter replying to an attack which v/as recent ly made fey a Rebel in Tennessee, to vjhich my attention had been called, to Colonel Llathhev/s to have him incorporate them in the records at a meeting of the Department of the Grand Army in the State of Illinois, but he did nojr receive same until after he had left home to attend the encappment and still has the papers in his possession. I shall ask him to put them on file inthe national records of the Grand Army of the Republic v/hen they meet at Toledo this summer. One realizes how hard it is to preseu've the name and | fame of these men who sacrificed so much .to save bhe Union because ignor ance and vindictiveness are plentiful in .the land, but when public men like Secretary Taft are thoughtless enough to strengthen these assaults, it is a very painful thing and proves to me that he was so -absorbed with his own importance, and so egotistical that he felt himself superion even to Gener al Grant. I think Foraker said the truest thing about the man when he gave expression to the thought that i'r.Taft was not without weaknesses himself. One thing you and I know--General Grant would never have allowed any such daring political manipulation and attempts at perverting the will of the people as ITr.Taft has allowe.d. • - Give my regards to your family,and be assured,my des# General,that I am always. Sincerely yours. Mrs. John A.Logan. Since writing the abcve Ifind that I have copies of the correspondence re ferred to and enclose same herewith. y 125 As the President of the Sooiety of the Army of the•Tennessee, I ^ have been honored in being selected to preside over this disting-uished as semblage, and in behalf of that Society, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Congress of the United States, to whom we owe the erection of this artistic and beautiful statue, I welcome you to its unveiling. . The President of the United States and distinguished statesmen will apeak to you of General logan as an eminent citizen, gallant soldier and great statesman. I simply desite to pay my tribute to him as his com rade and friend from the time we met in the civil war until his death, and one who since those days has had the close friendship of his family, and that son, who, following the example of his father, entered the service of his country in the Spanish War, serving faithfully to the benefit of his country and to his own great credit and honor, finally in the line of his ^duty filing in battle in the Phillipines. General'Logan's seri^ice in the civil war was as a part of the Army of the Tennessee. He entered it as the Colonel of a regiment, and filled all the grades until he became its commander, and under his command it and dir ection it was mustered out and disbanded at the end of the war. He took part in all its campaigns and battles, and to us of that army who knew him so well, and saw him so often in camp,on the mardh and in battle, is given the knowledge necessary to appreciate more than others his great services to his country. To us he was the ideal soldier who always led. He was by nature ardent,enthusiastic,vehement in action,-(jualities which command the admiration of the soldier. He was at his best in battle, ever forward,ever onward, his motto was to conquer or die. He infused his spirit into his regiment, his brigade, his division, his corps, and finally into that grand ^Hl^ld Army of the Tennessee. After the war General Logan devoted his time teand energies in the halls of Congress to measures that were for the benefit of his comrades. To him we are indebted for the establishment of the national holiday known as •• 126 Decoration Day, and no soldier evdr appealed to him without receiving a ready response and prompt command of his services. I can speak of this from^l^ my own knowledge. General Logan often said to me,"The demands of my old comrades have been so great that it takes most of my time, but hov/ can I refuse them"; and he never did. On behalf of the Army of the Tennessee, and those who have been instrumental in erecting inthe capital of the nation this tribute to Genv eral Logan, I wish to thank the sculptor, Ffanklin Simmons, for the satis factory, artistic and life-like statue he has given us. If ' a- Vtit ^ '■ ./■ >h' ' June, 1908. 127 Dodge, Iowa, 6/l2/l908, Gen. G. K. Dodge, • , Council Bluffs, Iowa. My Dear General Dodge After the campaign was ovei' I went to the country for a few days of complete rest and recreation, and so your letter of June 5th, has not reached me until today. I thank you for your kind words personal to nie in connection with the campaign. But if I were called upon to name the man most responsible for the Senator's success, I would pick you out of the crowd, and next to you, our friend of Dubuque, when it comes to the political proposition. I wish you would have him to manage Secretary Taft's campaign. Now, I note what you say about the vice presidencj'-. I have no taste, incliniation or ambition in that direction, and I have asked Lafe Young and T'r. Perkins to take the necessary steps at Chicago to side track any movement in ny behalf. My own impression is, that Fairbanks ought to be re-nominated. The office is a thank less one, and nobody could have discharged his duties any better than he has. I thank you for your letter, and authorize you to say anything or do anything that may seem necessary to prevent the vice-presidency movement heading my direction. Mrs. Dolliver joins me in friendly greetings to you. Yours very truly, J. P. Dolliver. 129 Des Moines, lovva, June 12, 1908, My dear General:- I thank you for calling my attention to the Kearney journal. We receive the public tion and I shall make use of that part alluding to Iowa in editorial in the Annals, as soon as the Journal is fully published. The controversy of whether the buffalo ever inhabited Iowa has been settled some time, but the Kearney evidence is the most valuau]e of any descriptive matter of which we know. But since the question arose we have received skulls, horns and other parts of buffalo skeletons from several different counties. Only today we have an offer of a ' large skull exposed by freshets in Boone County, I would like to have an adequate biographical account of George C. Tichener, and of course, a portrait of him for the gallery, who, in your opinion, would be the best person on whom to call for the sketch. Would you not prepare it yourself? I could furnish dates, nerhaps, but beyong these there is not a great deal at hand. As to the portrait, would advise me whether his relatives could supply it, and.if so where If you have, or wil 1 prepare, any historical manuscript or know of any person who should provide any in duty to the future, please give me the benefit of your help, in their accumulation for use in the Annals. Yours sincerely, K. R. Harlan. Hon. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, June, 1908. Ko.l Broadway, New York. June 19, 1908. My Dear Mr, Secretary:- I want to congratulate you not on"y on your nomination as I have been certain of that ever since you were a candidate, but upon the sensible and able manner in which the whole campaign has been handled and the results at Chicago. The ticket and platform eould not be stronger and you will see the people coming to its support ignoring party ties. Everyone recognizes it as a fitting regard for your great work thise past years, also as a compliment and endorsement to President Roosevelt's administration of which you have been so prominent a factor. We can all go into the fight now with all our hearts^ knowing we are to win," for the Democratic Press already acknowledges that. I am east now and better and hope ere long to see you. Truly and cordially. Grenville M. Dodge. Hon. W. H. Taft, Becty. of War, 133 New. York ^ity, June 22, 1908. Uy der-r General: I thank you for sending me the enclosed letter from Mr. Harlan. I h 'Ve written him and called his attention to the very fine and complete biographical account of father written ty our ^-ood friend Hon. J. S. Clarkson and published in the Oes Moines Register, Aug. 3, 1902. I have also offered to furnish him any additional data he may desire, etc. as I have all his Tariff recommendations, letters from Dingly, Ilobart Allison and others asking his -nsistance, etc. in the Tariff, proving' to what extent the uingley Tariff was really the Tichenor Tariff. This is all known to Senators Allison , Aldrich ,Dolliver, Spooner, Plstt, and many others but it is a great disappointment that the great service he performed for the Repbulican parts'- the great industries of this country at the greatest personal sacrifice of health, etc. should t r" general public and been more highly appriciated. ii- Senator Spooner intended makin.- fathers services in this regaixi the basis for a tariff speech last year but evidentlv over looked it, or had too much of greater importance to handle. It has occured to me that the Allison i^olliver faction in Iowa might make good use of their own and father's tariff work in the campaign this Protectionists they were opposed to extreme protection and tried to letters to father, also prove that he«ti ajjosed tf^en a protection as given by the HoKlnley B.ll. Much of the extreme contained in the Woolen Schediffe arS w«p Hiio + tariff is Growers (as i sual) The extremelv hirrh h, +, demands of the Wool with it a compensatory hi^ duty on products^of^^ool^ second wool brought irens nnd womens dress goods runnir- over inn^ m i' On the other hand most^of the SutJe^s orTJu^^mnd^ moderate. No duty on crude oil c^-n + goods are fairly on refined sugar and yet a good protection'TrthrT protection raw sugar. The steel and iron schrrini^ + sugar growers on Dem. Wilson Tariff. in fact thp nr^o almost exactly the samt as the is lower than the Wilson Bill i belwS structural steel can make a good winning fight . {'-Hison, Dolliver faction what Iowa's record has^eefL TaJjff le^^^T^f'f" and father have always taken for nronpr ^ stand they I oongratilate you and all Iowa on Senator Allison's re-elecHon I was very sorry to learn from Mr. Pusey that you had blen 111 I ?™a?' l«proved by this time.. With best wishes and i^rm rer^L Sincerely yours, H.u.Tichenor June, 1908. Bodton, Mass., June 25, 1908. Gen. Dodge, New York City, N. Y. My dear General Your most welcome personal letter of the C4th is one of those little notes that mean a great deal to a young fellow. Your words of encouragement are most gratefully appreciated. I do hope that we may have the pleasure of having you here to see our plant and equipment some time. The June magazine has been very popular, and I woixld like to know what you think of my Convention Story to be published in the July issue. The G. A. R. number will be published in August and I am going to use picture of the Grant Memorial for frontispiece. n ^ received a very warm cordial letter from Judge Yalter I omith and am going to run a sketch concerning him in the August issue. I hope I did not annoy you by sending my brother, Bennett, to you on the financial Commission yesterday. May I not hope to come and see you when I am in New York and talk over matters with you on the Lincoln day Memorial? When you go West in the fall, I surely want to go with you and prepare a story with pictures on the story of the Building of the Union Pacific which surely was the overtiire of snlendld modern development in this country. With cordial best wishes, and ever appreciative of your kindly interest, believe me. Sincerely yours, Joe Mitchell Chappie. "1 'i' June, 1908. 131- Des Moines, la., June 25, 1908, General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. My Dear General I had expected to make a call on you before this time, and thank you for the kind remembrance that was sent me from j'^our New York office, being several publications covering the life of General Crocker, General Swaine, Recollections of Wm. T. Sherman, James Bridger, and miscellaneous papers relative to the Civil and Spanish war. I was very much pleased to receive these, and have taken the liberty to place them in my library, I also want to tell you that our Reunion of the Old Time Railroaders has been a s grand a success as we could have .expected. The boys all had a good time, and it was certainly beneficial to all. I presume you heard from it through the press, and otherwise, but I was mainly impressed with the thought of the good feeling that existed among the men, and the very creditable manner in which they conducted themselves. To my mind it has done a world of good, and there is a strong influence being brought that we shall hppeat this. I am very much in hopes if we have another meeting this coming year, we will be able to have you with us, as there was a strong demand from the rank and file, the boys that have followed the path that was laid out by others, to hear from the "Oldest of the Old Timers" and get a good many of the early day historical matters straight. Again thanking you for your interest, I am. Most sincerely yours, W. H. Given. " yiVwc/' . --Vr" 139 New Y^rk, June 26, 1908, General Eli Torrancem « New York Life Build"'ng. Minneapolis, Minn, My dear Comrade Yourd of June 8th reached me here. I .have been sick, Tirtiich is th cause for delay in answering same. J • I really do not know what to say in answer to your letter, but it seems to me it would be a good idea for the Grand Army to meet on that lOOth anniversary, say in Washington, as a memorial day, and there organize and start a move ..ent by the Grand Army of the Republic for the erection of a proper memorial to Lincoln in Washington, going, to the United States Government for the proper approrprlation. Unless the Grand Army or some other society, will take this up, like the Society of the Army of the Tennessee has for its Generals, there • never will be-a proper memorial of Lincoln ^n '.Yashn'ngton. They have now and then a movement there of'some"speculative character, such as a bridgej or'some other thing that is local and to be erected especallly for the benefit of the district. What we should do is to erect a memorial in Wash'ngton-that would cost $500,000, This has been delayed too long already. If the Grand Army would take it up and go before Congress with a well devised idea dnd scheme there is no doubt that the appropriation would be made and the Grand Army would get the credit, I do not intend b this that we should go to begging from the Grand Army for donations towards it, but should go to Congress for the appropriation, backed by the effort of every Post of the Grand Army of the Republic in the a,S. and have it erected tinder their auspices, and this will w'n. I send you a copy of an address T made to the Loyal Legion at Philadel hia, which may be of interest to you. Truly, G. M. ^odge. . 140 MHii rc ': New York, June 26, 1908.H , «11J lI'icY inHI •mt^U ll^hiTWOO ftf lU r 'Marshall D. Smith, Esq., .#im| m tetiOMrf tUB M«i lo IWOT Northfield, Vermont. iu-.fMy deer Smith: 1 oantwvtM nf faM lot ri'.i j->ii or> I rjn I am in receipt of your telegram ihforming me of the death-of Colonql Barrett ana-stating that he l.ad willed the university $100,000. o*""! very much regret to le?irn of Colonel Barrett's deaths but am v ery nn'glad that he has remembered his alma mater so generously, and hope rn his examjjle will prove an incentive for other wealthy alumni to follow his course. Have you any infomation as to the conditions under which the money was bequeathed? If so, I should like to have them with all ^ the Information you can give me relative to the gift. ■ • , ae .Congratulating the University upon this fine inheritance, -Xfroand thanking' you for personally sending me the news, I am^^. ,, il a Jomw oJ nf Ob bfon.ta •« iarfr , Very truly yours> , , 4 i|^ hataXift noatf aa4 1. fdff •009,000# Xmo bXno u. 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You doubtless have already received a copy of the text of the will. It runs about as follows: that to the Board of Trustees of Norwich University there shall be paid the sum of fl00,000.00 within a year of his death to be used as they see fit. The executor, ''!r. Bacon, has given us to understand that this will be available in the fall, which we hope is correct. As bequests ranging from !|p2500 to ^25,000, has been made to each of some twenty-five of his relatives there is little liklihood of a contest. This will be followed by a circular letter to the members of the Board. (This letter sent yesterday). From your note I do not understand whether Chapman has failed to reply to your letters or not. I shall be glad if jjou will tell me. So nearly as I can make it, our number of certain candidates on June 25th was 47, as against 26 a year ago that date, computed in the same way. If the business goes forward at the same date that it did a year ago, we should have our barracks full, and some to turn away. It may not go that way, as nothing is ever absolutely certain in some matters. So far as I can learn Mr. Flint is exceedingly satisfactory to all concerned. From my standpoint he is doing ex cellently, for he keeps careful record of all his visitations, and make regular and systematic reports of what he is doij.g and what the prospects are, so that information is easily available at all times. I am very sorry to hear that your health is not quite what it should be, but glad that you have found a change of climate helpful. In a letter recer;tly to hand there is a suggestion that John Hayes Hammond mights perhaps be interested in our work, and help us either in endowment or in buildings. Perhaps you know something of this man, or at least know the way to reach him. On my last trip through New York I called on the ROCKEFELLER ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE, using the letter which you gaye me as addressed to Dr. Bhaw. I did not find him in but presented it at the office on Rector Bt. They were inclined to turn the proposition down very allowed that they would be glad to hear all the evidence. This ,100,000 will help mightily with them, for they evidently believe that to them that have shall be given, and to those only will thev p-ive T found that their inclination was to give aid only to those institu tions that make much of the Classical Department. I had a long and rather spirited conversation with them, but left with the feeliW that when the time came they would be glad to discuss the matter ffurther7 Very respectfully yours, C. H. Spooner. 143 Seattle, '.vashington, July 6, 1908, Gen. Grenville M, Dodge, No 1 nroadv/ay. New York, N.Y. My dear 8ir: I am in receipt of your favor of June 26th, and appreciate very highly the many kind things you are good enough to say in relation to the case of uodge vs. IVaterhouse. I felt you had a good case from the beginning, and it is satisf"ctory to knov/ that you got what was rightly due you. Should you come to Seattle again, 1 would be very glad to see you. Althojigh I have never met you, I ^ can still claim a. long acquaintance for in 1873-1874 , whena young man, I was under the late William. Milnor i^oberts on the Engineer Corps of the Northern Pacific Railway , and with Mr. Roberts at that time were a number of- the men who had been under you on the Union Pacific R-ilway, then recently completed. Prom them I learned of the high estim tion in which they held General Dodge. You may he interested to learn that Mrs.. Roberts is living in Seattle with Lher son and daughter; and that it was my good fortune, when President of the Board of Regents of the State University, to be instrumental in obtaining for young Milnor Roberts a professorand^aMllty has won an enviable reputation for scholarship Thanking you again for your kind letter, I am. Yours very sincerely, Geo. R. King. 145 New York, July 9, 1908. N. P. Dodge, Jr., Esq., 1614 Parnam St., Oniaha, Neb. Dear Phil:- I am in receipt of yours of July 2nd returning the papers in relation to the Ainscow property, excepting the transfer of the mort gage to me by the Penn Mutual Company, which you say you w^'ll return as soon as recorded. I note what you say about matters in Omaha. Business in the 3ast is picking ug, and with the railroads generally, slowly but pretty surely. It is a question yet what we will have to do to cut our expenses. There is evidently a great change here in the East towards Railroads and the^r rates. Everyone says that the roads should put up their rates, by this T mean business people, or wages will come down, and they prefer the former, but the roads are holding off to see what the crops will bring us. I have no doubt there is a good deal of Bryan sentiment in Nebraska. There is a g-^od deal here but when you ask people who talk about him and like him -f they w*ll vote for him they says "no". They think more of Bryan than they do of his party and principles, T ere is no doubt that the East is drifting all the time towards Taft. The more they see of him the safer and more secure tliey feel. You saw «hen he was in the Viest that he is a good mixer and brings peace and harmony wherever he goes, and no doubt wi11 use his great ability for bringing people together during the campaign. The selection of the Chairman and Treasurer could not be better. The stock market has been go'ng up here right along on the assurance that Bryan will be nominated, and the belief that he will be defeated. I do not see where he is to get any Eastern State if they carry out the program they propose in Denver. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. ■W f hrS' > ■ fc i'iJ July, 1908. 147 Council Bluffs, Iowa., July 10, 1908. De'^r Genl:- I enclose letter from Coijsin liiziie giving some account their visit to Colorado. You have been giving to Henry De Long five dollars per month toward his work among the poor and the industrial school for poor children. Changed conditions have made changes in his work so he does rot need this assistance from you any longer as he informed me a day or '.wo ago. The inauguration of mannal labor by Public Schools takes the place of his industrial school and he is now paid a salary by the State as probation officer which enables him to do a splendid work among the children, those who committ petty misdeamenors. There are referred to him and no publicity made. He sees the boy or girl (generally boy' and their parents and get pledges from them that the boy shall report to him once in so often. He has in this way turned hundreds into tbrnitg over new leag and seldom has a second complaint. Then his office being in Court House and he being an ordained minister he marries a good many couples and his fees amount to quite a sum. I had quite a talk with him, he now wa;ts to save up an amount equal to what has been given him, mostly by you and myself and was interested in his end Mission in which he lives except front room reserved for meeting and leave it on his death to the charitable organizations in city, such as Associated Charities which cares for the homeless babies and general charity work of city and to which Mr. Shugart contributed ^5000. Carrie is now at the head of it and if you have no objection I would like to turn over this per month beginning July 1st to them. That is amount I am contributing to them in addition to ^500 I gave toward their Home,- the Foreman Place. aFours, N. P. Dodge. July, 1908. 149 Cincinnatti, Ohio, July Twenty-first, 1908, Gen'l, G. M. Dodge, #1 Broadway, Mew York City, De«r Sir:- The Taft Notification Day Citizens Committee invites you to attend the ceremonies incident to the notification of William Howard Taft of his nomination for the office of President of the United States, to take place at Cincinnatti, July twenty-eighth. Nineteen Hundred and Eight, Yours very truly, Robert R. Reynolds, Chairman, , ,,, J'-.i. , " ,, ■ , VI ■ - , ''V " ' 'V August, 1908. 155 Rowley, Aug. 2, 1908. Genl. G. M. Dodge, Dear Cousin:- I should have written you before this, had I not been waiting to have copied a pictdre of the house built by your grandfather Phil lips, near the time of his marriage, and the birthplace of your mother, the house was burned a few years ago, but the family (the owners of the house) was so fortunate as to have a photograph of the old home. I hope you may be pleased with the view, as you will remember it, as one of the pleasant memories of your childhood, which will ever brighten your pathway as you pass on in lifes' fitful journey. Mv visit among ray Western cousins was very enjoyable, the kindly greeting and generous hospitality with which we were met everv where together with beautiful homes, extensive views, bright green fields, with the grandeur of the mountains, the bold cliffs, deep lovely valleys will not soon fade from my vision, so plain and clear to me now. We arrived safely home although we were delayed somewhat by many washouts, as we started from Denver, a fearful electric shower just burst upon us, continuing through the night, a pouring rain stopped us several hours at Belleville Kansas, and farther on at wait about ''f eight »ere miles obliged from to Lincoln. find lodgings After leaving at a hotil Lincoln and yet we another proceeded without any further interruption, was home Friday July 10th feeling very well and not a bit tired but have later taken a hard cold which hcas seemed to quite unfit me from all social duties, have partially recovered. * hich V, she V. ^ was intend anxious soon to to learn write of to her Lettie ancestry. and tell Wishinp" her something to thankof you both for the kindest care and attention, cintrlSwL an the comforts and hospitalities of your beautiful home, I am Yours very sincerely, Betsie P. Dodge. Rowley, Mass. AuR. 1908• 157 TELEGRAM. E354CHS0 12 2 EX In slg. Dubuque, la Au^ 4-08 Gen. G. M. Dodge, 1 Broadway NEW YORK Senator Allison died at one thirty—three o'clock this afternoon Lee McNeeley Private Secy 161 Auc:ust, 1908^ Washington, D. C., Au;5:ust 6, 1908. Genernl Grenville M. Dodse, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General Dodee:- It /^ives nie p:rent pleasure to advise you,I suppose you know it already -- that the work on the site of the Monument is showing greet progress, and I believe they are substantially ready now for the laying of the tablet of granite. I thought I would like to call your attention to this one question: How are you going to have the Grant Monument face? The statue of John Marshall faces toward the Washington Monument. It is the hope and belief of those who are back of you In the final establishment of this site that the great avenue will be open from the Gaoitol to the Monument. I have no doubt that such will be the case; and might not the street at the foot of and running around Ganitol Hill well be a dividing line toward which Grant's statue would face the Capitol and Marshall? I suggest these things simply con amore. I am coming to Bedford, Iowa, on the 13th to address a Ghautaqua. ffy theme will be"'Che Evolution of a Leader, or How Grant Game," unless the Chautaqua authorities should ask me to deliver an address upon "American Destiny." In either event of course General Grant figures very extensively. My coming will be saddened by the knowledge of the passing of Allison. I had butalimited acquaintance with him, but he impressed me during that acquaintance very sincerely. The first time I ever met him was when he came to my office in regard to General Tuttle and the claim which Tuttle was prosecuting against the diovernment for a pension It will be interesting some time to tell you the little details of that business. Trusting that you are well, I am. Sincerely your friend, John G. Black. 1908. (5-^. C :< i63 No.l Broadway, New York ^ ^ ^ ^ . tf""" Lee McNealy, Secretary, Dubuque, Iowa. Senator Allison's death so unexpectedly brings home to me his long close friendship and his great loss. Time only can measure and appreciate his great service to our State and Country, so pr'dminent in the history of both, since 1860 makes his death a world wide sorrow. Please extend to his relatives and friends my heartfelt sympathy and my regrets that I cannot be present to pay a last tribute when he goes to his final resting place. Grenville M. Dodge. August, 1908, 165 (COPY OP TELEGRAM) New York City, August 6, 1908, Joseph Morgan, Office of Times-.Journal, Dubuque, Iowa. I had intended to come to Senator Allison's funeral, but temporary illness and extreme heat will prevent, much to my regret Iowa has sustained in the Senator's death its greatest possible loss. Not in hundreds of years will the grace of his life, the charm of his personality and the greatness and usefulness of his career be dimmed in the affections and gratitude and pride of the people of Iowa. JAMES. S. GLARKSON. .vi-; . ' 1 ',,'1 ■ <>' '' m: August, 1908. 167 Port of New York. August 6th, 1908, My dear General:- Mrs. Glarkson and I got the news of the death of Senator Allison as we were at breakfast yesterday morning, and it came to us with much greater shock and force than we had even supposed it would. It was something to-be looked"for any day, and yet one is never ready, no difference how old a loved friend is, when the final end really comes. I know what it means to you, and that was the first thing that occurred to Mrs. Glarkson and me both after we received the news of the death, for we both knew of"the lifelong friendship between you and Senator Allison, how you had been close or closer than brothers for forty years or more, and what a beautiful frlenship it was,- one of the most beautiful I have known in my life. I received a request from the Dubuque Times-Journal for a dispatch on Senator Allison's life and death, and I enclose you a copy of the dispatch I sent. Joe Morgan, who was so long the Senator's private secretary, is now the editor and owner of this paper. I also sent him a private dispatch, a copy of which I enclose. In my dispatch to the Times-Journal, I especially referred to the grief brought to the members of the Iowa Society by the Senator's death, as you will see. Coker has thought that we should call a meeting of the Iowa Society or the Board of Governors or Trustees, and prepare a statement or a brief set of resolutions and telegraph it tomorrow afternoon or Saturday, morning. I see the funeral is to be at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and that Vice-President Fairbanks and fifteen or twenty Senators are to be present. I deem it better we should have some thing in the papers then and before the Senator's funeral as an ex pression of the sorrow of our Iowa Society than tl let it go until next week or later. Coker and Hazard are to arrange for a^meeting of the Trustees at my office at 10:30 tomorrow. I am going out on the tug in my official duty to-day, and will prepare something to present tomorrow. If you can be here we will all be very glad. If not, whey we would like your suggestions and directions and will do precisely as you wish. (Just here I received your call by telephone). The death of this strong and splendid man, whom you knew perhaps more intimately and more closely than any one else, and whom I knew very intimately also, admonishes you and me, of how rapidly the friends we started out with in life are vanishing,- which is part of human life,- and as our time comes we much go the way with phil osophy and happiness as our great friend Senator Allison has so conspicuously done. To me his life was beautiful and noble in all human respects. Iowa j.ever knew until he was dead his value to the State and its people, and as the years shall increase the estimate of him and his greatness, the service he has rendered, the affection for him and the ndnlration will only increase and grow stronger and more permanent. I am glad to hear you are much better, and I hope you will take care of yourself during this hot weather, because as we grow older extreme heat becomes more and more dangerous. I had a very ill spell about the time you were ill at Council Bluffs, which affected my heart and gave me the closest call I have ever had. I am vettlnfr out of it now and feel much better. 168 I will send you, after our meeting tomorrow, whatever we decide to send to Dubuque. We will send it, of course, in yovir name as President. We will try and make it what you would most like to have it. Sincerely yours. General G. M. Dodge, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y. James S. Clarkson. 2 enclosures. M .Va r'i'* ..4'* K " V \> ■6* ' "r !>"' ■' ). ■. 1 . iiif I / ■ r' ,:-: m Olivet Michigan August 6 1908. General James S. Clarkson, New York. i My dear General Clarkson: Iowa's most eminent citizen, a most distinguished figure in national life, an able statesman, a genuine man left us v/hen William hoyd Allison's earthly life ceased its tireless activi ties. lilvery loyal lowan, every true American citizen, every per sonal friend will deeply mourn his loss. Senator Allison was the personification of the Pauline prin ciple, "this one thing I do" Without any reservation whatsoever he devoted his great energies to the interests of his state and country Prom first to last he was the consistent champion of the American protective system under whose fostering care orr great American industi?les have been built up and great fortunes accumu lated. Almost the entire nation, and especially the maufacturer and the laborer, whether skilled or unskilled, in those factories, are under obligations to Iowa's "Grand Old Man", as he was aff ectionate] y called. Moreover, as chairman of the Senate's Commit tee on Appropriations, by far the most important committee in Con gress, he rendered inestimable services in safe-guarding public expenditures; his sense of trusteeship and official responsibility was great. Again, in all his long pu blic career no whisper of unriaht- vb - ness was ever heard against him. Ohter men er.Lered congress ooor and retired rich; er tered with a bright name and left wi:.h a tarnished reputation. Not thus was it in the case of Senator Allison. The many years of his public service left but a modest residuiam ofpersonal property; his peerless personality shone brighter each oassing year. He has left behind him something vastly more valuable and precious than any colossal fortuen he might have heaped up or brilliant reputation he might temporarilly have achieved, the embodipatriotism exhibited, p ssibly, less'in thrb^ight publicity than in the sane, calm guidance citizen in every statio! in of n-p I'fTo a genuine f character mai: and cf true a tj^pic-^1 friend ever American depen worthy able. of imitation bv by a a^l*1, It oueht°t°''be heM up'^beforo tL''® valuable; and rl.tlne m?def. Se elt iS thr^LToroJ\^' an lnspiration sorrow ar.d contemnlnte the manv r great and common thoucht must aMsf Jn the mSs 0^0^?^ Lrd f the Allison's name, public service lif^^nH of' ^f^^^or "illiam Eoyd ed to be forgotten; they afford too'valuab p allow- ican youth. In so^e manLr a suitSbirmemSiLl'nifnf ITesTlTn''''''' uniieS^L°iJl the perpe^Lti^nirtie endowment in Tabor College of a nrofcssorshla of^AL?! EconoraiCB; it is probable that ?n these two'particularB^linll°?^e'''" -2- 171 Senator's influence has been v/idest an.' most effective upon our na tional li'fe. You are one of the four gentlemen before whom I laid my plan, with all of whom it receiveawarm commendation. I ought alro to add that in the winter of 1907, in Washington, I laid the mat ter before Senator Allison and received his consent to the plan. It seems to me that now is the time to act, to push this idea to completion while our thoughts are upon him his life and charact er. P^Ty idea is to establish at Tabor the ALLlSOh MKLfuRiAL PRuFESSuRSHiP OF AMERICAN HISTORY A.'"D ECvNUMlCS. 1, William Eoyd Allison was Iowa's foremost citizen and within her boundries ought ithe memorial to be reared. 2. Senator Allison was interested in education and was especi ally interested in the welfare of Tabor College, with all his mul tiplicity of duties for the nation, he yet accepted a trusteeship at Tabor with the view of being instrumental in advancing its inter ests. He wrote many let ers in its behalf. He alone brough about a personal interview between Dr. Carnegie an some of the trustees which m-'terially aided the pi^esident in securing a pledge of twenty-five thousand dollars conditioned upon seventy-five thousand dollars additional being raised. thousand +V, ^ Senator Allison belonged to the nation as well as to IowaSof the opportunity ought to thus be come to honor public-spirited his name. citizens who will be ^gla" • I have thought of these plans which I beg leavr to subnit +r. you for suggestion and critism. ^ submit to for the s;eolal'"purpoL''of establjLl'Y''?M subeorlptlon to Tabor Mr. Carnerle tSoSght ?hc wortd of le^^ior prcfessorohlp. wanted to see him president. The suggestioi i^ lA I'fA already done; in Maine he has endowed +ho S in linr of what he has the Hanna professorship; and I think theno Professorship, in uhio course the matter muat be rot at in ^ "f think you and General Dodge are the oJ q to manner; and I I am inclined to think thf? ?ou wJll ?ind r ^he plan to him. sympathy with the plan and a good allj^ ^^^neral Dodge in fullest admirer of the .SLJS? Sd"whronce'^o??ered°M®%T«' ® Sreat lars for preliminary expenses If he thousand dol- ^ou .111 find Mr. Ired s^Jl^^and^^-J owe their fortunes''to''lowa^"sLator'^'^e*^"''®th at least. Of the protective system under'SMc^o^rrndustMefh' prospered. inaustries have so greatly % thi^prSfessiiship^win ^n^hlTlL^i thousand dol- '.,100,000 so imperatively needed. trustees to secure the flolflly cor.nect»d°with^thL^lnetUutlon-*'buv''^ l°ncer of- not an gone, and I want to see the collego^^^r^^^eT'l res^rt'eaL.., 172 as professor of Latin in Berea tJollege, Kentucky. Please write me: at Olivet, Mich. Very cordially yours, George Norton, i^^llis. August, 1908. Copy, 173 New York August 7, 1908, Special to the Times-Journal, Bubuque, Iowa. The Iowa Society of New York held a meeting to-day, under the call of its President, General G. M. Dodge, to take action in regard to the death of Senator Allison, as General Dodge was,-adide from his kinsmen and the people of his own home, probably the nearest, most intimate and trusted friend of the Senator for over forty years, and as almost every member of the Society was his acquaintance and friend, this action was deemed peculiarly fitting and appropriate. The affection and pride in which this Society has always held the Senator was shown by its action, three years ago, in electing.him as its one and only honorary member. After full expression by all the members, which comprised all who could be reached on short notice, the following tribute to the Senator and his life and work and expression of sorrow over his death was offered by Mr. Clarkson and unanimously adopted and ordered sent by telegraph to the papers of Dubuque. A wreath was also ordered to be sent from Chicago to the funeral, in the name of the Society. The paper follows: The Iowa Society of New York, made up in membership of over three hundred former residents of Iowa, representing nearly every country in the State, has learned of the death of Senator Allison with much of personal grief to each member and with that sense of general sorrow which never befalls any people or any community except from unusual and irreparable loss. His long life in the service of the State, his Nation and his fellow men, his great works and the many achievements of his public life had covered so many years that his name had become synonymous in power and apparently in permanence with that of his State, and finally of the.Nation, until it had seemed to become the actual entity of an established and enduring institution. So long continued and so powerful and beneficial was his oeriod of useful and influential sway in all the larger public affairs covering the long stretch of momentous American history for nearly fifty years, or from liincoln to Roosevelt, that nearly all of us among the Iowa people, and later the people of every state, had come to look upon him and turn to hirn in every time of public or private, stress as the one sure and main source of guidance, protection and deliverance. As the State and peonle of Iowa in their earlier years found largely through his leadership the open course to unsurnassed eminence in the ran^ks of the greater and older commonwealths of" the Republic, so did the Nation later, in its long years of severe trials and tests fluring the struggles over the successful establishment of the American policv of Protection, during the efforts over the years of more than a reneration to establish sound business financial systems for the Government and later, for the proper control and regulation of corporation power' phases, find in him the wiser counselor and the sufficient guide to the final ways of wisdom and safety and to such i?hl3tory''h°s''knoiL''^ Thus we as former citizens of Iowa,'still loving the State as always a State to be loved, and still proud of its great and unique personality as one of the greater forces in present-day government and civilization, desire to join the Iowa people in the mrief which thpv feel in this greatest loss that could kave come to tHe State. We feel 174 that we are entitled to share in the pride of all Iowa people will ever eherish as one of the State's greater treasures and its greatest title to the respect of mankind, in having given to the public service of his country this man who was among the dozen mort useful men in his century, and who by his modest and yet great and sufficient merits fairly won the triple distinction of being the first citizen of his U State, the accepted counselor of his Party and of the business ^ interests of his country for his period and for more than a generation, and the most useful and. therefore, the greatest national senator of his time.. The span of his useful work was the span of his long life. A member of the convention that saved the Republic from destruction by discovering, nominating and electing Abrahaim Lincoln to. the Presidency he himself entered the lower house of Congress during the war and received the anointment and inspiration of Lincoln's friendship, and learned much of the remarkable wisdom and patience that always marked his after career at the feet of this greatest of Americans. He also quickly won the confidence of his Party and the greater leaders in Congress, such as Thaddeus Stevens in the House and Senators Merrill and Sumner in the Senate, and there began on the ways and Means Cofflmi.ttee of the lower body of Congress that wonderful and unequalled career of influence until, on his accession to the Senate, he became the accepted counselor of Congress on all such questions, and as much accepted as such.counselor by the opposition party as by his own. Nature gave to him not only the superior wisdom for counsel in these greater affairs of the Nation, but the superior ability also to lead not only his own party into the ways of wisdom and patriotism, but also often to bring peace, for the sake of the Nation and it^ vital interests in times of peril and storm, between the angry and differing political parties in Congress, and between the equally angry and divided people ^ in the different great sections of the country. He had not the ■ brilliant oratory of some of the Repi-jblic's other greater ^^enatora, but he had instead that better oratory, or that better and greater gift than oratory, that gave him the unfailing power to persuade and convince and unify the wavering majority of Congress and the wavering opinions of Presidents and their Cabinets. For nearly or quite a generation of,time the Penate and the Nation also looked to him for the final solution of the most vexed and dangerous problems in public affairs, and in this popular faith and dependence he never once failed or disappointed them. As he grew in stature and in power, temptations came to him in the form of proffered positions and honors almost universally supposed to be greater than the honors and the powers of senatorship. He proved himself possessed of such love and devotion for his State and the people of his own home as no other public man in American has shown, declining them all. He could have been the Secretary of the Treasury of three Presidents and the Secretary of State of a fourth He steadfastly kept his faith with his people as^their Senator, and* brought further honor on them and on himself by striving to show and flnany by proving that to a United States .Senator -ho Is Lm'lentlv great a senatorship has in its greater power and greater usefulness that is even in the possibilities of a Cabinet minister. He could if he SoS had President used his own if he power had in had the the Nation real ambition and his own to great be President abilitvand to accomplish it. But he never had the real ambition for ?he higher place,^and never enen really encouraged his State or his friends in M every . tate to secure to him this highest of honors which can be V given among men. ^ radical, that he seldom orirrinated great measures of his own. It is to be said in reply, that while always conservative and while he was for years the accepted counselor 175 (paper on Senator Allison)cont. 1908. and main reliance of all the great business interests and all the conservative elements of the country, he was yet always progressive and always found supporting all the really progressive measures. Again, while never ambitious in originating radical measures himself, it is still to be said that for nearly fifty years every act created by Congress passed under the hands of his revision, and also that there is scarcely one of the greater statutes passed in his time which does not bear the mark of his hand in toning down its radical or doubtful features and in strengthening it in its weaker places. So early and widespread had become the confidence of all the larger elements of our national life and business in him that early in his career in the Senate he became practically a Senator for every State as well as for Iowa; and for years no State or great city or great commercial body or important interest of any kind sent a delegation to Washington for hearing before Congress without instructing it to seek the aid and counsel of Allison. Indeed, it may still be said of him that he wrought his great work for nearly fifty years so wisely and so faithfully that he dies permier in nearly all the titles of party and public power and influence. This was the Allison that we of Iowa knew and loved, that Allison that Iowa and its people will love more and more as the years and the centuries shallpass, and the Allison that the Nation, as time shall test the greatness of his service, will also come to know and to love equally with the people of his own Ctate. Springing from the ranks of those who lincoln loved to call the common people, rising until no one in the Nation outmeasure him in ability to do or influence to control in all the country's more important affairs, he never was else than the people's faithful and sufficient representative. Probably none of our public men as a Nation, and certainly rone for so long a time as he, served as many individuals and special elements in their needs and their ambitions as this '-an of such peculiar patience and power gladly and yet so quietly served. In another way, peculiar to him, he was unique in the modest and yet never ceasing way in which he made himself the constant friend and defender of the larger groups of different elements among the people of the Republic, such as the Union soldiers, the adopted citizens of all nationalities, the patient and suffering Negroes now the most pathetic and yet the most deserving of consideration and help of all the elements in our American citizenship, the Indians and their cry and need of help between the years 1860 and 1900, and mapy other large elements, religious and otherwise. Among the other great profifs of his statesmanship and hishuman fidelity to all the nobler ideals of life was the proof that he gave each recurring year for nearly fifty years in the public service th-t partisanship never in fluenced him against the realities of the public good, that flattery never affected or influenced him, and temptation never gained even his consideration. In history it will be almost the larger grace and glory of his long public career that with such alluring opportunities to amass wealth that no other American has had with accepting of them, and his constant opportunities to become weAlthy or among the first of all business men in America or elsewhere, he profited by none of the, remained in the service of the people of his '^tate and his country, and without riches lived and died in the higher walks of life such a contented and happy life as to be an example to all Americans to come. August, 1908. 177 Port of New York. August 7th, 1908, My dear General We had a meeting ofi our Iowa Society to-day, with Colonel Swords, Colonel Peavey, Mr. Stedham, Mr. Huntington, Samuel Strauss, and Mr. Hazard present. There was general regret that you could not be present, and every member desired me in writing to you to express his warmest personal compliments to you. There was an hour's talk such as Iowa men alone could have over the life and death of Senator Allison, in all of which you prominently figured as his main friend, and in all of which there was as much of loving tribute expressed to you as to the Senator. It would have done your heart good to have been present, although it would probably have been a pretty severe experience to you, as it was to all of us. I enclose you a copy of the telegram and tribute adopted,, as sent to the Dubuque Times-Journal. We also gave the order for a wreath, to be purchased at Chicago, and made up of myrtle and palms if they can be had, and sent to the funeral as from the Iowa Society. Hoping to see you soon, I am. General G. M. Dodge, Patchogue, L. I. Sincerely yours, J. S. Clarkson, August 8th, 1908, 179 Port of New York, August 8th, 1908. My dear General I have your letter this morning, and it simply confirms what Mrs. Clarkson and I felt,- that the death of this belAved and remarkable friend of a life time was a hard thing to come to you. In only a less way than yours I felt the blow also. Allison had come to be so much a source of power and had lasted so many years and had become a source to which we all turned when in need, sorcompletely and so generall;^, that we had almost forgotten that he was but human and that- his life must sooner or later, and pretty soon at the best, come to an end. But we are never ready to give up the people we love, however old they become or however ill they may be. I sent you yesterday a report of what we did yesterday and a copy of- the expression of tribute and sorrow which we telegraphed to Dubuque papers. I think Sammy Strauss also had it sent as a special dispatch to the Des r^oines Register and Leader. If the Register and Leader had any heart of any memory of the day when people had hearts, it would not have waited to have this kind of thing offered to it; it would have asked men like you and me, who had been so long near Allison and who had been with him in all his contests, to have said something to the people of the State of Allison's life and death. The trouble now in holding the State away from Cumkiins and the near republicans is the weakness of the newspaper situation at Des Moines. Cummins has control of the old paper, and Young and his paper do not have much sway in the State as Young's own political c^'reer is too well known to the people at large and his loyalty too much questioned. He has not the continuing courage to help hold permanent power in the State. I hardly know what our people are going to do. Indeed, I think sometimes that it would be better for the sake of the party in the State and the Party in the Nation to make some compromise with Cummins. He has shown great ability, he has won his gights, and he is there tostay. You cannot turn down a roan who has made good and who has such attremehdoue follow'ng as he has in our old State. I am not among those who see nothing in Cummins to admire, and I do not see how you and I or any men outside (although you are still a resident of Iowa yourself and have more liberty than I have) can now interfere in this contest. We had the undying right to stand by Allison, and for that reason I was willing to go to the extent of my power in his behalf, for I felt that it was not only due to him after his great and illustrious career, but also due to the State. I have felt like writing Dolliver, and yet I do not know what I should write him. He is in a very critical situa tion. He did what not one man in a million will ever do; he put aside the chance to make a combination with Cummins and stay in the Senate for life, and followed friendship by going to the defense of Allison, nearly eighty years old, who at the best could have been of no further active benefit to Dolliver. If he had failed to carry the primaries he would have gone down with Allison. It was an examnle of heroic friendship and possible self-sacrifice such as I have'seen no other man make. So it is on my conscience what I should say to him, for I have a feeling of affection for him nearly as warm as I have for my own sons for, as you know, I helped put him in politics, and he has alwavs kept very close to me and has always remembered the early kindnesses"I was able to show to him. So I feel that he and his future are much concerned in what shall be done now that I am not yet able to decide what to advise him to do, and I dare not give him wrong advice. 18^ •-';3 I fear now that the Antl-Cummins people will vote against the Cummins candidates for the Legislature and throw the senatorship to the" democrats. Two Iowa men were in my office yesterday who have been loyal republicans, to my knowledge, all their lives, and | they both said they would not vote for any member of the Legislature who would suaport Cummins for the Senate. One man said he had fourteen votes in his family,- sons and sons-in-law and grandsons,- and every one would vote against any man who would vote for Cummins. It is enough to make us all think intensely when we come to see Iowa on the brink of becoming a democratic State. I agree with you that if a fight is to be made against Cummins, all the anti- Cummins people must center on a single candidate; and I also agree with you that 'Valter I Smith is the best man. Lacy is too old and his reputation is too much confined to the 6th District. George Perkind appeals to you and me verj*^ strongly, but he too, is among the old people and would not draw anything from the young men, the men of today, who want to support men who will last through their time in politics. I see Hull is talking about being a candidate. He, too, is too old to set up as the new man and the successor of Allison. It must be a younger man, and lir. Smith comes nearer that and also has as much or more qualification than any of the others in ability, and therefore I think he is the better man. What his standing is throughout the State, how much he has the affection of the Partj'- and the confidence of the business interests and the respect of the farmers, etc., I do rot know. I would be glad to see you and talk to you about this ma'tter generally. I enclose, herewith, a letter from President Ellis of Taber College, who, as you know, is a member of our Iowa Socity and a great friend and admirer of yours. I have replied to him that I would show you this letter and let him know Ipter what you thought of it. I think this would be a good thing to do to aid in perpetuating the name of Allison, yet I would not be free to say in what institution it should be done. For my part, personally I admire Taber College more than any other in Iowa, but is is a small institution and in a corner of the State and off of the main road. Whether it would be fitting to establish the Allison memorial in that is a matter to be discussed. I should be glad to confer with you about this when we meet next week, as I understand you are coming lo the city then. Sincerely yours. J. S. Clarkson General G. M. Dodge, Patchogue, L. I., N. Y. Aug. 1908. 181 Denver, Aug. 10, A.D. 1908. Gen. G. M. Dodge, New York. Dear General;- I have just read your very interesting address before the Loyal Legion here in April last, which I had not the happiness to hear. The address is almost as valuable as the valuable service which it records, and it makes me think of an expression of Myron Reed in some funeral sermon, at the burial of an old soldier. "Every survivor of the Civil War," he said " is a historian." What a splendid epigram was that dispatfch' of Graighton to Gen. Grant, where the latter Inquired for your whereabouts 1 I want to congratulate you on this efficient service and your happy manner of telling it. It reads like a chapter out of Caesari Commentaries. Truly Your friend. E. T. Wells. ■,i, 'f t.-''" , . I- , '• -.viy .V" . * r"' l' ' /IT ' ■ ■f wv " ■MW 185 Dubuque, Iowa, August 13, 1908. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, New York, N.Y. My dear General Although I was certain that you would be promptly wired the d-^y our mutual fhiend Senator AiHson died, I sent a telegram to your Council Bluffs address, thinking you were home, and ascertained afterwai'ds that you we e in New York. Also was planning to mail to you the several papers containing an account of the death, funeral, etc., but did not do so as Mr. Lee McNeeley told me he was attending to you in that line. We cannot realize that Senator Allison has gone and his standing was so high; his ability so great; his record so broad and complete, and he so highly esteemed by you that it would be useless for me to attempt to say anything about him. Probably you have the "Century War Book" complete, and if so, presume you will be glad to keep the copy anyway that I send you, being #17 mailed to you Lhis d-^y, which has in it to me a splendid account of yourself and troops on July 22nd. at Atlan ta. 1 had the impression always in som;S manner that --^ou were ridinr along at the head of your troops when they attcacked camp, but find am mistaken according to the account of Major Chamberlain. Tlie ar ticle speaks of you so splendidly in every way that I am deeply inter ested and trust the copy will reach you all right. , The battle picture you sent me is being framed and will be in our Post Rooms in a few dnys. iramea and regards. Trusting you are well, remain, with many kind Yours truly, Peter Kiene. Uf'. 187 Dubuque, Iowa, August 15, 1908. Gen. G. M, . J^odge, . , " , Ho. l'Broadway, New York. . Dear General Dodge: ^ I have your letter of August 12th. I seit, you each day the Dubuque newspapers with account of Mr. Allison's death, the funeral arrangements, and the funeral, which I presume you received, and I have also sent you the Times-Journal of Tuesday last with copy of Mr. Allison's will. You will note that there is no reference in the will to the Washington house, about which you inquire. You will also see that Judge-Benjamin w, L cy is made *executor, I think this is all the information you ask for except as to Mr. Allison's condition for some time before his" death. He seemed to get .along very well for a while before he left Washington, the latter part of May. I think he was just about the same as he was the last time you were in Washington,' not very strong , but still able to be about and go to the Capitol and attend to work more or less. He worked rather actively in the last days of Congress, attending meetings of the Committee and of the conference committee.on the sundry civil bill. He made arrangements to leave Washington on May 30th at noon. At that time Senator La l-ollette s filibuster was still "oing on, but Mr. thought there would be an abrupt wind-up And that he leave. The next morning (Sunday) just before we ?«+ Saturday night, and he learned he was very that much Congress pleased had that adjourned it had late ended / so Jno. McDonald, of Lhibuone ^ party, and Mr. and ca.e to a^bnque sun'I'y over thrman nnvthfL'"?' attention. On Monday Mr Anion^ lything requiring immediate see ''r. Adan,s and o?herrthere anH? ^ "''edquarters, to °"/"feda,-, June 34^ t^e day of the o^lLMeo h,''®"' ""ihutes there ^at night, but we telephoned the returns fi h.- Headqu-rtcrs. He did not remain nn we got 'them at think about ten o'clock. Prom Tnnp ph late, but went to bed I he soemed to be much Improved, that Is he was evidently hapov that +ii 7-.r^^ ' spirits seemed buoyant, had been favorable t^him a^^hoS^^ it ' opinion on way or the other as to whethor^fh express an .him, or his view ofthe detailed re^n^to ^he majority pleased often in conversation with me and otb(=>«o I however chuckle to the general results, and l think was made over the vote. I left left for for ri/ Chi ago . to ® attend ^together the National pleasedConvention 188 ■ '■ on Friday June 12 h, leaving him very much improved over what he was when he left '^^ashington. About that time we had a season of hot weather. whether this had anything to do with his condition i do not know, but at any rate, 1 retu rned to Dubuque on June 19th and >7 him next morning, Saturday. He was then not at all as well as when I left. He seemed to have lost stringth. He was listless and apparantly fatigued. -He spoke rather as if-he had missed me while I was at Chicago, bocause he had not kept up his correspondence and there was much of it piled up for me to attend to. Hor did he seem to want to know the details of the convention, being content v/ith wliat he had read in the newspapers while I was away. He indicated that, he was not. going to put too much time and energy on the work, but would take a rest for a while. I went to his house as usual on-Sunday morning, and we looked over the mail he handing it to me then to attend to. He also told me ' then that -e had expected to go to Chi ago that day, bnt had postponed It until tbe next day. He was goirg over to see Dr. -Elliott, s i urd erstand it, he was to go over to have an examination made, tWed^jv tried by D?'r. Jilliott. Just r what that was I have not learned; experiment At any rate, Monaay, the day he left for Chicago, was about as hot and oppressive a day as we have had this year. He left on the noon train and traveled all afLernoon, reaching the Annex about supper "rayton a companied him. l have since < at thei Annex, ''tha?"?"® that he was friend very who much naw fetigued him just by after th Journey. his arrival He had the examination on Tuesday, and instead of returning to ' on Wednesday as he expected, he did not come until the following Saturday, June 27th. My understanding is that his trip to Chicago, and his treatment there were so fatiguing that he was In bed most of_ the time he was over tliere. I saw him at the trainthe night he returned and he walked as if he were not at all strong. After three or four days he seemed to pick up strength, an: on the Fourth of July he and r worke^in his library most of the forenoon. He dictated two or tl.'ee llttera and made out some checks to pay Washington bills, for which 1 was to write the letters. Soon after the Fourth, he went to Mrs. Stout's country home and remained there until the evening of Jul? 30th He did not gain during his stay in the country, "i went tosee him every three or four days to get the mall Ld conlSlt ' al^ut matters of iraportcnoe, but thei'e was littlo hp' wno v. t v, ^ with aid he did practlcally'no work whilrtiere-^cSly ?o keen® a general nui of the corres londence. Durinp' the timpxs i v.4 was was '".r rather disposed to Itt .all have work mioh wait energy until Ind later st?Lgtr"'buJ'° f dirt not brM«! "Ts hfrtid nn,®""'- ^n that she might get .hei rest. He wert to Brayton so and was never up after that V o .J? returned, his condition was after he cnmr hn t tell you just what he died. 1 went tf Ihe tausranS -ot®the mau" h®f7 idea that he was so weak, or else I would hai^lnsL^lrSnlLj^J.hlm. 189 I knew tbot he had a bad nicht, Monday the 3d of August, by Mrs. Bray ton did not say th.-^t it was dangerous, so I did not remain at the house after I got the mail about ten o'clock Tureday morning. The next I knew was when Mr. Adams telephone me shortl:^- after the death. My -understanding is that shortly after 9 o clock Monday night ??r'. Allison had some choking in this throat and was distrubed all night, being unable to raise the phlegm, or whatever it was. This was an indication.that the heart was weak and there was a disposition of the lungs to choke up. The called the Doctor (Dr. Hancock) about 4' o'clock Tuesday morning, and he relieved^him to some extent, and called about 9 o'clock that morning, also about 11, and was with .him for about an hour before he died. He had a sinking spell about noon and gradually grew weaker ur.til he died at 1.33 F.M, Dr. H ncock, Mrs. "^rayton, Mr. McDonald and the nurse were with him when he died. Mr. McDonald thinks he was . conscious prac icallynll of the tim. The nurse told me she thought he was unconscious for an hour before he died. He seems to have been without pain and to have died peacefully, according to the stories of those present. My only theory is that Mr. Allison was weaker than we thought he was, and because of his disposition not to comniain andto say little about himself; we did not know his exact condition. Dr. HancocJi told me the Sunday before he died that he thought that with a good long rest he would improve, but that it would take lots of timt . He raid that he had not had the rest after his January sickness that he should have had and he wanted him to remain in bed for some tim- and have a comiplete rest fromwork and worry. I r; ther thahk that for some weeks before his death he was losing strength and we did not know it—at least ever since- his trip to Chicago, Of course his death was unexpected to me and was a, great shock. I was not at all prepared for it. i had seen him pull through that very severe sickness in January and felt sure that vitality to get through this summer and hat with the cooler weather, and a complete rest, he would be restored ^ that his demi: e would be a matter for the indefinite future. v,^ ^ it is I a was great plunged sorrow into to work you immediately andthat you will on account of the funeral arrangements, but now I begin to realise that seem rlcht for « not to be roinfun ?o his hoUoC every morning tO£pover the mail with hiin mvio ^ ^ i E :£s';„r £ ; - :s'„, addition to those who were thk-e pai SkeJe®''' ""t scene at the cemeteVwas verv sweJf' the The^e were not .any/becauce Ihlrr.k I ?eSSst"th:r?lSwe?s^'''"^* b( omitted, but I disregarded that so far as your request was concerned, and there were several other who did, s^that thera were 0 number of set pi ces. I had a plotui-e ?ken of L lot, 190 and will send you a copy as soon as I can Your piece wr -. a wreath about tl:u?ee et very well. T . think you would have been not suggest any particular design. I had but'there was a flag sent by the Allison The piece sent by the Iowa Congressional and lyre--was the most beautiful of all, from the Cenate, and another pretty piece Central Committee of iowa, a duplicate of to the '^cKinley services. yet one, in diameter, and looked satisfied with it. i did . thought of a flag, relatives so i omitted it. delegation--a crescent there was a beautiful wreath : from the Republican State ' the design iov/a sent I have written you a good deal but I have tried to tell you in detail , as i take it you will wish it. I wish very much th-t you could have been here for the services. Many sopke of you, and appreciated your .message# I enclose herewith the florists' bill. ""ith regards and best wishes. Very sincerely. Lee McNeoly, P.S. Mr Allison never spoke to me about his death, and so far as I far as I can judge fromanything he said to me, he did not A realize that the end-was near. As I look back i can see that he f realized that he was not strong. Mr. Mdrgan says that from a remark made to him about a week before he went to the coiintry he thinks that Mr. Allison felt that he would not live long, that he did not have much strength and could not keep up the struggle long. But he never spoke to me in that vein. He simply used to say, when I asked him how he was that he did not feel very well, and he was not very enthusiastic about his condition. L.J . McN. . I , Aug. 1908. 191 NO.1227 N. Vermilion Street, Danville, Ills., Aug. 19, 1908. My dear Oeneral:- Thanks for your kind letter of the 13th inst. Dlckason is a good fellow and a worthy soldier. If your great influence can be used to bring "lov/a" into line with her sister state "Illinois" in this matter, the noble record of the "G.A.R." will not be marred by his energetic usefulness and the "rank and file" the "man behind the guns" will be ennobled by the recognition of a worth representative of their humbler efforts, the greater men of that "Grand Army" cannot pay a kinder compliment to their decreasing but loved and honored loyal followers. As"your kinsman" I cordially thank you for your valued time to contemplate my appeal for an old frtend. With every kind wish for you and yours. Very sincerely yours. Anson, Phelps Dodge. General Grenville M. Dodge, Mew York. Dictated. Sept. 1908. 153 New York, Sept. 2, 19C8. General G. I*'!. Dodge, My dear General:- I want to thank you for those manuscript works you sent me. I have read them each one with a vast deal of interest and pleasui'e I can assure you. The Indian Campaign, the Grant Memorial, The Iowa G. A. R., your various addresses. The Society of the Army of the Tennessee, the sketch of General Swayne and the Biography of James Bridger- they all afforded me splendid reading and then much historical data of which I was not aware,after reading the Campaign around Vicksburg- I was. Thinking of those two Confederate Commanders,Generals Lee and A. P. Stewart, who have so recently passed on. I remember of your speabing of them both. I suppose you will soon be speeding Westward to the G. A. R. Encampment. Only wish I could be tith the dear old boys this year. Don't forget General, that you have promised fee access to your library in New York at some future date. I thank you again for your kindness and with every well wish for your continued good health, I remain Most sincerely, Ulric B. Collins. 195 Mason uity, jlowa, Sept. 7, 1908, Ggneral G. M. Dodse, Council Bluffs la. My dear sir & comrade It is with sincere pleasure that i have the honor to inform you that at the recent annual meeting of the board of Regents of Memorial University held at the same tome and in the same place as the meeting of the command• ry-in-(5hief of the Sons of Veterans U.S.A. it was unanimously ordered that the degree of Doctor of Law bo conferred upon you, and that 1 be instructed to con vey to you the information. Should you be. in the vicinity of ?«!ason City in the near future, it would be an added pleasureto us to present it to you in person, otherwise, we shall forward the parchment to you as soon as our instructor in penmanship returns for the beginning of the new year and has time to fill in the proper record. It was agreat disappointment to me not to be able ;o meet you at Toledo, but I was so busily occupied and had so short a time that i could remain there that I had very little opportunity for social enjoyment. Trusting that you are in the enjoyment of good health and wishing you many '.appy years in our midst, I beg to remain. Fraternally yours, *• J. Patton, President. 197 Kew York, September 8, 1908» Gen. C. Irvine ^alkter, Charleston, S.C, I^gar General;- ^ WlinH I am in receipt of yours of August 31st,and when I received your dispatch at Toledo, I recalled the fact that you were with the Army of th- Tennessee at Vicksburg, and took great pleasure in telegraphing the Secretary of War. T did not keep a copy of the telegram, tut the purport of 1t was that T cordially anc earnestly recommended you for the appointment to f^ll the vacancy in the Chickamauga Commission and that you were peculiarly fitted to fill the place. I also had a talk with Secretary Taft, and told him what I was doing. He said that he also would or hadwwritten a letter to "Secretary Wright, and he considered you as the best equipped officer ho knew of in the south for the position I hope that you will receive the appdntmont. T could not endorse you for the Society of the Army of the Tennessee because T had not their authority, but I worded the dispatch so that you w^ll get the be efit, and Secretary Wright will know that I am at the head of that Society. If I can do anything more in the matter for you I w^ll be pleased to do 1 was greatly shocked when I heard of the death of my friend Lt. General Lee. Our Society immediately sent their regrets?; as T did personally, and the Society also sent a floral tribute. I trust that I shall have the pleasure of see'ng you in Washington When I go there. Truly yours. G. M. Dodge. Sept. 1908. 189 172 Norwood Ave., Bujgfalo, New York. September 9th, 1908. General Grenville M. Dodge, New York, N.Y. My dear General:- If I would say that I thank you from the very depth of my heart for the booklets or pamphlets you so kindly sent me, It would not at all express what I really wish to say. It makes me very happy, and I more than appreciate the honor, as it assures ihh that you have not forgotten me. I (and my family) very carefully read your address or speech, which you made at Council Bluffs, on the occasion of the dedication of the Carnegie Library, and enjoyed it very much. If I ever would have a gentleman like Gen'l. Dodge, speak of me, as you, my dear General, spoke of your friend Carnegie, I would consider myself one of the riches and noblest of men on earth. Again thanking you for remembering me, I am. Very truly yours, A. P. R. Arndt. 20t ■ - , Brooklyn^ Sept.- 9th, 1908. ,. - ' . Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge: My dear General and Gomrade: At our Post meeting last night, uomrade nenry n. Knight, whowas a delegate to the National Encampment gave us an interesting synopsis of the proceedings of that body. In cidental thereto, the Post expressed an earnest desire that you should be invited to pay us a visit at an early day. The wish has been my ov/n, personally, for a long time, out of your association so long with my own old Army of the Tennessee; your intimate acquaintance with our uld Gommander; and your official con nection with the Tomb where his Post annually meets in honor of his memory, Could you find iInconsonant with you cngagoments and desires to so honor us, the Post w uld be grateful, and none so much so as my self. Si-.ould you favor us, we will make such arrm^p^ents as would be entirely gratifying to yourself, we have a magnificent hall our our, containing many relics of uur Great Commander . Our regular meeting nights, on any of which we would be glad to greet you,- are second and fourth Tuesdays in each month. Sincerely and with high esteem, E. Y. Hedley, Commander Member society Army of the Tennessee U. S. Gra t Post No . 327. 203 St Joseph, Mo, Sept. 9, 1908, My dear General I received the Reville this morning and the first picture my eyes met was of yourself and I tell you it made my heart beat faster than usual. When 1 saw you last I told you I thought I would never get to see you any more, and sure enough here comes the very likness of yourself and looks to good that I have credited my self with having m et you. Do you ever come through St Joseph? I would so much like iby family to see you and will -sk that if you do that you send word by wire so that we can come to the cars and take you home with us. I v/ant my folks to see the man that was the General oi* ^11 western Generals, Hoping that the time will come v/hen I will got to see you again. Respectfully yours, L, W, Porgrave, Dodge's Band. 16th A.c »/■ 9 05V *> Lenox, Mass, Sept. 12, 1908. General Grenville M. Dodge, 1 Broadway, N.Y. Dear Gen. uodge: I have a note from Clarkson saying that you are re turning to Gouncil iJluffs, to make your home and that you do not feel that youcan continue as our president. I am sure every m>.mber of the society will learn of this with great regret, it was an inspiring thing for the beginning of the society that we could have at its head one of the great war figures and indeed the last of them. I think we might make you, if you's let us, kind of honorary president or president emeritus, for life, for ■even if j'^ou go bcac^' to your old home we s" ouldn't want to lose you altogether. It was on my mind last spring to write you a little birtjiday letter, when i was out in California, my father brought up one day a magazine containing suchan interesting sketch of your work, we all read it with the deepest interest and I couldn't helpthinking then what a rich, crowded and splendid life it has been, and how worth while and en iable is such: a career, and 1 wanted to tell you about it then, but I was very much under the weather and finally came back to New York to go into a hospital for brief reoairs, and I somehow never got ot it , Its ray way. I saw Mr. Truinbull by chance here on day a week or so ago and he told me that you were feeling veir^' much better, I am so glad to know it. i?'or he told me that in the spring you were not very well. I have to thank you very much for his acquaintance, what a fin: solid type he is I I like to yoSr^lini^^note^^^ extremely kind to me, thanks olorado oouthern c Ju was telling all my friends that I thourht the cheapest thing on the list, and I bought some for my people and also for myself, and have done handsomely with it, ' Wy father will be on from California the last of the month and I know he w ould enjoy so much even the briefest meeting with you. He was in the 13th Illinois and I believe cksburg--ne i ^ was Missouri Campaig.i and later at ta^en prisoner there , in that long fight. With warmest regards and all good wishes, believe me. Sincerely yours, Carl Snyder, w) "■ ■ '207 jngram, Pa. Sept. 17th, 1908. Maj . Gen'l, G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Io7/a. My dear General i:our emphatic endorsement of Judge Taft's high qualifications for the office of President of the United States in a letter to me several months ago, and what I have read of the man since has elicited such a deep interest in the Presidential struggU^ that I feel it my duty to throw myself body nd soul into the fight in some manner all through the month of October to help secure Judge Taft's election. I live in a county which the immortal Lincoln in a joking way asked in looking over the returns what State that was which gave him 10,000 majority. I would like to have Allegheny County give Judge Taft a similar surprise or what would be better go into some doubtful diestrict and work in a quiet way against that old fossil of a Democratic Party who in their malignity .-nd falsehood in the dark day of the Rebellion called us soldiers of the Union "Lincoln Hirelings" and done e -erything they could to bring discredit on the Government. And, now after a generation and nearly a half has passedthat old fossiliferous stum;ling block to the Nation's prosperity and quietude comes up again in its blindness and bigotry offering its dead and exploded arguments against a man like Taft who represents so fullv and perfectly our American form of Governqieent tried and purified in that dreadful furnace of afflict on from 1861 to '5. 1 + 0 ^ Democratic narty and iol, beloved Cour.try. I am not In any manner a Smin 1 " ® evere -nd indignant suffer from a war which ion Of th? man on ^hese lmoirLnroo?nts o° aoquainted with him and in'^^00111 o"to ?ive would be glad to have and the llhew" Ir ? ! ? I If for nothin:; elsHhl^ to br"r S-L f "tf"® In my own quiet way of my friends who have been falaeXv led into ®°°'° their sympathy for the Demooratlo nominee wm T S expressing to the Presidency looks to me to be suicWarani Sis!''""® ®1®p1 °" Iowa Regiment^ ^very inquiring comrade cf the 4th I remain. Yours truly, J.C.Jamison. Seven Pines, National Cemeterj', R.R. #3 Riclimond, Va, Sept. 17th, 1908 General G. M. Dodge, New York City, Dear General and ex Col, of the 4th Iowa Inftj^.:- I beg permission to write you in the interest of Lieut. P. C. King, formerly a member of Co. K. of your regiment. Lieut King was with the 4th Iowa Inft. in every battle and skirmish in which the regiment was engaged in its four years of service, a boy of 16 years when he enlisted in 1861 and as good a soldier as there was in the Reg't. Since he was discharged from the army, he has met with misfortunes, nd now in his declining years he finds himself without a competency, and as a matter almost of necessity asks for an aonointraent as Supt. of National Cemetery." If Col. Williamson were alive, he would endorse Peter King as he knew him personally. Col. willL^son! brothers were admirers of General ^odge and Will you please write the Secretary of War and Ouartprmnct General and urge an immediate appointment as probationer in the fir.t vacancy that occurs In that class, -a the acJrSI CongJels limit the number of probationers to four. congress Praternall'- ^o. K. V 4th /H.-L. Iowa T Valentine Infty, King, ex-member I am at present Supt. of Seven Pines National Cemetery, Sept. 1G08, 211 Monrovia, Calif,, Sept. 18, 1908. My dear General Dodge I have read with a great deal of interest your pamphlet on The Indian Campaign of the winter of 1864-'65 which you kindly sent me in care of the Missouri Historical Society at St. Louis, and I am now sending it on to the Society to he placed with the other pamphlets you sent me early in the summer. The Civil War period was so taken up with the struggle between North and South that few realize the Government had any other troubles on its hands during that time. Your article was a revelation to me. I regret very much that I am obliged by ill health to be away from St. Louis during your approaching visit in'connection with the Army of the Tennessee. I had promised myself the pleasure of meeting you and taking you to see the interesting things at the Historical Societj'. I hope you will send word to Judge w. B. Douglass, in the Laclide Bldg (4th and Olive Sts). as to how he may find you. He is the most active official of our Society with a large knowledge of early western and pioneer history, and will take great delight in showing you our collection, if you should have time to visit it. With best wishes and esteem, I am Very truly yours, V. M. Porter. 213 Sans Sanci, waikiki, Honolulu. Sept. 19, 1908. My dear General I don't know whether or not you ever received t'e little pamphlet which I send you under separate cover. I found it amopg some old papers the other day, and it was sent me by Lou bowman ( my old 1st Lieut) of Bellville, Illinois. The account was written by Jimmey Gates, who was 1st Serg. of Company K. at the time of the fight . The facts as to losses are correct, and from official sources Col. Pox in his volume gives the regiment as having lost more men in the battle of Shiloh than any other infantry regiment in any one battle during the Cavil War. I think this is incontestibly ture, though several regiments had larger percentage of loss in killed and wounded. was as familiar Tn? iJ^.that in its field topographical three or four features years as ago though and only the place a raight have .elapsed so completely was the terrain phot. - gr^phed on my memory. I was Captain of Co. E. , the color comnanv a and was wooded just before we began to retreat. However, I did ' leave the regiment, except to have the wound dressed which was done after dark, and was with them all next day. Regarding the controversy about the "hornets nest" it ia clear to my mind that the rebels named the ravine where we fought and is Gen Albert Sidney Johnson was morlSlirwoSd Another hot place was named by llta of™u? least oin tharfiefd that field. I,.y r"® own impression is "P there hornets's were a nests, dozen.at Will do"o'harf:ndiryi"i ve'n " ihfVi' the 9th still living, there ar? if a so half-di^i I do not know Tr ^^0^10^^^ who tierare! I am enjoying life down here in these enchnn+PH i I speed about half my time, the rest in Sa^ ^ranSso^! ' I send you my dear General my kindest wishes. ^ish I could be w ith you at St Louis, but I fear it is impossible. Yours very faithfully, Alex G. Hgiv/es. Sept. 1908. 215 537 American Ave ., Long Beach, Calig, Sept. 23, 1908. G. M. Dodge, No.l Broadway, N.Y. Dear Old General Thanks for the phamplets about the old school where you acquired the rudiments of the military profession. Your picture in the Army and Navy Journal I shall frame and hang up in my Cobblers shop, which is also my home, along with Lincoln, iffrant and Roosevelt. But don't entertain the idea from the list of my wall pictures, that I am for the G.O)P. candidate for President this time. The political firm of Teddy and Taft is not to my liking. I hung up Roosevelt at a time when he was making good, according to my idea, but now I think I see that much of his reform work is of the character of that done, to get popular favor, bv the Napoleans, first and third, immediately before the overthrow of republican governments in France. My conception of his constant talk about good and bad trusts is that none of these so called predatory associations of capital are particularly bad if they put up coin liberally in elections in which he is concerned. He had the misfortune to be born rich and is still wealthy. Never done a days work, professional or manual, in his life. "Thereupon it seems to me that he is fearfully handicapped by heredity and environment. It also appears to me that his brief military service has accentuated erroneous ideas of that, got from much reading of biographies of the old conquerors, else he would not have gave countenance to McClay's slanders of Admiral Schley relative to the naval engagement at Santiago. Of his protege, Taft, all I will say here is that he could have been better engaged than in hunting through the records of his office for data, for publication, of an unfortunate oeriod of Genl. Grant's military service. I came to California two years ago. Am getting better of the rheumatism which afflicted me in Denver. If you go over to Governors Island ask Genl. Grant for to show you some letters of mine regarding Sherman at Vicksburg. Hoping you will be with us yet manj^ years, as ever Truly, Felix T. Gandy. 217 Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 23, 1908, Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, #1 Bropdway, New York, N.Y. My dear General:- Dislike to trouble you again with some corres pondence, especially feeling that you are so busy all the time with so many matters. Had that picture of the Battle of Atlanta nicely framed an ] same has been on display in the shov; window of an Art and picture Pr,^me Store for several weeks and dozens of people stop there every day, I am infromed, to look at the picture, and all greatly interested, A reporter of the "Times" called the other day and stated he wished to have a fi 11 and complete account covering that part of the July 22nd Battle accroding to the picture, ragarding your self and your command, so he can make a nice article for some Siuiday morning's paper for the "Times Journal". Have an account in Major Beyer's Book "Iowa in War Times," which is quite good, but unless you h-^vo a better one it seems to me that the account In the Gentry ^ook 1 sent you Is the best. If convenient and you sill send .e such account as you consider accurate. interesting and complete, I will give the news-p.per a copy and then return it to you. Trusting that you are well I remain, with very many kind regards. Yours very truly. Peter Kiene. September, 1908, 219 City of New York, Office of the Mayor, September 28, 1908. Dear SirrThe 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln will be February 12, 1909. The City of New York should commemorate the event in a manner worth of Lincoln and of itself. To that end I have the honor to request you to serve as a member of the Lincoln Centenary Committee. The Committee will meet in the Reception Room of the Mayor's office at 3 P.M. on Thursday, October 8, 1908.,> Respectfully, Geo. S. McCall. Mayojb, General Grenville M. Dodge, U.S.V., 1 Broadway, New York City. 221 1908, The Statue of MoClillan was unveiled in Washington "by the Society of the Army of the Potomac on October 1908. Jihad 'accepted the invitation to be present and.make an address for the occasion but was taken sick and sent ny address to Col. Horatio was read by him and was • K. King, the Recorder, .vhioh^/as as follov/s: "It was my good fortune to first become acquainted with General McCleilan when he was a civil eng^'neer in Illinois. I was a young engineer for a short time on the-Ill'no1s Central Railroad and met him there. His courtesy and the manner in.which he treated me captured me, and when.he went to ti.e head" of our armies at Jjifashington I was anx'ous to get ui der his command. I never served under him or had any opportunity to see him until after the Civil War, when interests he was at the head -of iii the Southwest again brought-us together,.and we often met and.were friends a slong as kte lived; and it is a great pleasure and honor.for me to be present at the recognition that thd Army of t.:e'Potomac and govern ment are deservedly'g'ving him by raising to his memory.this beautiful monument in the capital of our nation, which.he did so much to' defend and serve. I have been asked by thbArmy of the Potomac.to.speak.of the "".Yestern Armies in the Civil TZar. My time is'so I'mited that T can only refer to the policy inaugurated by General McClellan ^'n the beginning of the_war, what in my opinion would have been the result if it had been continued, and what, a detriment t was to our TVestem armies that it was'suspended. At the beginning of the Civil War the policy addpted of placing at the head of the Union armies orie Commander-in-chief to control■their ampaigns and movomdnts in the field was a sound and practical ,one. '"'ereral McClell > saw the r.ecessity of having one head for the grand movements of all the armies, and.if his policy had been continued, of* if there had been one head'for all the Western armies, and one head for all the Eastern armies, i t would have shown far different and more effective results than was accomplished with independent coimnanders a t the head of each army, carrying out t..eir own ideas as to the movements of their armies, as to the time when battles should be fought, etc. The result of this policy in the Western armies was that wl.i le the^battles and independent campaigns wore generally successful, we suffered far more than thd Eastern armies in having no s'ngle commander over them all to continue the movements.of these arm-'es and accommodate SttBh. them tomeac^^thfir and reap the benefits of the victories won by ine armies Tennessee, Couth vest, Mississippi, and Cumberland organized at the beginning of the"war, and the 0, io organized in the second yeah of the. war; and fighting separately, each ©ne of these armies won great victories, but each of the T can the result ■, .>w • f-. r - . . vuai Ov i ' ' ' ■ .'Ui' Mf ■! MX-vJea nrw ■ (rrif.foiafv i'* ' 1908. one failed to reap the results of these victories by lacking the co-operation of the other armies in movements and time. TThen these armies were combined mder one head they n't only v/on every battle, but were enabled to vontinue their campaigns and reap great advantages over the enemy by their continued homogeneous plans, and campaigns and bring about the speedy end of the war. My time is too short to go into details, but the recital of what.occurred after each campaign will demonstrate hte correctness of these views. General Grant says that at the time he was ordered.to demonstrate on Columbus, Kentucky, to cover other movements of our forces, he started out with no idea that he would attack the enemy, but as he moved toward that place he saw that hi s troops would be greatly disappointed if he did not make an attack, and that it would be a great detriment to his command and disturb their confidence in him, so he decided that as soon as he came up with the enemy he would attack, although his troops were not disciplined or under such control as to successfully hold them to their work; but he discovered,.and always afterward acted upon it, that the force under him was always eager for battle whenever and wherever opportunity offered. It was only the officers who advised delays and were timid, '.Then Grant, under Halleck, made the campaign up the Tennessee Valley and Donelson.resulted, when Buel moved at the sa.e time to the Cumberland and Nashville fell. Giant said that the two armies combined, the Tennessee and Cumberland, at that time could have marched successfully, without much opposit'on, to the Mississippi River, and opened it from Vicksburg north, and probably south, so that in the second year of.the.war it would have gone unvexed to the sea. If you read the War Records and see bow anx'ous McClellan was that Halleck and Buel should.co-operate and combine and reap the results of their two movements, you can realize what we lost, McClellan, a younger officer, out of respect to the older and more expeirenced, and.bfting in WaslJngton looking more parti cularly after his own command, the Army of the Potomac, did not enfprce his views upon these two co:.imanders, as he would have done .could.he have been on the spot and raAlized what-Grant did. Again, after the battle of Shiloh, when the two armies of the Tennessee and Cumberland, reinforced by the Army of the Mississ ippi uhder Pope, failed to reap any benefits from that great victory because there was no comraander-in-chief of all the armies, the pressure upon the War Department divided that,army into three parts, sending them to different fields, where for a long, time they accomplished'nothing. The Army of the Cumberland, the largest unit of that army, by the superior strategy of the enemy v;as forced back to the Cumberland and almost to the Ohio, and the others for several months held territory and fought battles to maintain the field it had won; while if tiie united army had moved promptly from Corintli south, no Uiin.'^' could have prevented the opening "of the Mississippi In sixty days after the fall of Corinth. Here we again see the necessity of one head, and the failure to carry out the original policy of McClellan so often advised and asserted by Grant. ^1^ ■ After Vicksburg Grant had with him twice the force i.e had when he entered upon that masterly campaign, an as soon as V-'cksbur^ fell, aaked to move with this force across the country and capture Mobile, and by utilizing the Alabama River reach the heart of the rebellion In Georgia, but again the fatal policy of resting was pur sued, and that victorious army was divided up, a portion going to 1908. . East Tennessee arid a portion marching east from Memphis and up the Tennessee Valley with no real object-^ve po^nt unt^'l after Chi ckamauga. As the Western armies concentrated at Chatlanooga there seemed to be a disposition to change the policy, and when Grant for his great vlctoyy there was made the commander-in-Ghief, his first demand was a free hand as to the armies in the field; and he asserted there wqs but one way to end the war, which was that every organization in his force should move on the enemy at the same time, and prevent the enemy from carrying out the^r former tactics of concentrating on each one of our armies a superior or equal force, h.-iving the interior lines, while the rest of our armies were idel; and it was McClellan's belief when he was made Commander-in-chief that this could be accomplsiehd, but perhaps it was too early in the war and ].e was too short a time in supreme command when he had the opportunity for him to put this policy in force, When General Grant returned from his visit to Washington, he told us of the splendid Army of the Potomac that McClellan had o ganized, equipped, and disciplined, and said to us that on the first day of A^ay, 1864, he proposed to move every organized force against the enemy on each of their fronts, and that they must keep the enemy so busy that they could not detach any of their force to any other one of the^r armies. He said to General Sherman: "T expect you to hold Johnston in your front and not allow liira to send any aid to Lee, and if Lee detaciies any of his force from the front of the Army of the Potomac, T will send you two men to his one"; and these orders were carried out, and brought the war to a close within one year, each one of the armies. East and West, in unison doing fully its part. The three Western armies that had fought so successfully individually were brought together under one head, Sherman, in the Atlanta campaign, and workedtogether like clockwork. There was no friction, no Jealousy, each one was not only ready but always anxious where the necessity occurred to help the other, and when any one of the units won a victory, or took any part commendable to it, it received the praise and approbation of all the rest. There was a comradeship, a love, a pride, and determination that cannot be successfully described; you harve to see and feel it to appreciate it, T remember that the Armies o f the Tennessee and Chio, the two smaller ones, were kept on the flanks during most of the Atlanta campaign, and naturally got the most raps and longest marches and least rest, Wlien the commander of one of tliese armies suggested to General Sherman that tlie Army of the Cumberland, which was equal in numbers to the other two, shou Id occasionally have a flank posit'on, Sherman replied that he had considered that, but you know if the enemy would wipe you two out (McPherson and Schofield) T would have Thomas left, and they could not budge him. In my opinion the great work of General ttcClellan in organizing, equipping and disciplining the Army of the Potomac has never been fully appreciated, it is an easy matter to hold an army together and continually fight it when it is constantly victorious, but the test of an army can only be made by its action in defeat; and when you consider how often the Army of the Potomac fought great battles with Umaatisfactory results and held together without pannio or great loss of prisoners, and again and again immediately went into battle and 224 "fj s'' ■ i 1908, lined up ■ith the same bravery and determ'nation, stamped it, as Grant said, the best organized, equipped, drilled and disciplined s ' Army of the Civ'1 T^ar; and to General McClellan is due the great credit for the continued efficiency of the Army of the Potomac, which under the lead of Meade-and Sheridan and the direction of Grant made those desp erate, determined, :-nd victorious campaigns from the Wilderness to Appomattox." , . c ' ■ ' ■y 'J .u'l 't''.- ■ • itO ii' y . i- 1 ' i < •dJ , n . iO 'lO'ifMiifn n mriinn ^ii/o "lo i;."' .ior/" n-- 3M hii ■ 4lf>b' Piw*- bi ;h two la ^rfv rf'ilw fp'ieJrf* rjf li 4nAi lofdo*niN»i«l»fr«i(4io9 yafr ari nativ lA*Ia# i * ' I F'-tXOo'' bfvi %mt tU ^"uia oo4 if itil f<.«ooo/^ al M;K.d Xi *nititonqa f*Ai ba i baflotaao nmnqijn n* t<r.is n i^iada ooJ nav a i r Juq aj hm lol •d '.fiiajvr ai itriv rfn aa*!! bomuin Jrunn laniaoaO itadV bad rbXlalOoif ommic^ bA.j lo xnA b^bnalqa adi ta uu bfa.! 0.(4 ir i»tiJ •u oj btAr bna fbanflq'aafb b«a ^aqqfnia ,boxnii% o aoiol baafiiasto bJ Maoqoiq ad «^M| lo v'<b iantl qaad 4r«« ixa.# Joai oiM uWll v> daaa ito 'cnana a..4 jrirTN^a o4 acmol i^aiU la ^na dMia^ ion bXvo vadl Xndi %9ui on vtoiwijw t* I iiwiailt faiatfao o4 bfaa ai: «aalflia niadi la ano nau^io xrta aaactJ bne | eno 9*a oi aim aaj oat bnaa iifa Y laaaoJa^ a.t4 fa tidnA ohj OAO nfd4f« aaale a a4 aaa aaJ Xhawaid bat ^Joa baHpu# aaaa aiabno '^i<tb naafow mf «iadt baa Htfr atU la aiw daaa «ia«x Xi-l^vlneaosL« aa idanal bad 4a.f4 aaFaaa ff«a4adV ipwil atft #4iiiq ail adi nf ,ri»»»ed6 ,baad ano tabMH faddaAOi ii^taaad anaa ^ fxrr eaa tioiff >i'>olo ad'l aarUataila#ioa btta a.t lft<}Aao -Jmr/M afaala iutf Tbaan flaa Jon aaa ana itaaa on ,nnrtoHl nadla (Np ^lan'Ya aiti %lad mi batiaaaa x4<^aaaaan t;ij aaaita nva^tno r>/ oldabnaawloe 4nan xna tfaad ta «x^oieYf a now nj^mi ad4 la ana xna »ntn mii xia lA w^iadotq'rA bna aalanq orf.i barUam il «4t • 1 Jo '.iiuo iorfi fia»4An*ariaXfii Ma ,ab>«a(i a «aaol a «q^iaa.vatcsoo a nan .if njraf9»*iv|q» oJ 41 raal brta aaa a4 nM tfOf {ba(l*i'ii.at .Ifolaaaoowa ami mtU 09td bna aaaaanoaT adi 1 a aarcnA aril 4aii4 'ieda<«'9a T , r,»anflMio «4,tal4A ad/ to 4t<Mi 7*11 >TtA ajln^ll ad4 no /qai »>'ioa *aano .1 '^1 inaai biai aadaiaa 4aa?\iio| ^na as an 4a(Ni fmJ io- ziXm-tviMi boa t la-iAiiaO ai tmif io^xia aaatJ lo atto la nabn^:jar>f< #41 iiaift ni, oj titrnmm a I Imrpm aa« dor it ^ 'nAlnwfuafO 0,14 to vmnA 114 4,^4.4 'I'loi nr.*i#iir ftna*4*aa« ibiaXt a aoax til''"»^'«atoo bX aodo ,o«4 101140 wi («,»w Mooa qaana odi If uax 4'aI ,4t .4 bonoblniioo ad 4wl4 Xo.U brf^ ,41»I aanotiy ataX bXirov Y (biono a£ brrt noaioiftaiC) iaa ow' *.i a2ji»u:f ian Miwo ,'m^»»naffo 'lailaiOdI Xanana*^ to Xiao /a#i;^ a.(4 no» fqo au at iii ':ea5!?;aiif«s J«a4 ada /v^ «• tio»^o»ir tX4M*noo e» JTnaio 4f iiia*! \,il««rtflaaa nox i/ox <Wiiw bo'' (/aailab ijmfna nf n* naY/oa aaY4oa UJ* #4' va vd a(baa aaan ad ad xino xino nae nae Mna mnm r»» r»a lala .4fw aal44aif -^aan.^ Ht^jon aaaia/at cai la tinA *»aJ mi/lo aaXfob'rnoo to ^'*•^1,^ iwailfw ia4iaM4 bXoct mm ajXuaai xio/aata^iaaait 1.« er/4Aif a4n» iflMHr xXaiifbaaaf nf^o bs^ nfaan bnn ^aaanaafT.; in h;/:. ' October, 1908. 225 St.Louis, October 9, 1908. Gen. Grenville M. Dod£|;e, Oouncil Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General:- A committee of fflembers of the Society of the Army of the ""ennessee, and of such as are eligible to that organisation, has been formed and has held meetings to prepare for the entertainment of the 5ociet3'' on the 11th and 12th prox. Arrangements have been made with the Southern Hotel, whereby it will he the headquarters of the Society, and both the banquet and general exercises will take place in its large dining hall. In making our arrangements, it has been decided to make the pilgrimage to General Sherman's grave on the first day, going there and returning in electric cars, v/hich will take us to the gate of the cemetery, from which the grave is distant only about two city blocks, and the Rev. Dr. Kiccolls, of Ransom Post, one of the finest orators of our city, has been mentioned as a desirable speaker to express a few of the prominent thoughts that would naturalljr arise on such an occasion, the remarks to be expressed in about fifteen minutes. 'le have also concluded to accept an invitation of our Commandery of the loyal Legion to partake of a lunch on the second day. Before definitely fixing the programme, it was thought best to lay the matter before you and ascertain what time will'^suit you best for the holdings of the meetir.gs of the Society, and what length of time, in your opinion, will be occupied by the two meetings. If the first meeting is held in the morning, otir pilgrimage to Calvary Cemetary, which will probably take two hours and a half, may have to be nut in the afternoon. "Ve desire, of course, to so arr-ange matters that there may be no hurry in doing what may have to be done, and in order that the members may have some little time to be spent with friends whom thejr may wish to see. With reference to the public exercises, the thought has been expressed and found favor, that they should not last beyond eleven o'clock, at the lateat, and hence it will be well to know if th"t idea is adopted, what length of time the speech of the evening (namely "r. Sherman's) will consume, inasmuch as there can be no limitation of time upon that. Could you ascertain this for us? With reference to the banquet, it was thoiight that we would arrange to begin promptly at an early hour, and also conclude the same about eleven o'clocl;. The Committee would thank you very much to have an expression from you with reference to the foregoing matters, so that our arrange ments may not interfere with your wishes in the premises. Hoping to hear from you at your convenience, and if possible, before 'Wednesday afternoon when the next meeting takes place, l" remain Yours very sincerely', !'• Leo Rassieur. October, 1908. Z21 New York, N. Y., October 14, 1908 General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, My dear General Dodge Not until I received notification of the coming meeting of the Iowa Gociety in my mail today did I know that you were leaving New York. Will you permit one of your more recent friends to express his regret that you are not to be of the circle here, and his con gratulations to the old state that you will be among your friends there? I had quite counted on the call at your office with which I threatened you some months ago, just as you were going West on your annual inspection trip, but as it is I shall have to look forward to a call on you some day in Council Bluffs. It occurs to me that you can give me a bit of information that I have vainly sought from other sources. Do you know if the Government ever published and distributed the report of the Commission for Investigating the Conduct of the War, of which you were Chairman, after the Cpanish-American war? If the report was ever published, I am ansious to obtain a copy of it, and up to this time, I have failed to accomplish anything in that direction. Trusting that you are well, and that the Iowa winter will be kind to you, I am. Yours with great respect, Trurabull White. AA Editor. October, 1908. 537 American Ave., 2'i9 Long 'Beach Calif. '' Octi -20, 1908. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Towa. My Dear Old Colonel:- Yours of the 15th inst., received. The climate here has been benificial to my health in a general way but really the improvement of my bodily condition, as to Rheumatism, is due principally if not wholly to dieting, with perhaps some aid from the excellent drinking watter with which our little city is at present supplied. Our water comes from artesian wells; is soft and has trace of some kind of mineral or combination of mineral. At first this water was unpalatable to me but I soon becaiae accustomed to it. For years my system had been clogged up and was burdened with too much flesh; weighing 210 lbs, normal being about 170. Have long been convinced that such condition could only be cured by dieting but being habituated to eating restaurants and boarding houses could rot carry out ny plans until about four months ago when I commenced baching. Was fortunate in being near to a good bakery where I could getwhole wheat bread which is the basis of my dietory system. I have cut out all drinks except hydrant water and that without ice and use it very sparingly at meals. My present bill of fare will explain better. Breakfast: Some fried bacon and two eggs also fried. Large,firm, ripe tomatoes sliced and as much whole wheat bread as I relish. That's all, no condiment of any sort. Lunch:- A generous slice of bread and a large bunch of grapes and that is all of that too. Supper, as the * persist in calling the last meal of the day, same as for the breakfast. Occasionally I eat a canteloupe, but without any kind of condiments. This has been my food without variation since I started in to do my own cooking. Now as to result. The bowels began to move freely and regularly sometimes would feel weakness after evacuation, but did nothing for that but sit awhile in my arm chair and smoke my pipe. The first beneficial change I noticed was that my swollen feet were getting down to normal and that a very troublesome corn was going. Also noticed that the bay window was becoming less prominent. Then rheumatism pains in night shoulder disappeared. So three days ago I weighed and found that my system of diet had eliminated ten pounds of worse than useless matter. During all this period I have worked daily, but not fatiguingly so. The tomatoe season is long here but will be over soon as also for grapes and then I will try the canned article for tomatoes and raisins for grapes, but will stay with staples of whole wheat bread and 230 bacon and eggs. To get right on these matters is more important to us than "the election of Bryan or Teddy's man. With best wishes, Truly yours, Felix T. Gandy, . . : .. .. I .. ? ■ I t ,' a •' I'r. - •' in ■».! i .j.. •r.)j ' y. 1.' ' r'.fi ■ iAi V I a .1 »). ' -t - -I ~ : ' j,l ; '••ja- ■ •; ) <vu; . ) ' • > (' ■ j ii. ' .• i • • Tl . . ■ : v:.,s, ^' t -, 1 nti • ' ' 1 ' ■ ' ^ 'I ; -fja ' In . . • : , V. ' 11\< (t, '» ■*t ' . ■ ■ ') ' ' x" >' ' : u ' 'i ' ■ r'.'li'.. ■ ■ ■ . October, 1908. 231 Port of New York. October Twent3''-second, 1908. My dear General:- I have your dispatch of yesterday asking as to political prospects. You seem to be pretty nervous out West, .I'udging from your telegram. We are not nervous in the East at the present time, for we are perfectly satisfied that New York is absolutely sure arid by a pretty large majority for Taft, and as we know that Bryan cannot win without New York we are confident of Taft's certain election. We also believe that Hughes, while he will run behind Taft, will be elected. He is making a splendid campaign. His action in going to help the Party in the West, leaving his own field in danger behind him, won him the support of many voters and especially of zealous republicans who before did not intend to vote for him. He made good ina splendid way and is now stronger than he ever was. The race track people and gamblers, the school teachers, whom he would not support for more pay, the doctors, whom he offended by signing the Osteopathic bill, the brewers and distillers are all against him, but thousands and tens of thousands of democrats are for him on his moral issues; the bankers and corporations and trust people, who were afraid if he shall be re-elected he will do to them as he did to the insurance companies, are also changing over. It has been called to their attention that if he is defeated for Governor Taft would be bound by all the requisites of honor to put him in his Cabinet, and they begin to think they would rather have him two years as Governor than four years as Attorney-General. Everybody here is feeling much better than at any time in the campaign, including the National Committee. Wbile saying this I do not mean to say that there are not danger spots in the national situation. Ohio is worst of all, according to the inside view, but during the present week the National Committee has taken the campaign there out of the hands of Vorys and the State Committee, and are running it entirely and supplying it with all the speakers it needs and with everything else that can be furnished. Indiana was democratic a few days ago, but is fast being made republican, It is the inside calculation here that Taft will carry all the Northern States except Nevada, Colorado and Montana and possibly Nebraska. Of course, there may come some cataclysm of scandal or forgery between now and election, but that is no longer probably, although possible. Any explosion on the Panama matter, the Philippines or anything else as to things which occurred years or months ago is now barred out; the people would not be fooled by such a recourse. As to money, I think the situation has been solved by having the contributions made to the State and not the National Committee. We are to have the annual meeting of the Iowa Society tonight to name a committee to nominate officers for the next year. We had a little caucus at George Parker's office yesterday to try and agree on a ticket, It would have warmed your heart and made you a boy an-ain if you could have heard the united expressions of affection for you and the sorrow over your departure from New York. You have made us all feel like orphans, those of us who are left behind. If love and good wishes will - ake your days and nights happy, there are enough of these in New York along to insure you such a happy state. We are going to start a movement tonight to build a monument 232 to Allison in Iowa and another in Washington. Our action will pro bably be sent to the Iowa papers. I think he deserves both, and both can certainly be carried out. I am, With affectionate good wishes to you and all old friends. General G. M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sincerely yours, s. James X* Clarkson '.ji i- -i.", ' -mV y''. , iL 11^- I V ' tv.; , • • u ' r-: • I > U ' ' f'■» v.l''*-:«•? . Iff : /I ' ■ : *■ r.///," . ' y/^t , .» • !: ^r»., ytii ' ' • - -t. • ■ 233 October, 1908 San Francisco, California, Oct.-27, 1908. Gen. G . N'. Dodge, 1 Broadway, N. y. Dear Sir: I have gotten into a controversy about Captain Bonnesville and the mention of his name remids me thattyou spoke of him when I last sew you in New York in 1903 and showed me a ,.icture of your staff (dated I think 1862) in which he appeared. I write to ask if you can give me some data as to his service in the Civil War. Is it possible for riie to get a copy of ttie photo graph with Captain Bonneville mari<ed so I can tell which one he is. I remember your saying that you lost track of hi;n after the cose of the war. I find thai he retired to a good sized plantation which he purchased near Fort Sniith, Arkansas, and died there June 12, 1878. The Western Tacific Railway is going ahead slowly but steadily, we have about 700 miles of grading finished and 440 miles of track laid, ♦ about half on each end. The track froir; Salt hake is a short distance west of Ilumbolt '.''ells, Nevada. It will take about a year to complete th.e whole 927 miles. We are not doing any cou.mercial business yet. Ur. Bogue is still in charge oi the construction niatters and sends his regards. Sincei'ely yours, H. ^•cCartney. October, 1908. 2^5 October 30, 1908. Lieut. Colonel John F. Nicholson,- Recorder-in-Chief, U.S. M.O.L.L., Philadelphia, Pa. If.y dear Colonel and Companion: Referring to yours of October 5th, I hand you as nearly as I can remember what I said in answer to the complimentary resolutions at Burlington. "Companions,-- your complimentary resolutions came unexpectedly to mie. I fully appreciate and heartily thank you for tliem. This is my first mieeting with you since I was selected as your comrnander-inChief. Com.ing to mie as it did, unsolicited and unexpected, as I was then in the far west and did not even icnow that you were in session, I fully appreciate the great compliment you paid me and prom.ptly accepted, and I extend to you niy most grateful thanks, as I consider it as great an honor as it would be possible to pay me. I look upon this organization as the most distinguished and useful of all patriotic societies. In its constitution and actions it has shown the greatest patriotism and interest above and beyond any selfish or personal motives in the welfare of our country. Since its organization it has been ran so successfully that it is looked upon the world over as a great honor to become one of its niembers, and for this successful administration the credit is due, as you all know, to our Recorder-in-Chief, Colonel Nicholson, who for thirty-three years has devoted his time and his ability to its management. Truly and cordially, Grenville . Dodge. 237 Washington, D. C. Nov. 1, 1908, Esar General I hear Sheridan's monument is to be dedicated on the 25th inst and that you will be present, which is the most cheerful part of it so far as my household is concerned, altho' I'm a military worshiper at Sheridan's shrine. HcCoy came up the house the other night to verify a suggestion he had made to the President for his address on the above occasion, viz. to say a work of the effective way, original with Sheridan, of making winter campaigns against the Indians. I told him that while Sheridan and his subordinates had done this effective work you had originated this action in a most effective manner throughout a longer area in the winter of '65 and '66 ar.ti that the President on that occasion could do nothing better than honor both Sheridan and yourself. Your reminiscences infer that the "/ar Dep't. had ordered Curtis to do this, that he declined and you took the Job. If that is trize who in the 'Var Dept. originated the ideaV Had vou recommended it? We would like very much to take care of you while you are here and you can be free to go and come as you choose, and have my office in the house to transact business. With love from us all. Sincerely , John A. Joluiston, Gen. G. M. Dodge Council Bluffs, Iowa. Room 64 Baldwin Block. November, 1908. New York, November 2nd. 1908. Gen. G. M. Dodse, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General I have your letter of October 30th in re/^ard to the dividend upon the "Stamped" Stock. I remember that the Trust Company has raised some point in regard to the question because it was called interest, and that the Company decided to be bound by our circular and I still think that it is a matter that if it were taken into court would have to be decided in equity, and, if so, that the views set forth in my memorandum, copy of which I sent you, would prevail. I note what you think about Jones and his road. I have not the least idea where the road he is going to build is located. He tole me something about it, but it did not make a fixed impression upon my mind, but I told him I would take an interest with him. I note what you say about Mr. Trumbull being in favor of building North from Stamford, and that you think we should build to a connection up to Plainview in Hale County. Also, note what the Swensons say they are willing to do. I suppose this would depend somewhat upon what the road was going to cost and how many bonds would have to be issued. I have not gotteh used to the idea of your having retired from New York, and taking it easy at your old home. I hope I will be able sometimes soon to run out in your neighborhood and drop in upon you and bfeathe some of the atmosphere you find so good. This is the eve of election and I am sorry to say I have not been able to feel as optimistic as some of my friends. I still fear a little that the election m±y go to Bryan. I do not believe we have ever had such a big unknown vote as there is this year, the unem ployed and the people who are tired of "my policies." Yours very truly, H. Walters. Nov. 1908. 241 Danville, 111., Nov. 7, 1908. Dear General:- The outcome of the election was a source of much grati fication to me, but I have had quite as much satisfaction from the messages I have received from good friends like you. Their congratulations and expressions of confidence and good will mean much to me. So I thank .you sincerely for your kind favor of 4th inst., and send vou every good wish. I am as ever, with respect, etc.. Yours truly. Gen. G. M.Dodge, CouncTil Bluffs, Iowa. Joe Cannon " ■■ '■ ■ ' 245 .-■■nuni X»a. i New York, Nowember 8, 1908, Gen, John J. Johnstain, 2111 Massachusetts Ave., Washinrjton, D.C, My dear Johnston:- ,»i/3oa .0 ,v . III J.nn «oo«fan«^ nut. I have yours of November Ist. Tt will be impossible for me to attend the Sherida unveiling. I would like very much to have done so, as you know Sheridan first reported to.me for duty in this country as quartermaster at Rolla. Mo,, where he organ^'zed the forces that made th southwestern campaign, and we were very warm personal friends as long as he lived, ad he spoke of me in h"s memotrs in the highest terms. T send you under separate cover two copies of an address T made upon the Indian campaigns on the plains in the winter of '64 and '65, one of which you can give to McCoy. This campaign came about in this way. I was in command of the Department of the Missouri witi; headquarters at St. Louis and supposed t was comfortably fixed for the winter , T think U «a3 in December I received a d^'snatch from Gen. Grant asking me if a campaign could be made against the Indians on the plains in the winter. I answered "Yes, if proper preparation was made for •»t." The War Department immediately consolidated t:.e Department of Kansas, and the territories, into the Department of the Missouri, rel-'eving Gen. Curtis who was in command of the Department of Kansas, and T received an order to go immedia ely to Port Leavenworth where I would receive instructions. Hhen I arrived there I found the .officers in the department of Kansas had declared notning could be done with the Fndians until spring, in other words, until the grass came, and I found my instructions there from Gen. Grant to go ahead and open the stage and telegraph lines across the continent as soon as I couLd make preparations for it. The little pamphlet T sond you gives you a better hiratory of the matter. Of cotirse we had lived on th.e plains In the winter in making our surveys and reconnoissances and I had that experience, . The winter of 1865 was the su'dest one T ever saw. On March 2nd of that winter there was over two feet of snow fell, so you see what I.ind of a snap T got into by my answer to the telegram of Gen. Grant, Please ask McCoy .to ascertain for me if he can if Midshipman R. L. Montgomery, who is now on the Nebraska, is one of those who are detailed to e xchange places at Manila instead of going on with his ship. We understand that four Midshiemen from each of the fleet are to be left in Manila or that vicinity and relieve Midshipmen who have been on duty there a year or tww, Montgomery's mothfekr, who, you know, is my daughter, is anxious to know as she wants to send Christmas things to her son and some of her friends on board the ship. I have given up my private officers in New York and am here at my home for good, and T want you and Mrs. Johnston to come out and vifeit me sometime. "When you come We6t let me know and T will give you a goocl time out here in the wild and wooly west. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge, ,r<Oai , ' r v Mr. V. G. Bogue, San Francisco, Cal. My dear Bogue:- Kouncil Bluffs, November 7, 1908. .*tC .O.Q gfieJsnhttJir " * aiiol nmil yC When T received the letter from McCartney T ^s on the point of ^ r- writing you for a map of yo- r line. I never could ascertain from any one enactly v/here it lay. T had a pretty general idea, and today came forwarded to me from New York, a map enelos-'ng profile and your letfedr. There 19 no doubt bdt that you have a splendid line over the Sierra Nevadas and also between Salt Lake ad Humboldt Lake. T do not se 6 how you got over those independent ranges on the desert witl: .• one percent grade. We made a thorough examinat'on of that line south of jr the lake, and my impression is that we had to use muchj higher grades. ' • Perh?ips you took the work. I am glad to know you are so near complet'on. There is one question that has arisen in my mind, what your business is to be unless y u rea-^h out in a different portion of the Pacific -coast. Will t he line reaching San Francisco only pay? Also what is the population no 7 .of San Francisco and how fully has it overcome the effects of the ^ fire" ^ I have moved my private ofices from Mew York and am here at my home trying to take it easy. T still retain my connection w'th the ^ roads but I do noL intend to do any work, or very little, leaving that to the younger p ople. I hope if you come through here at any time you will stop over and make me a visit. I will be pleased to s&e you and balk with you about your work. T would go out over your line sometime .but a Chan e of climate now brings on my old trouble, the rheumatic gout and I' avoid" 't as much as' possible. T shall be very glad to hear from you at any time. . ■ ., ii- ^ - 1 OS- i h r; . or , 'el 'it« lo Truly, vo t»w: Jtnixi m ♦ io mU ai i»' ii o«'n' ' " T qtMns M to bnf OS It m$ od t* m i' J-,- m. tcl i)odge.'n« 9—n •in o/tw mnoOi 1ft tf ,A«ftftWlft| ft.X woh . ' • rd m biftlliftf »ifmm «ft afftftXl egn^r oK # ft^ hoif»ibh oi ft^ft Jft»lt 1ft liftftft ftftfl fM vHft^NI imJ ftftftJftiftMi •• •q'tie nood ftvftft odw oftftrtritebti treflfi bm nl td lii at .worsi ifftt .ftda Mmtrn a*ri<Maaq|lM la iftav a fttftd# Voft no t>S ainliil ftiftiiaHda ftnaa ftX aioft* afta aa wonH x aia>*sna at •qtda MUX bteetf no rtuie t«f<| itid to ftftoa tMia rir«a iftrt na4 m btm 3I10Y wfti rrl nftftmft aiinrtiq %m to oftft'^a otmd T aflifto o4 ir ienrtol .inM hiia wot X*""" ^ ^ ***"» V ftion o uox tifft f tfift voinl m ieJT Iftftl omo iiftt AftdV m •^ftftv \i90m latft b|i^ nt Jrto (MRlX ^ fttia \iiaiT iftiiM'' .k 249 Washington, D. ,0. Nov. 11, 1908, Gen. G. M. Dodge, Bal'dv/in Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dear General I ha\ e yours of Nov. 4th and also the two copies or pamphlets describing yourlcampaign against the Plains Indians in the winter of 65 and '66. If have just finished reading this most interesting bit of plains; history and you would have heard from me earlier but that Mrs. Johnston and I have just returned from Philadelphai. Now first as to Montgomery. McCoy has Aone to his regiment withnthe past few days . At the Navy Dept.' I was advised that being of the class of 1907 he was eligible for transfer but that the matter was wholly in th-e hands of Admiral Sperry and it would not be definitely known at the department until the latter part of the month. Elsewhere, I was informed that it was the intention of the Dep't. to transfer all of the midshipmen of the class of 1907. If such be the case it can be definitely confirmed at the end of this month keeping in mind that a transport sails for the ""hilippines' on the 5th of every month unless it falls on Sunday andthen on the 6th. This year it falls on the 5th which would give time to get the Christmas box aboard. I will send*one of these pamphlets to the President either by mail or one of the officers on his staff. Now General myfirst reading of this pamphlet-with a Century Dictionary Atlas on my knee 1 ads m to believe it would be well for you when you h-^ve a moment to go over it again and for-the benefit of readers who love to-read of the old times and men's great deeds to pencil in definite locations of places named, by Atlas index does not give Mud Springs, nor Port Rankin for i; ; tance .and for the moment I have not been able to find them tho' trey may be with the map. Then too, there are several Big Sandy stre-ms 6n one of which Coe hivington had h-is fight. The pamphlet came just at a time when I was reading Parkman s Oregon Trail, in which he forshadwed trouble, oi ® expedition to old Pt. Laramie I think in '46 Sr having 4 J begun the I'll ^^'I'V^nworth. slaughter of The whites. Indians, He sent especially for then the to Araphoes coL into the fort and impressed them by a display of force. Pired a lot of rockets at night and did execution with a howitser tharastor°Led and ^1"+^ white man them he with would awe. come He and told destroy the Araphoes their nation;after that if they a killed year ananother horses arid X the whole Araphce ^ couple nation of were white in men con<-torrT^t, for their .in arms and' 4 to Old I'ort Laranle wlth^resents Sf ho?aeS anSi"?e?o tL murderer Which the Trader (Bordeau) acting for old Papln refuses whlc was foolish as to the murderer for he could have been sent to^Leavenworth or tal^en out and shot and Eearney's supposed anger thus appea^ea r.aintaiiiied,-but as it was Kfarney was ninfhin dred miles or so away and in no position to make his threat good and you can imagine how impudent, bold and unrestrained these arapahoes became when the true situation began to dawn upon them, ^en followed 250 the Mixican War and Kearney had his hands full in another' direction. As a 'mattef of fact' your energetic, concentrated and aggressive campaign broke up for the time an Indian conspiracy as widespread and effective as Pontiac's in 1760, so graphically describedbj'- Parkman who clearly shows up the treachery of the Indian Character in war precisely as you yourself learned to know him from your■ plains experience. Practically every pre revolutionary ■^'ort westof the Allegheny Mts, and north of the Ohio River and west of Niagr to the Illinois River except Detfoit and Pt. Pitt was captured by the permitted entry of professedly friendly Indians who at signal butchered everybody at hand. When I look back upon it all, i't seems strange to me that in all the y ars of the Array's struggle v;ith the Indians that there should not have been at west Point a course of study of the Indian Character in his peace and ./ar habit and customs against one another as well as in war with the whiltes. Such as could well have been briefly compiled from Parlcman who had ransacked the world for his works, instead, of leaving it fo'r each officer to learn by cruel experience, for the In'dian of 1865 -06 was the same savage that he was 1760-65 and from the immemorial past. Our reason for it was the overwhelming dominance of tiie purely .irM.i,. would 1 a} send you my pamphlet back EOme day marked where ^ like to have you locate a spot absolutely. wisely aSay" here ut know you choose to take aJ?'nt'a1ro'r;o^^"i^^?ta?L":"®^ Sincerely and affectionately yours. John A. Johrston, ^ i * I' 251 1908. . The Society of the Army of the Tennessee held i ts thirtyeighth meeting at St. Louis, Missouri, on November llthand 12th 1908. At the opening of the meeting on the morn^'n^- of the 11th,. T made the < following remarksl "Comrades and Ladles of.the Society of the Army of the Tennessee: It Is a great pleasure to see so goodly a number at this reunion. T have received letters from almost all the members of our Society, and especially from those who could rot attend, and It Is a great satisfaction to me, and T know It Is to you, that most of them are still In the harness looking forward to a great many more useful days. • You will remember that a year ago at Vicksburg we held our reunion ^n a time of the-greatest flnanCal panic that ti;ls country perhaps has experienced,•but it is a great satisfaction now for us to meet one year afterwards and find the greater portion of our country almost as prosperous as it has bee'n at any t^me In Its history. We have just passed through an election that has been conducted upon a high plane, and T tlInk T can say that the successful candidate Is peculiarly fitted to fill the h-* gh posit-'.on that, he has been called to, and It Is the duty of all veterans and of all good citizens to stand by him, and we hope that dur'ng his administration we will have peace and a continuance of prosperity. We all remember that at the meeting in Vicksburg, we were entertained especially by Lieutenant General Lee, who was at that time at the head of the United Veterans and he took great pains to make our stay there pleasant. He took us out to the battle field and showed us where on his front an Towa brigade carried the only redoubt which was carried, T believe, in the Vicksburg campaign. He asked that brigade to come do-wn to tlie^ r reunion at Vicksburg, and that Invitation was accepted. Through the labor of entortaln'ng the;;, he contracted a disease that carried him away. Upon hearing of his death t sent the regrets and tiio condolence of myself and of this Society, and for the Society tliere was placed upon his coffin a floral tribute. I think all of us who met General Lee at that reunion were chamred with his perso'-allty and greatly regret his passing away. I have here a letter from Father Sherman, who Is out In Oregon. It Is rather personal to me, but as 1t Interests all of you, t will read It: Baker City, Oregon, Octo. 22, 1908. My dear General:--As soon as we have a President-elect, t want you to be so kind as to ask him to appoint to West Po'nt, Anthony F. Bacon, son of General-John M. Bacon (now-of Portland, Oregon) grandson of General Anthony Forsythe and great-grandson of Governor Dennlson of Ohio. Genewal Bacon, the boy's father, was for thirteen years on my father's personal staff. The boy ia the stuff that soldiers are made of. T ask the favor, General, In my father's name, and T trust to your Influence to get the appo'ntment as a Presidential one. The boy Is now 17. I want him to enter In 1910. Please accept my regrets for oiir next meeting. T am sorry that I can not hear Gump's oration. I am with you In spirit, as always and only regret that T can not meet you all at the genial board.' 9^59 u O /V 1908. ^ Of course T shall personally make th^* s appeal to the President elect, and with the permission of the Society T will also add their request, •' ' . ' • 1 , I have a greeting here from the Pacific Coast. This Is dated Seattle, ■ Was}.Ington, November 4, 1908: General Grenville Dodge, Council Bluffs, Towa, : Dear General: we, the six members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee living in Seattle, Wash., beg to sedn our special greetings to you, and our kind thougiits to all the membership; and -.ve express our sincere regret that v/e are unable to attend at St. LquIs. Yours fraternally, _ • to o' ''' ' • , 9 , ' ' . R* Chase, - «i e'lOifl yu.. .'.-oi vt b'lrwiol Joseph Dlckerson. . J. '.7. Pumsey. . firt#*!/ ntwo ft.f'ui iw 0»V orj" ***'•» Lyman Banks. ■ , YaJniroo ' .f J>»rlJ i/r Jen.' H* C. Force. ciJ i:tt to** -• Jn■ 1.. .1—i" fl ' ' H.,L. Gray. ■ " J 11 1 ■ 1 ("litt . , At the'morning meeting on .the 11th, the death of General^.. .'•ij' • kj.' "Stephen D. Lee of the Confederate Army was brouglit to the notice of \r'' . . tlie Society by Major Raasieur. General Lee passed away and was burle^ at his home In Columbus, Mississippi on Memorial Day. A large ' ■*.! number of Union gnd Confederate soldiers were present and they proposed ir- ' . e. . •ii; to place a statue of General Lee on the Confederate front in the . t, , ' - f ^ , Vicksburg Nat1 onal" Parkr* • ^ ^ M , ' • , ' ■ , iv I read a ver^y long and interesting letter from General E. F. ■ • . ' • . ' , • ' . Winslow pt this meeting. ^ , • I , - . ■ • ' t .. . . ... . ■ . At 11;00 we took tl";e oars to v'sit General Sherman's grave at , ;ii the Calvary cemetery After assembling at ti.e grave, T addressed the Society as follows: * , • "Many members of the Society iiere will remember how seventeen years ago the Army of the Tennessee followed General Sherman from the railroad station to this, his resting place. T accompanied General Sherman's body from his home In New York, and t can remember vividly the scene In Now York as tl.e funeral cortege moved tlirough that city to the Pennsylvania Railroad to take the funeral train. T call to mlnd tl.At In the'carriage with me following the A body were General Joseph E. Jolinstnn, General Schofleld and others, nnd T remember well the tribute that General Johnston paid to General Sherman and the'fffectlon he had for him. As we'pfeissed" across the continent, at every station crowds fathered, nnd the emblems of mourning decorated all tiie towns, showing 253 1908. what the people thoucht of.General Sherman. 'In this city the Army of the Tennessee marched -immediately in the rear of .the caisson upon which the remains were carr^'ed from the station up to this place. The streets on both sides were crowded with people, and we saw evidences that impressed every one of us of the love and affection.of the people for General Sherman. Prom the sidewalk'colored and .vhite people would run out, and, as the caisson passed by, would fall on their knees and offer a prayer." Here at this grave Thomas Sherman, the son of General Sherman, redd the full buriai service \i'ithout a termor, giving the order for the _ volleys • wlm" ch -.-ere fired over the grave. General Schofield, who stood by my side, spoke to me with the tears running down his checks and asked me, "How long could you do that?" I-answered, "Not for oi^e moment." ? It was a scene that impressed everyone present. When the ■ service was through and we had returned to the cars T asked Father Sherman, "Ho-w could you go through that -wervice as you did without showing any emotion, not even a tremor?" Father Sherman answered, "Because it was my duty," and T discovered in the son one of the qualities that was so prom'nent in General Sherman. .We all k.-ow how he lived up to every duty and made all of us perform ou;- dut'es, ^ It is a great blessing to us that so'many of us are alive today and can be present here to-pay our tribute to our old commander v;hom we.followed so confidently and whom we held in such love and esteem." I was'followed by the Rev. 3. J. Niccoll3,'of St. Louis. At the evening meeting Governor Joseph W. Folk received the Society in behalf of the stAte of Uissouri and the address of welcome for the city was by Col. D. P. Dyer. I answered as follows; "On behalf of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee t accept your cordial welc me and.extend to you their grateful thanks. This Is our fifth meeting in'your city. All of them have been noted by the distinguifehed officers and citizens who ha-ve taken part, and of their great historical in.terest. We remember well that your city began the first great effort tha settled the West. Perliaps no one is better acquainted with the develop ment of the country West of the llississ^ppi River that followed the explorations of Lewis and Clark, of Asldey and Bridger, of Bent and Borinevllle, of the Chotaus, the Campbells and their comrades than Their trails T followed'for saw the first pony express, next the telegraph, then the stage and finally the ra"Iroad, which took possession of the paths across this continent these pioneers had made by their energy and courage. St. Loul.s also was naturally the pion-^er of the West' in the Civil War. Lgon, Bla'r, Slegel, Ostei'haus and many others of your citizens st'nick the blow that saved to the Union your own State and 0- 254 1908. aroused the Northwest to the necessity of quick and decided action. Generals Crant, Sherraan, Sheridan Scl.ofield, A. J. mith and many others performed ti-eir first duty and made their frrst campaigns in tl;is State. When. T. reported here with my .regiment General Sherman was in coran;and'of fienton Barracks. Captain Sheridan reported to me at Rollr , luissouri, -as -iuartermaster of the forces,that were to form the Army of the Southwest. Schofield was a Lieutenant just returning from his i/ilson Greek fight; Grant a Colonel in crmmand of a regiment serving in your State, and here, virtually, was created the Army of the Tennessee. Sherman tellB us of its f ox''raat''on and how it obtained its name, and in a characteristic description that we who served under him fully appreciate. He says: "'Vhilst our parlor knights, bold in words but not in deeds, were crying aloud, 'On to Richmond,'. Break the backbpne of the rebellion,' 'Crush the monster in the bud' and other harmless, general expressions of more sound than.fury, quietly, v/ithout no" se or confusion, without boasting or bluseter, without wound of the trumpet or the press, an army mostly of Testern men had assembled at Cairo and Paducah under the leadership of him whom we still delight to ^call our chief, embarked upon.their frail steamboats and, convoyed by the gallant navy under Commordore Foote, turned their course up the Tennessee River and assumed the proud title of the Urray of the Tennessee.'" From this beginning that army, all the distinguished officers^^ I have named and many others, rose to great deeds and greater results. Finally, its first leaders and many of its subordinates rose to.the highest rank.and command in our service. When St. Louis looks back on these two great events in the history of our pountry, well may she-be proud of her strategic location, her foresightedness and her energy in conquering and dev eloping an emprel, and secondly, her patriotism and loyalty in the pa>t she took in saving the Nation. Tt is a singular fact that th<- Army of the Tennessee was blessed with success wlxerever it faced the enemy; her officers ste&dily advanced in rank and command; in no instance did they fail; thus.followed a subordination to authority;■ an esprit du corps, a fellowship and comradeship which existed throughout its ent're life, and every one of its survivors look back upon this with'the greatest pleasure, satisfaction and 'pride. Nothing marred its life, and we of that army look back upon our services with It an'd consider them the most honorable of our lives. . .. ... . . Yearly this old army is going to rest with its illustr-'ous leaders, three of whom lie burled in thts city, but we are leaving behind a record, and we hope to be followed by the younger genera tion, our sons and our daughters, who are taking our- places and who will attend these reunions, bringing to them increasing interest, and we are certain in their hands oUr old army will forev-r be revered, and honored as one of the great units that saved the We fully appreciate the reception we have received hereand the interest, nearly half a century after our deeds, that is taken ^ In us. We assure you it strikes deeply in all our hearts; it will never be forgotten, and w-^ return to yon our thanks and our heartiest Appreciation of your many ind words and your pnerous treatment. T convey to you with all my heart the best wishes of th-s Society fa the sucLss, the happiness and the greatness of your c^ty and people. She rman and in a rou '.vi th aii my nearu une ucoo v. - the happiness and the greatness of your city and people. 255 1908. The oration was delivered by P. Tecuraseh Sherman, son of General Sherman and was devoted to his father's campaign from Atlanta to Washington and to the negotiations with Jonnston, a very able and interesting oration. Following Mr. Sherman was General John W. Noble of St. Louis who gave many reminiscences of his acquaintance with Sherman. At hthe business meeting on the second day the President made a report on the progress of the building of the Grant Monument. The banquet was held in the evening at the Southern Hotel and the following toasts were given: "The President of the United States." Response by Gen. John W. Noble. "The Army" „ ^ ^ j Response by Maj. Gen. 0. 0. Howard. "The Army of the Tennessee, from Belmont to Bentonville." Response by Captain Henry King. "Patriotism." Response by Mrs. J. Leroy Bennett. "Our Country." , , n Response by Chaplain Samuel J. Niccolls. "The Navy." ^ Response by General John C. Black. "Tho Germans of St. Louis in 1861." Response by Hon. C. G. Burton, past commander-inchief of the G.A.R. 257 November IE, I9C8. New York, November IE, 1908. Dear Geaeral: Personal. I am sorry that you were inoonvenieneed in any way about the cipher parts of my telegram. Howe-ver, I hope my telegram of yesterday addressed to rou at St. Louis clarified the dividend matter for you. I read your answer to the Board and have just telegraphed you as follows: "Board just voted two per cent, dividend on common stock payable December fifteenth." Ten members of the Board were present and the action was unanin.ous. I enclose herewith copy of the resolution adopted. As you have no doubt observed, the stock market has been rather complimentary the last few days to our stock and I feel sure we made no mistake in doing what we did today. My other cipher telegram of Novonber ninth should be translated as follows: "We want report on resources country between Orin Junction and Yellowstone showing probable traffic for railroad. Also waht check V/orrall's survey. Cowan suggests A.I.Fonder and thinks you know him. Is he a good locating enginees or will you suggest some one else?" Bronner is quite active in buying bonds and indicates a willing ness to buy ten or tweH^e million dollars. Of course this is only part of the problem of building to the Yelllov/stone Kiver, for I think you and I should be satisfied not only about the resources of the country but also as to the loaation of the line. It looks like we mi^t organize a program for it in 1909. Vi^ C ob I thank you again for your splendid telegran on account of my "birthday. I cannot tell you how much it pleased me and how hi^ly I prize it. I ass\ime you are feeling pretty well or you would not be in St. Louis, and I hope your physical improvement will continue. With kind regards and best wishes, I am as e^ver. Faithfully yours, General G.M.Lodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. j ■ ■ j I Frank Trumbulll. "'.i , , ■iil.. ' 'v ■ 'w'-. ' i/.j ^ 259 Maroa, 111. Hov 13, 1908. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. Dear f^eneral:- I had expected to stay at St Louis to the Banquet but suddenl y at 12:30 I made up my mind that I had better go hom as my wife might need me. I had but thirty minutes to get my train in East St Louis but I made it with three minutes to spare, l took your advice and got a boy to go with me from the Hotel and put me on my car. 1 reached here last night at 8 P.M. and my wife so happy and glad to see me that I was thankful that I started home when I did. She understands what I tell her and I explained to her how good you had been to me aiid how nic ly I had been cared for by you and the other officers and it pfesed her very much and she remembered years ago when she used to attend the meeting with. You can never realize how grateful I am to you and brother officers for what they did for me. i f el today like a millionare. I have not had so much money at any one time in three years and 1 also feel rich from the kindly interest taken in my case by officers. I wish I could thank personally every officer who contributed to the fund. If I am possibly able I will try and meet you at Columbia at the :reunion next year. Yours very truly and gratefully, • C. p. Em.ery. I have ordered your,album sent to you from Hartford, l can scarcely see to write. , t- ' 261 1908 . On Novemlier 18, 1908, I visited Des Mo-nes and was a guest of the Commercial Club at their luncheon. In address-'ng them T confined my remarks to Des Mo'nes and why it had not met my expec tations and the expectations of bthers in its growth and stated that the cause of it was that the early railr'^ads that were built followed their land grants and did not start from or concentrate at any point ^*n the State except nt Counc'l Bluffs and there She greater Union Paicifc had con?i1Sersil®Smaiia to over-shadow Council Bluffs; that the city of Des Moines being the capital of the State, une would naturally have supposed that the railroads would have made a con centration there and for this reason no great city had been built up in Iowa and in all probability none every would be. The interests of the railroads and of the business of the state were so diversified and that fact that it was purely an agricultural State, would prevent any concentration at any center. In the evening I attended the banquet of the Loyal Legion and delivered ray address on the secretji^ service in the army wh^ch was something new to everyone. I presented many facts in relation to the secret service that had never before been given out as follows: ijLi: Nov. 1908. 263 Northfield, Vt., Nov. 18, 1908. Gen. G. M. Dod/^e, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My Denr General:- I regret very mizch to inform you that Ma.i. Hovey died very suddenly Saturday night of heart failure. About 11 p.m.. he told Mrs. Hovey that he felt very b.-^dly and asked her to call a doctor. Dr. Judkins was in his store and came at once but the Major was dead when he arrived. The fundral was yesterday. We held a meeting of the Board of Trustees last Saturday and at that meeting authorized the deeding of the necessary land to the Government for the weather bureau building. We have not yet secured the title from the A.S.P. Society as they have not the right to deed by their charter. I have had intrxaduc^d in the Legislature a bill that will give them that right. We also decided to purchase as many horses as we have money for and I expect that we shall have at least 10 horses at the opening of the winter term. Would it not be well for me to deed to the University the ]and that I now hold that belongs for you. The grading has been done over a portion of this and I can see no reason for holding it longer. At the meeting of the A.S.P. Society held Nov. 7, it was •decided to procure plans for the building at once and proceed to raise the necessary funds as soon as possible. Construction to begin when we have ^.5000.00 raised. If you will send me your check for the amount you promised to give, ?1000.00, I will at once act on your suggestion and ask Mr. Adams for a similar one. If I am successful with him I shall then be able to say to others that we have over f3000.00 IN THE BANK, and I feel certain that the balance can be raised so that we can begin construction in the spring. Regarding the student aid fund. We have loaned •'^985.00 to 11 men so far this year and have in the bank f430.00 These 11 men will need for the balance of the year at least vlOOO.OO more. We are reasonably sure of collecting ^600.00 more during the college year so we shall have enough to take care of the men we are now helping. There are however, 2 Juniors that have asked for flOO.OO each, 1 Junior wants f150.00 and 1 Sophomore that wants yTS.OO These men will not need the money until the winter term but we have not felt that we could promise them anything unless ^'ou said so. They are all good men and men that I should" like to see stay here but we feel that our first duty is to the men that we are already helping. I hope you will decide to have these men kept here. fulfilled^°^^ profecy regarding Mr. Bryan seems to have been literally Verv truly yours, M. D. Smith November, 1908. 265 Des Moines, Iowa., November 19, 1908, Major General G. M, Dod^e, Council Bluffs, Iowa, My Dear General:- I have your kind le^.ter of yesterday, and am glad to know that you so greatly enjoyed your visit in Des Moines. I thank you for your kindness in sending me the beautiful Sherman Memorial Volume which I received this morning, and which I was very anxious to obtain. I acknowledge the receipt of your check for ^2.50 with instruction to send the two Volumes to Miss B. G. Shry, Baldwin Block, Cour-cil Bluffs, Iowa. We have only the first Volume at this time, but the second will be out about December 1st. Shall we send you the first Volume now or wait until the second is out and send the two together? With the wish that your life may be prolonged many years to enjoy the distinguished and richly deserved honors which you have received, and again thanking you for the kind encouragement you have •given me in my efforts to make the great work in which I am engaged an honor and credit to our State, I am, dear General, Very sincerely yours. G. W. Crosley. t I • ■ sM Nov. 1908. 267 Gen. G. M. Hodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General I write to say that the books you sent me came to hand in due time and let me say to you that they are highly appreciated and allow me to kindly thank you for them, as I can assure you that they are highly interesting to me. As I read my mind goes back to the days of 61 fco 65 when we battled to sustain and defend the flag of our country and our free and independent Government. The books are very entertaining, especially the one relating to your own service in the war and throughout our coimtry as I recall scenes that I passed through when our Regt. was in your command for a short time. How we had been stationed at Paducah, Kv., all through the summer of 63 and about the last of October received orders to go up to the Tennessee River on transports and join your Command at Eastport, Miss., and how we lay packed up for three days and nights waiting for the boats to come on which we were to make the trip to reach you. Then of the march to Pulaski, Tenn., where we remained during the winter. This trip with your command was our first heavy marching so you see we thought it a little tough but I believe we brought our part of it up to your satisfaction. At least. Col. Mercer in whose brigade we were, seemed to think so, as he expressed the opinion that them Paducah soldiers marched like (Hell). He called us Bandbox soldiers because we had been kept on post duty and had seen but little marching up to this time. Now in reading your books all these things are called up afresh in ray memory. I also remember Gen. Swayne who was in your command at that time. I also remember the hanging of the spy at Pulaski, Tenn. and many other incidents that took place at that time, and I can scarcely realize that 45 years have passed since the occurances of which I speak, but such is the fact. Now in conclusion let me say that I was glad to meet you in St. Louis and have the pleasure of speaking to you for a short time and regretted that I could not remain with you longer than I did. And now if it was not for one thing that stands in the way I would invite you to visit our town on next Memorial day. May 30th, 1909 and deliver an address for us on that occasion. Our G.A.R. Post (of which I am the Commander) being small is not financially able to bear the expenses of the R.R. fare from your town and back but let me assure you that it would be one of the greatest pleasures of my life to introduce you to the comrades and to an audience of our people who take a great interest in our decoration day exercises and can assure you of a large and attentive audience at our Hall where we hold our public exercises before going to hhe Cemetary. Now if I might hope that you would see fit to come I will guarantee to make up whatever the post may fall short of the amount required to defray your expenses. Trusting these few lines will find in good health, I remain. Yours in P. C. &.L.. John A, Wilson. Co. B. 111th 111. Vol. Infty. Marissa, 111. 269 • Council Bluffs, November 21, 1908. ' vi«*oor * -fv. iiTodx il« v.: Ji;.- . . » ' .'n.i ^ ,nitM4npitfV« '•» ' ■ . - '■ f > • ' ;v: »fit OJ OJ 'fvo nfri '.le •lojf General Jms. S. Clarkeoni J »a» r <in#q«q •'nonHfA r or ' ^ , JnMinq Jm iX«» Custom House, New York City, W ^ (I ' My dear Rhet:-' • • • \ f r was over to Des Mo'nes this week, spent two days there. The ci, Cbmmercial Club gave me a luncheon and T dellevered an address before ; the Loyal Leg-'on. Everyone t saw there was in favor of the Allison Monument. T talked with a good many and they all stated they were ready to help. It seems to me now right after liis deat:. is the t'me to press it and there ought to be a committee organized in the' state here. The proper place, it seems to me, for it is in the capitol grounds and we ought to go before the legislature when it meets this winter and get an appropriate*on for the pedestal, the same as congress gives for all the statues in Washington. That would allows us to put all we can raise into the bronze figure and the has reliefs if there are any. I''..'- . I received the letters from the Society of the meeting and T • notice ■'n the papers they have carried out t]ie recommendat^*ons of the committee, at which T am greatly pleased. Before we commence doing anyt ing in the State, we will have to fix the location. T have not heard anything yet from Dubuque, v;hfether they objected to the locat-'on, or not, and T do not know whether it was the intention of the Sowa Society or not to erect the monument in *.7ashihgton or in Des Moines, but it seems to me the proper place f or it is in Des. Mo-'nes, the Capital. If anything is done in Washington, it should be done by Congress. My health is good and I am enjoying myself out at my home. I would like very much to have you and Mrs. Clarkson come out here and make me a vis^t. You would get a royal welcome from all Iowa. I nr^ver see an lowana that does not speak of you. iVhen I was at Des Moines I explained to them why Des Mo'nes had not grown into a great commercial center, which they had never even thought of. It was because the railroads built through the state of Iowa following the land grants, from east to east, and made no concen tration at any po'nt except on the Missouri river at Council Bluffs, and the Bluffs wJiich should have been that commercial center was over shadowed by the better position for a city on the other side of the river at Cmaha and because the Un'on Pac'f^c centered all its ra'lroads end expenditures at that po^nt. It was only up to 1883 or 1884 wlien we commenced bu'lding at Des Mo^nea that we brought in the ra'lroads from the north and south. Of courae, roads now are headed for De Mo'nes • and it will not be long before 't will be a commercial center and get to be a city ^f 150,000 or 2C0,000. Let me hear fbom you and tell me all about what the Society is doing, and be sure thoy send me everythTng. t met Trumbull white here and sent him over to Dubuque to see what he could do with Allison's papers, but they are in a position that they .canno t be gotten at very well at present, and T have not had time to go over any of m-'ne yet, T have been so busy. When I was at Des Ko'nes T had a long talk with Governor Ciimmins. He says he never wanted to run against Allison but circumstances for!ced him 'nto it and he is going to use all his efforts to bring harmony into the party. T think he is in earnest and the press over the state and th.e people are supporting him in it. I .not^'ce Hepburn does;n he was very much opposed to him at one time, but Cummins went Into Hep burn's district before election and did everything he could for him. Cummins told me he did not expect Allison's old friends to support him. He said so far as T was concerned T would have been an 'ngrate if T had not supported Allison so you see he takes a sensible view of those things. I am doing all T can to br'ng harmony to the party, liked we used to have. I told the fovernor that we used to go into the con ventions and fight hard, but when we crossed the threshold to go out, we were all for whoever the nominee v/as, there was no knifing,, and that kept a harmonious party and v/e have got to get back to these conditions. The Governor was very eam-^st in h.is desire to do so and I believe the people generally are accepting his posit'on, though in this last' election many of his friends voted against some of the stand patters, but accom plished nothing, , I am, . ,ev ■ -.c Jtmti ■ v. 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General Granger and many dffleers recommended to Governor Bla^'r the appointment of i^ptain Sheridan for Granger's Place, and Captain Alger took the^'r recommendations to the Governor, who with his adjutant was-at Pittsburg Landing at the time, and appealed to him to appoint Sheridan; a^id, as Alger has told it to me, the Governor sat down upon a dry-goods box at-Pittsburg Landing and-wrote out on a sheet of paper the order to appoint Sheridan as Colonel of the 2nd ilichigan. As Sheridan tells it, he received this commission by telegraph"from the Adjutant General of the State. When he reported his appointment to General II"lleck and asked to be re lieved, Halleck told him that befo.^ e he could accept his commiss^'on, he would have to obtain permission from the Secretary'of■the.War Department, and Sheridan say's t];at h^^ s heart went down, as he was very anx'ous to get *nto the line. He argued with General Halleck until he consented, telling him the regiment had to leave that night. General Gordon Grangei- gave him i.is Colonel's Straps and he put them upon his Captain's jacket and tr-ok command of the fegiment, and the next day Colonel Sheridan, under Col. Elliott of the 2nd Iowa Cavalry, made a raid on a regiment of Confederates near Boonville, Kiss., had a sharp conflict, and scattered the rebels. . He captured the town and many prisoners that were escaping from Corinth; also several trains of cars, which were destroyed. Ti.is was a surprise to our troops as Corinth i.ad been evacuated without their knowing it. They had to abandon their provisions for the rebel army was upon them. Sheridan's command was .^.oon increased to a Brigade and was stationed Booneville, as an outpost of our army stationed at Corinth. Gen. Chalmers, of the Confederate cavalry, came up to attack Booneville with about 6000 or 6000 men. Sheridan had only 1000 in his command, and as he tells it, he did not see any possibility for him to defeat Chalmers with his small force. He developed his great ability as an officer here, and planned to attack Chalmers in rear and front. He gave Captain Alger two companies from the 2nd M'chigan and two from the 2nd Iowa, an gave iiim one hour to march by-a ti mber-road and arrive in the rear of Chalmer's command, his instructions being wlien hd arrived there to charge in column and endeavor to cut through Chalmers' line of battle, while he (Sheridan) would attack in the front with his small fo^pce, and w^ith the combined attacks they hoped-to demor alize and defeat Chalmers. This attack of Alger was successful, and Sheridan, with his thousand men, defeated Chalmers, took a good many prisoners, and drove him out of ihrt country. Upon the recommendation of General Rosecrans and all the general officers then at Corinth, Sheridan was made a Brigadle—General for ti.is battle. When Grant took'command of this District of West Tennessee, upon Halleck's assignment as Chief-of-Staff at Washington, General Hnlleck ordered Buell and his army to Chattanooga, but Bragg headed him off and forced him to retreat to Louisville. Sheridanwas assigned to a Brigade of three regiments of infantry and one, of cavalry and order ed to Louisville to the Army of the Cumberland, He says it.was the first time he met Grant, and T hnVe heard Grant sny several times that 276 Kti 1908. ^ Sher'dan did not want to serve with h'm, but preferred the army of the Cumberland. Grant disliked very much to have Sheridan leave or desire to leave, but never said anything about ^t, and Sheridan went 'to the army of his choice. In referring to the matter General Sher-'dan has this to say: "Before and during the activity wrn'ch followed his reinstalment, General Grant had become famH-'ar with my services through the trans mission to 17a3l;ington of information T had furnished concerning the . enemey's movements and by reading reports.of.my fights and skirmishes in front; and he seemed lotl. to let me go." Sheridan criticizes the delay in not reinforcing McCook, who had.the right on which Bragg concentrated his army at the battle of Stone River, and that fact was known.at midnight before the attack. Sheridan's division was the only one of McC ok's corps that came out of the attack intact, he repulsing,every attack upon him by Hardee's Corps. He lost his four Brigade Commanders and 41^ of his entire forces, this being, he says, the heaviest loss that he experienced during the war, Rosecrans laid in middle Tennessee from March to August while Grant was pound'ng away on the Mississippi, though urged to attack Bragg, He and his generals opposed it, holding that it was not gOdd strategy to attack whifte Grant was fighting; that it was better to hold Brggg's army in their front and keep it from re-nforcing Johnson, who was organizing an army in the rear of Grant, Sheridan upheld these views unt'l Grant adopted the plan of all armies attacking at once, when Sheridan saw to.e logic of Grant's plan, and that it Tfras the better way of keep'ng the enemy from drawing from one army to reinforce another whil^ some our armies were laying idle while others werd fighting. In regard to the movement sout-h of the Tennessee, when Rosecrans believed that Bragg, when he evacuated Chattanooga, was retreating south Sheridan says he became very suspicious of the-movement; that his scout. Card, when he sent him in^o the enemy's line, discovered some days before the b-ttle that Bragg was expecting to fight and was expecting reinforcements, and //as only awaitinr the arrival of Longstreet to strike. After this discovery it was September 13ti; before Rosecrans began to bring together his ti.ree Corps, and Sl;eridan says that "Bragg could have destroyed tliem in detail when he found his army betv/een lucCook's Corps, wJiich was in the liroomtown Valley, and Thomas's corps which was on the pike marching toward Lafayette, On the l9th, Sheridan fought near the widow Glen's House, "There did not seem to be any regular plan of battle," he says,"And when Rosecrans discovered that Longstreet was on the ground and that Bragg's forces outnumbered his, 'he moved to the left to join Thomas," Sheridan says that movement to th l»ft by the'flank in presence of the dhejiy, who at all points were •seeking to peretrate our lines, was fatal, and was a violation of a simple and fundamental military principle. After the attack of Longstreet on our right and t/.e plerdng and breaking up of McCook's and Crittenden's Corps, Sheridan got together what was left of his division, and, with some other troops, went to Rossville and joined Thomas, He says ha found Thomas very much depressed after his great struggle to save the army, and In which he was successful. Two-thirds of the army was ',hen concentrated iinder Thomas and the crippled condition of the bnemy began to show itself that evening, "I have always thought, Sheridan says,"that had General Thomas held on and attacked the 277 1908. • Confederate's right and rear from where I made the junction with him on the hafayette road, the field of Ghickamaugua would have been relin quished," To us the fact that our army was allov/ed all day of September 21 to move ^nto Chattanooga and form an inVncible I'ne shows the condition of the enemy to -have been nearly as bad as ours, for if Bragg had continued his attack wh-'le we were retreating into Chattanooga he would have caught us at a great disadvantage. General Rosecrans, although he had notice of Longstreet's movement from Richmond to Bragg ten days before the battle, T having sent him a telegram notifying him of the fact, pa-'d no attenfon to it. One of our spies (now living) who was in Richmond came out with Longstreet, leaving him in East Tennessee and getting the information to me, which T immediately wired bo Rosecrans, Rosecrans answered me that the information was not in accordance with his own, Sheridan also gave him the information," which he got througl: his scout Carci; and Colonel "Wilder, of Wilder's Brigade, both gave Rosecrans the information. But, as with me, he said he did not believe it, and showed a dispatch from the war department at Washington that no troops had left Lee's army. He did not believe this reinforcement had come until the day before the battle, when Wilder and Atkins both showed him prisoners taken from Longstreet's Corps, then pfesent on the field of battle. Sheridan has settled the mooted question of who gave the order for the troops in the Battle of Chattanooga to climb Missionary Ridge, He said Thomas's orders were to-take the intrenchm ents at the foot of the ridge; that he and his Brigade commanders discussed the condition they would be in under the direct fire of the rebel line "above,-and he gave the order to his-brigade commanders to take the foot of the hill and then go for the main rebel line on the top of the ridge. Before giving this order he had sent ahead to the Corps Commanders for more definite orders. He returned after they were climbing the ricge, with orders to halt at the foot, and his aide had stopped one of his regiments; but when he saw the men climbing the slope he took the responsibility and ordered them-to go on up which shows that the state ment that the men went on up without orders is hot correct. Sheridan on taking the ridge kept on after the enemy,"and after night had fallen he found th t he had.no support. He returned to his Corps Commander an. asked for the Corps to follow him, so that he could reach Chickamauga Station, where all the enemy's stores were packed, and so that they would also be in the rear'-)f that portion of Bragg's army t.at.had confronted Sherman; but he was only promised support in the.event that he met the enemy. He returned and went on to Chickamauga Creek; where, finding he had no support he halted for t. e night, and discovered"that Bragg's army passed the station after daylight. If Gordon Granger with his corps or even a part of it had supported him, they would have captured or destroyed that part of Bragg's Army, As it was Sheridan took some 1700 prisoners, considerable artillery and many wagons. General Granl reached Sheridan the next day and saw what could have been accomplished had Sheridan been supported. It was tnis movement and the ag-resalve action of Sheridan that caled Grant's particular attentio to him, and it. caused his taking him to the Army of the Potomac when he was made General-ln-chief in commfind of all the armies. i> i 'i' 278 1908. - ■ Whan General Grant returned from Washington, in liarch, 1864 after he had received his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant General, he called a number of the officers to meet him in Nashville, and proposed to take some of them East with him. Sherman protested, stating that the officers who were accustomed to that army would do better in it than in any other; and finally Sherman and Grant concluded that he shotild takd Sher'dan. Wih le Grant was at Nashville he outlined to us his plans for the campaign of 1864, stating that every army of the United States was to move on a certain day and ,to attack the army in its front, so that the enemy could not take fro'm one army lying idel to reinforce another army fighting us, as had often been the case; heretofore when we had one army fighting whild the others were lying still, as by our former tactics, the enemy was enabled to place as many fight-ng'men in the field as we could. General Grant took Sheridan with him and placed him in command of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac, Sheridan had very distinct views as to how cavalry .should be handled when he got there, and went to see General Meade. He endeaovred to bring Meade to his views. Sheridan found the cavalry there doing picket duty for the whole army, -and stretche out for sixty miles without a confederate cavalryman facing them. General Sheridan thought the cavalry troops should be mobilized and made a fight- .ing Corps, and'he sent out to take care of the enemy's cavalry and go into battle with the rest of the army. That was entirely different ■from the methods theretofore proposed, an-: General I.Ieade.held to the old ^ ideas. - Sheridan could not bring Meade to liis views; therefore he had to do the best he could under the c'rcumstanoes, -He had under him four Divisions commanded by regular army OJfacers, and unt^l after the Battih of t e Wilderness that cavalry force was used in the advance and upon the flanks of the army and did not accomplish much. But when Gran, moved his army to the left, endeavoring to get between Lee and Richmond, he ordered Sheridan tn occupy two strategic positions in advance of the infantry and hold them at all hazards. Meade, not knowiing Grant's orders, saw Sheridan's disposit'on of the command, thougl^t it was too exposed and moved two of his divisions. This enabled Lee \Tithout opposition to occupy the positions that Sheridan had been ordered to hold, and then our army had to f^ght for and retake them. Sheridan considered it a reflection upon him. He went to see Meade and protested against.his action. Meade ifa« quick-tempered, and SJaeridan was also; they had very hot words, and finally the question coming up, Sheridan said he would not give the Cavalry another order unless he cou'd have absolute command of it; that he (Meade) could hereafter handle the cavalry. Meade brought up the work of the Confederate cavalry under Stuart, and Sheridan said to him ,''lf you w» 11 let me loose, T will wt)pe the earth up with Sttart." Meade wentover to aee.General Grant and complained of Sheridan, and told Grant th-at Sheridan had said that if they would give him comm;^nd of his Corps of cavalry he would wipe the earth wHh Stuart. "Did Slcridan say that?" fThen why dpn't yoii let him do it?" said Grant, and on the very next day Sheridan received iiis orders and made his celebrated ^ march to the rear of Lee, destroying his communication, fighting-with ^ Stuart and his entire cavalry c rps, achiev'ing- great victories and killing Stuart, 279 190Q. . i When T went to City Point in Novemlbef ,1864 j to vi sit'General Grant, he told me of Sheridan's great success in command'of the cavalry troops of the Army of the Potomac, and said that Sheridan on the field was the best General he had ever seen. He declared he was equal and fit for the highest coionand. • General Grant also told me of the mistakes and disasters In the Shenandoah Valley, and the use Lee made of Early to scare Washington iintil he (grant) saw that he must select some on'^ of his best officers to make a campaign in the valiey,• When he selected General Sheridan the .President and Secretary Stanton both objected, saying that Sheridan was too young and 'nexperienced; but they gave way to Grant's judgment, and Sheridan s first movement down the valley was so careful and conservative that it showed liim to have,the qual-'ties of a great General. His first movement was against Early, who retreated before his forces and refused • to give battle until he reached Fisher's Hillji a very strong position; his falling back was to meet reinforcements coming from Lee. • -As soon as Sheri dan saw this he showed great prudenee, and fell back himself to H lit-wn, where he took up a posit'or. in which-a smaller force could hold against a larger one, and remaining there unt'l Lee was forced by the action of Grant to send for the forces he had sent Early, ks soon as Sheridan discovered this he maneuvered so that Early had to stand ' and fight, and the battles of Winchester and Fisher's Hill followed, where Sheridan defeated and made-great captures from Early's army. These tattles occurred just before the National elect'on for President. They had a ver;- beneficial effect on the political canvass, and brought great relief to President Lincoln, who sent a very cordial dispatch to Slieridan and promoted him to the rank of Brigadier General in the regular army. Following this came the celebrated Battle of Cedar Creek, where, in the presence of Sheridan, the enemy planned anattack'on the Union army, turning its left-'-nd rear. The enemy met with great success unt'l Sheridan arrived on the ground and took command, rallying'his forces and winning a great victory. 'e,captured many prisoners'and much artillery and transportation. For this great victory he was made a Major General in the regular army. This ended the campaign in the valley unt'l March, 1835. ■When Sheridan with his c valry attacked Early, capturing the forces he had left,only Early and a few others escaped. Early, with a single companion, reached Richmond; they were the last of that celebrated Confederate army of the S..enandoah Valley. Tn March, Slnridan, with his . cavalry forces, jo'ned Grant in front of Petersburg, and was given command of n separate army, reporting directly to Brant. He immediately started out to turn Lee's army on the right, winning the battles oT Dinwiddie, Court House, Five Forks, lettersville, Sa'lor's Creek, and, finally, Appamottox. where, by his bold Energetic maneuvers, he finally got in front of Lee s retreatin" orray and forced 't to final surrender. Grant immedi-?tely sent Sheridan to the command of the south-west, instructing him to place a stron force oh the R'o Grande river, border ing MexicoV Grant beli '-'^ved that the French invasion of Mexico was a part of the rebellion, and that we should dr've Maximillioh and his French army out of Mexico, and Gheridan|s instructions clearly 'ndicated this. The private letters from Grant to Sheridan made it plain to Sheridan what was to be done, and he prepared to.carry out rrant's views; but Secretary of State Seward was oppobed to Grant's plans, fearing 280 1908. complications with foreign povvers, and stopped Grant's plans, and Sheridan's movements for nearly a ye r, when the frenc;> troops were withdra\7n. At this t^me T was in command of the De .artment of the Missouri, and Grant's plan contemplated a movement from New Mexico into the States of Chihualiua and Sonora. This part of the plan that I was to carry out contemplated the occupation of those states and that Mexico would turn them over to us for the part to he taken hy us in adding President Juarez in expelling the French army. General Sherman, in explaining it to me,,said that "V/hlle l would carry out my orders, my idea is that when you get there you had better try to sell them New Mexico than to obtain any of old Mexico." S..eridan's management of the difficult position of trying to help the Liberals of Mexico and not infringing upon the French occupation, and at the same time comply with Secretary Seward's peaceful policy, was very able and successful. He aiided the President wi tl. arms , ammunition, etc.,.so that he recovered from the FBencn all of Nortl: Mexl oo< and organized an amry that soon captured MaximilHon, as Napoleon withdrew the Frencli army, deserting Maxiraillion and leaving hn'm with no army except rebel Mexicans. When Sheridan was sent to New Crleans and a subservient countenance of dishonest methods was required (6f him, in a protest whlc this drew from him with reference to the conduct of rovernor Wells, .he wrote to the Secretary of War, "T say again that he is dishonest, and that dishonesty is more than must be expected of me." Ten ■years afterwards he wrote to General Sherman from Chicago: "I am and always have been faithful In thought and word to my lawful commanders, oven independent of the warm personal friendship and admiratiopi T have for you. T have been repaid for all this by fairness in the exercise of your authority, and by reciprocal friend ship. T have built up my present _di vi si on, and have been o-^nnected •with the great development of the"country west of tne Mississippi River by protecting every interest so far as in my power and in a fair and honorable way, without acquiring a single personal interest to mar or blur myself or my profession." Sheridan spent the years"of 1868 and 1869 in command of the Department of the Missouri, and on ti.e Southern"pla-"ns in campaigns against the Soutliorn Cheyennos, Arappalioes, Apaches and Kiowas and finally located them on reservations in th ■ Indian territory. The very day that Grant was inau'-qirated he appointed Sheridan a Lieutenant General Sheridan received this appointment while inspecting some o. his nortl.ern points in Montana, and upon receiving the telegram of his ppointment he said, after reading the dispatch and turning to the Staff Officers, "Boys, you will have to address me as Lieutenant General now#" Tl.eir hats all went up at once. The Government sent General Slieridan t6 Europe during, the German-French 'Jar as its representative, and he joined the German Army in the field T.d viewed all the great battles of thkt war under the moat favorable conditions. T have never seen any official report from him of this service and his observations, but he has said in comparing their armies with outs: "T am fully satisfied that there is no nation in Europe which has so perfect ;m army system as ourselves; they have more perfect systems fcr raising troops, but T am satisfied their staff systems are not as good as ours. T find that but little can be learned here to ship. T wi bh■the River by fair and report in which 3W1 281 1908. benefit our" service. We are far ahead In skill and campaign organ''zation. Euroep is far ahead of us onl^r ''n the military organization that makes nearly every man a soldier and the facility of that organ ization Is quickly uttlng hundreds of thousands into the field. So far as. organization for reclothing, transportation of supplies, and general comfort.of troops re concerned, we are so far ahead as to make comparison ridiculous," General Sheridan, had no faculty of speakin,:' in public. He was a fine conversationalist, however, and In talking of the Civil War and criticizing our movements. Including his owr, showed a very analytical' mind and a just judgment. He had no use for the military principles that were handed down by some of our strategi3ts--that our armies sh-^^uld not fight two great battles at one t^"me. He thought and acted u on the principle ti;at our campa^"gns "shauld be continuous, and that, every one of our armies should move at the same time, so as to keep the enemy from concentrating upon any one of our armi'es in a' campaign while the other was idle. Of- the private soldier he held the" highest opinion, and it was his devotion to and care fot? them that made them so loyal to him. In a talk to comrades at Creston, Towa, General Sheridan said: "I want to say to y u, comrades, tl:ls: that T am Indebted to the private sold-'er for all of this credit that has come to me. He is the man who did the fighting, and the man who carried the musket is the greatest hero of the war, in my opinion. T was nothing but an agent, T knew how to take care of him; T knew what a soldier was worth; and T knew how to study the country so as to out him in the right. I knew how to put him In a battle when one occurred, but T was simply tie agent to take care of hi:..; he did the work. Now, comrades, these are commonsense t.ilngs, and T can't say them in very flowing language, but they are true nevertheless, and they are true not of me alone, but of everybody else. It is to the common soldier that we are Indebted for any credit that came to us. There are many men here to ay who served in the field with me, and It is a greatpleasure to me to find them out; and they have been very kindly in their remarks to me. Tlhile they were with me T certainly did all T could for them. I often laid awake planning for their welfare, and T never killed a man unnecessarily. You may kill as many men as you choose, if you give them an equivalent for the loss. Men do not like to be killed for nothin;. They do not like to have their heads rammed against a stone wall unless for some good result. Whenever T took men int battle T gave them victory .as the result of the engagement, and that was always satisfactory," Is it any wonder that General Grant wrote of this man: "As a c mmander of troops, as a man capable of doing all that is possible with any nvimber of men, there is no man living greater than Sheridan. I rank }.lm with Ihipoleon, and the rreat captains of History, 'le had n magnetic quality of swa^ In ■ men which T wish T had," Sheridan was looked upon by many officers and citizens simply as an Impetuous, reckless soldier, full of dash, gallant to the extreme of rasliness; in short, simply a splendid specimen of the cavalry officer of the Murat order. There never was a greater mistake made. Impetlous he was, certainly, but it was only impetitous execution of del'berate and well-consldored plans: Tn all his life he did not do any 282 1908. • impetuous act without•careful cons^deration beforehand. Neither in civil administration- ^-n time of peace, nor in the roar and fury of battle, did he'ever act except on-well-defined lines and clearij defined purpose.' . . ^ , .-u HVhet T have written shows you better txan I can descr-be his nrincinal traits of character--the traits that made his military prorress such a continuous success. As T look at^it -today Sheridan simply Brew from experiences. First, he had the instinct and love of a soldier. He was educated for the service, and early learned ohe science of war; the great stratesy-; the lof^^y" sties; the transportation and' commissary departments; and he had the t in him that, when opportunity offered, he developed all of them successfully. He. was a natural leader of men; had a fine eye for topocraphy and. the select ing of strong posit;'ens, and, above all, he kept fully posted what the enemy was do'ng and was remarkable for the information he got and its correctness. He had a great magnetism. Cn the field he never hesitated to-attack, no matter what forces were before him, and above all he had faith 'n himself and a great faith in his men. 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Jon ob riB't .nc oX oitj tot Mfijof; loi o«< fair rx«w 0 4»n>Bn« bomnn h mmd nv ;i oj ojifl -i fOiiJ nviirj ▼ rtJM Jn* rfun jTocJ t looonOidT .•♦XtTO't bo< :• .t»RtB*4a/ Bxa^iXB BOO im ,, otli t Jlurnt onJ :n«A bMJ to bJoio Xoiotton ,jnd4 iot«ow fnn J» nT JntiJ II" t 1 •Xdofoo rfna « to ^t qoou tb iBbmso-n o / nK" • I* fl*v»I rni* oit of to 'iBdiHfn %tm dJfv. r , .' .-.fp -ti J«ni ^ oofoq W m* >1 im .''a:.* t -i: ' I fi»r, laa Bo 'fl' tr, x * nou i boAool Mw r.r.bTiB f - caJBii B., ni initf Xa.!: ,uB»t to rXat , lOfftloB aoo'Xooi ,iiooMin i,r.» no on mo p ndJ to rwai^owf;' b^bMPXcir n Xr;. »? .Jmrir (tf iibw ' c<-l In . f '^'pqaiT tOiBBt* B tftW OPvntl mnhT •♦Bhio i 'H/' Pi|» to . v|an bA» if Jtfl ,xt(t*oion ,r.*w o? of> Mb Bft ot»X , , »rt IXf ii'' ifrf/f ^ fe tti November, 1908. 283 New vork, November 27, 1908, Dear Oeneral:- CONFIDENTIAL I have your letter of twenty-third instant. T am entering into an aggrernent with the Swenson syndicate, and which was approved by the Executive Committee this afternoon. You will see that in lieu of a partnership on the interest, to be settled every six months or every year during a five year period, I succeeded in settling that feature beforehand. It was evident to me, upon reflection, that semi-annual or annual settlements of earnings or expenses might lead to a great many differences of opinion. You know from your recollection, of the (Jault-Tucker award on the Gould lines, and from your long experience otherwise how many differences of opinion may arise about divisions of rates, a division of common expenses, etc., etc. I figure the interest on 75 miles of road as follows C&S R.%E Bonds, say ^1,500,000 face value at per annum, u67,500 per year, equivalent, in five years, to ^337,500 One-half of which would be 168,750 We estimate the cash subsidies at ^40,000, which, added to the .^125,000 to be received from the Swenson syndicate, will make vl65,000. The .f'165,000 cash thus received would itself earn interest for an average period of, say, two and one-half years, which would make its value over *180,000. Besides this, we are to have a 48^ interest in the townsite company. It is impossible to tell beforehand what this is worth but it will be worth something, We haven't yet settled on a program for a more thorough investigation of the country north of Orin Junction but I am working on it. I think it would be a very Important strategic move, but I do not think it probable that we could seil $12,000,000 face value of bonds soon at ninety. They ought to be quoted in the market at a higher figure and I am working on that feature all the time here trying to help create a good impression concerning them, but of course, 12,000,000 more outstanding would not help the price of those which are already out. Business over Trinity ^ Brazos Valley is good. October gross earnings were *240,195.25 and Balance Available for interest was ,,'44,393.89. The interest accrued for the month was $52,575.76. November gross earnings are better than October, and indications are that there will be a surplus over interest this month. I received a letter from ''■Tr. Jones and also from Mr. Keeler concerning the Vernon project and have suggested to both of them that I would like to have Mr. Jones keep close to it. The letters did not indicate what their objective point would be, but if it should be in Dickens country I think it would help us. Mr. Keeler expressed some apprehension about the effect on our interests if it should be acauired by the Frisco, but I do not think there is much menace in that direction I hope this arrangement with the Gwenson syndicate will please you, and with love and affection from both "Irs. Trumbull and myself I am as ever. Sincerely yours. General G. M. Dodge, Frank Trumbull Council Bluffs, Iowa. P.S. We are endeavoring to keep quiet the fact that the C&S will get behind the construction above Stamford. F.T. I hope this a you, and with love and and I am as ever. General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, I P.S. We are endeavori: behind the construction affection from 285 Council Bluffs, Novem'ber 28, 1908. To the President, Washi.ngton, D. C. My dear Mr. Presldent:- Ci;arles M. Huntington, son of the late Henry D. Huntlngton of the 2nd U. 8. C-i^valry, who died at the age of 36, was graduated from West Point in 1876, served under General Crook in the TndTan campaigns, was v/ell-known in the army and was al.so well-known by the citizens of Iowa, is confined to a wheeled chair and has been for several years, being unable to walk. He is, however, of fine mind and energy and grad uated with credit from the Masschusetts Institute of Technology, two years ago. He is now filling a position as draughtsman in the Architec tural Department ^n the Treasury Bu'lding ^n Washington, pending his taking the civil service examination which he is anx ous to take but on account of his physical infirmaties, which do not fttterfere with his work in the position he is now filling, he is refused the privilege of going before the Board of the Commission, and his fr^" ends are told tliat the only way that he can retain his position is for the President to place him under civil service without examination. If you have that power and are disposed to exercise it, this is a case I think whore It would not only bo a benefit to the y mg man, would not be a detriment to the service, and would be a recognition of his father's service in the army. This yo\ing man T Am told is very bright and could ^ill many other posit'ons besdies the one he is now fill'ng. Representative J.A,T.Hull T think knows of h^m. Respectfully y our obdolent servart, Grenv'lle H. Dodge. ^87 November, 1908. Des Moines, -^owa, Nov. 28, 1908. My dear General: It did me good to read your letter of the 21st inst. I shall work faithfully along the lines of our talk when you .ere here. I cannot, of course, forget my old friends and wren it comes to the distribution of what little patronage may fall to my hands I must give them in many cases the preference, not, however, to the exclusion of other-s who have been honestly and decently oposed to me, I have no doubt but that I will be able to restore harmoney to the party in Iowa. It will not come in a minute because local conditions have been affected and the local struggle for supremacy will continue for sonie time, I earnestly hope that you will take enough interest in me to see me from time to tine to give me the benefit of your ripe experience with respect to the niatters w..ich will come from time to ti.e before Congress. I am not pigheaded, and I hope not big-headed, and I believe that ^ have courage enough to do what I think is right. I am, With my best wishes for your health and happ^iness. Yours cordially. Albert B. Cummins. Hon. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. November, 1908, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 289 November 08, 1908, My dear Bather Bherman: We had/a fine meeting in Bt.T.ouis, and Oumph's address on his father's l-^st year's campaign is one of the best ever read before our Bociety. Every one there was greatly pleased with it. Oump is so modest and he was absolutely astonished and overwhelmed at the reception it received. There is so much in it that people ought to know. I told him and have written him to have 2000 copies of it printed so it could be sent out. Of course, it will appear in our records, but very few see it there, and it should go to every library and all the patriotic societies. I can send out a great many copies of it myself to persons to whom it will be of great value. At our first business meeting on the 11th I re,ad your letter to me relating to the appointment of Anthony F. Bacon to West Point, and the Society unanimously requested to add their re,quest for the aopointment to mine. Big't after the meeting I wrote a letter to President Taft enclosing your letter to me and the letter of the Society and added ray personal request, and I enclose you President Taft's answer, which after you have read please return to me. When you corae back this way I hope you will stop over and see me. The scr^-ices at the Cemetary were very appropriate and toiiching. The tribute of Dr. Nichols was very fine and greatly pleased every one. The whole Society was out and many others all of which I know will be interesting to you. No doubt Gump has written you by this time. T am. Truly and cordially. Rev. Thos. E. Sherman, 314G Evanston Av., Chicago, 111. Grenville M. Dodge. •• '( '.'Nf,' -a . \ '♦ . si- 1, . "1 . SaiiC' November, 1908. 532 Dearborn Avenue, Nov. 29th, 1908. My Dear General:- It was very kind of you to write and Mrs. Grant and I are delighted to think that we are near you here, where we shall hope to see you often in our home. I regretted extremely not to have been able to attend the Reunion of the Army of the Tennessee in St. Louis, and to hear "Cumppy" Sherman's paper which I am sure was fine, and I am glad you remembered me to the Companions of the Army of the Tennessee. We were touched with the kindness of friends at Governor's Island and in New York City, when we were leaving, but we find many good friends here and have established ourselves in a comfortable and happy home where we hope to see you and yours often. With our warmest regards to you and your family, all, believe me, my dear General, Yours faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. Gen. G. M. Dodge, 283 Quincy, 111. November 30, 1908 . Council niuffs, Iowa. My dear General: I notice by the dispatches that you are to extend the Colorado Southern north to connect with lines running into Canada. 1 have a son, Schuyler u. Piggott, Who , for eleven years was chief clerk in the Central office of the u. & Q- at this city. His health failed and his place was given to his brother who still holds it. having now f lly recovered he desires to go West and requests me to ask you if there is an opening for him on any of your lines? His ages ig forty years; his height six feet one inch ; is single, moral, honest and strictly timperate. Having commenced as a car cour. er in the yards at the age of eighteen years, and worked through each grade in the Freight Department before going to the Central Office he therefore knows the R, R. Business, especially the freight business. Should you favor him with a trial, he, and I, will be grateful to you. A few days before the late meeting ofthe Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis I had an ardent letter from, our friend oolonel Henry Van Sellars of Paris, 111. uring me to be present at tJie meeting. I had just secured tickets, including sleeper to Washington in quest of a maker of artifical limbs who might make a leg on which I could get around with some comfort or I should have been present. I feel grieved when I read of the meetings of the various armysocicties at not being able to take an humble part with my old Comrades ®specially^in the Ar-my of the Te.nnefflee . the Loyal Legion and* instead ^ ^ of being a comfort Washington it leg will but be a 1 fear, punishment. like all Otherwise the othersmy he-lth is very good. I have not had a day's sickness since I left field hospital recovering from thexcepting amputation the of timey leg. I was in the I have noted with pleasure your progress in Civil life and m.ention you to my friends as my old v^ommander, while it in\einJ°anLenri?r''i^ allowed to live long enough disability, to know that Ifeel our labor compensated -nd sufferlnc In the field were not in vain, and that Srwlll Irave to tho the peoples of the world an , inspi?ing powerful example and peaceful in the country, ideals ofand republican government. Hoping that your health is good and that "ou will live Tlf? aotiv. and succeasful comrade f^eneral, with great resp. ct your admiring friend and Mickael Piggott. 1634 Vermon Street, Quincy, 111, 295 Nov. 30, 1908 Gen. Grenvllle M. Dodge, #1 Dowlir.g Green, N.Y. Dity, My dear General: It has been some time since 1 have had the pleasure of seeing you. h'xpect to be in New Mork latter part of this week, and will try and drop round. There are not so many of our grand old corps commanders left ^ that one can afford to miss taking you by the hand now and the^* As a Penns5''lvania manufacturer, largely engaged in trade throughout the world, and a student of political ecomony, I endorse with all my heart what my firend Mr. Carnegie has said upon the tariff. It is indeed, in one sense, the best protection document I have seen of late, since he advocates protection as Hamilton and clay did, where necessary to build up a business, He believes tliat when the business is self-sustaining it should be dropped, believes in only helping to build up such business as is likely to be self-sustaining, and that tariffs should be levied on luxuries, in other words, the rich should aay it. He is right all through. Iron and steel no longer need portection in this coxontry. v»e can make it cheaper here than anywliere else, i had a talk with Mr. Carnegie last spring, Itr t before he went to Europe, in which he outlined this article promising it before oongrcss should meet, i agreed with him than and 1 a- ree with him now. He invited me to visit him at t>kibo when .in Europe last summer. I attended as delegate two inter national conventions in London, but I could not manage ? Possibly if you have tim we together the last of this week, say Saturday, and have a chat. He is always interesting. report of last year's net earnings of our Cuba Railroad Company is very satisfactory. Itlis about the only railroad in the world, so far as I have been able to year! iicreased its net earnings during the panic Very truly youths. A. n. Earquhar, 297 Decem'ber I, 1908. Chicago 111. heoemher 1,1908, Gen.Grenville m/ Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir: The Western society of Engineers will hold its annual meeting and dinner on the evening of January 5, 1909. After discussing the question of a program with the President of the Society and the Board of Directors, it was decided to invite you to address the members on that evening. We were convinced that we could select no representative of the engineering pro fession in this country who could present to us reminiscences of early engineering and railroad construction better than yourself. It was also decided to invite Mr. Frank Trumbull, President of the Colorado and South ern Railroad Co., to talk in the railroad situationoof today. We appreciate that man who has such demand on his energies as your self cannot be secured for such a function unless some very good.reason oan be advanced. Our argument is that the Western Society of Engineers, which comprises one-thousand members, has not been favored in many years with the presence of any of the pioneer railroad builders, and we feel that the time is now opportune to call upon you as representative of those men of strong character and perserving energy, who, almost single-handed, went out upon the plains and amongst the mountains of the west for the pur pose of advancing American civilization and growth of the commerce of our country. We shall greatly appreciate your considering our invitation for you to be our guest on January 5th, and to get your name and reminiscences ♦published in our proceedings. We shall feel highly honored if favored with an acceptance at an early date. Yours respectfully, jjorris K. Trumbull. Chairman Entertainment Committee. Dec. 1908. 289 Des Moines, Iowa. • • Dec. 1, 1908. Gen. G. M. Dodge, ' Council Bluffs, Iowa. My De-T General Mr. D. Christy, a member of the clerical force engaged in transcribing the rosters, received a letter the other day of which the inclosed is a copy. He had heard incidently of the erection of a monument to the memory of this man Davis and wrote Mr. Kenedy about it. It reminded me of the numerous instances of devotion alluded to in your recent address here, wherein brave men on both sides paid the penalty of their lives while seeking information that would be of advantage to the Generals who sent them forth upon the perilous quest. Mr. Christy's regiment was on duty at the time of the execution and as he remembers it, thinks you were in command, of the troops stationed at Pulaski at that time. He tells me it was understood at the time that the young man Davis had upon his person the papers which had been passed to him by another who was the real spy and who was captured shortly afterwards. That young Davis might have saved his own life by stating the facts, but refused to do so. However, that may be, Christy says Davis showed great bravery upon the scaffold. He does not know the details of the capture which Kennedy requests him to give. Yours very truly, G. W. Crosley. (Copy of enclosure) (COPY) November 27, 1908, Mr, W. D. Christy, Campany D, 2nd, Iowa Inf. Vet. Vol., Des Moines, Iowa. My Dear Sir:- You do now know what pleasure your kind letter about Bam Davis gave me. Yes, Sam Davis is the boy that was hanged at Pulaski, Tenn., and I am the one who came from his father's and mother's home| and took the body up and took it to his home, and to whom the Chaplain probably of your regiment, who was with Sam at the gallows and to hwom' Sam gave his little memorandum bood with a written good bye to his mother and the buttons off of his coat to his sisters. The ChanlSkin gfve them to me to take to them, which I did. ' Every body in the Army at Pulaski was kind to me when they found out I was after the body of Sam Davis, and to think that a soldier who was present at his death, now ^5 years ago, should so kindly offer to have his and his comrades names put in the corner stone 3C0 of his nonument by a contribution, its not money we are afte.r so much as the sentiment, that he was an American born boy^ and was ^BxnQ unto death, and every American honors another who is brave, no natter which side he was on, and yot^r quick and kind response shows it. • , _ ^ will sincerely appreciate any recollections of the event, write it to me in full, your memory of what occured, what was said and done. One thing that has never been told is how he was captured, the details, was he asleep or was he betrayed by some one with whom he stayed. ,4 . . .rt ' Yours truly,. John C. Kennedy, Nashville, Tenn. ■ovb. - •f I ? ',(• > 1 \ • ' i' '' ' v.V- • .. • ^A1 V J£- m' : ■ ..r.r mt Decemter 3, 1908. New York, December 3, 1908. Strictly Confidential. Dear General: Mr Hawley and I are selling control of C.& S., "by agreeing to deliver not less than Eoo,ooo shares common-- price to you, If you join as we assume you will ll.-ie to do--55.oo per share Including £.oo Dividend to he paid Dec. I5th. Mr -tiawley has options from others on same basis of realiz ation by them--or rather they option at not less than ,5o.oo and will get 53.00 plus dividend E.oo, unless something very unexpected prevents trade. It Is to be decided and closed If ratlsfled,by Dec. E3 but might take a few days longer. No one but Mr. Hawley and I (In C.& S.) know more about It. I assxime you will be glad to "Gash In". Please sign enclosed and fill In number of shares. F.T. Is being kept very quiet here 303 Council Bluffs, Becember 3, 1908. A. "B. Farquhar, York, Penn. Bear Sir:- Yours of Nov. 3Gth forwarded to me here. T havd moved my private office from New York here to my old home, and spend most of my time here. My railroad office is at 71 Broadway, New York. I have not seen Mr. Carne':^ie for some time. Tf I were in New York it would give me great pleasure to go and visit him with you. I was glad to see his statement on the tariff. T doubt, however if t:.ey take all the tariff off steel. Of course it would be a help to our roads if they did—especially the steel rails. I hope they will make the proper reduction in the tariff, but wl.en T do not meet a single person that is not interested in something that he wants pro tection on, T have my doubts in the ability of congress to "face the music." OOf course, the east wants the tariff off wools and hides and products of the soil generally, but the west is absolutely opposed to it and will make a strong fight against it, and a member of congress is bound to follow the washes of his constitutents. I hope it will bring about a revision that will make a reduction on everything but luxuries, but T doubt it. No matter what they do, I feel sure many will be dissat'sfied, and that we will be in danger of losing the next Congress. It is possible that settling the question early and having it applied for a couple of years before another election that people may see the benefits of it, and it may not do the harm they expect. If you happen to come this way I should be glad to have you make me a visit, "hen you see Mr. Carnegie, extend to him my best wftshes for good health and long life. I do n6t suppose it would do any good for me to try to induce him to come so far west, but he would get a great reception from the people here, ^e is like me, he doa not care to go only where hd is obliged to, and does not like to do that. I am, fruly. G. M. Dodge. December 1908. 3C5 Des Moines, Dec. 4, 1908, Gen, G, M. Dodge, Courcil Bluffs, Iowa, My Dear General;- I thank you for your kind letter giving me the information about the Execution of the Confederate Spy, Sam Davis at Pulaski, I am saving all such matters of military history that I can procure, with a view of utilij;ing them at some future time, when I get through with this work, for publication. In compliance with your request I enclose herewith the certificate of the Adjutant General giving the military record of Capt, Randolph Sry, Co, G, 4th Iowa, as shown by the records in this office. There is no charge. Am glad you have found the History and Roster of Iowa Soldiers of value as a work of reference. The work is now suspended for want of funds, I am going home tomorrow, but hope to return and again take up the work in January if an early appropriation for its completion can be secured. Yours very truly, G, W. Crosley, I December, 1908. Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Dec. 5th, 1908, Gen . G . . Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. iV.y dear General Dodge: I feel perfectly free to write to you as husband's truest friends, and by hin. much loved, desired to become a member of the j--oyal Legion that his membership unto his beloved nephew and namesake Carpenter who is now living in South Dakota. He i and in every way worthy of the name he bears and is D. S. Land Office at Semmon S. Dakota. He is the husband?s youngest sister. There are two brothers Gov. who have sons, but it was one of his fondest w leave his membership to his nainesake who was loved If you could possibly arrange it so that the young you will confer not only a favor on me, but upon yo you were one ol' my The Governor always he might bequeath , Cyrus Clay s a gine young man now Register of the eldest son of my older than the ishes that he might by us as a son. man could join, ur dead comrade. Very respectfully yours. Susan C. Carpenter. frs . C. C. Carpenter, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, -i' ! nil Hcu .1 -.Jk. P Dec. 1908, 3C9 Red Oak, Iowa., Dec. 5th, 1908, General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Some one has been kind enough to send me some printed monographs and addresses m.ade by or concerning you and yovir work in the Middle West. Assuming that you are responsible for this favor I am writing this note of thanks for miaterial which I shall prize very highly; not only because it comes from you but because of the historical and biographical merit of the reproductions. Some of this I had not seen before; and it will prove a very valuable ad dition to my lowana Library, which I am trying to make as complete as possible. I shall be glad to have anything else relating to the early history of Iowa or Nebraska which you can command for me. There is a wealth of material awaiting the pen of some scholar with leisure and the necessary passion along these lines to be fashioned into a most stately and interesting epic. I wish my dear general that I might say the worX which would induce you to write an autobidjgraphy of your life. I have had to extract pages from it gather4d in a fragmentary way and I think I know how important it has been. The events thereof should be preserved in permanent form. As one of the Trustees of the Historical Department of the Gtate, I wish to thank you for having sent us your letters and correspondence, and I trust you will not let anv of it escape. I have been through a little of it with Mr, Harlan", and know what a wealth of historical material we have. I shall be glad to meet you at your office some time when we both have a little leisure to go over those plats, and surveys of which you spoke. It was a source of much gratification to find you at the meeting of the Pottawattamie County Historical Society last Saturday evening; and to have your words of commendation. I need only say that in so far as the paper related to you, it was not prepared for that occasion nor did I know that you would be present. It was read just as delivered to the State Historical Society of Nebraska at its meeting last January, Let me say that some of the material was obtained from Dr. Miller of Omaha, who I need scarcely say is a warm friend of yours, and who knows the value of your work. • With all good wishes for you and yours, I remain. Very cordially yours, lfeiL^.1 i H.E.Deemer warm 313 Franklin Square, Nev/ York. Dec. 5, 1908. General Grenvllle M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir:- I am referred to you by Mr. Henry w. Knight, Past Commander U. S, Grant Post, Brooklyn, TI. Y., who told me that I might use yoi'^r name in writing to you. I was sent fc b Mr. Knight by Mr. Nast of Harper & Brothers. Mr. Knight asked me to mention to you a conversation he had held with you at the Boodie House, Toledo, 0., in which you told him of your command of the Secret Service Dept. of Gen. Sherman&s army. It is because of this that I v/rite to you. Some time ago the Editors of Harper's Magazine asked me to prepare a series of articles dealing with the Secret Service durinThe announcement and purpose of this series is given by tne Editors in tne enclosed clipping, which I have taken from the annual announcement made in the IToveraber number of the magazine. stories stories of .ome of these + men whoserved sries; thei to country give the as dramatic did Nathan „ hopes tnat from you who commanded so Imnortant entlJlable .Tif me to prepare s.orae of this series. ^ data that wiU Prom the^f couircer?- e?rpe?LSrnar?"tfvf T" f that their oommandLc office? wo?ld v T 7® detallc ao much to the "colo?" of the s^ry. ' " 1 know ttarmoo? IZoTd oaae I ma^S? T? ?ou1" some of y?u^thinra?e all regiments of of??®Lv''be''?rf°" "'^hln ton? ^ ^ '^hem examine." ® Papers that you would let me What extent.^ ^I know tLt^I^am asklnr^a the-loss I do ask it. ' very great favor, but neverI will very much appreciate your renlv Very respectfully yburs, 'William Gilmore Beymer. 315 St Louis, uec. 5, 1908. General G. M. Dodge, My dear General;— Your letter of approval is very gratifying. Captain i^ing published my paper entire in the Globe-Democrat with display headingSj and 1 have been surprised and of course pleased with the seemingly universal interest shown. 1 have had a great many letters from unexpected sources and all sorts of manifestations of approval. I happened to take a subject in which everyone ic interested. About thirty years ago I was writing for newspapers and magazines, and having to fiarnish copy for an article on the following morning, and having nothing specially digested, out of sheer despera tion I wrote my recollections of the "March to the Sea." Another was at once called for, and another, and finally they Iqjt me grinding out war stories and reminiscences—not my own—for three months, and it started the avalanch of war literature which followed, it happened to be the psychological moment when intere t in the great war had revived. We are glad that the meeting of the Army of the Tennessee was a Eucce: s and that they had a good time. J^incorely yours. w. R. Hodges. 317 Quincy, 111. December 6, 1908. General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. Dear ^eneral:- Your very kind letter of the 4th instant is received. I sincerely thank you for so prompt and favorable a response, also for the interesting printed m-tter that came under a sepa rate cover, which in part describes the splendid success of the numerous public enterprises executed by you sinn the war, Kvery word was read by me to my family and the matter then carefully filed for future reading. General, it affords an old soldier no little pride to say to his family that the man who did such grand thirj? for the Republic was his commanding officer on the ba tlefield. if I am alive and al)le to attend I will be at the next meeting of the Army of the Tennessee, where i hope to have the pleasure of meeting and thanking you in person, Believe me. General, most sincerely your admiring friend and comrade. 1634 Vermont Street. Michael Flggott. 319 y Currie, Nevada, uolly Var-den Mining JJietrict, Dec. 8, 1908. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, New 3^ork Oity. uear General; The September number of the National Magazine containing a copy of your photograph fell into ray posession two days ago, here in my Nevada mining camp. The same issue contains a viev/ of the Grant Memorial and the (to me ) pleasing information that j'-ou are the President of the Commission of Construction. That issue is invaluable to me as it gives the only photograph I have ever been able to secure of yourself since the close of tlie war. Generr;l, I have often wondered v/hether you have forgotten a little incident which occurred at our Rolla- barracks, which to me personally, was one of the most import-nt events of the war. On dress parade that evening it was ray duty to call out ray regular report as to t!:e condition of Company "A". Upon this occasion it was "Company "A" all present or accounted for, except Deland Haines and Benjamin F. Tabor, who are absent without leave." That night they attempted to assassinate me with sling shots after I had retired for the night, i have alway considered that your prompt action was the cause of saving my life afterward, as both of them, after being arrested, had sworn to kill me upon sight and then desert the service. Immediately after this the campaign against Gen. Price commenced and both Haines and Tabor made their threat* prevented me from preferring charges as to their We ai-e all old men now. General, Your life has hp^n mav may hp be your preserved allotment. and I have i hoi^any passed more mv fi7+h years vpnr» of usefulness n * here, (gold, silver, copper tl. and ! lead) but the hard times of tworty years ago has so crippled my development work that I fear the long roll may be sounded before i roach the goal for wMc^ have Icabored here for eighteen years. ^ T am trace the existance of Companv 'A" With my best wishes for your future, I remain, yours very truly, Geo. A. Henry, December 8, 1908. 321 71 Broadway,New York. Dear General: I enclose herewith invitation from my nephew, Mr. Morris K. Trumbull, Chairman of the Entertainment Committee of the Western Society of Engineers, dated December I, 1908, which invitation he asks me to con vey to you. I know yourare beset by many people for this sort of thing. but I very much hope you can feel well enough to run over to Chicago for this particular occasion and can find it in your heart to gratify all the engineers who will be present at the dinner on January fifth. I am practioall committed to make a brief talk but yours would, of coursr, be the event of the evening. And if you feel that you can ; o, you and I can talk over several matters, or any matter concerning which you may want information.! hope you are in excellent health and that I may hear you have accepted this particI ular invitation.! also enclose letter from Morris K. Trumbull dated Decem ber 1st, addressed to myself, which kindly return for my files at your convenience, and oblige Yours sincerely, Frank Trumbull General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. •i ' " , ': ' t: OX,^r; »o»<l STounoil Bluffs, December 8^ 1908, A. D. Parker, Vice Pres. C. & S., Denver, Colorado, Dear Sir:- ,jfiAiQatXjrat ^Jsisoegt no.'M ••wo' , Jrreiiimr.? o ^ •*ci . The purchase of the Colorado & Southern by the Burlington, T think is going to be very beneficial to both properties and it s^ems to me that if we are to part with the Colorado & Southern it could not go into better hands for its own benefit, for it makes a natural 'to v* extension of their lines, ' ' I have been with hhe property so long and it has bu^lt up so rapidly and everything has always been go pleasant in it to me, and my relations with all the employees have been so beneficial and satisafactory that it seems like parting With a very old and dear friend. I do not suppose tliey will make any changes .in the operating departments. I am certain they could not ii Prove if they did. T have not had an opportunity to talk with Mr. Trumbull but will see him in Chicago on the fifth. , ' . I notice that U.S.Reudction & Refining Co, has asked the stock Exchange to list $1,841,000 of its first mortgage sinking fund 6% bonds, also $3, 945,800 of its 6^ non-cumulative preferred stock and $5,918,800 of its common stock. What are they go^ng to do w^th the oj money that comes from the sale of these securities or what was their idea in issuing them? Can you tell m© how the concern is getting on? I notice it still is unable to earn the interest on its preferred. If you have any Information or can get me any information, T will thank u' you, as T am a large holder of the preferred stock, T wrote W. H. Jones, my former secretary, who is in the* employ of the Colorado fe Souther^, some letters which needed prompt attention, but have received.no answer. If you would call his attention to them you would oblige me, as ^ am awa^t^ng the answers. I trust you are all well and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New. Year, .1 am, Truly, G. M. Dodge, 324 .091 9il ^Cilluli!. irumio'.' Council Bluffs, Dec. 29,1908, Mr. B. P* Tallinghast, Editor Democrat, Davenport, Towa. .CT «A ,.r # ,0 voiT Dear Sir:- (OXoO I think the monument or memorial to nbe erected-to'Senator ^ tAllisdn in this State, should be at its capital, Des Molnes. Prepara0. ,n ■ ■ ■ ■ . . . L-' tIons are belnc made to appeal to the citizens of the state for subscript Ions, which makes it a state affair, and the kind of m nument or o' memorial must be governed by their response." ' -Jn T think that every institution of learning "In the State should .f>rto» 1 : -v' r have a professorship, a scholarship, or something to commemorate his I name and services . and in remembrance . of what he has done — for them, butil^ these,necessarily, are local. Parks are local to c'ties, and are generally provided by "them, and it would he a very proper tribute to Senator Allison to give some of them his name, but, to my m^nd, there • f p' is nothing that a'ttracta the attention of the people and so represents t:tc . . . IT . the success "of a great public benefactor as a "proper mo'nume'nt or distinct memorial at the capital of the state and th'^ nation, and especially is this the" case of Senator Allison who served both his .^tate and the nation so ably and successfully fob fifty years^^ /icoi , ov h it'd , 1 . K. ii , 'o bltitm mox Very truly yours, a b'ta AMatiiiO x*t*uM » irot t."< i :r ..t 7 Grenvilie M. Dodge.' "►'t WQ*'! I i» il December, 1908. ^ 0 cr Omaha, Nebra-ska, December 8, 1906, Gen. G. M. Dod^e, Baldwin Block, Co. Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General Your letter of Dec. 7th received, enclosing a circular letter from Theodore Kharas in regard to the Mobile Car Sign Company. My attention has been called to this thing before, and the invention fts a clever one. As to its adoption by Street Rail.v/ay Companies, I have no knowledge of what the prospect may be, but could verj'- easily ascertain, as Mr. Scott is attorney for the Company that controls most of the street car advertising in the country from TTew York to Frisco. I hardly think the matter is worth investigation however, as I am agraid the owners and promoters are trying to make a fortune out of the sale of stock instead of the profits of the invention. A few weeks ago, I read in the papers that Kharas had been arrested or sued for some deal arising out of the sale of stock. I will try to find the article before mailing this letter and enclose it. I am afraid the outfit is crooked, but I will make further inquiries, and if I am wrong, I will write you. There are a couple of matters here in Omhha that I intended to bring to your notice, if the opportunity offered, but I have written Mr. Whitney fully in regard to them, and cannot put it up to any one else until I hear from>him. Mr. Scott and I put up our Sioux City proposition to him and he took it up, so we felt that we were under obligations to give him first chance at this new proposition here in Omaha. We have been negotiating for two months for 160 acres of land immediately West of Omaha joining Dundee and Benson. Several of the prom.tnient Firms in Omaha and many investors have tried to buy this land for the past five or six years, but we think we have finally got it, or at least a threefourths interest in it, and we will either buy the remaining onefourth interest, or have it subdivided. In my opinion it is a sure think, and will be as profitable as Hpmestead, if not better. If Mr. Whitney is not in a position to swing it for us, I will come and see you, for I feel that it is too good a thing to let go outside the family. Our plan is to put it on the market in the spring on the terms of ^1.00 down and 50 cents a week. I have no doubt that.Mr. Flack, President of the City Savings Bank, and .my partner in the .Homestead deal, will swing it, if I give him the opportunity, but if "ou want to go in, we can swing it Wfcth you, if you have some money to invest. The other thing that I would like to talk to you about is the car line to Papillion. Heretofore, I have not been very confident about this proposition, as I knew what the experience generally had been in these lines, and I knew that if the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company, with all its wealth and influence, should fight us, it would make a rough road for 'he line to Papillion. We have been up against the proposition of disposing of our Bonds, and it looks as if it would be necessary for the Construction Company to raise enough money to brild the line and have work actually going on, or the rails laid, before local investors would invest in Bonds. Last week, the President of the Company, who is manager of o; e of the newspspers here, and is a hustling man, with an excellent record. V f* w had an interview with Wattles, President of the Omaha Street Railway. He and Mr. Wattles are close friends, and the la.tter has always advised, hira to his interest. He told Mr. Uhl, President of the Company, that we had an excellent proposition, and would make money; that more over, he would assure him a traffic arrangement on a very equitable basis, so that the cars on the interurban line could run through South Omaha dnd loop in the center of Omaha. He found that we were about to make, a contract wi.th the Electric Light Company for power and light, as we have contracts to furnish light and power in Ralston and Papillion. He asked us not to ma ke a contract with the Electric light Company, as the Street Car company would give us as good, if not better figures, and furnisji'us ::all:*the. power we need to operate our cars, and fulfill our contracts for power and light in Ralston and Papillion. Mr. Wattles' co-operation and indirectly his influence will undoubtedly make this line to Papillion a success, and I believe that if we get the road built, we will not only make, some money in building it, Kn+ "ho "ir*. a + rvKt +r\ foT SXijGnljl. OH S ^ - j W — * sJ WC Jk dU uy but be in a position to float bond issues for extentions of the road to Elkhorn, '''illard. Valley and Fremont. Now two-fffths interest of the Contruction company has not been sold, and the three-fifths that have been sold can probabl-^r be purchased at a very low figure. In other-words, all our franchises, right of way and contracts in Ralston and Papillion can be purchased at a very reasonable figure, and our engineers tell us that we can put the road in op.eration, between South Omaha and Papillion, with one or two cars, for ^50,000. Ve can buy our power to operate from the Street Car Company, and run our cars over their lines through South Omaha and Omaha. I am now so confident that the thing can be made a success merely in building a rood, that I put the matter up to Mr. Whitney to ■ see if he was in a position to come out and look it over and see if there was any money in it. I realize that you are not able to take-ud such matters, but possibly you know some younger man like Morgan Jones, who could come here and work with Mr. Ohl and myself in getting control of this Construction Company, and own the road. The profit on building a road is large enough to make it worth while, and the prospect of still further profit in operating the road and extending it is good. Mr. Wattles has said so, and his judgment is excellent, and his motive is absolutely sincere towards Mr. Uhl. I j will senad you a Prospectus rrospectus of this road. If you know of any one, who could come here and put in some money, I believe there is money to be made in it. I have no ambition to build the road mvself. as I have a good deal of work cut out the coming year in platting ad ditions. I know that business and altho I may not always make a big bunch of money, one cannot lose, as he always has the land left and can at least sell enough lots to pay for it. Please keep t^is matter confidential. Very truly yours, A.R. N. P. Dodge, Jr. 'Kg ■; v'i: , 327 Franklin Square, New York. December 10, 1908. Dear Oeneral Dodge We have your kind letter of December seventh in regard to tne matter of the articles v/hich we are trying to obtain on the work of the Secret Service during the Civil War. We fully ap reciate the position which you take in the matter, yet we are venturing to make another suggestion, we would, of course, not wish to print anything involving persons now living which could possibly reflect to their discredit, or make things unp] easant for them. A'^t the same time, it seems to us possible that there may rbe still living, as you suggest, men who took part in this very important, and to oxu? mind very heroic service who at this late day would have no reason for objection to their stories being made public. You understand, of course, that it is our purpose to present anything rather tlian the ignominious side of the spy's career. We wish, where it can be done consistently with the truth, to pre sent these men as heroes whose deeds have never been made oublic. With tils understanding, would it not be possible for you to give us the names and addresses of some of these men who you say are still living, with the definite understanding that nothing about them shall be published without their consent and absolute agreement, -^nd that in approaching them in regard to the matter, these facts be pu'. clearly before them? Of course, it is quite probablp that men living in the South during the War furnished information to the Northern Armies might still, for very obvious reason, prefer to keep silent ' but there are there not others living in variousrarts of the corntrv who have no reason for similar feeling? Kby asking Incidentally, if it would be might possible we further for you intrude to furnish upon your us with kindness th^ "ho «ro in charge of tS SeSersImcf Of other divisions of the army during the War? letter, ipt + .r, and may we beg to r'ssuro youior you you that kind if reply you would to our prefer earlierto have conversation on this subject rather than corresponLnce ^e -hall CO to Council BiulfHr-e^vou even though you cannot definitely promise to give him onv ^ m-terial assistance before further discussionof the mattL? Very sincerely yours. Editors Harper's Magazine. Have you not yourself, some narratives of heroic deeds of this last which might be told without introducing names? Gcnei^al G. M. Dodge, Baldwin BIock, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 329 December, 190^. New ^ork City, December 11, 1908. Arthur Heurtley, ^sq.. Secretary, The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, 111. Dear Sir: I am in receipt ofyour letter relative to Wichita Valley Railway securities held by Mrs. Pullman. For each bond, with the stock acconi,anying i-t, Mrs. Pullman will receive $900. in cash, or in thebonds of a railroad company whose bonds are seli.ing at near ly par, and which earns and pays dividends upon portions of its stock. Te are not at liberty at this tine to give the nam.e of the smpany because it is under agreement not to issue any additional bonds until 1908. When these bonds are tturned over to them if the company pre fers to give bonds rather than cash we will receive the bonds at the price averaging on the Stock Exchange lor thirty days prior to delivery. If bonds are given Mr.. Pullman can sell them at a price, therefore, which will bring her .-|J900. in cash for bond with stock as stated above, I wish to say to you confidentailly that there is no question about this security, andthe matter will probably be closed up long before 1908. I enclose youa copy of our circular letter. The receipt for the bonds and stock,which will be put in safe deposit, will be signed by the same parties thatsign the cir'cular. Comniencing January 1, 1906, while the securities remain in our hands Mrs. Pullman will receive 4^ interest upon the par value of the bonds. As you are aware, these bonds are now drawing but 5^, and in fact the roaa has never earned more than that. This is a very favor&ble sale of the securities. Very truly yours, Grenville M. Dodge. 331 Coiincil Bluffs, December 12, 1908. Morris K. Trumbull, Chairman Entertai.nment Committee, Monadnock Block, Chicago, 111. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of December 1st, sent to me by Mr. Trumbull a few days ago. I expect to go to Chicago on the 5th to meet Mr, Trumbull, and it will give me great pleasure to attend the d'nner of your society. T an. not an after dinner speaker, but T will try to prepare something in relation t the engineers of an early day, especially those who took part in the survey and the construct"on of the two continental lines that were built on the 32nd and 42nd parallels of latitude and also fof some of their work in the Civ-1 War. Whether I could comdense this so that it would he proper to read or speak as an after dinner occasion, is doubtful. I do not think they want a person to spend much time on such matters, and this is a question that can not he taken up and Justice done it in a few moments. How many people do you have speak on these occasions, and how long a time are they given? Thanking you for your courtesy, and always having had a wish to meet the Western Society, T am pleased to try and he with you on this occasion. I am. Yours truly, G. U* Dodge. mm. C)QQ Oo O Council Bluffs, December 14, 19C8. C. H. Spooner, President, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. My dear Sir:- Mr. Ellis has been here and T have had a very long session with him, and T have come to an agreement with him to publish under my own name with h^m as editor and compiler, the second edition of the N.U. history provided the university can settle with him for the old volume. They agreed as T understand, to pay him ono thousand dollars and he willing to take that in notes of $250 each payable yearly, he to turn over to the \iniversity the copyright, etc. I have agreed to put up the m-^ney to publ-'sh another voluem and turn over the University the copyright of the volume on condition that the university will allow me to use its name in obtain'ng much data, etc. as I need and also that it will furnish Mr. Ellsl all the information and all the data which they have that can be used for the second volume and will second his efforts in getting up the public ation and also that they shall take it as the authorized history of the university and advertise it in its publications and recommend it to the alumni and past cadets. My idea is to get it out within a year or at least eighteen months and Ellis will devote his whole time to it. I believe t at with the support of the university and the friencliness of the alumni to me, we can make a success of the volume and that it will pay its way. Won't you take the matter up immediately with the Trustees and get their action on the matter an hav'-^ tl.em give me the authority for the use of the name of the tiniversity in carrying out the work? Let me hear from you on this as soon as possible. T am. Tznily, G. M. Dodge, ConncH Bluffs, Dec. 14, 1908, Gen, James S. Clarkson, Custom House, New York City, Dear S'r:- I am in receipt of your letter appointing the committee for the Allison statue. The committee ■'s all r-'ght so far as the eafet is concerned but it will be impossible for me to do much of anything with t,.at committee. You will have to take that committee as ex-officio member and handle it. I have already started in to make the committee in the state of Iowa, naming one person for each county so as to give it a thorough canvass. This co:mittee T will handle out here. You better appoint a treasurer for your sub-committee, mkaing that sub committee every named in the society committeee, I will write Mr, Carnegie, he is a ver close personal friend of mine, and when I go east T will go and see him so it will not be necessary for any of the committee here to go to him, but raise all the money you can. It will take some 1"ttle time to get this committee started here but we will go before congress this session and get the authority for the selection of the site and also I will go before the legislature here and get the authority for the location of the site and an appropriation for the pedestal. We better call them the Allison Memori 1, In this way we can work without any friction and have the country divided so the committee in the east can get together any time you want them and T can handle the committee out here and between you and T we ought to make it a groat success. There is no question as to where the statue should go in this state under a state subscr'ption, it should be at Des Moines, If Dubuque is anxious to get a statue locally that jre can not help. Truly, Gj M, Dodge, 337 RESOLVED That a dividend of two per cent, he declared out of the surplus earnings of the Company, payable of December 15, 1908, to the holders of the Common Stock of this Company of record on the books of this Company at the close of business on "hursday,December Io,I908. RESOLVED FURTHER That the ^-ransfer books of the Common Stock of this Company be closed at the close of business of December 10,1908, and be opened at the opening of business on December 16, 1908. Dec. 1908. Marshalltown, Iowa., December 17, 1908, Genl. G. M. Dodge, Counci"'. Bluffs, la.. My Dear Genl. and Comrade Your letter and books reached me O.K. Many thanks, believe me, I shall read them v/ith interest. I was a boy when your Regiment the 4th la., was in camp in the Bluffs and tried to gain admission but on account of age could not. I had often visited what I suppose was your ranch on the Box Elder, before that period, have always been and am now a strong admirer of Genl. Dodge and thus was encourage^ ' to send you that poem on Grant, crude as I feel it is, it embodies the character of the man. I am enclosing two little poems. Taps and W. R. C. Taps is good and fine at funerals of comrades where a bugle can take it up at last line of 3rd verse, or to unknown dead on Memorial Day. W. R. C. is a tribute to that splendid organization we so love and admirer for their splendid aid. Truly and fraternally yours. A. M. Clark. y:'iDecember, 1908. 341 ^.oston, Mass., December 18, 1908. Genl. Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, My dear General:- I am preparing a symposium concerning Lincoln for our centenary number in February. Can you not give me five hundred or a thousand words concerning Lincoln? Of course, you saw him and we are getting expressions from all those who knew him in the flesh. Don't feel any restriction on the amount of matter, as I just suggested that much in case you would not have time to write more but a longer sketch would be very acceptable. Hoping to see you at some of the Iowa Society functions during the winter and with best wishes, believe me, Sincerely yours, Joe Mitchell Chappie. jt;?c/mrp *L ■ .U December, 1908, Des Moines, Iowa., Dec. 18, 1908. Gen'l. Grenvllle M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir, So often men say that the opportunities of the present day are limited and that the young man now hasn't the chance Cor attaining success that he did a generation, ago. You are in position to pass judgment upon this claim. ',Vill you not kindly give us your opinion for a symposium which we hope to publish at an early date? We are asking contributions from other former lowans who have attained success in the business and professional world as well as yourself. The feature promises not only to be in teresting, but valuable, also. Men like yourself ought to have much to say that would be worth while, helpful and stimulating for young men. You may suit your own convenience as to the length of what you send us, although we suggest a maximum of 2oo io 300 words. You are a busy man and perhaps it is asking a great deal to request this kindness to you, but we hope for a favorable reply. A personal word from you and from other successful men to the young men of Iowa will be as good as the best sermon at the beginning of the new year. Awaiting your early reply, I remain. Very truly yours. J. W. Beckman Managing Editor. December I9th, 1908. New York City, Dec. I9th, 1908, General Grenville M.Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Dodge Thank you very much for your prompt response to my request for the article. It came at exactly the ri^t time and the matetial is precisely what I wqnted. I find it extremely interesting and have every reason to think that it vdll have wide recognition. I think you depreciate too much your own skill in in putting the matter into shape and although I took you at your own word when you asked me to do whatever seemed necessary with it, that amounted only to a few verbal changes, the transposition of a para graph here and there and the introduction of two or three points that you had mentioned in conversation but had not included in the man uscript itself. I am sending you herewith a carbon copy of the article as it was transcribed for the printer.If you can look this through and indicate corrections on it, I will transfer those corrections to the proof when it comes back from the printing office. There are one or two points on which I v;ill ask you to verify the things that I introduced. 'n the first page of the manuscript we called • this journey the westernmost that Lincoln ever made. Do you know if this is the fact? I learn that he once made a speech at Troy, Kansas, but Troy is not as far west as Council Bluffs and as far as I can learn, this assertion is literally true. Was N.B.Judd the General Attorney of the Rock Island? Was Mr. ftatch. Secretary of State of Illinois A. M. or 0. M. Hatch? In your manuscript he is mentioned bothl^ys. You did not include the date of Lincoln's speech at Council Bluffs. Can you indicate that to me? We had a fine reception, opening the season at the Iowa Society at The Aston a few ni^ts ago, and this afternoon the com mittee will meet at General Clarkson's to determone the programu.e for the rest of the year. There are always some expressions of regret at your absence. With best wishes for the holiday season, I am Yours very sincerely. Trumbull White. Editor. December, El, 1908. New York, Dec. El, 1908. A. D. Parker, 711 Cooper Building, Denver, Colorado. I am making following announcement this afternoon concerning purchase of Colorado & Southern stock by the Burlington: "It is one of those agreeable transactions that is good for both parties. It will take the Burlington and affiliated lines to excellent terminals at Galveston, which place is in the longitude of Kansas City and has the ad ditional advantage of being on tidewater. At one stroke Colorado & Southern credit is further improved and it is therefore advantageous to all classes of present security holders. This of itself will help every community on Colorado & Southern lines, from Wyoming to the Gulf of Mexico and they will derive further advantages from the new Possibilities for exchange of commerce. The Chairman of our Board, General Crrenville m/. Dodge, who built the Union Pacific, Texas & Pacific, part of the Colorado & Southern and other lines, has for a long time favored a north and south line along the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, or form Canada. The affiliations hhich this ar rangement insures can greatly aid the development of the whole Rocky Mountain region; also of Texas, the growth of which is simply well begun. I have just completed fifteen years with the property,- first as receiver and afterward as President, and look forward with satisfaction to an early temporary retirememt from acti"ve business." Frank Trumbull. Same telegram to Messrs. Keeler and Baker. Dec. SI? 1908. New York, Deo. Si, 1908. Mr. D.B. Keeler, Mr. R.H. Baker. A word to our employees and our patrons: A better purchaser than the Burlington for the Colorado ^ Southern could not have bben found. I understand the Colorado and Southern Lines will be operated separately, and as far as our employes'are concerned, the infrequency of changes on the Burlington system is a good index to their general ploicy toward all good men. I believe tliat Colorado & Southern lines will have more employes than ever before. Our Board of Directors and I personally, cordially thank our of ficers and emplojres for all faithful service rendered and we wish and expect for them a Happy New Year. I also wish to thank all patrons of Colorado & Southern Lines for their great friendlyness toward us and I predict for them augmented prosperity if they will continue to cooperate in every wise way for the expansion of Colorado & Southern Lines. I have great satisfaction in feeling that the new financial inter ests which ke have been able to enlist in behalf of this property can do more than ever for Texas and I regard ti as very propitious that this influential dinancial interest enters the field almost simultaneously with the movement inside the state for the developement of Texas. Frank Trumbull. 351 Dec. ai, 1908. New York, Deo. 21, 1908. Mr. Parker, Mr.Keeler, Mr. Baker. Mr. Hawley is just oonfirming sale of Colorado & Southern stock to the Burlington and is making the following announcement in connection with same: "The Colorado & Southern Lines are in snug shape in every respect. I have held continuously for ahout seven years a very considerable inter est in them. During this period there have been various vicissitudes of bus iness and in the mining states, and a severe panic, but the lines have been expanding in a conservative way, in strategic situations, and they serve a growing country, so I have always had faith in them. The net earnings of the properties, to which Mr. Trumbull has giv en his undivided attention, are about ten times what they were thefirst year of his receivership. The property is a gDod one just as it is, but I can see that its future andits usefulness to a large territoey will be much enhanced by this arrangement. From the standpoint of all classes of Colorado & Southern secur ity holders and of every community along the line, as well as from the standpoint of its many employes, there could not have been a better purchaser than the Burlington, particularly because the two systems are so favorably situated toward each other." E. Hawley. Frank Trumbull. December, 1908. 853 New York, December 22, 1908. Dear General:- I received your note of the seventeenth instant and I expect you think I have been rather negligent in the last few days about communicating with you, but as you can easily imagine, the last week has been a very busy one here and the last two days have been quite exciting to a good many people. Everybody on the street is pleased with the Burlington deal and congratulations pour in from all directions. I spent two hours and a half with Mr. Harris this morning and must say that he has been very nice about the whole matter in every way. I believe Mr. Hawley has already delivered all the stock he contracted to but there will be some other lots to go in. Mr. Parker is in Chicago in connection with the extension of the Ganta Pe joint operation contract and I expect him here next Monday. I expect Mr. Keeler and Mr. Cowan onthe following day. Mr. Harris leaves this afternoon for Chicago and goes thence to California to spend a little time with Mrs. Harris. He expects to be back in Chicago by January fifteenth and said he would then come east again and that "We will work out together the question of the Board of Directors and other things." I promised to go oyer the property with him soon thereafter. Mr. Parker can tell me when he gets here where car Arcadia is I think you ought to use it, but we will also look out for the Rock Island pass ys you request. I am looking forward with great pleasure to a good long talk with you in Chicago, and Mrs. Trumbull and all of your associates here wish you a Merry Christmas and a very, very Happy New Year, and many of them. General C. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa Sincerely yours. Prank Trumbull. # Also to ^"rs. Montgomery and all your household. P. T. 255 December 23, I9o8. Fort Des TJoines, Iowa,Dec .23, I9o8, Gen. G M.Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iov/a. My dear General: 1 desire to thank you very much for your courtesy in sending me a copy of the pamphlet entitled "General Sherman in the last year of the Civil War"I shall read it with great interest. If your lecture which I heard on the "Spy dEuring the Civil War" that you recently delivered in Des Moines is ever published, I would be denoted to have a copy. It is a valuable subject for a mil itary man upon which very little has ever been written. To change the subject I see that the "Burlington " has bought yo\ir road, the "Colorado and Southern". I presume the latter will now be extended north or north west to connect with the Burlingta.n either at Sheridan,Wyoming or at Thermopolis in the Big Horn Basin. I should think the latter route preferable in order to open up the vast oil fields in the Big Horn Basin and the latter route would, I think make the short est route to connect with the new line from Great Falls to Billings. Wishing you a very Happy Xmas, I remain. "Very sincerely. Col. 2d Cavalry, F.West. 1908. T was unable to be present at the Christmas exercisesAfor the children In 1908 and sent them the follow^'ng greet^'ng: No, 1 Broadway New York, Dec. 23, 1908. 1^7 dear Brother and Comrades: The Christmas day draws near, when the soldiers, their ch^" Idren and grand&children, will assemble to receive their Christmas greeting, and I hope and trust the occasion will be a very pleasant one. This anniversary day this year is rather a sad one to me,for T have had to lay to rest during the past week a dear friend, the wife of General U. S. Grant, whom I have known ever since 1862. At one time the first lady of the land, not only our country but all parts of the earth mourn her loss and the messages that have come to her family show the respect and love in -.vhich she was held aniversally. ^e laid her beside the body of her distinguished husband in the Grant tomb on Riverside in New York last Sunday. This fall another distinguished friend, comrade and citizen of Iowa, General v;illiamson, who started out with me as adjutant of the Sourth Towa, was laid to rest in Washington. On last Sunday the last sad honors were paid to General Wager Swayne who served under me for nearly three years, and was my personal friend and attorney ever since. You can see as these old comrades pass away that it brings to me a feeling of sadness, but their lives should be a gui de and example to those who are assembled to make merry at this Christmas gathering. I regret very much that T cannot be w1th you to see and greet you, but T extend to you my heartiest greetings anc my best wishes for your good health and future welfare. Truly and cordially yours, G. M. Dodge. Council Bluffs, Dec. 23, 1908. Editor The Register & Leader, Des Mo^nes, Iowa, Dear Sir;- Replying to your inquiry if the opportunities for a young man are equal or better now than fifty years agao, I answer decidedly yes. Our country has grown and developed in fifty years more than it would have done in one hundred years without the experience of the Civil War. The lessons taught us in those five years made every one engaged in the C1v^l War ready to tackel any problem and to grasp and master any enterprise. In an early day there was a surplus of almost everything produced in this country, or in other words, we produced far more than we could sell; a concr"tio that was far reaching in its effects upon the prices of our products and also upon the opportunities for employment. It restrained materially the development of our country and the opportunity for new enterprises. Now we have a market for all we can produce, with remunerative prices for everything we have to sell and this has given opportunetieis for development, for employment and for successful enterprise of every description. Take my own experience as a civil engineer for an example. In the fifties and sixties the civil or t.e mechanical engineer of a railroad had to perform all the duties that came under his profession. In building a railroad he had to make the preliminary survey, perfect the location, plan and build the bridges, the stations, and all structures, build the shops, lay out all terminals and construct and complete the entire road. Today, there is an engineer engaged in everyone of the different works T have mentioned. In an early day our elements of power were wfeter and steam. Today they are water, steam, gas, electricity, and a^d, and these elements are all divided into hundreds of different duties that were never thought of half a century ago, and everyone required an expert to handle it. The every invention opens up new fields of opportunity and everyone is grasped and ives employment physica' or professional that, in my day, was never thought of. The growth of our country in every direction has developed great opportunities to any young man who has industry, honesty, and an Interest in his employer. Any young man to become useful and successful, must learn discipline, obedience, to orders, respect for authority, loyalty and to govern himself. With these and a fair education, he will invariably be a success and a benefit to himself and his country. Respectfully, Grenville M. Dodge, December, 1908, 361 Washington, D. C. December 25, 1908, Christmas Day, My dear General We are spending a very sad and quiet Christmas here; not at all like what it was last Christmas when our dear Bobbie was with us and so much interested in everything which was going on. Yet I feel that I cannot let the day pass without writing a line to you from all of us here to wish for you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and to express the wish that you may yet be spared manjr years to enjoy the comfort and dignity which you have so well earned and deserved. My health is better but I do not yet get the strength and energy which I should have. Carra is better and we hope soon after the New Year opens to get away where it is warmer and where we will have a change of scene and air, Elfeanor and "Felix" are settled in their apartment in Fiorina Court, just around the corner from us. They are here today and join with Carra and me in all the good wishes of the season. Ever faithfully yours, J. T. Granger. T ■ : ■ ,■ ,1 ' S. . ' /'3 ■ '.■< ' -Vi L'.fa* m363'*^ • PeoemlDer 26, 1908. New York, December 26, 1908. Dear General: I cannot tell you how much your letter of December twenty-sec ond pleased me.It is such a satisfaction to know that you are pleased with this particular outcome for the Colorado & Southern. Your letter reached me Christmas Eve and Christmas morning I read it over the phone to Mr. Hawley. He, also, felt that it added a great deal to our enjoy ment of this particular Christmas. I shall have much to tell you when I see you in Chicago and therefore hope that you and I can be together most of the day January fifth or part of the following day if that suits you better. Mrs. Trumbull, Roscoe and I also thank you for your Christmas telegram. These telegrams and letters are going to be splendid souven irs for all of us, of a very happy period. Sincerely yours, Frank Trumbull. General G.M.Dodge, Council Bluffs, lov/a. December, 1908. 365 Chicago, Illinois, December 29, 1908, General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Yesterday I received a telephone message asking me to attend a meeting of the Association of Engineers, January 5th, 1909, to hear a paper read by you on the development of the' West. I regret very deeply that a dinner given to me by the Society of Foreign Wars will prevent my being with you on that evening. If it had been an ordinary engagement I would break it so as to attend your's, but Colonel Foreman has been after m.e for more than a year to set a date for this dinner and I fixed it for January 5th some six weeks ago and I cannot very well either break the en gagement or have the date changed. The fact that I will not be able to be present when you read your paper does not prevent your staying with me, however, while you are in Chicago, and so I write to ask that you let me knov/ what train you will be on so that I can meet you at the depot and take you to my house. We are very comfortably settled on the north side here and Mrs. Grant and I would be most happy to have the honor of a visit from you. Please let me know as soon as you can the time that you will arrive here and the railroad by which you will come. Mrs. Grant joins me in affectionate regard to you and your's and in wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yours affectionately and faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. O V c Council Bluffs, Dec. 29, 1908. Mr. B. F. Tallinghast, Editor Democrat, Dear Sir; Davenport, iowa. I think the monument or niemorial to be erected to Senator Allison in this State, should be at its capital, Des Koines. Prepara tions are being made to appeal to the citizens of the state for sub scriptions, which makes it a state affair, and the kind of monument or memorial must be governed by their response. I think that every Institutic i of learning in the State sbould have a professoi-ship, a scholarship, or something to commemorate his name and services and in remembrance of what he has done for them, but these, necessar ily, are local. Parks are local to cities, and are generally provided b them, and it would be a very proper tribute to Senator Allison to give some of them his name, but, to my mind, there is noti.ing that attracts the attentj.on of ti e people and so represents the success of a great public benefactor as a proper monument or distinct memorial at the capital of the state and the nation, and especially is this the case of Senator Allison who served both his state and the nation so ably and successfully for fifty years . rVery truly yours, Grenville M. Dodge. '1' 371 1908. On August 31, 1908, I attended the Nat'onal Encampment of the G. A. R. at TOledo and spent three days w^.th my old comrades, T also attended the reunion of Fuller's Br'gade, the first time T had met them since the Civil War, I made an address to them mostly devoted to the^r own services under me In the campaigns, 1862 to 1864^ A full account of this can be found In scapbook 17, pages 51 to 55, Senator Allison died on August 4, 1908. In many places In this record T have given my views of Senator Allison, but scrap-book 21 Is devoted to him. This book contains the eulogies of everyone over the ent^'re country showing the-'r appreciation of his services. On Marcl. 18, 1908 Mr, B. L, Winchell, President of the Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific Railroad Company, who was in my service as a young man, came to visit me at Counc'l Bluffs and to deliver an address before the Commercial Club, On March 18th I entertained him and the Saturday Noon Club and others at a Luncheon an account of which can be found on page 67 scrap-book 24. ♦7 tJ t O Copy Dear.Gen. You know it but it may interest you. U.O.H. y cf f L , Ir Headquarters, Department ^ and Army of the Tennessee Chatanooga, December 18, 1863 ?,!aj. Gen. 0 O.Howard, Commanding Eleventh Corps: Dear General: As the events of the war brought us together and have as suddenly parted us, I cannot deny muself the pleasure it give me to express to you the deep personal respect i entertain for you. I had known you by reputation, but it needdthe opportunity our short campaign gave me to appreciate one who mingled so gracefully and perfectly the polished Christian gentleman and the prompt, zealous and gallant soldier. I am not in the habit of flattering, but I have deemed it ray duty to express to General Grant and others in.whom I confide not only the satisfaction .but the great pleasure I experienced in being associated with you in our late short but most fruitful campaign. Not only did you do all that circumstances required, but ycu did it in a spirit of cheerfulness, that was reflected in the conduct and behavior of your whole command. Should f( rtune bring us together again in any capacity I will deem myself most fortunate, and should it ever be in my power' to serve you, I beg you will unhesitatingly call on me as a friend. With great respect, your friend. (signed) w.T.Sherman, Major General. over The letteh 6f General Sherman to General Howard da ted-Dec. 18, 1863 was written on parting after their first meeting and campaign together, when Hov/ard cnme under tiherman's' command inthe Battle of Missionary Kidge, and-the March to the relief of Knoxville, Tenn. (Sherman's i^'ifteenth uorps, Howard's 11th Gorps and Davis Division ofthe 14th Corps), and return to Chattanooga. In the spring, 1864, Sherman relieved General Granger and gave Howard the command of the large 4th Corps, whibh Howard took all through the Atlanta Campaign until Gen. McP-ier: ona was killed at the battle of Atlanta July 22, 1864; when Sherman requested that Howard be given the command of the separate Array of the Tennessee. This was done and Gen. Howard marched and fought this army of three Army Corps (consolidated into two) and cavalry from July 22, 1864, to the Sea at Savannah, through the Carolinas, upto the Grand Review at washington May 20th, 1865. Gen. Howard commanded this Army longer in ooint of time t an any commander of it, excepting only Gen. Grant. . General Howard manoeuvered and fought this Army in the Ba ties of Exra Church, Cfn., Jonesboro, Love joys Station, Griswoldville, capture of i^ort McAllister, savannah, Ga. Patties in the uarolinas and especially in the last Battle of Ben-tonville, N. C« In the Battle of Exra chapel, Ga., July 27, 1864 Gen. Howard fought this Army done against the Confederates under Lieut.-Gen. s. D. Lee. 375 The letter of General Sherman to General Howard dated Dec. 18, 1863 was written on parting after their first meeting and campaign together, when Howard came under Sherman's comfnand in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, and the March to the relief of Knoxvil.le, Tenn. (Sherman's Fifte^inth Corps, Howard's 11th Corps and Davis division of the 14th Corps), and return to Chattanooga. ■i-n the spring, 1864, Sherman relieved General Granger and gave Howard the comii.and of the large 4th Corps, which Howard took all through the Atlanta Campaign until Gen. McPherson was killed at the battle of Atlanta July £^2, 1864; when Sherman requested that Howard be given the comia nd of the separate Army of the Tennessee. This was done and Gen. Howard marched and fought this army of three Army Corps (consolidated into two) and cavalry from July 22, 1864, to the Sea at Savannah, through the Carolines, up to the Grand Review at Washing ton May SOtn, 1865. Gen. Howard commanded this Army longer in point of tim.e than any comniander of it, excepting only Gen. Grant. General Howard mianoevered and fought this Army in the Battles of Exra Church, Ga. , Jonesboro, Love joys Station, Griswoldville, capture of Fort McAllister, Savannah, Ga. Battles in the Carolines and especially in the last Battle of Bentonville, N. C, In the Battle of Exra Chapel, Ga., July 27, 1864 Gen. Howard fought this army alone against the Confederates under Lieut-Gen. S . D, Lee . https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b2a4ff122280d8e6e5fb35fdb1bfdcb2.pdf 31e9bae6725e4a73379e3099bbd7dfc7 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/a9c0e02382d545ad6c1d1d0afe868503.pdf aad0c673a50851a029350d7fdeb14eaf https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f48f3eb6ee44cabec1e4c65657803c65.pdf 90603e6db4318b95406e354cb26c1049 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections 1908 1909 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge railroads Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/d425a14fcebfed112b765833f26bee04.pdf f3eeae47cfe52d4bbcdd107be8c92da9 PDF Text Text DATA Chronologically Arranged For Ready Reference in Preparation of a Biography of GRENVILLE MELLEN DODGE President of Sundry Railroad and Construction Companies Late Chief Engineer of Union Pacific & Texas Pacific Railroads I\^ember of Congress. Major General in War for Preservation of the Union. etc . etc . etc . e tc . BOOK XXI. The Secret Service of the Civil War, Address on Walter I.Smith for Congress. Purchase of C. AO. Ry. by How]ey Interests. Publication of How We Built the Union Pacific by the U. S. Senate Capitalization of Railroads. Death of Senator J. P. Dolliver. Address on Gen&ral Grant before Fuller's Brigade 16th A. C. Frank Trumbull on Railways. Death of Nathan P. Dodge, Publication of History of Norwich University. Correspondence relating to Hon. Wm. B. Allison, c; I Lincoln Monument Council Bluffs, I' 80th Birthday Walter I. Smith Address. Reunion of 4th Iowa infantry and Dodges Battery and Band. 1910 - 1911. 1910. On 1910, T made the following address "before the Council Bluffs Order of I.0.0.P. on Early Days In Iowa: • "I have been asked to talk to you ahout my early days In Iowa and Council Bluffs. Such a talk is so personal that I have -hesitated about accepting ^t but I know that the later generations have very little information about the early days, experience and the problems that confronted no* In the first place. Council Bluffs in name goes back to 1804 when Lev,'is and Clark f^ve the name to" it on account of tth^p first great Indian council being l.eld on the western shore of the Llissouri river at a po^'nt near Calhoun Nebraska, and from- that time unt■1 t e location of the gottawattamie Indians here it was the only place known on the maps on"the border of Towa. Francis Guittar camped here in 1827 at the spring north of tovm. In 1838, the Pottawattamie Indians were moved from the Platte River to where this city is now located and the Government established here a military post of two companies and named it Fort Crogan. They bm'lt a block house here which was standing on Pierce Street opposite the present school building, when T came here* The only white settlers here at that time were tne Indian Agent, Martin Hardin, the "Thicks, one of whom married a Pottawattamie, and who were the millers and built the ITicks' mill on" the Mosquito kno-.vn afterwards afe Park's Mill, and some Catholic priefet acting as Missionaries to ti.e Indians, The l'6catloni it the. fort here established this as a stopping place for all the hunters, fur-traders and explorers coming up the Missouri River and they camped, generally north of the town at Mynster's Springs. The Pottawattamies were ■ moved to Kansas in the forties. Following them came the Mormons who left Nauvoo in 1845 and crossed the Mississipp-' RSver at Keokuk and Burlington and spent the winter with the settlers in Eastern lov^a. In the spring of 1856 they moved west from Keokuk and Bur lington, through Garden Grove to Des Moines. At the latter place they were only two or three log houses. They then followed the ■ Boon River, crossed it, took the Turkey Greek divide, passing through Lewis and Macedonia and stimfek the Mosquito, crossed it at the D. W. Clark place where the Green Packing Mouse was built, following down the valley and made their camp where" my brother's residence and orchard now ane. There was another trai1 fcade by the Mormons in the southern pprt of t,.e State, passing through Lamoille and finally reaching ; Council Bluffs. In moving, across the State, Brigham Young with an advance guard, tnarked out the noad for them to follow, the streams to cross, camping places, etc. In ti.is way the Mormons made the first wagon road across the State of Tovv'a, which afterwards became a prominent highway. On their arrival at the camp near the Mosquito river, the Government'called upon tliem for 500 volunteers to enter the service am take- part in the Mexican war. A flag pole was rdised at this camp and the 500 men enlisted and moved south to Kansas- City and then west, under Col. Stepto, going tJarougb New Mexico and Arizona to Cal'fornia. This act of tJie Mormons of enlisting so many men out of their numbers was a very patriotic one. It was said the Government called upon them to test their loyalty. If so, they responded with great ^^^r^ |ir^d credit to themselves iind 1910. . jXOX country. ' •. They moved from their camp on the Llosquito and crossed the liissouri R'iver at what is now J^nown as Florence, theh known as Winter-quarters and whle they were camped there, Father Desmet a noted Catholic Priest, who had spent many years on "the plains with the Indians, visited them, and he, says in his memoirs that they asked him thousands of questions ahout the coxintry and es pecially about Salt Lake and he wonders if what he' told them about Salt Lake induced them to go there. There is no doubt that before Brighara Young in 1847 went to' Salt Lake, that he had had that point in view, though if is cla'med that he said when he reached there that he had a revelation that that was the country they had been looking for and that they were to occupy. The next summer after spending e winter at winter-quarters, most of the Mormons came back to'^th-'a side of the river and located at what was known then as Miller's Hollow, afterwards nam'ed Kanesville, and" here they remained unfl the great exodus to Salt Lake in 1852. In the Census of 1850, it was shown that there was over 7000 of them here. The story is told that either on the first or second" trip of Brighaf Young to Salt Lake, I think it was the second, all the streams on the plains became so high from the enormous rains that he found it necessary to make a new road and head these streams,, and to do this, he i:ad to get the permission of the Indians and he called them together, it is said, in the little liollow just south; of where t l^'ve. He bu'lfa p' atform there on v/hich to'receive them, and there held a council. Under this platforim he had placed a canon," with a view -of astonishing the Indians and showing them the" powers of the white man. During the council this canon was fired. Of course the Indians on the platform, were greatly astonished but the chief, who was an astute man, comprehended, what it meant" and turned on Brigham Young and told him that wh'le that was good for the white man, it was of ho use on the plains with Indiana; however, Brigham Young got the consent of the Indians to pass through their country and overcame the high water by keeping to the north and striking" the Platte south of old Fort Laramie* In. 1849" the overland emigration California began and it was turned towards. Counci1 Bluffs by the brodd road the Mormons had made from the Mississ'ppi River. I had a long acquaintance with the Monnohs, with Brigham Young and all the apostles. They were all of great aid to me in the bu'lding of the Union Pacific railroad and I have nothing but praise for their foresigh , frugality and genius in settling and developing the western" country. I have dined with Bhigham Young and h^ s sixteen wi ves, all seated, in harmony at one table and no matter what we may say of Im* s relig.ion that gave him more tlian one wife, ho was a great man, and did a great work in developing this bo\mtry. Now coming down to my own t^me: In 1852, the interests that had built fehp Rock Island rail road fropa Chicago to Trock Island, Illinois, organized the Mlss^ssipp^^ and Missouri Railroad, now known as the Rock Island road. It was to"^® commence at Davenport and, end at or near Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs that was named, hero was the only^ Missouri River at that time known and by Lewis and Clark in 1804 or 5 on th^fc{}„evoD odd blefaflw -dtw bebnoqaei *08 Yt 1910. explorations up the Missouri- River to the Pacific Coast and it was on the west s'de of the Missouri River near Galhoun.' Ft. Atkinson was established at th's.s po^nt in an early day. In the spring of 1853, Mr, Peter A. Dey, who had been a Division Engineer on the Rock. Island, organized a party to make the first survey across the State of Iowa, and appointed me his principle Ass'stent to tnke charge of the parties in the field. 'vVe. crossed the Mississippi River in May of that year and commenced bur survey at. Davenport. I. stAated the line near where the present Rock Island ra^" Iroad runs through the city ol Davenport on t ;e Mi.-.sissippi river and immediately entered the farm of Antoine Leclare, who was a noted FrenchmEia who had been connecte.d with that country as a fur trader in an early day. He had a fine orchard and a fine residence on his farm for that day. In running my line through his orchard greatly disturbed him and he sent for me and I went up to his house, which stood on a side h-'ll and he endeavored to get me to change my line and take it off of his ground. I explained to him that it was impossible to do this. He brought out a bottle, of w'ne, and offered every inducement except money to change it. He appealed over my head to the railroad authorities, but the topographical" conditions were such that It was impossible to avoid his property and the depot at Davenport is now on a portion of this farm or near it. We pushed on West with the surveys, finishing our location into Iowa City in August and in September I started west for the survey to the Missouri River. Leaving Iowa City we first ran up Old Man's Creek, but had to abandon: it. At the head of this Creek, there was a farmer living by the name of Williamson, who had a large fam"ly of. girls, one of whom afterwards married my leveler, George House. Mr. House st'll lives we went e st'll lives in that vicin'ty. On abandoning Old Man's Creek, we went into Clear Creek follo'wing that to its head; passing throi.igh Marengo, running up Bear Creek to whore Grinnell now stands, crossing the Coon River, passing through Newton and thence' to Des Moines, some 25 mile's west of Iowa City. There were virtually no settlers in the country. Game was plenty. As we ran up Clear Creek, I came upon a settler who had stopped my party. He stood at his fence which crossed the valley up which we were surveying, rifl in hahd, telling the party that the first one that went into the field would be shot, le did not want any railraods. He said neighbors were too close to him the'n, I was on ahead of the party and they came after me. I went back and endeavored to reason with the settler, he said he knew- of a much better route to the south of us. I gave the wink to Mr. J, h. House who was rxonn^'ng my transit, and the old man took me over on to another branch of the stream,- south of his farm, and showed it to me, but T saw it was impracticable, but I kept .dm there long enough to satisfy myself that my transit, and the old man took me over on to another branch of the stream,- south of his farm, and showed it to me, but T saw it was impracticable, but I kept .dm there long enough to satisfy myself that my party had gotten through his farm and then we returned. When he saw the stakes in his field, he was very angry and threat'ned to shoot me. I told him the party had gone on without orders and that it did not amount to anyt..ing. I told him he could go over there and pull up the stakes, which he did. I fflfld not care for this because my leveler had the profile across his faftn. One would suppose that anyone living as far from civilization as he was would be glad to have a rail^ oad but he was only a sample of the pioneers. 1910. We made our location in Des" 'ioines right v/here the Rock Island station i^ now. It was then a cornfield and they gave me forty acres but a fterwards, unfortunately, the company gave up thlrtyacres for it. . . From Des Moines we run up the Coon River and v/hen out about twelve miles, struck the last settlement." The man living there was Daniel Boone, a relative of the Kentucky Boones. My party, v/hich'had hden out all the summer, many of them, were down with the fever and ague and t was short of men. Living right aiose to Boone was a relative by the name of Lane and as we were runn^'ng the line past his farm, a strapping boy, about sixteen years old, ^ame out to watch us. I asked him how he wnuld 1^'ke to go" along. He sa'd he believed he would like it if h" s. mother would let him go. I immediately saw her and got her consent and t found out afterwards that o"icked up a very valuable man. He had been brought up in the woods and was fi of wood'-craft and. furni shed the ent^'re party, dur'ng the fall, v;ith honey. He could follow a bee fpr miles and locate a" bee-tree wherever we struck .timber. Only a short t^'me ago, I received a letter from him. ■ He is now living s.ome" four or five m"i les East of Des Moines and expressed a great desire to" see me", saying that the happiest and most useful days" of his life were spent while he was with me. From Boone's settlement "iVest, there were no other settlements. We followed up the Coon into what is now known as- Gutiirie County, and near Guthrie Center started west crossing the East Botna north of what was. then known as Ballard's Grove, and" north of what is now know^ as Exira, a beautifuZ country. We crossed the D.ivide into Indian. Creek, following brandies of tha.t over to" the West Botna. As T was out. in advance of my party, go^'ng down into the valley of tlie West Botaa, I was watching closely for game as the party needed meat. 7 thought l saw a deer in the brush at the edge of the timber and was about drawing upon it with my rifle, wlren a man jumped up, having a red bandanna handkerchief on his head. He was crawl'ng on a deer. As he jumped up he said to me, "For God's sake don't shoot ma," and I Immediately asked him who he was and h.e said he was Add Cuppy and was a settler in that grove. This Grove has been known ever since as Cuppy's grove. A minister by the name of Johnson was in the grove, with him, and, as far as I know, they were the-only settlers, in that part of the country. I found that Cuppy was a hunter and thoroughly acqua'ntpd with that country and I employed him and he was very useful to us. IVe had no maps, of the country and had to make all our own explorat.i onp. .While I was canped at Cuppy's Gr^ve, Mr, Peter A. Dey, my Chief, came to me. He had with him a young man by the name of Bacon, the, son of the Rev. Dr. Bacon of New Haven. They had driventhrough from Iowa City with a pair of horses and a wagon, with some pr.ovisiona for us, but after they left the Coon River, they had great difficulty in crossing the streams and we were a great deal farther advanced than Mr. Dey expected, so At one of the crossings of the branches of the "^nd'an Creek, he left his wagon and took his horses and blankets and road horse.-back unt^l he found our campiang place on Tndian Greek where he stopped over night. Young Bacon was ^ a graduate of Yale College, and had no idea of woodcraft, and the rid'ng of a bare-back horse had. used him up and when I.Ir. Dey started out early in the morning. Bacon, not being used to going, said he would follow. LIr. Dey instructed him tn be sure and follow our wagon track or our railroad line as staked out,. Mr. Dey over took us on the West Botna. T was out ahead of the party and did not get in until evening. When I arrived at the camp, Bacon had not reached there anc Mr. Dey was greatly worried. After getting my supper, T told Mr. Dey that I would take my. horse and go back to the Tnd^'an Creek Grove and try to find him. T rode back, JiOllering at the top of my voice on every stream' or break that I crossed but could get no answer. Just before T- reached the Indian Creek Grove, t struck a small* band of Indians who' evidently had . been south into Mi'ssouri stealing hogs. They were as surprised to me'et me in the night as t was to meet them and we both got out. T went on to the grove but found nothing of Bacon. T could not even discover the tracks of his horse, so I returned to camp, knowing that he was lost and took my party and distributed it on the different streams and divides, giV ng them careful instructions not to leave the valley or the divide they were on because whe-n a party is sent out by themselves, if allowed to go at their own motion, three-fourths of them in mo'st cases would be lost. We hunted three days for Bacon. T/e found his horse, vn'th his blanket on, tied to "some bushes on a stream, not far from Indian Grove.. He had had trouble in getting his hor se across the stream, so had left it and started out on foot. In the afternoon of the third day, Mr. Thompson, one of the teamsters of the party, discovered Bac"n on the divide between the Nishnabotnas, some eight or ten miies south of- our line, traveling south and just about used up; unsteady on .his feet and somewhat -surprised to meet Thompson. Thompson gave IM.m something to eat and when Bacon came to, ho said, "Is your name Thompson?'' Thompson said, "Yes," Bacon sai-d, "I have a watch for you." Thompson had left h-" s watch in Iowa City to be repaired and Mr. Dey had given it to Bacon to bring out to him and this shows what was the one thing that was on his mind. They brought Bacon back to the Indian Creek Crove where I met him arid talked -.vith him and found he had lain not very far from w,.ere I hac passed the first night. I asked him if he d*-d not hear me hollering. He said he d^'d and I asked him why he did not answer and he said he did not think it could be possible for anyone to be out there in the night and he d^'d not know whether it was a htiraan voice or what it was and was afraid to answer. Baco said when he s^ept he dreamed of tables set wit. all kinds of eatables that he could not reach. Tl,e .horse I was riding was called Comraissa y as "he had belonged to the'Commissary of the Boundary Commission that had been running the northern boundary of Iowa and as we sat there in Indian Grove, I told one of the boys to take Commissary down and' gi ve • iiim some water. Young Bacon'said, "Well that is a good name f'^r a 1 orse which came "bfter a starving man." Some of the-parties, in following down the streams, ran into immense i.erds of elk. This country was full of deer and elk. Bacon.was a correspondent of the New York Tr'bune. He only stayed with us on this one survey. We lost h'm again on the Missouri River bottom. He became a noted lawyer ln Rochester and I believe is now 191G. We' ran west cross^^g the 7/est Nlshnabotna near where Harlan is now located, ris'^ng the bluff and following the pigeon creek to the Missouri R'ver; thence to Council Bluffs. This was the first railroad line ever run across the State of Towa. When we reaciifed Counc^'l Bluffs', I leai-ned Lhat they had changed the name of the town from Kanesville to Counc-'l Bluffs so as to be the eastern terminal of the I,h'ss-ssippi and Missouri. Railroad as named in their charter and that they had even had* an act of the Legislature passed confirming it. I found a town of considerable population, but not flear as many as had been here before the great movment in Salt Lake. Most -he town where- the Broadway Methodist church now stands.- I stopped at the Ro'binson House, kept by A. Rbbinson. I was surprised when t came out from my brefekfast one morning to see Mr. Rohin.-.'on step out from bei.i.nd the counter in his office and. take the hat from off a mhn's head. The man protested by Robinson walked back with the hat and sald, "T will give you your bat when you pay for your breakfast, I bought from a man v;ho 'had crossed the plains, a horse Uiereaft.er known as Rocky Mountains and which T rode for many year^ crossing the States and plains many t'mes on her lack. Our party camped in the hollow where Rohrer* s Park is tcxday. There was a mill race then running from Taggert's mill along the bluff, enterlrvi he river at Big Lake or distributi iig its water into located near Rbbinson. There was a mill bluff, enterlrvi the low bottom. In coming down Pigeon Creek, T had made connections with the Mccmon :winter quarters, then known as Florence, where supposed the road was to cross. There was a great contest for the road between Cook and Sargent of Davenport and the citizens of Council Bluffs, but my survey determined that the true route was down the Mosquito, whicii line t also ran. Wh'le here T received orders to extend the surveys west into the Platte Valley to determine .fully where a line Iqaving the Missouri River and going west up that valley would have its initial po'nt, I crossed my party on a flat boat qnd immediately entered an encampment of Cmaha Indians, camped on the table land just north of Saddle Creek. After examining the Bluffs and rising on to them, running up Saddle Creek, T left the 'party to continue the line westward towards the Elk orn River, while I examined the country ahead.- I started out alone, follow^'ng up the divide between the Missouri and the Papillion Creeks until I struck the Mormon trail from winter quarters west, which T followed to the Elkhorn river, strik in g it near where tlie Military road Is now located. I had been up for two nights and was very tired. It was about noon when I reached tlie river. I road up to one of the branches of Walnut Creek, lariated out my horse, took my rifle and saddle and laid down there and -went to sleep. About 4 or 5 o'clock, I was awakened by the neighing of my horse. The horse I had purchased at Robertsons' hotel evidently was.afraid of Indians, I looked oit from where I was sleeping towards the Elkhorn Valley and saw an Indian leading off my horse, pvUmg h^m witl. all his might and running, the horse hold'ng back, I was greatly frightened and.hardi^ knew what to do but T grabbed my rifle and started hunn'ng after the Indian, yelling at the top of my voice. The Tnd^'an saw T was 1910. gaining on him, so dropped the horse and started to run and -swam across the r^'ver to the other s^'de. Tn 1865, th^'s Indian was an enlisted man "in the battalion of Pawnees that served imder .me in the Indian campaigns and he told Major Nortri, who was commander of the Battalion, that I hollered so loud and made such a noise that it frightened him and caused him to abandon the horse.- As soon as I got my horse, I turned back and found my camp at the Mormon cccssing of -Papillion Creek full of Indians and the cooks cooking for them; the party were all tenderfeet and were thoroughly .demoralized. I saw prompt action was needed and I told the party to get their arms immediately and then I told the Indiai s to get out. The Indians objected, were surly in their acts and looked as though they were going to give us trouble but they saw that T was determined and they left the camp. I found tiiat the Indians had been following the party all the day bdfore and had robbed the wagons cf everything they could lay the^r hands on and had threatened the party .so that they did not know v/hat to do. This taughte -me a lesson that lasted me all .my life on tl:e plains; never afterwarrs, did .1 allow any Indians to come into the camp without" permission and alv;ays gave my parties such instructions. This was the first survey of the Union Pacific Railroad and I determined in my cfwn mind that the most feasible point in .an engineer ing point of view to leave the Missouri River was at Belle"vue, but Council Bluffs was the only settlement on the Missouri River that a road coming from the East would center at, no .matter wherd it crossed "tJie river, "After these surveys I returned to Iowa City and remained there until the fall of 1854 wiien work was stopped on the Mississippi & Missouri River and I immediatel " came ^est', having made up my mind Sfter 'seeing this country, that T would settle at Council Bluffs. In 1854 I had obtained from our explorati o" s,. from the mountain eers and traders, a very good idea of the routes and camping places all the way from here fo California and I made a map,- a part of wh-'ch I still have in my office, showing the overland route from here to California, the camping places and all oti;er infcrrmation that I could obta'in from the government maps and from the information I got from fur traders and merchants here at CounCl Bluffs, printed that map and circulated it all over th'e east and it drev? an immense emigration this way, so that from 1853 to 1860, the great bulk of the emigration, not only to California but to Utai.,- Colorado and Denver, arossed the Missouri river here, or if they .crossed below here they worked into the Platte "Valley from here West to Ft. Keacney. When I got here, "peoplehad commenced making cla^" ms In Nebraska and I immediately v/ent out and made claims on the ElkwOrn River, near where I had camped and where my father, my brother and myself claimed and entered our homesteads. We rema^'ned there until the fall of 1855. The Indians had been -very troublesome s'nce the spririg of 1855. They nin off the cattle were" impudent to sdttlers, thieving and destroying. A party from Omaha, vinder Sheriff Reeves, came out bo the Ellcorn and •tried to Induce Mr. S. 11. F'field who came west -with my father, who was the only settleii near me, and myself to go with them to the Pawnee village, which was across the Platte river from us 12 miles 1912. ^ but in plain sight from the bluff-beh'nd our cla'ms. I had been out west in the valley before they came and saw that the Tnd'ans were ugly. They had killed some" of these settler's cattle and placed their heads on mounds, fac'ng towards us, a sure ^ nd* cat ion .of defianae, and I tried to'prevail on Reeves and party to turn back but he sa-id "No" that they v/ere going out to have the cattle or blood. They .all crossed the river, T should say there were fifty of them. T took my .transit and set it up on the hill back of my cabin and watched their movements. Wlien they got opposite the village o the north side of the Platte, it seemed as though, a thousand Indians rose up out of the grass around them and they stripped them of nearly everyt.-ing they -ha'd and .Reeves and his party came back as fast as they could come, hollering for the ferry long before they reached the river. "They v/ere a hard looking crowd. Some of them had lost their hats, coats and shoes but glad to get away with their lives. They went back to Omaha much wiser .than when they started away. " . During the winter "of 1854 and 5, the Pawnee Indians .were in the habit of visiting us at our claims and Fifield, who was a classmate of mine in college, and myself, went over to the village. i7e found ■their chief, Ish-got-up, very sick and Fifield, who had some knowledge of medicine, knew what -was the matter with him and wh'le he knew, he could not cure him, he gave him medicine that relieved him and during the whole winter and spring they would come over after the medicine and were very friendly with us. Early in the spring, Mr. Clarl^, a citizen of the Bluffs who then had established 'a liverty stable in Omaha, came out to our place witi a load of goods that he wanted to trade with the Indians. He stopped with us,, waiting fo.r vom.e one who understood the Ind^'ans, to go over to the village with h"m. The second night after he got to our house, messengers came from the Indian village to my cabin, wanting us to go immediately to the village, that the c^ .lef was very. s'ck. We put it off until the next morning, -whei : Fifield and myself and .Clark with his load of goods went over. When we got opposite 'the village, Fifield, who was not feel'ng very well, said he would remain on thrft side.. The water was cold and we had to ford the Platte to reach the village, so Clark arid myself went across. I saw by the looks of. the Indians who met us that there was something wrong but I did not know exactly what," but on arriving at the village I was taken .to the council hoUse and there I found Ish-got-up dead. 'All the squaws were aroiind him, making all kindd of hidesous cries and tearing their hair." I saw th'en that we were in trouble. I spoke to Clark and told him under no circumstances to try to use his arms or .anything of that kind; that the Indians evidently thought we had killed Ish-gtt-up with the medicine; that I "would get out of there as quickly as possibl but I would have to use some policy Iri the matter, and advised Cl'ark to return to Fifield. He sa'd, "No, I will stay wltl you.'* After I had .stayed arovmd there for half an hour or more, trying to Introduce Clark to several of the Indians, but who would not have anything to do with him, I started to return, -when one of the chiefs stepped up to me and toucJ"ied me on the shoulder and ordered me to sta^^ 191C, They took me to a lodge near the, counc'l house where were assembled the head men of that tribe of Pawnees. They did not pass the pipe of peace, but they brought in the Inedicine and asked me to taste it, T did so, as. t knew that it was harmless and then they, went into a discussion and T i.n_ew enough of the language to knov; th"t they, v/ere try^'ng to decide the quesf on as to whether or not v/e had given thie medic'ne to Tsh-got-up with an intention of kill.-'ng h'm. Dur'ng the discussion, T sav; that t had some fr^'ends in the -ribe who took my part. They, were men who had been to my house to see us and. had been fed. The counc'l lasted more than an hour, possibly two hoursp and no matteh how brave a person may be, a body of savages holding a counCl o-ffer him would, make the. cold sweat stand on his face. I tried bo be calm and not show any anxiety. One of the Indians who.could speak a little English spoke, to.me but did not give me much encourage ment, Finally, -^ne of the chiefs came up to me and told me to go, and left tliS counc-1 as rapidly as I could, crossed the r^'ver, Clark with me; he had shown a good deal of coolness and bravery. When we reached the other side, we found F^f--eld very much alarmed. He had ascertained that Tsh-got-up was dead; he knew what they would think and what they would probably fo. This taught me another lesson^ never tp-doctor Indians. l.Tany of these Indians served under'me -i n the bat talion of Pawnees in the Indian campaigns of 1865-6 and whenever they wanted anything, they woiild say to Major North that they were my friend in this counbil and saved my life so that virtually, as far as I could learn, they were all my friends, when it came to wanting anything. Tlr* s battalion of Indians was a remarkable body-of troops. In 1885, when General Grant sent me on to the plains to open the mail, stage and;telegraph Ines, which had been closed for three'or four months, ti;e first request I made was authority to organize'a battalion of Pawnees under Major Nortii, whom t knew. I received this authority. Major North took into the field first two companies and then four companies of Pawnees,- As soon as he got them organized, I ordered him to move immediately up the Loop Fork and strike the Indian villaggs then located, I-supposed, on Powder River. My troops were fighting them on the Platte. Major North got up nearly to Raw Hide creek, which is near old Ft, Laramie and nbout tlie middle of March, he encoun tered one of the heaviest snow storms ever seen on the plains. T-.ere was about two fpet of snow. He had to abandon all his stock and carrie very near los'ng his command from exposure and cold weather. I hemember the storm was so great that it stopped all travel on the plains for nearly two weeks and our troops all suffered greatly. In the Tnh'^in campaign to the Yellowstone in the fall of 1835, these Indians took part in the battle of Tongue River, fougb.t by Gxeneral Conner's comma.-.d. Tliey captured the Arapahoe v'llage on Tongue River, some 1000 I.orwes and the'r entire camp, and if these IndVans had not stopped to pillage, in all probability the entire Indian force would have been captured, with all the warr'ors, women . and ch Idren, General Conneor was very angry at their stopping and when he started to leave that country, he made all the Indians strip their loot, put it In' a pile, and he burned it; which caused a great howl among the Indians and a great many complaints, tut was a good punishment for them, * , , . 1910. Duti.n2 the moveiTient froir. Laramle to TonctiB River, a "band of Northern Cheyennes captured a Mich'san Company, .•paarding a Government train :io^*ng from Denver to' Ft. Halleck, He got news of this and Major North laid his battalion of Ind^'ans on the tra'l that he knew these Indians would take on theTX way to jo'n the Sioux that were fighting Conner and sure enough about twentyOfive of these Indians came up the trail.- Major North surrounded them and when the. leader, an old whiter-haired man sav/. that he was trapped, he marched up. towards Major North telling him that they v/ere ready to die; that their bellies were full of white men up to here, putfng h^_s hand'up to his month, and of course the pawnees killed all of ther;. On' one of these Indians was found a d'fary of one of the I.I'chigan soldiers and the'Indians who had it had described in his own language by signs, their whole trip from the Powder River soutli. to the Halleck road; the killing and burning of the Michigan troops tied to their wagons and their trip back, so that the half breed guide we liad cotild read and tell every movement that band made. I have always regretted that I did hot hold that diary but I sent it into the TJar Department at Washington with my report. In the suamier of 1855, the Indians on the plains became hgatile in every direction; they killed several people near Fontaneil, north of us and all the settlers^ except Fifield and'myself left their claims and moved into Omaha. We wanted to stay there and protect our property, but l came to the conclus'on that-it was not safe and there fore we left our claims and Fifield, my father, my broth.er moved to Omaiia, and t came to Council Bluffs and made this my permanent l;ome. During this time I was engaged in making reconnoissances for the Union Pacific and went back to Iowa City-to work on the Mississ'ppi A Missouri. In my exarninatio s of the country\Dest of Des Mo'nes, I made-a trip up the Boyer. It was late in ti.e fall of 1856 I think in November. I had with-me Edd Cuppy, who knew that country pretty thoroughly. vYhile we were up there, there came a very he-^vy rain-storm, and we were wet through and it turned cold and freezing so that it froze ice strong enough to bear us up. Our clothes, of course, began to freeze and were in great danger. We made for a vrove on one of the head streams of the Nishnabotna and undertook to start a fire but everything was so et that it would not burn and we used up all our matches. The small streamwe were on was frozen over but it was low and made a good protection'from the high wind and the cold. I told Cuppy that we must walk there all night or iintil our xlothes began to get dry so that we would not freeze. I know that a person out in the cold at n'ght always gets sleepy and I.told Cuppy that if he.went to sleep T was going to get a willow stick and whip him until he wokh up and if 1 went to sleep, he was to do the same thing" to me^ A li ttle after midn^'ght, "Cuppy began to get tired and sleepy and when T v/ent to whip him,-he was angry and began to fight bu T kept it up until he was thoroughly a wake. Along about four or five o'clock in the morning, T began to get sleepy, when Cu^py gave me the same dose, "but I had thougiit and bra-'n enoug about'me to help him. As soon as it was daylight, we started out, the. thermometer many ddgroes below, zero. The frost was hot yet out of Our clothes so we walked add led our horses, le reached Mr. Cuppy's home that, night ^ late, nearly exhausted. Dur^'ng this same st'orm, a party from Council 1910. Bluffs were hunblnc elk up on the Boyer and one of them, a prominent citizen here, whose name X have forgotten, was frozen to death. In 1C56, when I returned to Coiinc'l Bluffs there was a good deal of uneasiness about the Indians and t organized here the Council Bluffs Guards for the purpose of protecting this border. Tie State of Iowa had no m^* lit la law then and we hao to buy our own uniforms, equipment and everythlny. We had a company of about 5o citizens and an excellent company for that time and It has a remark able history. It held Its organization here until the Civil War, v;hen they voted unanimously to enter the service on the firing on Sumpter, expecting to join the 1st Iowa Infantry but Governor Kirkwood declined its services because It was the only company on the frontier and he thought he nedded its services here, hut when was authorized to organize the 4th Iowa Infantry and take it into the field, the Council Bluffs Guards entered that regiment and became Co. B. and tobk part during the civil war in some 36 battles, distinguishing itself upon many fields. The loss In battles and sickness and discharges .vere very large. Its 2nd Captain was Colonel Kinsman, commanding the 23rd Iowa,and after the Atlanta campaign, just before going on the march to the sea, forty men were added to the company. It went on through to Washington, taking part In all the engagements cf the 4th Iowa, which are too numerous to mention and were mustered out at Louisville in July, 1 65. I am told by one of the men who was mustered out at that place, Mr. Stiles, now living at Fremont, that tliere were only eight or nine of the original members that entered the service here mustered out. There were more men mustered out at that time but all the others had been recruited during the war. '.Then the company returned to Counc'l Bluffs, there was very little inclination anywhere in the United States to keep up a military force but this company maintained Its organization and when the Spanish '.Tar came It was known as the Dod'^e Light Guard and It entered that service as Co. L of the 55th regiment and went to the Phllllplnes and there performed_the same duties tliou 1. not so many of them, as they did durln'- the Civil War. Upon their return home, they still maintained their organization as the Dodrre Lig:.t Guards and are now Co. L. of the 55tk Iowa Infantry, one of the most efficient in that regiment and our people sliould g^}_flpays support and help continue such an organization Its history is almost the history of the two wars and Its record that of very few companies in the United States they have maintained their organ ization for fifty years and entered the service of the United states twice. After the civil war it was a great effort to maintain its organization but in an early day there was an incentive, being on the frontier, that we do not have now and any young man should consider it a great honor to become a member of such a company. There is no question but what milUary training if a great aid to young men. It teaches them the obedience to orders, discipline and respect for thfase in authority, loyalty to their country, which they can not get in any other way. (Probably 1910 or 1911) When Hon. Walter I. Smith was a candidate for re-election to Congress in Spring of 1906 the Republicans of the 9th District were greatly interested for his success as he was a Leader in Congress and if a Republican Congress was elected was likely to be made speaker but the so called Progressive and Curi.mins element in the District put in Honorable Atty. Gen. Byers. I took a great interest in this contest appealed to the old soldiers who responded almost unnaninously to the support of Judge Smith in the controversy. I dee me dli Judge Smith was entitled to the credit of settling the controversy as to the as to the position and services of the 15th and IGth Iowa Vol. Infantry at the Battle of Shiloh this wasdisputed and the following letters relate to this controversy and to the election of Judge Smith. i^H 1910. During the year 1910, the re-election of vTiilter I. Smith came up and he was opposed by the Attorney General Byors and also by Senator Cummins and what were the progressives of the State. He also had the opposition of President Roosevelt but he was so strong in the district that it was impossible for them to defeat him. I took quite an interest in this campaing, doing what T could to help him, as he had been a very valuable member for our State and our district and for the country. T took up with the old soldiers the question of what he had done to carry out the views of the 15th and 16th Iowa at the battle of Shiloh and my statements were contracted in the Guthrie Center Guthrlan and upon receiving his letter, T v/rote the following letter to the GUthrian: "Your answer to my statement In relafon to the part Judge Smith took in the settlement of the controversy between the 15th and 16th regiments in the War Department appeared in the Counc*l Bluffs Nonpareil but was credited to the ITalvern Loader. I enclose copy of my answer to the article published in the Nonpareil of April 26th, which T will thank you to publish. Tt is evident that you did not have the facts before you about what occurred in Washing ton after the Commission had been turned down three times. You referred to a statement made by Captain Hayes. Captain Hayes was the person who induced Judge Smith to take this matter up after the failure of t];o Comnisslon and as I stated, it was tiirough his attangements that a final decision was obtained from the Secretary of War and ho had to aid him in this matter at this time Senator Allison, Secretayy Shaw and Senator Dolliver. T have no doubt if you would appeal to Captain Hayes, he would verify my statements." mm.- ■■ 4 Marshalltown, Iowa, 1910. Genl, G. M. Dodge. (firstpart of letter missing) accomplish. 6th, because it should stand where the sick in Hospital could look out upon it, the dead be carried by it, the living gather around it, and lastly because for all time it should look down upon and guard through the years the largest number of Iowa soldiers living in their silent bivouac. Genl. it is the only spot in Iowa where it will really perform the mission for which it was erected. Yours is a ready pen- yours is the influence, no better friend had the Iowa soldier; nor has any given you a more loving and obedient loyalty If in your judgment these reasons are substantial will yoii lend jrour influence for the transfer to the Iowa Soldiers Home, if the monument is moved from its present site? Truly yours in F. 0. & L., A. M. Clark. BilSlI KIJWII. January, 1910. New York, January 3, 1910. General G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Dodge: I was very glad to receive your letter of December 28th and to know that you are well and happy, I took the liberty of sending your letter to Mr. Vail and I am sure he was glad to hear from you. I agree with you that the merger of the telephone and telegraph companies will result in great economies to both companies, as we have parallel lines all over the country. We have more than 500,000 fliiles of copper wire in the United States and every one of those wires can be superimposed so that they can be used for telegraphng and telephoning at the same time. Of course we cannot use all of them in this way, but there is no doubt that a large number of them can be made use of in the joint interest of both companies. Nothing would please me more than to pay you a visit and perhaps some day or other I may do so, but at the present time we are all very busy and it is difficult for me to get away. With kind wishes, I am. Sincerely yours, R. C. Clowry V • . If,'. January, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 3, 1910. Fr nk Trumbull, § 71 Broadway, New York. My dear Mr. Trumbull: I received quite a long letter from President Taft. He says that, the Point I make on the routing is changed in the bill; that it only covers routing from the end of your awn line and that the other point that is made he has referred to the Attorney General. I suppose he refers to the point in relation to capitalization. Of course, this is confidential because you know I never allow anything said that comes to me in the way this does. I will say to you that I have no doubt that the President is working hard to get a bill that will express what he wants towithout being drastic, but he knows, as we know, that if he puts in a bill there that does not have the drastic parts in it, it will be put in by the House and Senate. The whole country out here seems to be crazy on the question. They have tried to make a political turn out of it. I have had a talk with several members of Congress and gone into this question of routing. ^ hold that there is plenty in the old bill on routing to allow the shipper to give the connections it should be shipped ovei' after leaving our lines . If they provide that in emergency cases company can change any shipment, if thero is anything happens to detain its movement, congestion, etc. I don(t think we would be hurt Hiuch and I think you ought to scan that clause of the bill so as to amend it. If they hold us to giving this autl'.ority, we should still h ve the right in matter of emergency to change the routing at the connections. I saw it her this fall where they had to do this to get traffic through. Some roads would be con gested while others would have a clear road and could send things, through to Chicago. I received your complimentary pass over the Chesapeake & Ohio. I am getting a great many passes but the trouble is that I have to send them back; they have not discovered tie Abilene & Southern yet and they send them to me over the Colorado & Southern. Some are sending them without naming the road. Do you think that is a violation of the law? They take it for granted that I belong to some road. We are having a splendid winter; a good foot of snow on tne ground, thermometer about zero and good sleighing. I am. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge ' ' * I- '' January, 1910, Council Bluffs, Iowa, January 3, 1910. W.. C. B^own, Pres. New York Central Ry., New York City. My dear Sir: I am pass in receipt of yours of Dec. 28th returning the changed I think my letter to the President did some good and got x some changes in the routing clause. He wrote me himself in relation to this matter. The clause that I wanted changed on capitalization he refered to the Attorney General. Of course, this is confidential though I wrote the same thing to Mr. Trurnbull, but as you know, I don't like to have any of these matters get out or be talked about. I am certain of one thing and I suppose you have discovered that yourself. The President is anxious to give us a workable law, but he has a tremendous pressure upon him, especially lately, where they are working up these political questions against him, which in the West are gathering some strength. I don't know what position you take on all of these questions. I believe that you can get a little change in the question of advancing the rate and lot have it as drastic as the Inter-State Commerce Commission and some of them have asked it. Don't you think we could give the Inter-State Commerce Commission sixty days to consider any rate we were going to advance and let them pass their judgment upon it? Then if it was favorable, we could issue it, and if it was unfavorable, we could appeal. I have been in hopes that the coiart would decide that the question of irates was a matter that lay absolutely with the railroad. The question of the reasonability of the rate would rest with the Commission but that does not seem to satisfy the country. Winter is letting up a little here today. I am. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge. . .jv! t Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. 4, 1910. General G. M. i^odge. oouncil fluffs, lowa. My dear General Dodge: Since reading one of the pamphlets that you so kindly sent me, it has occurred to me that you might be able to enlighten me on a subject that puzzled me, not a little, while preparing the paper on the Battle of ishiloh; namely, what was the reason for the, apparantly, unreasonable time consumed in the bridging of Duck River, by Buell's army on the march to Pittsubrg Landing^ Buell had a division at Columbia on the 10th of March (before consolidation of Departments) but the bridge was not completed until the 30th. i found nothing to show when the building began. It has occurred to me that Buell entertained the same fear thit the enemy might turn on him ,as he entertained immediately after the enemyevacuated Nashville, and that inick River, without a bridge, would be a good defence. It was Grant's idea that the enemy evacuated Nash ville with the intation of hurrying south as fast $ possible , while Buell seemed to Ihink that the enemy fell back for the purpose of drawing him on, and would turn on him. I have no doubt but that the bridging of Duck River was a difficult piece of work, and I know that the army did not have the expert bridge builders in 1862 that i had later. It has occurred to me that your familiar knowledge of the road south from Nashville to Decatur might enable you to enlighten me on the subject. Hoplnr that I am not intrudlnc too much upon you? time and patience, and thanking you in advance for any information that you may be able to impart, I remain sincerely yours, J. v. Rich. has been ^ enclose pointed a out slip to me—.not correcting serious a slight but error annoying." in m^ pcaoer 'that J. w.R, January, 1910. January 7, 1910, . Spooner, President Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. r/.y dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours.of December 31st. I think it would be a £;ood idea to make up an official stateiiient of the cost and the expenditures on the Alumni Hall. I have all the data of the subscribers and the amount they have paid. It is very questionable to me whether ornot we should print them because outside of what Adams and myself gave, they did .act amount to much and not very many have paid. h\r. Adams and myself not only made our large subscriptions but we advanced all the mioney to cover all the unpaid subscriptions; I mean those that were to be paid in one, two, three, four and five years. I am laid up now, and have been since Ghristm.as, with rather a serious attack of rheumatic gout but hOive to be out soon and will look this matter up. Jones kept these matters in such a slip-shod way that I don't know whether I can get a correct list out or not; however, I have all the subscription pap-rs and will see. A very few of those people that you wrote to Lave written to me. I guess they don't intend to pay much attention to this. I know it will cost niOre to make the collection than the amount we would have rectirved. If they would only write me and tell nie the reason they don't pay, it would be some consultation. Truly, G . ¥ . Dodge • I ' 'V h/ ' ■ • . « ■ ' ■ 1 ■■k : " ■ f aff '' ' .1 t - % t ' i January, 1910^ Council Bluffs, Iowa, January 7, 1910. Theodore Vail, American Telephone & Telegraph Office, Boston, Mass, My dear Mr. Vail: I received yours of January 3rd and was very pleased to hear from you. I^Tiat you write me about getting your first appoint ment in the railroad mail service is news to me. I have no doubt it is true because you say so, but a great many men claim that they got you this appointment. I know, of course, your uncle. General Qun.iby, very well and no doubt, I being in Washington at that time, I went around and got that appointment. When I was in Congress or in Washington, they were very kind to me and gave me most anything I asked; however, I am very glad that I got it for you because you have shown so thoroughly that is was a good appointment. I remember our ocean trip and I have often thought of you since. I have left New York and business, and it would seem to me that you ought to be looking in that direction yourself. Our early days were great struggles as they are looked upon today. They did not seem that way to me. I had a very severe sickness last summer lasting three or four months but I pulled through, but just now, since Christmas, I am down again with my old trouble, rheumatic gout, but am getting better. You know no one gets any sympathy for that. We have had a very cold winter here. Have had good sleigh ing since the first of December and if the snow will only stay on the ground and the weather about zero until the first of March, it will be a great thing for us. I have been a stockholder in the Bell telephone ever since the Nebraska Telephone Co. was started. I think I was one ol' the original subscribers in that and take quite an interest in it. It seems to be getting along all right. It is possible that your duties may bring you out this way and if they do, I want you to wire me and come and make me a visit. I have plenty of room and there are lots of people here that would like to see you and as it is your bid stamping ground you might want to look it over; however, I want you to borne tomake me a visit and stay as long as you can. Thanking you ior your letter and wishing you the compli ments of the season, I am. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge. January, 1910. Council Bluffs, lo^a, January 8, 1910, J. W. Rich, Iowa City State Bank, Iowa City, Iowa. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of January 4th. I have no idea what halted Buel's army at Duck River. That river is generally fordable at points, but it was only a day or two's work a build a bridge that an army could cross on. I built that whole road to Decatur for the railroad and it did not take any time to build a railroad bridge across Duck River. That work is set forth pretty fully in General Grant's memoirs. General Grant's idea, after the Battle of Ft. Donelson, and what he recommended was that his army and Buel's should have been immediately mobilized and that it should have gone forward and taken Vicksburg, but you have read all the history of the delays that occurred. If they had moved forward immediately, there was no force in their front or could there have been one put there that would have kept them from reaching Vicksburg; but the long delay before any decision was made gave the Confederates new heart; they thought they had injured us a great deal worse than they had and they concentrated this force at Shiloh. V'e all know that if Grant had been allowed to have gone for ward after the Battle of Shiloh, he would have then moved through to Vicksburg. Beauregard's army could not have faced his, Grant's, and Buell's army. The one question that always was a problem and enigma to us who were with Grant was, why the Government never paid any at tention to his recommendations. After every successful battle or campaign, they either immediately relieved him of the command of the army, or else, distributed that army whenit was in the best possible condition to move forward on the enemy and which he always wished to do. I have treated that question pretty fully in an address or two that I made on that subject, but it has never been published but some day, I probably will publish it and will send you a copy. You speak of Duck River being a difficult stream to bridge. That is a mistake. We have built many a bridge over that stream and larger ones in a day and a night so that our army could cross. When we are apeaking of the movements of different armies, we have to take into consideration the temperament of the different men who commanded them. Buell was slow; you know that when he left Corinth to go up the Tennessee, he allowed the enemy to push him back to Louisville, while his objective point was Chattanooga. 1 an. Truly, G. M . Dodge. January, 1910. New New January 14, 1910, Gen. Grenvllle M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la., My dear Gen. Dodge I want to have the sketch of your life entirely re-written, but before doing so wish you to make whatever corrections or additions upon the enclosed duplicate copy as may be necessary, in order that we may have at hand all the facts down to date to incltide when re writing your sketch, as above stated. Any help you may find it converiitent to render us will be greatly appreciated. With best widhes for your health, I beg to remain, Very sincerely yours, Guy C. Bixler. .!. .'1^ I'Al., ' Carterville, Mo. Jan, 17, 1910 Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Dear Sir and uomrade:- As i have been thinking of writing to j'-ou for some time concerning Gen. McPherson's death as have before me two pa^rs of the National Tribune Washington, u. o. one of Date ThursdayJan. 9th, 1896 giving account of anu dlaiming to being an eye witness of Gen. McPherson's death by private ueorge Reynolds of Go. D. 15 iov/a and signal by H. Seymore Male, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. Lawrence, Kansas and have written to both five or six year., ago stating the true facts of the case as 1 saw it and have not received any answer and was no excuse for them not answering as they were both living then and put stamp in letter for reply and"^-^ have another of date Thursda- September 1st, 1904 giving an account of the Battle of Atlanta by Maj• Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. ' I suppose it is yourself and including the deat : of Gen. McPherson on the 22nd of July I864. wow. General I have a statement which is true so that there is three statements as to General McPherson's death but there c-in't be but one true one and j. happened to be right there where it happened so 1 will give youthe way i happened to be there and see it. My name, is i^'rederick Molesdale of Co. 32 Mo Vols. Inft. Third Brig-de, 1st division 15th A. C. or wanglins's Brigade, wow I think the brigade was in reserve that day, 22nd July 1864; any way I know ray regiment was and we was resting at will on a road at the foot of a long slope or rather a hill and while we was there a General came galloping down the-hill to us and halted to where our Major was as he was in Gommand of Regiment and said to wanted the dirty second " as he was a German he could ot say thirty second, to fill a gap. between the 15th and 17th double^auicr double quick . So th.''he major rebels give orders wouldto break fall firough in and and thenorders to double quick and we double quicked to the top of the hill in a kind Snif halted S""? in line, two ranks facing. 1 don't allround know ud the and course there but we war olole°to thr?lar wounded f-o 4 the flag. uo. v. was iri front that day and 1 was close to tLy'^^rtha^fa^rard"!:/"'' '•^eht t^see my left touched me and said,""There oomerMo'Pho^son®"™® standinc to ened up and turned my head to thrL?rand jSr^wS: Oer and in less tim than it woMd take to tell ft n McPherson struck him and he never uttered a word thot o something happened to drop his bfidirfefns 3 his head and lean to hiriLf ^^San to go up over . or staff officers was to his side and cfufht hirrr^n orderlies arms, and right then, our Major lA J o ^ ^ their Trase toHake command command of hSff? battrioh^ to Captain Captain a. n. bout it, and he wasn't LnrbSi ff0 0? and see back and the Gaptain asked him how It waf until he came dead, so you know how we afJ ffu H I suppose waitiiig for orders and it'wnsn't lorf 4 4^®^® minutes, was on the grounS 1 auppooe tr?aje place!'' w1 there as alone this for me take to you want don't I Dodge Genernl Now, give will i and same the saw that living still upmrades several is this when day of time the to as and some of address and names the you watch good a had i as time the of minute a to told have could I happened could x ranks break to allowed been have \t^would if and pocket y ra in happened, it time the at stood horse his where place the marked have disturbed been hasn't grounc^ thf^ and place the near or on was I if and throw don't you if General, Now, now. telling to close come Capld I possible if this read to time take and basket waste the this'^n more_ any with you bother not will 1 so you from hear to would--lik' I attention. your give will you present.^but at that addresses names^^pjid four or three you give -w^ill I \Now follows: as matter, the in benefit foi^syour same the saw Seay, J. 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Cheney Tower, Hartford, Connecticut January 22nd, 1910, Dear General Dodge Through the courtesy of Mrs. Thomas Metcfelf, Senior, resident of your city, we have been informed that you might be able to furnish us with some very interesting and historically valuable data anent the settlement of the West and the building of the Union Pacific railroad. Such subjects, written in narrative form, would prove of great intefcest to our subscribers and we would be pleased to give them record in our publication. As you probably know, our institution is a periodical of national patriotism, recording the intimate history of events that led to the building of our great Republic and circulates in thousands of cultured homes in America. In founding THE JOURNAL OP AMERICAN HISTORY we believe that there were a sufficiend number of loyal Americans to support a national periodical of patriotism with their material and subscriptions. The work has, of course, cost us many thousands of dollars more than has been received from it and it therefore is made possible only by the co-operation of those who have a deep interest in it. Owing to the patriotic nature of the work, which, as you of course understand would not be possible if we were required to purchase manuscript, we shall be pleased to reciprocate by sending cotjies of the publication to a list of your friends when it appears in print. Thanking you in anticipation of your courtesy, I am Yours very truly, W. R. Bickford. Of Board of Editors. 101 Jan. 28, 1910. Adamsville, Tenn. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Council oluffs, Iowa. uear bin: 1 hear that Mr. •^ohn b. wills who was a scout in the union -H-rmy during the war between the states has applied for a pension. I understand that he was for a time under you during the war. Mr. Mills is now an old man about 82 years old; by the advice of physcian he sold his little farm here arn^ went to nook Cut Mountain thinking it would benefit his wife's health, who has for several years been an invalid. Mr. Mills is a high-toned Christtin man. His home was the home of traveling preachers; he.was widely known for his Christian .and moral character and his fidelity to v/hat he believed to be the truth. There was not in the south a more loyal man to the Union . What is done must be done quickly as old' age is fast telling on his vitality, his foot steps unsteady, eyes so dim he can no longer read. riow General 1 write you thinking perhaps you might interest yourself in his behalf; a few lines from you to the proper authorit es will do more than anything else to secure him the help he now so sorely needs. Mr. T. »v. Sims, M.C. from this state has his case in charge. Very respectfully, Jas. L. Sanders P. S. I know of a case similar to Mr. Mills' where the late r was appealed to who knew of the man's service in r n S ?? Army under him during the war between the states. SarpeSslonsdT"' tho .an L • S • January, 1910. 103 New York, Jan. 2,9, 1910. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. My dear Gen. Dodge Your favor of the 26th duly received. Many thanks for your promptness in returning the corrected sketch of your life. I am indeed sorry to learn of your severe sickness of last summer. I got the sketch of Francis H. Leggett approved hy him just about ten days before he died and had an engagement with him the day after he dropped dead. He told me that he had visited you at Council Bluffs on his way from California, and admired jmr photograph pf you so much that I promised to give him one. Mr. Harriman promised to give me the only sketch of his life he ever prepared when he returned from Europe last September, but he unfortunately died, and his estate is doing the best it can for us now. However, I succeeded much better with J. Pierpont Morgan whose sketch in three thousand words I have corrected in his own handwriting. It is believed to be the best sketch of Mr. Morgan in existence. Our sketch of Gen. Grant is in thirty thousand words and Gen. Porter has written me a letter stating that it will prove a valuable contribution to history. Of course Gen. Brederick D. Grant also praised it highly, as well as Col. R. T. Van Horn, the veteran founder and retired editor of the Kansas City Journal. ~ If possible, we would like to get to press this year but have determined not to ruin the advantage to be gained from years of intel ligent effort by making undue haste. Of course the more money we have invested in the enterprise the more anxious we are to get the work on the market, in order to reimburse oursftlves; but the trouble with prattically all works of this character has been that when their pub lishers found it difficult to obtain material from all the men of great eminence, they simply contented themselves with filling up their works with "nobodies" and rushed to press in order to "cash in". I do not, however, wish to blame such publishers for doing so, for I realize as much as any one can what a long sustained effort is necessary to get adequate sketches of our most eminent and therefore most worthy men, both living and deceased, simply because we cannot depend upon existing publications for facts and are consequently obliged to coniii^u^lly seek for the highest living authorities to pass upon our art icles before we can risk their publication. As promised in my Isst letter, I intend to have your sketch entirely re-typewritten and some additional data of importance included besides what you added. When I send you this new sketch, you will, of course, be at liberty to cross out what you consider ought not to go in* but, as I believe you are one of the greatest men that American has ever produced, I naturally want your sketch to be as complete and ac curate as it is possible to make it. ^ With kind regards, I beg to remain. Very truly yours, Guy C. Bixler, Manager. 105 January, 191C. Council Bluffs, Iowa, January 31, 1910, B. L. Winchell, President Frisco Ry. Co., Chicago, 111. Tv'iy dear ^!r. Winchell: I received your passes for myself, car and family for which please accept my thanks. I have not seen you or even written to you since you went back to the Frisco. I must say I was very sorry to see you to away from the Old Rock Island, which you know is my "first-love;" however, I suppose it is for the best. You ts ve a great field in the south-west which is filling up and you want to watch the country from Brady south-west an get In there before others do? It is going to fill up fast, either going dov/n the Frio or the Nuesces rivers. I was going to build from San Angelo south down the Hesces but Ripley came in and objected so strenuously and said he was going to build there, so we gave it up. I know that country very thoroughly and there is a large emigration from Iowa going in. You want to extend south through Uvalde and follow the country along the Nesces on south until you reach the "rownsville line. It is not necessary to go into parti culars on this with you because Yoakum known the country pretty well, but my idea is for you to get In there before others do and fill it up with settlers. There is a great tendency now for people to go to south-west Texas. Are you located permanently in Chicago? I don't know when I will go east, but when I do, I want to call to see you. I hope when you come this way, you will let me know. I have been pretty well this winter except for an attack of rheumatism which laid me up for a month. The railroads have been having a hard time this winter. 'Ve are having a winter that will last until March. I knew that when the sun crossed the line with the wind in the north-west; it is a sure sign. We havehad two months of good sleighing here. Thanking you for your passes, I am. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge. February, 1910. 107 Council Bluffs, Iowa, Vebruary 2, 1910, Wr. G, A. Chapman. Noble Grand $49 I.O.O.F., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Sir and Brother: I am in receipt of yours of February 1st informing me that on the evening of Friday February 4th, Council Bluffs Lodge No. 49, ~1.0.0 .P. will, at the invitation of Omaha Lodge No. 2, attend in a body the special celebration of the latter's insitution. This is in ^^recognition of the fact that "49" is the acknov/ledged "mother" of No. 2^ . You also state that we ha"ve been asked in particular to Contribute reminiscences and information relating to the fraternal work of the late brother A. D. Jones. I regret very much that it will be impossible for me to attend as I am not going out now in the evening, but it will be a great pleasure to me to pay ii,y tribute to our late brother, A. D. Jones. ^ 4.4 . The records of our lodge show that Brother A. D. Jones was ^ Council Bluffs lodge on April 26, 1854. He received the ft 5th degree on January 2, 1855 and together with our late brother Hadl®y Odd SFellows took in Cmaha final City, cards December for the 15, purpose 1855. of instituting On motion of a Brother lodge of R. R. Pegram, the J.D.G.M. was allowed the use of the Regalia in openat Omaha City January 29, 1856 and on motion of J. Smith Hooton, this lodge attended in a bouy at Omaha on Friday ni^ght which motion carried. According to the records of our lodee this was at the tiii:e that the use of lamps instead of candles for lighting the lodge room was being agitated. I am not certain, but conlidant that I was present with the rest of our iemb^s to to me mp alist of the members oI Omaha the Lodge. lodge at Brother that tim.e; Bowman thirty-two has handedof of all are familiar to Q.e. There are only two of the then members now living. One is Captain N. T. Spoor and the other myself. Captain Spoor resides in New York City with his dauchgrandson, and H I T am glad to say formerly he is enjoying a citizen fairly of good Omiaha, health. and his intimately acquainted with our late brother. A. D. Jones. He was a civil engineer and surveyor, giving most of his of of 1853 when I ran surveying the first of railroad lands and line lots. from I the met Nississl him in nni the to fallth®-. massacre that occurred there, drove all the . J'®'"'®®''®- The Indian into Omaha and we were finally obliged to le^ve, UlnTletf aloT, and not only for that reason, but the Government sent a company of militia out and they occupied oar cabins and grounds. In moving into the City of Omaha, my father obtained from A. D. Jones a log cabin located on the side hill south of the present Union Pacific railroad station on the ground where the residence of the late Herman Kountze now stands, and they spent the winter in this log cabin. My sister, who is with me at thfe present time, states that there was a band of the Omaha Indians camped near them and while they were very friendly, were a great trial and annoyance. When Mr. Jones moved to Omaha, he continued hiw work as a surveyor and I think was the city engineer because when we came to make the surveys for the Union Pacific road, I depended upon iiim for the information that I needed in relation to our lines in the city of Omaha and in Douglas County. Our friend'« ship continued until his death. He was a prominent citizen of Omaha, taking a pronriinent part in everything that tended to build it up. He was looked up to as a leading citizen and his profession tended to give him pron.inence in all matters. Our late brother, Hadley D. Johnson was a citizen oi Council Bluffs. He was the first person elected to represent the territory of Nebraska in Washington. When he was elected to represent the territory in Washington, the local paper here gave notice that our citizen the Honorable Hadley D. Johnson left that day for Washington to represent the interests of Nebraska before the Congress. This is not exactly the language used out it is the sentiment and in after years has often caused many alaugh. He also became a very promin ent man in Omaha and Nebraska and was a leader in all of its up growth. He was a man of ability and sterling qualities and passed away with our late brother A. D. Jones, honored and regretted by everyone. I wish to extend to the Omaha lodge my congratulations up on their celebration of their institution of the organization of the lodge more than one-half a century ago. Thanking you for your courtesy and attention, I am. Yours in F. L. 4 T., Grenville M. Dodge. •i'', f f ■ ■ , t I . T '. h. , .5 :( s, . r- . • r 4 k. . 109 February, 1910 Council Bluffs, Iowa, February 3, 1910 B. F. Walton, Sec. Co. A. 14th Penn. Cavalry, - 3428 N. 20th St., Philadelphia, Penn. My dear Comrade: I am in receipt of yours of Feb. 1st inviting me to attend the reunion of your cavalry organization. I am no longer in New York having moved to my home in Council Bluffs and therefore the long distance prevents my being with you; however, I appreciate your courtesy. I have just written up the Indian campaigns . of 1865-6 and when I print it, I will send you copies. I closed my report of the canipaign as follows: "During this campaign on the plains, I had as my escort Co. A , 14th Penn. Cavalry. They belonged to one of the regiments that was sent from the East to take part in the Indian campaigns and did not ask to be mustered out until after the campaign. I was greatly indebted to this company for the close attention they gave to me and the intelligence they showed during the whole trip. They had served faithfully in the Civil War and their veteran experience there was a great benefit in the work they had to do on the plains, often in taking messages and performing other duties where only two or three of them could be detailed at a time. It has always been a great pleasure to me to have had an invitation, ever since they organized their society, to attend their reunions, but, unfortunate ly, I have been so far away that I could not go, and to the surviving members, I, with great pleasure extend my thanks for their good ser vices to me." Thanking you for your courtesy, I am. Truly and cordially, Grenville U. Dodge. ' .1 Y ■ % 111 February, 1910, Council Bluffs, Iowa, February 4, 1910, Hon. Walter I. Smith, Washington, D. C. My dear Sir: I am in receipt of.yours of January 31st and note what you say in relation to the^papers in the district. I had a talK with Everest. What do you get in ahswer to your letters? Of course you read the Register and the Nonpareil and you have seen Byers' inter view on the cause of high prices? I have seen a great many causes but that beats them all; of course, it is put out forpolitical effect, nothing else, and you ought to cut it out and when you get on the stump, show it upi it is really foolish and I don't see why the papers do not pick it up. The Insurgent papers are very agressive, while our capers are far from it though they have all the arguments on their side'. They ought to demand of the insurgent papers if they ever propose to be in favor of the President and his policies. The fact is the insurgent papers are more vindictive against the President and the party" than the democratic and doing more harm. ^ They copy every report that any one puts out that elfects the President or any of his administration and they don't defend or speak well of a single one of his policies; they want to change them all. They claim they are following Roosevelt but if Roosevelt was here, he would jump on them with both feet^and if there ever was a man that hated an insurgent or a person that iftDlted his party, it was Roosevelt. He always believed there was only one way to win a fight and that was to line up in a solid line in the front as we did in battle not on the skirmish or as a guerilla and there can be only one result from this theory of fighting outside of the line and that is to help the enemy. There is no doubt but what Taft and his policies are gaining ground all the time, even in Iowa but more so outside of the State, but I see letters now occasionally in the papers from strong progressives standing up for Taft and i hope that you and Congress will be able to get a solid line before you leave in favor of the party; if you don't we are gone then there will be the devil to pay all over the country. This hysteria on high prices of food, etc. is effecting business mater ially everywhere. It is making people halt and you know if there is anything more timid than one dollar, it is two dollars. Unless the thing stops pretty soon, I expect to see depression everywhere. I an,, Truly and cordially, G . M . Dodge. 115 Mountain View, Cal. Peb'y. 12, 1910. Gen. G, M. Dodge, Council Dluffs, Iowa. My dear General Your letter received Jan'y 20 and v/as very much pleased to hear from you as I had some doubts as to reaching you with a letter which accounts for the dela3r in delivery to you as I sent your letter to Washington to be directed to your address. Am extremely sorry to hear youare laid up by rheumatism but what can we expect with all our exposure in earlier years? ?es we are thinning out and our meetings are growing less numerous, just yesterd y I received a letter announcing the illness of my Captain of Co. B. 18th Mo. who is not expected to live. It seems incredible that there is only 400 comrades who attend the meetings of the Army of the Tennessee—that grand old army of which we were a part. I often think of our service —our march with Sherman through Georgia, and the Carolines and often recall incidents that are ^till fresh in mh mind, ard often I think of you in that way as I saw you so many times under trying circumstances. I ha\e your article written for the National Tribune on the Battle of Atlanta and find it the most au thentic and complete of any 1 have-'read and exactly describing it as I saw it and as it actually occurred. Yes, indeed the 16th Corps saved the day then and all because we always had good officers. I shall be pleased to receive the pamphlet "How we built the Union Pacific " as you wel] know under wh-t difficulties we all labored. Yes, I wish ve could see more of one another but there i: away down deep in my heart a big warm spot for my comrades who were giving the best days of their lives for their country in the days of 61 to 65. I will be extremely pleased at any time to hoar from you and t o know that ■ou have recovered from the attack you speak of. I expect to go east this year after an absence of nearly thirty years and perhaps you may receive a call as I am going to hunt up some of the old boys . With kindest of remembrances believe me as ever. Fraternally yours, Samuel M. Dyer. 117 February, 1910 Gen. G. . Dodge, Mountain View, Gal. Feb'y. 12, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa. dear General; Your letter received Jan'y. 20 and was very much pleased to he.'.r from you as I had some doubts as to reaching you with a letter which accounts for the delay in delivery to you as I sent your letter to Washington to be directed to your address. Am extremely sorry to hear you are laid up by rheumatism but what can we expect with all our exposure in earlier years? Yes we are thinning out and our meetings are growing; less numerous, just yesterday I received a letter announcing the illness of my Captain of Go. B. 18th Mo. who is not e:^pEted to live. It seers incredible that there is only 400 comrades who attend the meetings of ti:e Army of the Tennessee--that grand old army of which we were a part. I often think of our service--our march with Shernian through Georgia, and the Carolinas and often recall incidents that are still fresh in rry niind, and of ten I think of you in that way cs I saw you so many tines under trying circuirstances. I have your article written for the National Tribune on the Battle of Atlanta and find it the most authentic and complete of any I have read and exactly describing it as I saw it and as it actually occurred. Yes, indeed the ICth Corps saved the day tien and all because we always had good officers. I shall be pleased to receive the pamphlet "How we built the Union Pacific" as you well know under what difficulties we all labored Yes, Iwish we could see more of one another but there is away down deep in n.y heart a big warm spot for my comrades who were giving the best days of their lives for their country in the days of G1 to ' 65. . I will be extreniely pleased at any time to hear from you and to know ihat you have recovered from the attack you speak of. I gxpect to go east this year alter an absence of nearly thirty years and perhaps you may receive a cell as I am going to hunt up some of the "old boys." With kindest of remembrances believe me as ever. Fraternally ycmrs. Sarriuel M . Dyer . 0- ..u. ■ February, 1910. (COPY) 127 New York City, February 19, 1910. Mr. Guy C. Bixler, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. My dear Mr. Bixler My father, Charles M. Dinsmore, who served two and a quainter years in the Civil War and is now Commander of the G. A. R. Post at Jeffersonville, Ind., has expressed his desire to me to obtain a Government position as Custodian of a Fort or Lighthouse where he would not have to do manual labor. He is not sixty-six years of age, draws a pension I think of |:200.00 a year and, while he is suffering from disabilities acquired in the War such as Rheumatism and Heart Trouble, yet he is very active anc capable, and needs must support his wife and two small children. I take the liberty of thus addressing you, knowing of your large acquaintance with men of influence and hoping you may be good enough to inquire if such a position is obtainable. Very sincerely, (Signed) E. Dinsmore. PERSONAL. Washington P.O. City. I^ear Mr. Secretary:- Inclosed I send you draft of the inscriptions for the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa aspprepared by me in accordance with our understanding when we last met. Kindly look them over and see if they meet vsdth 2,'our approval. I have submitted the form to Senator Allison, Colonel Hepburn n adn Judge Connor, the committee of the Iowa Delegation chosen to take charge of the matter, and these meet with their approval. I have also submitted it 4)o some but not all of the other members of the dil^egation. If therefore it now meets with your approval and you can get it signed I will be very glad. Senator Allison had volunteered to go with me to pre sent it in this form to the Secretary of War, but believe it would be a good idea for you to personally present it and ask its acceptance. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. February, 1910. 131. New York, February 21, 1910, Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, la. My dear Gen. Dodge As promised in my last two letters, I have had your sketch entirely re-typewritten and some additional data of importance included, besides what you added when you corrected the last copy. In making any corrections or additions on this copy, please use ink and write as plainly as possible, as it will be the last copy you will receive before it is set in type. Also please be sure to make this copy "Correct as to facts," sign and date it, as we are making a strenous effort to haYe absolutely reliable data, so much needed in an age when our eminent men are continually being misrepresented for selfish reasons. I n3)te that you referred to your home in Council Bluffs in the additional data you furnished when you corrected your last sketch some weeks ago. It would seem particularly appropriate to have an illus tration of your beautiful home in this most comprehensive sketch of your life which is to be published in the most reliable cyclopedia ever produced in this country. If you agree with me in this respect, we can furnish a fine genuine Photogravure (Steeled) Full Page Portrait of your home 0 Sl25.00j or a Full Page Portrair made from, a fine pen drawing and copper engraving 0 f^lOO.OO, or a smaller pen drawing and copper engraving of the same quality to be printed with the text P ^?50.00, This we figure is the estimated cost to us, but you are of course under absolutely no obligation to subscribe unless you feel perfectly free to do so. I felt quite indignatn yesterday in reading in the New York HERALD an extended reference to Gen. Sickles and a smaller inaccurate one concerning yourself in the same article. I feel that if any one should be given the rank of Lieutenant General, it should certainly be you in preference to Gen. Sickles, not that I have anything personally against Gen. Sickles, but simply because you not only have a very much better military record but also a record in civil life that has not been surpassed, in my estimation, by any American since Gen. Grant. I say this only after a careful study of the accomplishments of the leading Americans for the past fifteen years of my life. Trusting that your health is steadily improving and to hear from you at your convenience, I beg to remain. Very truly yours, Guy C. Bixler. Manager. 135 General G. M. Dodge, Broadway, New York City, Dear General: I have just I'^arned that General Stanley is hurled in the grounds of the soldier's Home. You may recall, it was there while I was at work ibn his relief that he introduced mc to you. It strikes me that you may know enough of his friends who could join in having a copy of that felief with suitable inscription placed on the walls of the building as a memorial of his long administration. Gen. Stani^ was so pleased with the relief that, in "hie will he ordered a copy of this bronze to be placed in Cullir, hall at West Point. Gen. Rodenbaugh had had my model of your head on exhibition for some time in the military museum on Governor's Island. If you can make it convenient, I shall be glad to show you my relief of Gen. U. t>. Gr-nt from sittings he gave me in 1880. and which now belongs to Ge n. f. d. Grant. Very sincerely , Feb. 21, 1910 318 W. 57th St. N.Y.C. F. iii. Aelly February £3. Governors Island, New York, Feby £3rd My dear General Dodge: Seeing a letter from you I ventured to open it in Fred's absence, and as he will be away some time, I write to sa.}/, that I know he will be only too happy to do , as you suggest in your cir cular of February I5th, with reference to the erection af a mon\iment by Congress- in honor of General HowardWe often think of our charming visit with you in your interesting home and of all your hospitablity and Mrs. Montgomery's With warmest regards to her and to yourself- in which Fred would Join ifl here, and hoping to see you both in our home later, believe me, my dear General Dodge, Yours very sincerely Ida H. Grant. fy '- ki . few I •'AtiT- •• ■ >- i,•_» m 139 February, 1910. Reading, Pa. Feb. 24, 1910, Gen. Grenville M. Dodp;e, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General Your letter to Co. A. 14th Penna. Cav. was read and listened to with much interest and regret. Interest because of what you said in reference to our service with you and regret because we could not have you with us. I was directed to thank you for the kind words spoken of us, but my best is but a feeble expression of the sentiments we entertain towards you. I was very much disappointed to find that you would not be at Salt Lake City in attendance upon the National Bncampraent of the Grand Army of the Reoublic last Aupoast and much grieved when I learned it was because of illness. I hone you fully regained your health. I .would like to get a copy of your address on General Sherman at the Union League in Philadelphia. In fact, I am quite anxious to get copies of all your articles referring to your campaigns for I am sure they are full of interest and I am collecting everything within my reach pertaining to the 'Van, While our trip across the Plains was not exciting it was full of interest and is one of the incidents of ray life that remains with me as a most pleasant memory. In my family' your name is a household word, because I so frequently refer to you and our association with you. I would like to add your photograph to my list of friends on whose faces I look with pleasant recollections of bygone days. I look forward with much pleasure to the coming National Encamp ment at Atlantic City where I hope to meet you. Believe me. General, Most fraternally yours. M. A. Gherst. 141 San Francis co, Cal. February 24, 1910. My dear General: I l^egard it as a confession of advancing into the "sear and yellow" when your friends (or rather mine) begin to celebrate birth days, and when the girls are willing to kiss. I have reached that epoch, ray dear old Comrade, as you vill see by the enclosed clipping. I never realized wh at a hell of a fellow I am considered to be till reminded by having all the boquets of oratory, poetry and praise thrown at me, and yet it is all very pleasant , especially coming from good old friends with whom I have been associateu over forty ye-rs. uf course, you know just how it is, having had the same thing happen to you , lo these many years. I don't know whether you remember Tom Witt, a lieutenant in the 1st Missouri Light Artillery He lives in St Louis and I expect him here this week. Out here it is rare to see an old comrade one knew in the old days and so I shall be glad to see him. As you will notice, in the list of guests at thv, dinner, Hugh Burke is still on deck, and he made a very witty speech, among the other sparkling ones of the evening. Long life, health and happiness to you, my dear General, and believe me. Yours very cordially, A. G. Hawes. Bohemia Honors Colonel Hawes. Raphael weill Gives Dinner in Observance of the Dean's 77th Dirthday. in honor of the seventy-seventh birthday of Uolonel A.g.Hawes, Raphael Wcill gave an elaborate dinner at the Bohemian club last night. Colonel Hawes IS the dean and the oldest of the former presidents of the c3ub and was a member of the first board of directors in 1873 He 1 a veteran of the civil war. Although the honors of the dinner were for Col. Hawes alone coincident!' extended to Adralral S eb nee whoce birthday wL The tables were heavily laden with great banks of redroses and carnatlcns^and^from the^oelllng was hung a huge cluster or woodwardlas. Orlttenden Thornton f. ». Hall Hugh M Burke n ? ♦ ''hank Dcerlng Dr K R ,® Robertson Judge J.V.coffey O.A.Smith T r, r. Consul Gen.Hen.Merou V. Stow H G Pl-'tt y n' Bush SiclMaier John'l-^nders naer'"q s. V. wcMurtio n Col.A.G.Hawes Gen. Bhas. S.W roster Ba kus Doctor Ainsworth Ed Bosqui H.R.Bloomer Co?.J.r^adf Col. u.E. Leanard Admiral Uriel Sebree S Sacher Ranhael WpIii ■■ ■ - ■; l . ^Vt; 147 Pebruarjf, 1910. THE '.VESTERN UNION TELEGRA.PH COMPANY Send the folSiowing message subject to the( terms on back hereon, which are ( Feb. 26,1910. hereby agreed to. ( Genl G. M, Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Norwich Alumni of Boston at its 22nd Annual Banquet sends greetings to its most distinguished Alumnus. Briggs. Sect'ry. March, 1910. 151 New -York, March 1, 1910, Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, la. My dear Gen. Dodge Please accept mgtny thanks for the retiirn of the final copy of the sketch of j'our life, prepared for the National American Biograptjy, I am sorry that you decided not to have an illiistration of your h me, as we could make a beautiful one from the fine photograph you gave me while in New York. It will surely become one of American's historic homes and it would be very appropriate to have it in your sketch, which is about eight thousand words in length. In yonr letter of January 26th you spoke of Gen. Gheridan as being a very strong friend of yours, and we would consider it a great favor if you could correct our sketch of Gen. Gheridan, as we know of no higher authority than yourself. Our sketch of Gen. Gheridan has been prepared with a great deal of pains, but so many errors concerning eminent men have found their way into print that any sketch is of little value that hns not been passed upon by a very competent authority, Very truly yours, Guy 0. Bixley. Manager. Knickerbocker Publ. Co. March, 1910. 'A ■ • ■ 153 Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 4, 1910, Chas.V. E. Starrett, Chicago Daily News, Chicago, 111. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of February 25th. The papers, generally, state that there are only two Corps Commanders of the Civil War living. This is a mistake. There is one Army Comu.ander and five Corps Commanders of the Civil War living, The Army Commander is Major General Grenville M. Dodge of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who was also a Corps Commander and the five Corps Commanders are as follows: Major General Daniel E. Sickles of New York. Major General Julius Stahl of New Yj^rk. Major General James H. Wilson of Wilmington, Del. Major General Wesley Meri'itt of Washington, D. C. Major General B. H. Grierson of Jacksonville, 111, The first two were Corps Commanders of Infantry and the three latter, of Cavalry. I am. Very truly, Grenville M. Dodge, Maj . General, March, 1910. 157 71 Broadway, New York, March 8, 1910, Major-General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, My dear General Dodge Be so kind as to favor rae with several copies of your pamphlet entitled "How we built the Union Pacific Railway, and other Railway papers and Addresses," I would like to give some of them away, as well as keep one in my files as a record of a useful and honorable life, of which both you and your friends may well be proud. I attended the banquet of the Boston Alumni Association recently, where your memory is cherished, and remarks were made in evidence that you have a warm place in the hearts of the men from Norwich University, We are planning for our banquet here on the 25th inst,, and I beg to suggest that it might be helpfulfor the occasion if you send a greeting by lefeter or telegram that could be read to your friends of the New York Association. We are all interested in your health and contentftent, and most heartily wish you both in full measure. Sincerely yourr, Edward D, Adams, President of the New York Alumni Association of Norwich University, 159 Chicago, 111., March 8, 1910 General G. M. -Oodge, council nluffs, Iowa. « near 8ir:- Yours letter came to hai:id by due course of mail. The next morning after our Chicago Herald gave us your likeness and a brief sketch of your work, it is to me a gr at pleasure to be carried back to my student days,and i now have your likeness installed in my scrap book among the gods, x have learned from Mr. Kllis of your patriotism to our college aiid j. had given him a brief sketch"Of the work x had done in R, R. construction. The writing of my history reminds me of a history of Gen. Franklin Pierce, when he was a candidate for the presidency. The whigG issued a "History of rranklin Pierce" in a little leather bound book aboiit as large as my thiuab. Some writer has said that most men's lives are written in their epitaphs --"Horn on such a daj , died on such another with an interval of three score years between." I will write Mr. Ellis a little more fully giving dates, etc.I take it that just a sketch is all that can e embraced in such a work. To the former students it will be very inter sting. It is true that for twenty or more years i had a very strenuous life in building rail roads first as engineer then as organizer, and subsequently as opera tor. i built among them three of the roads which terminate here. All of these have becom parts of other systems. This all has happei © d nearly a generation ago, and in this fast age is forgotten. Almost my first experience in the west was on transitman in the preliminary surveys of the Allegheny Valley. The problem was to find a low grade line connecting Pittsburg with the Husquehanna River, we ran the water courses of three streams leading from the river to the lowest parts in the mountains together with the crest line between, and all the draws between the lower an higher lines and the contour lines at each ten foot level were laid down, and we found what at first would have been thought impossible a route with a teen foot maximum grade. ' of the +V. Penn. R. R, i brou ht the lesson of the importance the possession of low grades awav with me and made the maximum grade of the Ft. wayne and Chica|o The muo Chicago and Great the nastern Chicago, 3/4 Danville of 1;?,.and vincennes 2/5 of 1%. This lart named railroad was built during the Civl3 War, when labor and material were at the highest, or I should have spend more money in making lower grades. The importance of low grades was not so fully appreciated in the earlier days of railroads it was later when traffics became heavier, and had to be carried at a much lower rate. The older roads built with higher grades have been obliged to reduce their grade at gr^at cost to meet comnetition, A whole generation of men have passed sines that was done, but I still take an active interest in cheapening transportation. :ieo It is an axiom with engineers that it is better to spend the cost of a locomotive, as occasion may require, to keep the maximum grade down than tokeep the engine at work ovorcoraing the grade. I feel a great interest in the university and wish it v/as in my power to aid it, but if I could do so it would be on theplan of vbcational education making it, however, fund amental that the student should have a critical knowledge of English and the lower branches of mathematics. General Cileason and Major iruller Iboth graduates of W. U. were with me in the construction of the u. D. and V. R. R. If i was not a toddling old man, I would tr3'' and get the N. U. men of this city into an association which might be of-som.e value to the University. I thonk you for writing me. Respectfully yours, Joseph E. Young. . I send with this a paper which may interest you. J.E.Y. > • • i . r(l t: :' ^ March, 1910. 161 New York, March 10, 1910. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffc, la. My dear Gen. Dodge Please accept thanks for your letter of the 4th inst. While we shall have Gen. Porter go over our sketch of Gen. Sheridan, we have made a duplicate copy especially for you which we herewith enclose, and trust you will make whatever c&rrections or additions that may occur to you to be just, after which kindly endorse upon the sketch the fact that you have corrected it and your opinion as to its merit, sign, date, and return same at your early convenience. You ma^ have noted how careful we are with all our sketches to have the highest possible authority or authorities vouch for their accuracy over their own signatures. We think this will prove of in estimable value in the future; at any rate Gen. Porter and many others have told me so. I have not been able to find in^any Cyclopedia a sketch of Gen. Sheridan nearlj*^ as full and comprehensive as the one we enclose, and if we can assure ourselves that the facts contained therein are accurate, its value as an article of reference will be very much enhancea, We just got back our Harriman sketch from Mrs. Harriman with many corrections and additions, and believe it to be the most valuable ever prepared of Mr. Harriman. Mrs. Ingersoll was so pleased with our sketch of Col. Ingersoail that she sent me a special invitation to dine or lunch with them that they may thank me in person. I only tell you these things that you may be better able to judge of the ultimate value of our work when ready for the market, and because you are one of the many from whom we have received much encourage ment . Hoping that you are in good health, I beg to remain, Yours very truly, Guy C. Bixler. Manager. I ./ - f 163 March, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 10, 1910, John F. Dobbs, 1243 W. 21st St,, New York City. Dear Sir; I note what you say about sending me a copy of your book on "From Bunker Hill to Manila Bay." I don't find it among ray books. It is possible that it was given to me by Clarkson before I left New York and got mislaid; however, I will look through my library more carefully. I return the statement of the Battle of ^ea. Ridge as re quested by you, which is something different from the general views that have often been taken of that battle. I have gone into detail more than your statement. Now regarding your statement that the "skilful manipulation of the artillery in Siegel's division did much toward determining the result"-the fact is, the artillery had nothing whatever to do with the result. The first batteries we got into action were soon knocked to pieces. I did not have a single battery on ra y line for over two hours and Seigel's batteries never got into action until the morning of the last day when there really was no fighting of consequence, the enemy retreating as soon as they could get away. Thanking you, I am. Truly, G. M. Dodge. r; 't 165 March, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 10, 1910, General James H. Wilson, Vjilraington, Delaware. My dear General: I am in receipt of yours of March 8th and note your very complimentary words in relation to my book which I recently sent you on "How We Built the Union Pacific Railroad." That portion of it was written in 1874 and I added to it some addresses that I had made since. My time has been taken up so that 1 had no opportunity to get some of my matters together. I note what you say about the endowment for old N. U. There is no institution of learning that is, in my opinion, more en titled to aid than .that. You know its standing in the military point of view is next to that of West Point and its Honor Cadets can go into the Army without further examination. It has not had any endowment for two years; not since it received $100,000 from one of its graduates. It seems to be very difficult to get capitalists to give to a military institution. Carnegie, for his personal friendship to me, gave us a library and has yet to put us on his teacher's pension list. I am in hopes that someone will help us. We are trying all the time. I have already sent Winslow a book and I sent Chas. Francis Adams one to Boston as I did not know he was in Washington. I sill send him one there. I wish you would send me Mrs. Harriman's address. I would be pleased to send her a book. I have forgotten their country home address and even their city address. I am sending you another copy of the book that you can present to Col. Long so that you may retain your own copy. I can see by your writing that you are strong and hearty, which I am very glad to know. My health is fairly good. Have you been writing up anything lately? If so, what? I am. TruV and cordially, G. M. Oodge. March, 1910. 167 March 11, 1910, Edward D. Adams, Pres. N.Y. Alumni Assn. of N.U., New York 01 ty;. My dear Sir;- I am in receipt of yoursof March 8th notifying me of uhe Norwich Association Banquet of March 25th. I wish I could be with you in person but that is impossible, f^y thoughts and my heart are with you and I know you will have a happy time that will aid old N.U. in its new life and future well-fare. In a pamphlet I sent out lately on "How We Built the Union Pacific Railroad," I included three of my addresses on old N.U. and I have been surprised to find old N.U. so often and favorably spoken of by the parties who received tJ.e book. General James H. Wilson, a distinguished Corps Commander in the Civil War and a distinguished citizen of our country wirtes as follows:- And then, there is old N.U. and her patriotic graduates, patient, tnorough, capable and equally so in both peace and war. Why don't Carnegie, Rockefeller or one of her own sons endow her with ul1 th; t is necessary to put her ^n ner feet with a plant and an income equal to her deserts'. 'What better use could be made of money than to endow a college where the students so generally work their way through?" All we have to do is lor the Alumni and oast cadets to put forth their best energies in behalf of the efforts'that are being made to build up our Aliiia tater. The Government and people now look forward favorably to the work of the military colleges. They begin to appreciate that we, in this country, must have a well organized and well trained military reserve, that can be put in the field on short notice, officered by educated soldiers and the New York Alumiii Association can look back their work for old N.U. with great satisfaction and all they l.ave to do to get final success is to go I'orward in the I'uture and complete the work that tor twenty years they so loyally and enert-eticallY inaugurated and carried out, and in this I am with heart and hand. Our Alumni in the west have founded an association at St.Louis which is growing. It is small in number now but as years go and the cadets come into ttis new empire that is forging ahead so rapidly, it will soon be a helpful factor to the University. I know you wil: be pleased to learn that our work on the new history of the Association is progressing rapidly and Mr. Ellis has by d^igent research, found ii,any new names of old and distinguished cadets and much interesting history so that we are obliged to issue two volumes instead of one as originally inte>ided. Extending to you, one and all, my best wish for your good health and prosperity and for the success of old N .U., I am. Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. 169 Denver Colorado, March 12, 130. Major General Grenville M. Dodge, (jouncil nlUffs, Iowa, jjear sir: I'wish to thank you heartily for your courteous response of March 9, regarding Jim Bridger and Kit uarson, and the equally valuable data accompanying. You do not request return of pamphlets or engraving; i will retain them until you ask for them. They are most interesting to me. Any other prints along this line of early plains and mountain days will be appreciated; and x hope that you will issue your information upon Tongue Kiver and connected cam - paigns. I am writing to the Journal of the U. S. Cavalry Association, Leavenworth, for the article upon xvit car: on, and hope to get it there. And l shall write to Captain Palmer, that possibly 1 may find his account of the plains campaign still extant. Intruding upon your time again, to keep my information exact i would ask: Is the Bridger print with wich you favored me a copy taken JhhL ^^fuerreotype mentioned by you in the dedication eLrcises the only 1 i^ridger picture that i ever have -1843" seen.on the back of it . it is If you recall Inman's"Santa me Trail', you mav remember that Col, inman makes cridger come to Denver, there sketch an outline bouth Pass had of course been well known for twentv ^ronr. k* uregon -rrail. .-.e could not have meaXthat i? J"? ^ because of the 1 presume that the pass is the one npar the story is true, road dips over, down for oalt LakP tk ^ ? station, where the of th building Of the Jn?on Pac??Jr L to have it. Pacific, in book or pamphlet, I want you Photographer be decide"^ tl a°iear!:ornrjrAu''oir"onr''-il' out a d6mi-god without^a wakness or fau??I Sj?hoi?^a?tPm%%'®^® to at all to detract from his character nS V.f ® ©ut a man. i wonder if Bridcer evrr <5nni'o n-p v,} bike to make him him with uridger, p ke of him. x should not rank Assuring you again of the great pleasure that your pamphlets snd letter are to me, and trusting that v/hen other data of early western plains and mountain days are at your disposal i may be put in touch with the same, as they occur to you, x am, sir, ^ 1 > t, ' ■»4 Very respectfully yours. hdwin L. tiabin. pi' ' ^ v. 171 Wilmington, Delaware, ?;'arch 12, 1910, Genera, Grenville uodge, - ' ' t ■ Baldwin ulocl, uouncil oluffs, iov^a, my dear ("eijieral:- Many thanks fo yours of the 10tl: , and for what you have done in reference to the little-book. There is a good deal of interesting matter in it which 1 amsure all of your friends will appreciate as fully as i do, ^ 1 do not doubt that one of these days your old college will receive the admiring and appreciative support of some * of the rich men. if Oarnegie or Rockefeller could be induced to read what you have written aiout it, i am sure the money would be forthcoming, « » i do not know exactly Mrs. narriman's add ess, but 1 am sure if you will enclose anything to her in care of R. o. urant, r^squire, 71, nroadway. New York she will get it the next day. He is a very close friend, uf course Judge Lovett, 120 Droadway would also forward anything immediately, I am doing things and writing pretty constantly. X have finished two volum s of personal history and observations in connection with the oivil war, and am nearly half way through the third one, brir.ging the narrative down to the end of the intervention of the Allied Powers against the noxer uebellion, i i think i see my wat to a conclusion to all such labor within the next three months. After that j. shall go play, I am starting with Mr. schiff and a small party of fr iends, June 16, for a two months trip in Alaska, going north inside via sitka, okagway, nhite house Gap, to the xukon , thence down that river and around the coast to Nome by special s earner, returning home by the outside-inside route, and getting back about the middle of august, i may take a short run to jaurope in September, AS you know although i hav6 carefully revised it, i h-ve not yet published my memoir of Rawlins, and yet i do not intend thrt it shall be lost, a few important men, including yourself, have rrad it and while it '\as received their aproval one or two have suggested that i should go slow, and x am going slow .hen . think of it ana of Ra.llns- bold, outspoken and splendldhoura age in behalf of what he conceived to be right, I am inclined to ask myself if x am not overcautious. again, It is snowing hevily here today but we shall soon have spring why do you not emply your leisure in dicfttating a plain. 172 simple, unvarnished, straight-forward account of your own life, your ancestry, education and public services? i^o one who has read your writings will ever accuse you of immodesty. ISO far as i know x am absolutely will. Although i am seventy-two years of age, i am not conscious of the slightest diminution of my mental or physical powers. x go to-balls, and dance as much as anyone else, aj^d my grand-daughters say that none of the younger men can ieat me. i gave up my horses when x returned from china and am depending now upon my automobile for short route trans portation. I am. Wishing you a continuance of health, strength and happiness. i?'aithfully yours. James li. wilson. ■ i ' a - .1 March, 1910. 173 Springfield, Illinois. March 14, 1910. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, ' Council Bluffs, la. My dear General:- I read with a great deal of interest from day to day, political affairs as they are shaping themselves in Council Bluffs and in the state generally. I note what you have been doing to get the Judge's candidacy under way. Prom the list of names of those who are friendly to him, I do not much fear that he will lost out. I wish I were back, at least long enough to give what little assistance I could to help "nut him over the plate." I see that they are after my old friend the Major. I surely hope they will find nothing to warrant any drastic action. We have become quite settled in our new home. We miss our friends dreadfully, but are trying to make new ones. I hope you are enjoying good health. General, and that -'rs. Montgomery too, is well. Some days ago Mrs. Bender gave me several Setters to mail, among them one to Mrs. Montgomery. I have no recollection of mailing the letters, but have not had the nerve to intimate to Mrs. Bender that they may be lost. I can remember only the one to Mrs. Montgomery, and I have felt that if she received hers, the btherS" also, probably arrived at their destination. It is a long time until the 12th of February 1911, but I want to tell you, that the one hundred and second anniversary of Lincoln's birth is to be celebrated here on a big scale, and Judge Humphrey who is the president of the Lincoln Memorial Association, has authorized me to advise you that you will be expected at that time. President Taft, Justice Puller and several other distinguished men will be here. You will hear more of it later. With kindest regards to you all, I beg to remain. Sincerely yours, Victor E. Berder. March, 1910. 71 Broadway, New York, March 14, 1910. Major-General Grenville M, Dodge, ^Jouncil Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General Dodge:- Your two interesting letters of March 11th have come to hand with their enclosures. I thank you very much for yc^ur check for ylOO to help out the expenses of the banquet. Mr. Ellis is here assisting Mr. Nichols and me in the prepara tions that we are making for the banquet on Friday evening next. I thank you particularly for your letter addressing me of ficially, as I shall take great pleasure in reading the same to the company assembled at the banquet, andiin thus bringing you in touch with so many of your old friends, who, I am sure, will be glad to hear your message to them. You may be interested to know that I have arranged with Lieut enant James J. Mayes, of the 24th United States Infantry, who won the gold medal of the Military Service Institution of the United States for 1910, to speak upon what he calls "The Reserve Cadet Corps of the United States Army." Very likely you have seen this paper; it apneardd in the March-April number of the "Journal of the Military Service'Instituttfin." If not, I shall take pleasure ibn sending you a copy if I can procure one. I have also arranged with Mr, Hiram Percy Maxim to give a lecture with exhibitions of his "silencer". I know General James H. Wilson personally, and esteem him very highly. I think, however, that we have enough to occupy the time that we should devote to the intellectual part of our evening, and will therefore hold General Wilson in res(rve for another year. We expect a delegation from Northfield, and are doing all we can to arouse an interest in this annual function and what it stands for. Many thanks for your kind offer to make further contributions in case of need. We will send you a list of the names of those who attend the banquet, so that you may mail each of them a copy of your book. Sincerely yours, Edward D. Adams. President of the New York Alumni Association of Norwich University. 177 March, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 16, 1910, Victor E. Bender, c/o The Springfield Evening News, Springfield, 111. My dear Mr, Bender: I am in receipt of yours of March 14th, 1910 and in answer to your question about the letters would say that Mrs. Montgomery has never received the letter. She:was expecting one and was afraid that Mrs. Bender was sick, so I think you will have to make your peace with Mrs. Bender. The attack here on Major Richmond is political. They are trying to go back to the old days when an open city was paid for and went to the city treasury, but I don't think they can get back under the bill more than a year. The citizens here, almost unani mously, are against thisaction. It made them mad and they voted the whole democratic ticket for school-board and Kilpack, who is the old member of the Board of Education ran way behind his ticket. Of course it is easy enough to get up charges against the chief of police but my observation since I have been here two years is tliat the city is well taken care of. You hardly ever hear of a robbery or a scrap of any kind on the streets and tramps evidently avoid the place. Of course, a city located as this is, with the great city across the river that runs right open gives the chie£ of police a great deal of trouble but Richmond, as I can see, has handled matters very judic iously and without creating any fufes. He doesh't use the papers. I don't think the attack on Richmond will help Byers any. We miss you here greatly. Our paper is a failure. It is against the President and the administration. They make all sorts of excuses but that is the up-shot. Matters however, are regulating themselves and the opposition to Taft is confined mostly now to this State and here I am certain he is gaining ground all the time. People see the unreasonable attacks upon him. I note what you say about the 102nd aniversary of Lincoln's birth to be celebrated on the 12th of P^ebruary, 1911. It would be a great pleasure to me to be present there. I was in command of the military at his funeral and I don't know that I have been in Springfield since that day. The death of Mr. Hai'le was a great loss to us. A Mr. Mitchell of Sidney is to come here to take his place in Mr. Tinley's office. I understand he is a pretty strong man. Mrs. Montgomery and myself wish to be remembered kindly to Mrs. Bander, I am. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge. March, 1910. Port of New York, ^ March 16th, My dear General:- I have received-in due time your last two lett^j^ to have them both. I am so busy here in my closing-up daf* and i life that I haven't much time for personal letters. Yes, our last annual dinner was unexpectedly n^^ We had "202 guests. I was afraid after Dolliver and Secr^^^y Perf t failed us that it would throw a damper over-the evening^ i 'hn+h I think the tone and spirit of the dinner were better t]^^ % t-he contrarv before. We were very happy in our speakers. President ever had " ' Central made a capital speech on Iowa reminiscences. I he is going to have it printed or not; if he does, you know whether of it. George Roberts came on from Chicago and made the k ^ to have a ponv 1 -J. T V, r, AT ■ Deoi the best statement I have seen from any source, on the pj, ®t speech and question of nf" high b 1 crVi rTrlpps. prices, the t.hp tariff, +.ar'-S -P-F_ etc. pt.P. No Mo rinoor> paper in -Jo At ®ht acute. * anything to equal it, and yet no paper reported it. ■ Geoj, ^ork has-had strong in the mathematics of a public situation. You is singularly that first brought foward a- sufficient answer to Harvey, it was he himself "Coinf and who was the main spirit in building -(^>3 used to sign Craze in the West. Young Harlan, Charlie Aldrich's succe<. ® Free Silver also made a find speech and impressed everybody very fav-Q^^f' as Curator friend of all for his work,- which is quite an important and made a to have the same spirit- and skill of Aldrich in reaching ^ He seems necessary allies in the prosecution of this peculiar woru for the ^ ^ ^ T a Al l _ WK 4 _, . - - originated in Iowa, and which you more than any other haif^^^h Aldrich have helped forward to success. *^02en men I was very glad that Mr. Brown had this opportunit n ■■ tn OaaJ i. TT A T_ _ - * good impression on the members of our Society. By the ab«s make a _T mjl 1 1 AT •„ _ J _« I -I . , _ _ C\ T\-11 and Wilson he became the main star of the evening, and he Dolliver his great advantage. Heretofore he seemed far away from th members momborro . This Tblo time ^ ^ ma he bo nroo was .rovrT. very human Vim mo vr and o won their affecti »x*.o TTIOqq r**P the +Vio anxious for Mm to make good because I think he should be +b^®* ^ of the Society. There is too much work and burden and expe next Presidsic and especially if I go into private lif ent e, where I would hav do. He has the equipment of people under him- on whom he ca^ work to the detail, and he has such a high credential in his posit,!^ leave much of to the Society in this City, where such things amount to so°^ give standing that it needs. The best men so far in the work ar high Bluffs men,- Huntington and Stedraan. Stedman is a great for Council demonstrated his ability by his career in the Wells Pargo Co°^* a coming man, or, indeed, one who has already arrived,- a business ability and clear insight. I think it is a part of +b luck of the Society that it has young men in it like Stedman u +4 * to bear it on to the future. ™ Huntington On receiving your second letter, I sent to the pnot ^ got the pamphlets you had addressed and which were renorted to 4ni called for. I will see that they are distributed to people wbn predate them. T presume 'r. Huntington has sent on to you our last roster and a picture of the last banquet; if he has not done so. t wm +bo + he does. Everybody I spoke to at the dinner - and that was nearly Svervbodv inquired with the greatest affection after you. Mrs. Clarkson and T dinner Monday night with Colonel Clowry and Mr. Estabrook, and then went to the opera with them. Both- were extremely anxious to hear the last word from you. You certainly have good friends in them. In reply to your inquiry as to what I shall do after I leave the Service, I would say that I have not fully decided. My first choice would be to get a newspaper, and I have been in negotiations for two or three months to get one here or in Washington or Chicago or Los Angeles.^. All the family prefer the latter place, as they think it a better place for Mrs. Clarkson and me in our advanced age and a better place for the boys in the expansion and chances that are sure to exist there, especially after the Panama Canal shall have been finished. There is only one chance there and that ia in a paper called the Herald. The Times, which is the paper I would like to.have, is beyond reach and is making a half million a vear, and the men who own it are millionaires in property outside of the Times. But I believe I could make the Herald a great force there. Mrs,. Alexander, the wife of Cen'l. filexander, (now retired fcnm the Army and who now lives in Pasadena), has just sent me a picture of the Iowa Picnic held there on Washington's birthday. There were over 40,000 former lowans in attendance; they covered over 5 acres of ground, as the picnic'had to be held outdoors to make room for it; they mapped the ground after the map of Iowa, with each table having its county and its flag, and each county situated as it is in the State,- so that everyone knew where to find their home. It. is said there are over a quarter of a million of Iowa people in Southern California. This is another thing that makes me think Los Angeles would be a good location for me and for the boys also. There is something in Iowa people that makes them hang together. I also have two or three offers in a business way, which I am carefully considering, and one of which may be letter for me to accept than the care of a newspaper. It is a matter of much temerity and courage for a man of 67 to take up daily newspaper work again and to give insurance of its success through his own ability and vitality. I realize too, that the newspaper of today is a different game from the paper of the day when I made the Register. Still, I do not think that I have lost step with the advancing time, and believe that I have had a great deal of added newspaper equipment in the long and large experiences I have had since. So, if I can get a paper on self-respecting terms,- that is to say if I can get the money to buy it on conditions which do not tie my hands and my own ideas of public matter, I will go into it. Otherwise, I will go into some of these business ventures which offer. Referring to your question as to the political situation, I do not see how it could be worse. There seems to be no political head, no prac tical knowledge of organization nor any nearness to the people in the mass at Washington or elsewhere. The President has no political advisers in his Cabinet. The Rational Committee has been virtually suppressed and no longer looks after the interests of the Party, either to maintain the voters the Party has now or to gain new ones. If the Committee had been on its feet and had a proper Chairman of sufficient power, as it ought to have had, he could have gone to the Senate last Winter and made peace between the Republican factions. Everyone would have listened to the Chairman of the Rational Committee. Advice from anybody else they would have resented. I think it is a great weakness in the Party that no6bdy is representing the Committee, or what the National Committee ought to represent, between Presidential elections, except Hitchcock, who is a member of the Cabinet,- and the rank and file of the Party everywhere resent this sort of thing. I do not believe any President was ever more honest or more desirous of doing the right thing than President Taft., but he never had the Practical drill in politics nor the love of politics no,r the experience in it which are necessary to make him understand the great practical game, and he takes the advice of others who knew nompre, or even less than he does, about practical things. The situation in Ohio and in New York could hardly be worse from the Party standpoint. I see no possible 183 March 16, 1910, •chance to retrieve the situation as to the next House, unless it is done by something which happens after Roosevelt's return. Of course, in the Presidential fight of 1912 we will have, as heretofore, our best asset in the division of the Democratic Party, or in the Bryan and anti-Bryan democrats,- but it is hardly sensible for a party to depend upon the blunders of the opposition, '''e are a million or a million and a half voters short in the nation today and doing nothing by way of close organization either to mobilize the Republicans we have or to gain any new recruits. There is plainly a tendency, and a very strong one, on the part of the American people at present away from Party, or representative, government, and a tendency to denend entirely on the rrovernor in the State and the President in the Nation, too much of a disuosition to think that no man in a Legislature can vote his own convictions or represent the interests of his own districtas against the Gxavernor's idea without being dishones"^, and similarly so in Congress. This may be right, but if so we might as well go back to a monarchy. This is a representative government, however, based on party responsibility, and has been kept a Republic by this method of Government and can never be kept a Republic on any other plan. There are so many things of this sort that they add to iry anxiety to get hold of a newspaper Tho nov-t- +bree or four years are going to be so interesting that I would like to be in the fight. I am g'^ing over to Washington some day this week, and if I learn a.nythiner of interest there I will write you. Early last December I asked • Loeb, who was going over to see the President, to tell Mr. Taft that I "*ould be very glad to bear a part in 'lelping to make peace in the P°rty and that I would be glad to come over and spend a we-^k or two weeks in Washington helping to this end, as I had good friends on both sides, that I had the lifelong friendship of Aldrich, the same as of Dolliver and that I felt that I could talk to each side and have influence. Whether Loeb did not tell him or T"ft did not care for my services I do not know,- but I believed at that time, indeed I knew, that if an effort had been made along these lines we would have got the Party together. From what I know of Iowa I think it is in about as bad shape as Ohio and New York. Two or three of the Progressives and two or three of the Standpatters have been in to see me in the last six weeks, and I have been astonished by the bitterness the two elements show towards each other. It looks to me as though there is a great possibility, if things are not changed there, for a nearly solid Democratic delegation from Iowa in the next Congress. Sincerely yours, J. S. darks on. General G. M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. March, 1910. 185 Chicago, Illinois, March 22nd, 1910, My Dear General Dodge In reply to your note received today enclosing that of H. R. Mcllvain, State Librarian of Virginia, I hasten to say, that I will write to him all the information I have on the "Grant Memorial Societies." We have thought of you constantly this winter and hope that you are feeling stronger. It seems that I am soon to return to the Command of the Depart ment of the East, and Ida and I hope that we may have a visit from you and Mrs. Montgomery there, as it would make us so happy to have you with us. Is there no chance of your coming to New York this Spring and will you not let us hear? The burning of our house caused much trouble and some:;loss but fortunately nothing of great value was destroyed and nothing connected with father's history. Ida wanted to write you her thanks for for your kind inquiries, but suffering from the burns on her hands and from the nervous strain, writing was impossible for a long time. Both she and I were deeply touched that you thought of us at that time. We have a most heartfelt appreciation of all your kindness and real friend ship. We have had a few days in Washington recently and found Ulysses and his wife, well and very proud and happy with their little girl. The children use your beautiful gift, the superb silver pitcher, with greatest pride, prominently on their table. Senator and Mrs. Root were well and we all spoke often of you. With warmest remembrances from Ida and myself, to you and Mrs. Montgomery, believe me. Yours faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. 187 Macch 23, 1910. Washington, D.C. Gen. G.M.Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hear General:- ' First I want to thank you most cordially for the speech you made at the organization of the Council Bimffs Club. Some printed copies of it have been sent me and the speech is not only very gratifying to me per sonally but I think was exceptionally v/ise in its nature and its tone. Mr. Everest says that either himself or someone else spoke to'you about mailing this speech .with what appeared to be a personal letter form your self to each soldier in the district. If you would prepare one type-v/ritten letter to a soldier and send it to me I will have fac similes of the body of the letter prepared here, fill in the names of the various soldiers at the top andh have a stamp made with a fac simile of your signature upon it and thus send v/hat appeared to be a personal letter from you to every soldier along with the speech. If as I have been advised you are willing to do this for me.I res pectfully suggest that your letter call attention to the fact that I have personally aided in a greater or less degree in three thousand individual pension eases since I became a member of Congress; that I havevoted for every bill ever presented to Congress during my service in their eintereit; that when the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regiments at Shiloh had hf d their claims three times denied by the War Department I was called into the matter by the Iowa Commission and arranged the forces that secured justice from the War Departments for these Iowa boys, and personally wrote the inscriptions now on their monuments at Shiloh; that when the Grant Memorial had been located in Washington in accordance with the wishes of the family of General Grant and of his close friends Speaker Cannon and m many influential men tried to change its location and that I undertook the fight for the Commission and the family and friends of General Grant in the House and Succeeded in winning as against powerful influences in Con gresa and in the Washington press. I think it would be well for your letter to refer to the-inclosed re marks which you made at the organisation of the Council Bluffs Club. Some of these matters may be more strongly stated than you want to put them and this letter is simply suggestive. With kind personal regards, and hoping that, you are q.uite well these days, I am, Cordially yours, » . , . . Walter I. Smith. n, ' ■ .1 .• . / 'ft. fi ■ . ' r.'i ■ ■ . .... ■ f?"'.,- I ■ I ! . ■ / •-/. ■ ■ f\- ■ " 'jI. t:- - . ■ s ; ^ :> . 1- , -ii.- .'v '' ' • 1 ■f - I'.'f' ' ■ ' ) 'i*. 1 V- ' 189 March, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 24, 1910, Capt. J. G. Everest, 95 Adams St., Chicago, 111. My dear Comrade: I am in receipt of yours of Itarch 22nd and note what you say. First as to they question of the Statue of General Grant. I had this up some years ago with Captain Rigby and Henry M. Schrady, who is the sculpture of the Grant monument in Washington. He agreed that we should have a duplicate of his equestrian statue of Grant that is to be placed on that monument, at cost for foundry , which he thought would be about $1500. That is simply^statue without any pedestal. It was Rigby*s idea to put the pedestal in the Park. The only way I know of accomplishing this is to go to a few friends of General Grant, there are plenty in Chicago and Illinois and it ought to be put up by the citizens of Illinios, and get them to give say $100 apiece and then arrange with Henry M. Schrady that when his statue is cast, to have a duplicate cast. I will give $100 towards it. It is no use to go into a general subscription. Now as to the statue of General Hickenlooper. All monu ments or statues that I have seen erected have always been given the highest rank that they held in the army and it seems to me that that is the rank that should be given to hickenlooper although it is coirimemorating his act as a Captain, still it is in honor of the achievements he acquired during the war. You know when we erected statues to Grant or Sherman, and others, we gave them the highest rank they attained. If the family have different views, you will have to accept them. The reason Col. Cadle resigned from the Shiloh commission was that his health was such that whenever he went down there, he got sick and it used him up andthe Doctors told him he would have to give it up. I think when we have our next meeting, we will have to do something for him. He is left with such a small imcome now and as he has always worked for nothing, I think we ought to pat him a small tribute in the way of giving him a little salary. This is only ffi y view and ^ would li^e to know what you think about it. I know he will need it but he will not say anything. The society has the money and could well afford to pay so faithful a servant something for the work he does; however, this is only a suggestion of mine. You might speak of it incidentally to some of the Chicago society without using my name and see what thetr opinion is. Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge. March S5, t9I0. 191 71 Braadway, New York. Dear General: I think I have neve, been under more pressure than during the last two weeks but nov/ the negotiations for control by C. & 0. Of Kocking Valley which I have been conducting are concluded and also our negitiations for new financing. We are to issue $31,390,000 convertible 4-l/2^ bonds and I will send you a newspaper containing the advertisement to stoohholders. The first advertisement is to appear this afternoon or tomorrow morning. I refer to our negotiations as "completed", but we are still busy with a broom sw eping up the details. However, Mr. Hawley and I are plan ning to leave here Wednesday of next week, going as far as Gauley," West Virginia,over the C.& 0., thence tver the K.& M. and Hocking Valley Rail ways to Toledo: thence over the Clover Leaf to St. Louis and thence south for a trip over the M.K.& T. I have been so busy since redeipt of your letter of March fourth that I have neglected a great deal of correspondence because I was determined not to let anything interfere with the consumation of the negotiations referred to and I haven't had time to talk very much v. with Mr. Hawley about the itinerary for our trip, but you may rely ppon my conveying to him your very cordial invitaiton and suggestion concerning himself. I, at least, will certainly try to spend a day with you on my way back to Chicago as I would like very much to have a good talk with you if you feel like seeing me. Matters in Washington are a good deal mixed bjtt I believe will come out fairly well in the long run. Of course, however, it would be very disast rous to the country id the radicals succeed in tying ^p the railroads. We have arranged for good medical care for MTs.Trumbull and I be lieve we will be able to work out a good improvement in her condition in the next few months. 192 I would write more, but because I am indulging the hope that I f ■ • ; may see you and because a number of other matters need attention, I am trying not to say so much at this time. I cannot close, however, without thanking you for copy of your book "How We Built the Union Pacific Rail way," which I have already partly read and vdiich is more interesting to me than a novel. I showed it to Mr. Stevens,Presi dent of the C. & 0., when he was here the other day and he said he also would like very much to have one. With sincere affection and hi^ regard, I am as ever, Faithfully yours. Frank Trumbull. Uen. G.M.Podge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. f.rj" , J , '. j •» :o l ivt'* -rf ■ .••u .« ' . ; .'11 t-i 1 -1 . J.' ♦ C ;.!, .. •nO'tf. .1 'i-m 1. . V. K-..I , . i V. S' ■ I 0 .1 ' if .. 3 1 f ' 7 'II ■ ■.r • r-i , • I f V ' '>^"1 ' ■ . 1 . i 'y : ■ ■ ' V " " i, .l ■> V. ^ ■- !<( • ■ •' OiiiD 0 X^. I '& ( "fyt £i ilx .1 . . L<> ' ,y£^if . Hif , I 't jd 11. y W»t'.1 I- -vl V ti . 'i:<v J " ' ' ■ w/. . . • ill -i ]■ ' 0. • ■ *ll J' i. i... - ; ■> ■ 1 ■ • OJ. V .<1 193 March, 1910. Boston, March 28, 1910. My dear General; I have to thank you for remembering me in your late pamphlet entitled "How we Built the P. R. R." In asmuch as Mr. Maxwell would like to have the record clear therein and that now so few remain to clear such record, I would like to call your attention to a statement on page 118 in which Maxwell is named as my "assistant" in the party which crossed Salt Lake in the "Star of the West", which sloop was owned by Meredith of Ogden, {Max well was not on this trip). I sailed in that boat with Mereditti from Mud Island, Jvine 10th. The sloop was wrecked June 14th, and for the loss of which against my views you paid Meredith $1000. sometime later in the fall of 1868. I see by my memoranda that in crossing from Mud Island to Promotory Point I reported to you that there was at least 13 feet of water ior several miles; did I add "above Stansbury's sound ings?" I have just lately returned from the Isthmus of Panama where I think was made evident one of the smoothest works of construction with the least confusion and waste of time and material of any work I ever went over; and this much to my surprise because the experience of Army Engineers heretolore had, as far as my knowledge went, extended to seeing that contractors lived up to specifications not the execution of the work from the original surveys to the finished production. Trusting your health is as well as usual, I am, Very truly yours, F. S. Hodges. 197 March, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 29,1910, Hon. Robert Cousins, Tipton, Iowa. My dear Mr, Cousins: It was only a day or two ago that some one sent me a slip from a Washington paper telling of the order of the Senate, at the request of Senator Hale, to publish my book on "How We Built the Union Pacific Haiiroad." I was rather nonplused about it and wondered how it came about. I did not know the Government published such things but I know that Hale was in the house when we built the road and I thought it might come from that, but I want to thank you for your courtesy and interest in the matter. Of course, I never dreamed of the Government taking it up but they did print my reports when I was building the road. I wrote a greater part of the book in 1870 when everything was fresh in my mind and it laid away until I got back home here and I took it up and added some later items to it. I have sent out about three thousand copies and I have had appeals from all directions for it. I had no idea it would be looked upon as it has been. I hope you are well. If you come this way you will not fail to stop and visit me. -'-t would give me great pleasure to have you see some of our people. I'ou have escaped the strenuous times down at Washington. We are making a big fight here for V/alter I. Smith and I enclose you my little address on the matter givian at the Smith Club and which they had printed. i think we will nominate him. I have written Mr. Wold and told him we could furnish him all the prints; also sent him a couple copies of the book. I am sending you another copy. 1 am, Truly and cordially. Grenville M. Dodge, 189 March, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 31, 1910, F. S. Hodges, P. D. Box 857 Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: I have yours of ^larch 28th. My manuscript of the Union Pacific was written in the seventies and in that writing then, I had it stated that you had made this survey and had reported it as being 13 or 14 above the Stansbury measurement, but when I got my paper out to publish it, and add to it such addressesas I had rrade since, I received a letter from Maxwell and he states that he made the survey in the small boats as stated in it and I made the change supposing that he had made it under your direction. I ought to have written you. I had forgotten ailabout the big boat. I looked aip your re ports to me and I did not find anything in them in relation to the sounding or survey. I know that it was made and therefore, I follow ed my original manuscript until I got this letter from Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell is now living at Newark, Delaware and I received today a letter acknowledging receipt of my book. He speaks of you and says that he has not seen you for thirty years. I notice that the U. S. Senate has ordered the book to be printed as a public docunient and they have sent here for the plates of the prints for their use. I note what you say about your visit to Panama. I get letters from there occasionally as there are several engineers down there who have been witi: n.e . They all seem to think they are doing a great work and I see you think so also. My health has been fairly good this winter; cold weather agrees with me better than summer. I am, Truly and cordially, G. M. Dodge . 203 March SIst, 1910. General G.If.Dodge, Washington, D.C. Council Bluffs, Iowa. ik> Dear General 1 am ,1ust in receipt of your letter of March 28th, and I now have a complete lis^; of all the soldiers who receive pensions in the 9th dis trict, which I ob'tained from Des Moines. I am taking steps as rabidly as possible to get'your letter in the hands of every one of these, as well as your speech. They v/ill all be mailed at Council Bluffs, being sent there by express. I would be very glad to spend tv/o weeks in the district if possible before the prim.ary, but although I have be n sitting in committee prac tically all day for mafiy days, we have not completed the Sundry Civil Ap propriation Bill, the wwrk of which always falls quite largely upon my self. This bill must then be pasted through the House, and, next to Mr. Tawney, I have the chief responsibility for the bill on the floor. It would not seem wise for me to be absent when the new railway legislation comes before the House, and so allthings seem to combine to completely absorb my time. I would like to stump the district, but do not wish to do so in any event until Mr. Byers starts his campaign. I shall look up the Union Pacific matter that you asked me about and advise you further. I met General Sickles the other day, and he especially asked me to give you his love. Ihanking you for all you are doing in my behalf, I am,as always, Cordially yours, waiter I. Smith. April, 1910. Personal. 207 Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 7, 1910, J. S, Glarkson, 601 W. 110th St., New York City. Iv;y dear Mr. Glarkson: I have been studying up the Allison matter and last Monday went over to Des Moines and got the legislative Commission together. I have had in my mind for some time the plan of interesting the Bankers of the State and they have their State meeting in June. I Saw the President of the Association , Mr. Stevens and Mr. 7/hisenand, and they took it up with a great deal of enthusiasm. They seem to think that they could get the convention to take it up for a matter of their organization and raise us a great deal of money. Now, they want me to write them a letter telling what Allison did in a financial way that would interest the Bankers. I know, generally, but not much in detail and I wihh you would write me a letter immiediately telling me the principle financial niatters that would interest the Bankers, that Allison took a part in and vir tually carried through. At the same time, keep this matter private because they did not want anything said about it until they were fully organized and could spring it in their meeting. I think the President will utilize miy letter in his yearly report and recommend that action will be taken and they think that in this way they can get the bankers of the State generally interested. We will have to begin pretty soon to see what the Iowa Society of New York can do, but on receipt of this letter, please give me what inforn.ation you have so that I can utilize it, I don't know Ahether you are out of the Custom Eouse or not so I am. sending this to your residence. Hoping you are well, I am. Truly and cordially, G . M . Dodge . . Brooklyn, April 7th 1910. My dear General Dodged After your declination of invitation to be our orator at Tom^ of General Grant on Memorial Day, we extended an invitation to General Horace Porter who also declined, substantially for the same reason as did yourself. His place has beer, supplied. However, by reason of his cornection with the Moniunent Association i have arr-^nged for him to say a few words informally, and which is quite pleasing to him. Now in view of your connection with that Association, and you being the last surviving officer of high rank of the Army of the Tei^neegsee , it has occurred to me that a letter from you, to be read dur ing our services, would be highly acceptable, and should be made a pai-t of our record on that occasion. If this meets your view, I would be highly gratified and in this I voice the feelings of my conmitttee. I write this on the forty-eighth anniversary of the second day of Gen. Grant's first great battle in which I was a musket firer in Hurlbut's division. Sincerely , and with deep respect, P. "Y iiedley. 213 April, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa April 9, 1910. Ron. Walter I. Smith, Washington, D. C. dear Sir: I am in receipt of your two letters; one in relation to the book printed by the Agnate and the other enclosing my letter to the soldiers of the 9th district. I hope the letter will do good; however, these people are very industrious. The attack upon Richmond here was a vicious one and uncalled for but it will do Richmond good even if they should relieve him on a technical violation of the law because it has been shown so good that no one can gain say it that he is an honest and efficient officer and it is now con ceded by evei'yone that the only point in the whole testimony is whether he violated a law in not suppressing the social evil. I testified on the stand that in my opinion it was his duty to obey his superior officers even if it did violate a law. I hold that where they pass a law that it is impossible to enforce an officer has a right to use his best judgement how to administer that law for the benefit of the people interested and especially is that the case when he has the supt^ort of the authorities under which he acts. Of course, I understand it the same as it was in the army; if you would commit an illegal act, you were responsible but if you dis obeyed an order, you lost your head and we always obeyed the order and took our chances on the law. I am certain that it will be necessary for you to come home and speak two or three weeks before the election so do all you can to get rid of your appropriation bills. y Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. ' _ '■ ill .t* 215 April 9th, I9I0. Council Bluffs, lov/a, My dear Comrade fhe Hon. Walter I. Smith is a candidate for nomination and re-election to Congress in this, the 9th district. My duties have made it necessary to "become acquainted with the work of Congressman Smith in behalf of the volunteers of the Civil War and I wish to call your attention to it. He has personally looked after over three thousand individual pension claims c,nd he has advocated and voted for every hill that has been up in Congress: during his time in their intereWhen the I5th and 16th Iowa Hegiments had their claims denied three times as to their service at Shiloh, Judge Smith was called into the case hy the Iowa Qommission and arranged the forces that secured justice from the War -department for these lov/a soldiers and he personally wrote the inscription now on their monuments at Shiloh. When the uncalled for and unreasonable efforts were made hy the press and interested parties in Washington for the removal of the Gen. Grant statue from the Bontanic Gardens and Congress was appealed to for a law accomplishing this against the protests of General Grant's family and veterans of all the armies, the Monviment Commission, consisting of the then Secretary of War, now President W.H.Taft, and myself, went to Walter I. Smith to make the fight for us in Congress. He responded promptly and, although opposed hy Speaker Cannon and many leading members, including nearly all the Democrats, he defeated the hill in the Committee and on the floor of the House and made a magni ficent, aggressive fight for the veterans and received oru thanks. The monument to General Grant is nearly completed and every one now recognizes what a crime it would have been to remove it. The veterans now have an opportunity to show their appriciation for what Mr. Smith has done for them hy vdjting for him at the primary and securing his re-nomination. 216 i^ecently, the Eepublieans of the House of •''■epresentatibes have shown their opinion of him and the way he has performed his duties. They gave him in caucus almost a unanimous vote for member of the Com mittee 018 Rules, and a much larger vote than any other member received^ thus indicating plainly that if re-elected he would be the Republican nominee for Speaker of the next Congress. This is a great compliment to him, to our district and State. I stated in an address to the "'alterI. Smith)Taft Club in thiS city my opinion of his service and I enclose a copy v;ith this letter and hope that every comrade in this district will not only vote for him, but will v/ork for his nomination and election, I am. Truly and cordially Grenville M. Dodge. c V V : , 1 , » 'y . . ' .M "V' .1 V.' i 1* " • t,''- • ' : :b;.oX ■ ■ - , # I.' . .,W 217 Washington, C April 9, 1910. r.Ty dear General: - I have your letter about Major Korton's diploma of the order of ^Jeiham el Anouar. There were about two hundred of these apfilications pending, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate undertook to di.al with them all by reference to some general rules which might serve to prevent any such mass of applications piling up in the future. A report was accordingly prepare'' and fUlly discussed and adopted by the uommittee and then the rules of the report were ap;-lied to the pending applications anci a bill was reported containing the result. The rules woul'-'seeni to exclude uaptain Morton's application, so that the bill did not include him. The bill gassed the Senate and the whole matter is now in the hands of the House, but I understand that the House Committee is unwilling to' go even so far as the ?^enate went and that there is little prospect of any of the applica tions being granted. I am sendin- you under separate cover a copy of the report of the Senate < o mittee. The report certainly does not go very far in the way of granting consent, and if the House is not willing to go as far as this i think our officers would better be made to understand that they s" ould decline all offers. I am glad to hear from you again and to know that you are well a d enjoying life. We are gaving a curious and ra\her dis agreeable time and it rather looks to me as if the Republican i^arty is in for a good sound thrashing. H' ving elected a president, about a third of t}.e party appears to be devoting itself exclusivolv tc a concerted and continuous attempt to destroy him. What s the matter witiUlowa anyway? *^111 have noticed that the Govern ent has bought all the blocks running south from Pennsylvani Avenue to the Mall and between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, and is going to put there buildings of the State Department, Department of Justice, and Depart ent of Uommerco and Labor, facing the park. Of course this will involve pulling down Chase's theatre and the other buildings that now obscure the view of the Sherman statue as one goes un Pennsylvania Avenue towards the Treasury. When the new buildings ome to be located they ought to be so that an open space will b left on the Pennsylvania Avenue and, giving a view of the Sherman statue from the Avenue, if you have an opportunity to mention this to some of the active men in the Army of the Tennessee it may be worth wile to do -o With kind regards, i am always, " ' Faithfully yours, „ „ , , Flihu Root . Mrs. Root and Ulysses and Edith who are dining here all send their love to you, uiicxx April, 1910. 219 Chicago, Illinois, April ICth, 1910, My dear Genl. Dodge Please accept my thanks for the copy of your speech which I have greatly enjoyed reading with your letter forwarding it. I had orders to go to Governor's Island April 2Cth, which were changed almost immediately, and I am to remain here, until General Wood returns from South America, where he has gone on some special mission. I had a telegram from Genl. Bell that he was better, but I hear that he is still in bed from his serious accident. When I go East this summer, I shall certainly see Mr. Shrady about the monument and shall be glad indeed to see the part that is finished. I am intensely interested in having the work go on and the monument finished as soon as nossible. There are so many delays occuring but I hope the work can be pushed forward rapidly. When we go to Governor's Island this summer, your room will be ready for you in our home always and Mrs. Grant and I hope to see you and Mrs. Montgomery often there. With our warmest regards to you both and hoping to hear how you are and wheneyou are going this summer, believe me, my dear General. Yours always faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. P c _ Ulysses and Edith think of you and speak of you often in their letters and would join in sending you love if they knew that I was writing. Yours, P. D. G • P. S.- My Dear General: I have received and read with deepest interest your pam phlet: "How we Built the Union Pacific Railway." I was deeply grati fied to read what you say about my father and your mention of him. I shall ever be grateful for the way you honor his memory as well as your kind friendship shown me. Yours faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. April, 1910. 091 Port Qf New York, N.Y., . ilApril 11th, 1910. My dear General Dodp:e;- I have your letter of the 7th, which finds me still in the Customs Service, where I will remain until a week from today, or the 18th instant, when I will again take up the dignities and duties of private life. I cannot answer offhand your inquiries as to the many great financial acts and laws which Senator Allison helped to create and pass, I have been so much out of the editorial line and habit of memory in the past eight or ten years that I find I cannot summon them all up by the index of memory alone, I. have sent your letter to Dollivor and asked him to see Mr. Cleaves, who was the Secretary of the Aoprooria.tion Com mittee during the whole of Allison's time, and, I think, was with him in some official capacity during his entire service, in the Senate. He will remember this better than anyone else, as he is a good deal of a financier himself. After I cet the facts from him, I will promptly send them to you, I know how vigorously you are trying to close this matter up, and I will admit of no delay which I can prevent. I am only awaiting the return of Senator Clark (of Montana) to hold a final meeting, or at least a decisive meeting of the Allison Monu ment Committee of the Iowa Society of New York. I think we have subscribed so far i'l'lCOG, or something near that amount. I have never been able to get men like Shonts, Brown (of the N.Y. Central) and other rich Iowa men here to cooperate. I will try to get Senator Clark to give a dinner or luncheon, or give one myself, in some part of town near to Brown, Shonts, and others, so as to give them as little excuse fis possible for not coming. I agree with you that this monument matter ought to be finally closed up as soon as possible, for Allison's sake and for decency's sake; and I promise you that everything I can do toward bringing the matter to a final end, so far as the Iowa Society of New York is concerned, shall be done. I will try to see President Brown and talk the matter over with him and get his copperation. He has neVer been at any of the meetings where the Allison monument has been acted upon and has never made his own donation. I believe we can raise at least (|'2500, and we ought to raise fin,000. Perhaps if Brown, Shonts, Sheffield, Dillon, and the other rich men would take hold of i.t in earnest, we could raise that amount. Did you ever address Carnegie or Pierpont Morgan on the subject? Those two men and perhaps half a dozen others in this city among the very prominent finan ciers might help in this good work if the right men should broach it to them. I do not feel that I can do this, but men like Brown or Shonts or Dillon could. The trouble is always to get the men to do the work. I am getting very tired of carrying the Iowa Society in detail and holding it up to doings its duty in a decent way. The trouble is, there is so much of indifference and so much of postponement on the part of everybody. I have not yet decided what to go into when my term of office expires. I have been thinking most seriously of newspaper work, and am now considering two or three propositions,- one in New York, one in Chicago and one in Los Angeles. My entire family prefer the latter location, as I think I have .vritten you before. A Committee was on here from Des Moines on Thursday of last week to see if I could be induced to go there if the money was raised to buy out the Register and Leader or to start a new paper. I told them I did not care to go back to Iowa in its state of faction and in any event I would not be put in any attitude where I would have to fight old friends like Dolliver. I would nearly as poon fight one of my own sons as to fight Dolliver, for I have always been so close to him and have so much affection for him. Our Republican party is in about as bad shape as it is possible to be. Its stock is lower than it ever has been since Lincoln was first elected President. There seems to be no wise heads at Washington to advise peace-making and unity instead of fighting and division. Taft means well enough, but does not know politics and-has nobody in his , Cabinet, aside from Wilson, who does know it. He listens too much to people who want to divide the party, and unless something unforseen occurs or Roosevelt shall ccme and prove the peacemaker, we are sure to lose the House this year and almost as sure to lose the Presidency in 1912,- unless, as General Grant always said, the Democra.ts act the fool in our favor at the right time. Sincerely yours. J. S. Clarkson. General G. M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. J t " * . ' A ■ . , v^i. -1 • . • I •! • •'f t H-' ■V ' . • 223 1910. On April 12, 1910, the Saturday Noon Cluh gave me the usual Birthday dinner. The souvenirs for the dinner was a photograph of my self with the follow^'ng quota!on from John N. Baldw^'n's tribute to me: "He is the very incarnation of resoluteness and determination. It Is because he sav/ events and their causes, stiBve to obvi tate conseq- ences, studied to ascertain contingencies, and because of caution and foresight that he became distinguished in the realm of action, reaching a point where he had no superiors." Twenty-two sat at the tables--C. 17. Hc^Pnald j H. 17. Binder, H. A. 'iuinn, H. Ih Van Brunt, E. II. Merriam, John Mehlhop, Jr., Fred Davis, August Bereshelm, W. A. Maurer, B. M. ^argent and George S. Wright, Guests of the club were Major Richmond, Emmett Tinley, T. M. Treynor of Des Moines, Ernest E. Hart, E. W. Hart, J. J. Gpindler, C. R* Hanna, Jr. C. E. Price, Mayor Thtoas Haloney and Charl'^s T. Stewart, There were many short addresses made and my response was as follows: ** , - --h ■ 7 ^ . . V-*U>' 225 April, 1910. Nev/ark, April 12th, 1910, Gen. G. M, Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dear Sir; Yours of March 31st came duly to hand, S© far I cannot get any definite answer to my requests for the address of McCabe. It seems that a sounding was made by Hodges, in 1867, Mine was made in 1868, under orders from Mr. Blickensderfer, I never was in any of Hedges parties and in fact never saw him for many years after the time he started out from Salt Lake City with his party to run a line above .Bear Lake , I used a small boat with only the topographer, Thos. Hubbard, and one man to row were with me. I took the soundings and Hubbard recorded them. From the point of Mud Island across the mouth of Bear River Bay to Promontory Point, we went on June 16, 1868, I did not know anything about the soundings made by Hodges, and dont now know where he sounded. There were two district set of soundings made and I have heard that Mr, Keed had a third made late in 1868. I will give you full name and address of McCabe as soon as I can get it. Yours truly, Jas . R. Maxwell 227 April, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 13, 1910, J. S. Clarkson, c/o Custom House, New York City. ^;y dear Ret: I notice what you say about politics. ^ can't see any reason why the Republican ^arty should be divided. It is all rot to be talking about a division on tariff. There never was a tariff and never will be one that people will agree on and we have to take what the party finally decides on. The trouble in this State is that the insurgents jropose to take it and control it, and they are after Taft and no one else. They have a thebry that it is necessary to down him to build up Cummins but there is one ti.ing very certain, Taft's action in keeping right on the line he has laid out and not being acared or driven from it, is helping him and he is growing in favor even in Iowa. Outside of Iowa, there doesn't seem to be so much opposition to him. President Roosevelt launched a great many very drastic problems but he did not stay in office to put any of them into law. That was left to Taft and you see when you put these problems before Congress, the interests over the country are so diver sified that they crnnot get any agreement on them any more than they could on the tariff. There is no national pride or feeling in Congress; every fellow is for what his constituents want. I do not know but it would be a good thing if we shoula loose the house or even the next Presidency. I don't see how we are going to get the party together again except for some great revolution or calamity. Only think of BoRiver and Cummins coming into this State to make speeches against such a man as Smith'. It is unheard of ever before in Iowa politics. I hope Dolliver will not do it. If he does, it will drive all of Allison's friends from him; they still cling to him. I am. Truly and cordially, G . M. Dodge. 229 April, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 14, 1910, Eon. Elihu Root, Washington, D. C. My dear Senator: I received yours of April 9th and note what you say about Major Morton's diploma. I notice that the ^^ouse has turned it down. I also note what you say about the Governments purchase of the block running south on Pennsylvania Avenue to the Mall between 14th and 15th Streets and are going to place there a building for the State departments. I am going towrite immediately in relation to their location so as to open up the view of the Sherman mianument, coming up Pennsylvania Avenue. The question is who will have the location of these buildings? I will write to Col. Crosby who is new at the head of public grounds and buildings. Won't young Grant have something to do with them? You ask a question that is very haid to answer; "What is the matter with Iowa anyway?" It is beyond me. I can see no reason why any republican should have any kick and why they can't all go forward in behalf of the principle of the party. The difference does not amount to anything. The whole fight here is against Taft and I cannot tell why. He certainly has done very well since he became President; for of coui'se he is carrying out new policies which it was even hard work for President Roosevelt to inaugurate and much more difficult to put into laws. This country is so large and its interests are so diversified that it is impossible to get agreements; therefore we have to act on compromises. There is one thing, however, Taft is growing and a great many see the injustice of the attacks upon him. That is even so in this State and if he keeps right on the line he has started on and does not allow himself to be influ enced to change, he will win out. In all probability the Payne tariff like the McMinley one, will be as popular in two years as it is unpopular now. If President Roosevelt on his return takes the stand that I think he will, and he ought to, it will Eliminate a great deal of this opposition. I am doing all I can to help re-elect Walter I. Smith. It is an unheard of thing in this State for its Senators to come into the State and take active part in opposition to the re-nomination of good Republicans, simply because they do not happen to agree in everything with them and it is bound to do great harm and I fear lose us many members in Congress and I am astonished to see them do it. I don't see vhat ttiey can gain by it. I often hear from young Grant. 230 Won't you please extend my compliments to Ivirs. Root, Edith and Ulyssos when yau see them. ThaHiding you, I am, Truly and cordially, I see in the papers will see President Roosevelt, ■gives no encouragement to the if he hesitates we are gone I in good health. I read your Bill as reported by committee some parts. Grenvile M. Dodge. you are going to Hague. I hope you If he supports President Taft and guerrillas it will save the party, fear even in 1912. I hope you are speech on Ry. Bill. I approve of though it is drastic in . .t " ; ■ i ' I r;i ' • f ■ . J. ^ ^ S', ^ ■' 'J - * . ,iiV of * ' li- ^ A . - «f * . ■• i'i'A'- . I '' ' ,• ./. i f . ) > if : J' > , . . ■ • 1 . ■ ■ ■ 1' ^ .V ■> . 10;; . , ..;i, ' V • iii-i r , I.. ^ ■ -J 231 Boston, Ma-s., April 14, 1910, Dear General I certainly should call on you as you have invited meunder yours of the 9th, in case i ever was in the vicinity of Council Bluffs. In ref^ard to the trip which I made across Bear River Bay inthe Great Salt Lake, it war on my own initiative; I had no orders from you of any kind, as 1 was serving under Mr. Blickensderfer s orders, and I had just returned fronkhat fool trip he sent me on, to run a "line of levels" along the summit of the wasatch Ranp, and now he was rushing me off on that preliminary for Humboldt -ells. 1 hired Meredith and his sloop and took a load of provisions team; which u I T had sent shore ahead of Promontory with the party. Point in As order the boat to lighten was up the wrecked, ± thought it my duty to report the facts to you and in that report I stated the depth of water across the Bay and the feasabilitv o a line along the nest side of Promontory Point. My instruc tions were to run preliminary around the North side of Dear River Bav and across the Promontory Range, uf course i obeved instructions ^ but i knew that you were always ready to receive suggestions fttm any subordinate and hence I wrote the letter referred tO. Again thanking you for your invitation, I remain. Very truly yours. . Hodges, P.u. Box 1857. 233 April I4th, 1910.-. Pes Moines, Iowa. General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General; In my mail this jaorning I found a number of letters from the Ninth district in each of which was unclosed a letter purporting to have been written by yourself under date of April 9th. These letters were all writ ten in the interests of Judge Walter I. Smith's candidacy for congress. In each of the is the following statement: "When the I5th and I6th Iowa Regiments had their claims denied three times as to their services at Shiloh, Judge Smith was called into the case by the Iowa commission and arranged the forces that secured justice from the Viar department for these Iowa soldiers, and he personally wrote the inscriptions now on these monuments at Shiloh." This statement is not in harmony with the record as made up by the report of the Iowa commission and now on file here, nor is it in harmony with the recollection of the Commissioners with whom I have had an oppor tunity to talk, in fact, if your statement is true then the Commission has falsified the record. I, of course, have no objection to your speaking well of Judge Smith and doing whatever you can consistently and properly to advance his candidacy; I muct, however, in taking care of my own interests protest a*-, gainst your name being nsed to secure support for the Judge upon a false statement of his public record. If you dictated the letter yourself I assume that you made the state ment complained of from memory and did not purposely misstate the record ^ and since I have no way,of knowing just how many old soldiers you m441ed your letter to I have decided to reach them with a correction by publishing your letter together with statements which I will get from the members 234 of the Coinmission and excerpts from the Commissioners' report. Tffiis data will shov/ that the credit which you give to Judge Smith is due entirely to Senator Cummins, v/ho was then the Governor of this state, and that the inscriptions which you say v/ere written hy Judge Smith were proposed by Governor Cummins long before the Governor requested the Iowa delegation to assist him. I have deemed it proper to call your attention to this statement in your letter before making such publication in order that you might make the correction if you felt so inclined. Yours with great reapect, H«W#Byers. X * t' ' J. I sj ^ it I t. ^ .1 ■ 'm ' ■ ^ J< ■VN' ■ . COPY OF LETTER TO HON. W.H. BYERS. April I6th, I9I0. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hon. W.H.Byers, Bes Moines, lov/a. Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of yours of April I4th and in answer have to say that my statement in relation to the I5th and loth Iowa Regiments at Shiloh was made on v/hat I considered unq^uestioned authority. Upon re ceipt of your letter, I wired the Hon. Walter I. Smith your criticisms and he answers that my statement is correct and he has proof of it. I suggest that before you make denial that you consult the correspondence that took place befcre Governor Cummins and Mr. Smith during this contro versy. In it I think you will find ample justification for what I stated in my letter to some of my comrades. I am, Truly and respectfully Grenville M. Dodge 237 . Glenallen, Ala. April 16, 1910. General Grenville M» Dodge, Council Dluffe, lov/a. Dear Sir & Comrade( If I be allowed the Honor) Are you the General who commanded 16th Army uorps through Georgia.' If so have often thought of you since the war. I was a mre boy was orderly for 4th division. 1 well remember a clash over near Atlanta with Generals Dodge iiuller, and £>weeney concerning orders during engagements. The three with their escrot being assembled at Sweenie's headquarters. lou (if you; gave the opinion that common sense at such times where victory or defeat could be fores een that a man should act from judgment. Sweeny replied that he would not move a peg without orders from you if he lost every man he had so you placed him on the d—n fool list. Then the smoke began to rise; so X will not follow the detail any further at present. 1 have the assurance that you are my friend as I see G. A. R. coupled with your name.in St. nouis Globe ueraocrat, and our northern friends and comrades are our only hope, as they were in the civil war and it is a great source of pleasure to correspond with them, i love the G. A R. the noblest man mad institution existing though we of the south who were compelled to forsake all and jcin with our northern friends to hold together the union are still loyal but are so scattered that we can t organiz© as those of you in the north and west. I hope you of the G.A. R will remember us when you come to gether in your Grand Reunions.There. are a few of us of the 1st Alabama uavalry (our only union Regiment-) meet anrually in Reunion, if you could find time I would respectfully ask that you write something encouraging to be read at our next reunion (in September) shewing that we anv* our sacrifice and service is remembered and appreciated by our comrades north. Please excuse t^is tax on your patience and give me the pleasure of an answer. Your comrade and friend. R. M. Lambert, Late of Go. 1st Ala. i was present at the death of the lamented Gen'l, McPherson, 239 April I7th, I9I0. Washington, D.C. , , , Gen. G.M.Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General I received your two telegrams, and answered them "both yesterday. I have not my correspondence here on the subject of the monuments at Shiloli, but I remember it very distinctly, and am sending for it doday. The Governor C\immins si^ of--the controversy you w-ill find on page 176 of the Iowa Official ttegister for 1906. In the same volume, on page J87, you will find the inscriptions on the I5th and I6th Iowa regiments. If you will read what is said by the commission, you will grasp generally what the controversy was. In the fall of 1905 Mr. John Hayes, of Red Oak, Iowa, came to me about this matter. The inscription prepared for the monuments by the Iowa Commission had been rejected by the National Commission. Thereupon the lov/a Commission reported to Governor to apply for a rehearing, and the re hearing was ordered for May 20, 1904, at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. The Commission again rejected the Iowa contention, and Governor Oummins again argued the case before the Assistant Secretary of War on November EE, 1904. A compromiSB was then arranged between Governor Cummins and the assistant Secretary of "^ar decided against the regiments. In February 1905, for the first time, Governot Cummins applied to Senator Allison to go with him to President Roosevelt, who ordered the matter reheard before the Secretary of. War. The Secretary of War, for the purpose of advising himself, created a board of young officers, who had seen no Civil War service, and, as I understand it, they were present at the final argument before th4e Secretary of War. In the fall of 1905, My. Hayes came to me expressing at least his fears, if not his belief that the board of young officers had also deter mined the case against the Iowa contention, and insisting that I take 240 the matter up. I explained to him the emba-rrassment I would be under in doing so, as the Governor had never invited any of the delegation to help ^ him, except the invitation to Senator Allison to go V(ith him to President « Roosevelt: that we never knww when the case was to be argued except when we read it in the newspapers, but told him that 1 would write Governor Cummins and Senator Allison. I wrote Senator Allison urging that he ask the S,ecretary of War not to decide the matter until the dllegatior; could get to .Vashington; that-we-had-twe-iaeabers-ef-tke I wrote to Governor Cummine, in substance, that it was at least believed in Iowa that Iowa had considerable influence in lAashington; that v/e had two members, of. the Cabinet, the colleagues of Secretary Taft; that we had the chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, who .controlled the appropriat ions both for the War Department and the Ar.my in the Senate; that we had the chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs of th,e House, who con trolled in the House the api.ropriation for the army; that if this mat- 4 ter was decided finally adversely to the Iowa soldiers, both the Governor and the delegSftion would be subject ^to criticism, the Governor for refus ing to invite the Iowa delegation, and the Iowa delegation for failing to interfere without his invitation, and I therefore sugjested that he invite the lov/a delegationa and the Iowa members of the Cabinet to assist him in the controversy. He wrote back that he would invite the Iowa delegat ion, but would not invite the Iowa members of the, Cabinet, which I well understood at the time was due to his. ani.mosity to Secretary Hhaw. After Congress convened the delegation met, and Governor Cummins made an extended statement before us; and it was then agredd that iienators Allison and Dolliyer should ^o to the ■.^eci'etary of war and urge the accept ance of the compromise which had been proposed by Governor Cummins, and j Col. Hepburn, Judge Connor and myself were appointed a committee to study the whole subject and prepare the necessary argument before the Seoretary of War, in case the compromise was again refused. Col. Hepburn rendered 241 i:ii the assistance possible, consistent with his other duties, but Judge Conner and myself read every report, both Union and Confederate, on the battle of Shiloh, covering about a thousand pages of the records of the hebellion. I then went to Senator Allison, and asked if the conference had taken place between the senators and the Secretary of War, and he informed me that it.had not, and said that owing to my greater familiarity with the details of the controversy, he wished I would go with them to see the Secretary of V/ar. *'• told him that I would do this, but that I personally thought that Secretary Shaw should be invited; he ac(iuiesced in that, and the four of us went to see Secretary Taft, and he again re fused the compromised inscriptions proposed by Governor Cummins. Govern or-Cummins' plan of compromise stated the undisputed facts, and when it came to the point in dispute, continued "and according to the report of the colonel commanding, etc.," this v/as rejected by the Secretary of War be cause the inscription thus prepared stated that all the matters narrated were facts, and it v/as claimed that the words "and according to the re port of the colonel commanding" were dimply a citation of historical ev idence to prove the matter stated, he proposed to put the inscriptions upont the moniunents "it is stated in the report of the colonel commanding" •this we rejected because the word "stated" car;ies with it something of the impression of "alleged",aand carried an inference that the statements were not undisputed. We then proposed as a counter proposition to strike out the con junction "and", put a period at the end of the undisputed facts, and com mence a new sentence•"According to the report of the colonel commanding". At first the 'Secretary was inclined to aceept this, but it was subsequently determined that this did not overcome the objection to Governor Cummins' proposed compromise, and it was again rejected. Ap proposition was then m made to us to have the inscription read, "the report of the colonel commandlng states", tut we deemed this as otjeotionatle as the former 2i2 propostion: "It is stated in the report of the colonel commanding". now upon I the then moniiments, personally using drafted the a words: new prpposition "As shown containing by the v>fords the of words the | official report of the colonel commanding"; and this was urged by Senators Allison and Dolliver and Secretary Shav/ and was accepted by the Secretary of War. Governor Cummins' proposed inscriptions were twice rejected, and he was not in Washington for weeks before the controversy was settled, and had refused by reason of his malicious feelings toward "jecretary Shaw to invite in his assistance, api^arently willing that Iowa's interests should be sacD^ificed rather than invite aid from one whom he disliked. Governor Cummins never- saw the words upon the monument until I sent them to him, and the inscription as proposed by'him was not as shown on page 179 of the 1906 biok. ^ e You will notice that on page 180 it is stated that the inscriptions were in substantial accordance with the arrangement once made between may Governor Cummins and the assistant secretary. They have been in sub stantial accordance, but his were rejected twice, and mine were accepted. ' On page ISO it is said "To our delegai^ion in Congress much credit is also due for loyal and efi icient help". I never have claimed to have wielded the influence that secured these inscriptions, but I helped organ ize the forces and wrote the inscriptions, well knowing that id we agreed .to any inscriptions without the Governor's approval, if the soldiers' sub sequently disaxiproved ,of them as surrender, who the blame would be unlead ed on, I took the precaution to keep the Governor constantly advised of the progress of the negotiations, and no one knows better than the Gov- ^ ernot that his inscriptions were.rejected and mine accepted. Whan Senator Allison was leaving here for home twp years ago next month, I was compelled to remain a few days to argue the 5 cent fare for the citizens of Co\inci;}. Blufis, and I went over to bid Senator Allison goodbye. That was the last time I saw him beofore his death, and as we parted upon the front porch of his x'esidence in this city, he arose and siad to me: "You owe it to your self and to the truth of history to see to it that sometime the truth is told about the inscriptions on the Iowa monumentsat Shiloh." And substantially every word in this letter will be fplly borne out and sustained by the correspondence, as soon as I can get my hand on it. Cordially yours. Walter I. Smith. 245 April, 1910, Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 18, 1910. H. M. Lambert, Co. A. 1st Alabama Cal., R.F.D.j^?2 Glen Allen, Ala. My dear Comrade: I am in receipt of yours of the 16th and am pleased to hear from you I am also pleased to know that you comrades of the First Alabama have a reunion once a year. Of course you know that I raised the 1st Alabama and put it into the service and it served with me until we went on the Atlanta Campaign when it went into the Cavalry Corps. It is always a pleasure to me to hear from the conirades It was a very efficient regiment and of incalculable service to me not only as soldiers but as couriers, scouts, etc. I used a great many of the men to go inside of the lines and ge t information that it was impossible to get any other way as they knew the country and had friends inside of the enemies lines and could remain there in safety. Lt. Col. Godfrey of the regiment is still living in Des Moines and I occasionally hear from other comrades who belonged to that regiment. At your next reunion I wish you would extend m.y compliments and thanks and my best wishes that they will all live to a good old age, be hapx)y and prosperous and if any of them should happen to come this way, I hope they will come to see me. I am sending you a book that have just published that may interest you. Truly and cor'dially, Grenville M. Dodge. April 20th, I9I0. General G.11.Dodge, Washington, D.C Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General I have your letter of April I6th. I do not know who the proprietor of the cafe in Guthrie Center is to whom you refer, but J.M. Briggs, of Anita, always supports every nes candidate for Congress, and then always fights his as soon as he gets in because nobody dare appoint his candidate for postmaster, as he is always in the minority. I think my letter to you written some days since fully answers everything else in your letter. I do not know whether President Taft will want to interfere di rectly by giving a letter stating that I wrote the inscriptions or not, bot don't think there will be any doubt, when I get my correspondence, left in the minds of anybody as to who in fact wrote the inscriptions. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. 249 April 22, I9I0. Washington, B.C. Generc-l G.M.Dodge, / Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General I I have your two letters of April 20th, and will do all I can to try and increase the pension of Mrs. Howard. It certainly ought to he done. Further anav^ering ahout the Shiloh matter, I do not think a member of the Iowa commission was ever in Washington in this connecton; certainly none of them were after the time when the Congressional delegation took charge of the matter. I do not know whether they ever made a report except the report which was put in the Iowa official reg ister, but I knew it was garbled at the time as thus reported by Governor Cummins. It may strike you at first that the change which I made in the inscriptions on the I5th and 16th Iowa regiments' monuments were slight. If you look at the inscriptions on page 187 of the 1906 Iowa official register, we will take the loth as an example. ^his inscription was prepared exactly in its present form by the Iowa commsission, except the words; "Its colonel commanding officially reported that ;" so that no part of it can claim to have been wtitten by Governor Cuimnins, except that where these words appear Governor Cuimiiins had proposed the words; "And according to the report of the colonel com manding," and I proposed the words; "The colonel commanding officially reported that." You will notice that the language chosen by me is much more positive than that chosed by Governor Cummins, covers all the sub ject that he can claim to have written anything on, and v/as adopted, al though the departraant refused to adopt his. No member of the Iowa commission, unless it was John Hayes of Red Oak, was consulted by the delegation pending the< adoption of my substitute. If Mr. Byers takes youi" advice and sees the correspondence, I do not think he dare dispute your word. Gordidlly yours. Y/alter I. Smith. < , , ;v:vr • ^ ' '■Jiu »■ ... v J' iy'i ■ ■ ■ ■ * , J* -v n 251 April, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 25, 1910. Editor of The Nonpareil, I notice an article in your issue of April 24th, copied from the ^lalvern Leader, headed, "General Dodge ^.istaken." This article denies the truth of the following statement^in®my letter to some of my comrades in the 9th District: "When the 15th and 16th Iowa regiments had their claims denied three times as to their services at Shiloh, Judge Smith was called into the case by the Iowa Commission and arranged the forces that secured justice from the War Departn.ent for these Iowa soldiers and he personally wrote the inscription now on their monument at Shiloh." I made that statement on what I considered unquestionable authority. My attention was called to it and its accuracy questioned I immediately communicated with the Hon. 'Walter I. Smith and he answered that the statement was correct and he had ample proof of it. The Malvern Leader evidently did not have before it all the facts relating to what occurred in Washington during that controversy. I am, Respectfully, Grenville M. Dodge, 253 Washington, D, u. April 25, 1910. General G. m, nodge, Baldwin JBlock, Council fluffs, iowa. near General Dodge: I have your favor of the 22d. 1 am glad to say that the illness from which ± suffered for uite a while during this session seems to be leaving me and i am now about back to normal, I note your suggestion with reference to the pension of Mrs. nov/axd. i shall be glad to do what ± can to help the matter because of your interest in it and will also ende-^vor to enlist the good offices of Senator Guramins. uf course, some rule of the Pension Committee may stand in the way but we will do what we can as this seems to be an tonusually worth case. Very truly yours. Jonathan P. Dolliver, 255 April 26th, l9I0. Malvern, Iowa. April 26, J9I0 General Grenville M. Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. My dear Sir: Your communication of the 25th came to hand last ni^t. I was very much surprised to see the statement to which you refer in the Non pareil credited to my paper for it has never appeared in the Leader and I see no reason v.hy it ever should. Under separate cover I am mailing you a copy of last weeks Leader which contains the only reference I have |ever made to you-- a copy of your letter to Col. A.J. Chantri^. • Just why the Nonpareil should take such underhanded means to discredit you and Judge Smith is beyond me. I can ouly believe that they have made a mistake and I have written them asking them to make a cor rection. Very respectfully yours. W.P. Wortman. ^ » ■ ■ " i kL C.JV April E6, 1910. 257 71 Broadway, New York. Dear General: Mrs. TrumlDull was very much pleased with your autograph letter of April I8th, and since then we received from you two tickets for the lect ure on Java. I am sorry to say that she went to the hoppital Saturday morn ing and had an operation Saturday afternoon for a trouble closely related to the bladder. She has not been well for some time. We think we have a very good physician and a very good surgeon and they thought an operation would give her eight chances out of ten of becoming a well woman, so she concluded to have it done. She came thrbu^ nicely and the doctors say is doing as well as any parient could under the circumstances. She has no fev er and I fell very confident that within a few months she will be better than she has been for a long time. In fact, | think that after two or three weeks she should gain strength and health right along. I am more sorry than I can tell you that I didn't get to Council Bluffs after all on our recent trip west. There are so many things about which it would be so much more satisfactory to talk with you than to write. I would have broken away from the party at Kansas City and would have been willing to forego the trip with them over the Alton if it hadn't veen that Mr. Hawley wanted to see for the first time the C.C.& L. line and as I hadn't seen it myself it seemed to me that we ought to get our first im pression together if we could. It is a better road than we expected to see. Ei^ty-five percent of it is straight line. The ruling grades are one per cent, over a good pare of the line but with the exception of two or three places they can be reduced to three-tenths of one per cent, without great cost. Mr. Stenens thinks .j;i,50C,000 will put the line in shape for double the traffic it nov/ has.It is the shortest line between Cincinnati and Chi cago by fifteen miles and if there is no hitch in the foreclosure proceed ings we should be in control by July. 258 I aca glad Mrs. Beard has been %lth you and v/ish you would kindly ^ give her our kindest regards. I don't know of anything to take me to Chi cago soon, but if I should get there, I shall certainly be strongly tempt ed to take another day and t«nar noghts in getting to Council Bluffs so as to see you. I sui'pose you have seen that the insurgents have been trying to mix up the Administration Railraad Bill. Perhaps I can write you more in a few days about the present prospect. My trip out west and things which have happened here since my return have put me a little out of touch with the actual situation, but I hope to catch up this week. With high regard and sincere esteem, I am as ever, my dear General Faithfully yours, Frank Trumbull. " ' General G.M.Dodge, Council Bluffs, to:;' ".r I ■ . X';. Iowa. i'. > : .'1 - it ' i " J }!■' J I" .. K f- '! ' ;i '.- r. . ' ' o.t 0 jV., ; .'. - •/ - ■ ' 0 i ■li •U .iit-. 0 , ' • f* s. • t ■*' / I' ' I < : / ;1 , ' , ' v'ifiV'iiiV ■ ' V .1. ■ li 0 April 27th, I9I0. 259 Washington D.C General G.M,Dodge, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General I have your letter of April 25th. The clipping inserted in the Nonpareil as from the Malvern Leader is, ih fact, from the Guthriah of Guthrie Center. The Malvern Leader is friendly to me and does not " publish such articles. I have not yet been able to secure from Council Bluffs, in the absence of my secretary, all of the letters from Senator Curnmings to me, but I send you today copies of my letters on the subject, which I think by themselves will reassure you as to the true history of the in scriptions at Shiloh, and I hope to be able within a short time to have Cummins' letters and get them all before you. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. h ' i * i'- VI 265 Lookout Mt. Terji, May 2, 1910. General G, M, uodge. Coiancil Bluffs, lowa. xjear uomrade: At the request of Colonel oase i write you asking if you can give us any information about H. M. Harrison who was uapt. and chief of cscouts at Jiastport, Miss, in 1865. He was in the scouting service at Corinth, Miss, b fore the evacuation of corinth and whil., you were commanding the Post at oorinth ± remember to have heard it said in camp that narrison was a cousin of yours. in looking over somo old papers my daughter found a statement from H. M. Harrison of which I am sending you a duplicate with this letter. She also found some passes three of them from different officers. These original papers Colonel Case my pension attorney in Chattanooga has already sent to Mr. Bims. Thanking: you for your efforts in my behalf, I remain yours very truly. John B. Mills, Copy Head Quarters Scouts, Eastport, Miss. March 16, 1856 officer wishing his services. respectfully recommend him to any H. M. Harrison, Capt. and Chief of Scouts. 267 May 3, 1910. Seattle, Washington, Genei'al G.M.Dodge, Co\incil Bluffs, Iowa. Dear General Your letter of the S7th ult. is received enclosing slips relating to the controversy regarding the inscriptions on I5th and I6th Eegimental monuments at Shiloh. I am writing Judge Smith explaining, I hope, to his satisfaction certain phases of the Shiloh matter aiiich are being publicly discussed. The credit for securing Justice for the I5th and I6th Regiments can hardly be claimed by any one individual. Certain members of the regiments were active from beginning to end. Without their activity and vigilance any-hand-out by the National Commission would, in the first instance, have • ^ been accepted. Jhe Iowa commission saw the injustice of the Ainsworth decision, unanimously upheld the I5th and 16th Commissioners. Without their support righteous results would never have been obtained. Governor Cummins cheerfully took up our defense and brought the State of Iowa into the controversy; he labored for years in maintaining the history made by the I5th and I6th Regiments at Shiloh and in 1905 invited the co-operation of the congressional delegation. Without him, our records would have been despoiled and his services can never be for gotten by those who belonged to our commands. Senator Allison took up the battle at a critical period, and who shall say that his voice, possibly demands, v/ere not all-powerful. Judge Smith marshalled the congressional delegation, through whose instrumentality the final order was made, and he so revised a phrase of the inscriptions as to over come the objections of the Secretary of War. With tegards, I am, Yours very truly John Hayes iilay 7til, 1910. General G.K.Dodge, Washington, D.C. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dear Friend:- I have just had a long talk with the President, and have showed him a copy of your letter to the soldiers of the 9th district, and also }lr. Byers' denial of your statements. He says for you to write him a letter enclosing a copy of your letter to the soldiers, which 1 herewith furnish, stating that you have sent it out to the soldiers of the 9th district, and asking him to corroborate you, ao^ far as his recollection will permit, as to my services in connection with the Shiloh monuments and the Grant monument; and thereupon he will send you a signed letter in the form which I herewith enclose. You will return this White House form with your letter to the President, and it will be rewritten and sent As this is a matter of necessity of some haste, I feel that jou will kindly attend to it for me at once. Cordially yours, Walter I. Smith. May, 1913. 271 May 9, 1910, H. Spooner, Pres., Northfield, Vt, Dear Sir:- I am In receipt of your letter returning my subscription list and note what you say; and also the different changes of address. I also note what you say about the Armory. It would be a great thing to have the State build that building if possible. The demands of"^the institution as it grown seems almost too much to gratify. I note what you say about Mr. Adams. As soon ss I learn the amount to be paid on the concreting of the Alumni Hall, I will send ii.y part. Ellis did not send me any particulars about what he had gathered about Partridge but said he had some important information. I smpppse I will get it later on. As to Mrs. Howard, I did all I could and got all the Western men I could to help raise the amount; I think it will go through Gen. Edward H. Ripley's address is 11 W. 56th St., New York; he has a country residence at Mendon, Vt. I suppose he spends his winters in New York City. If you find this address is not correct and you get his correct address, please give it to me as I wish to send him one of my books. I sent Fletcher's subscription for ,^500, which he has never acknowledged or written ab ut, to my son-4)n-law, Mr. F.S.Pusey, 36 Beaver St., New York City, asking him to see Mr. Fletcher, I understand he is a man that is well-off and if he does not give any attention to the matter, I thinK we ought to take some action in the matter to make him pay. You did not send me the address of Mary B. Dinsmore, who gave us ^200 . Won't you please sent it to nie? You ask who Leon A.-Kiumer is. This should be Leon A. Skinner, So. Royalton, Vt. I don't know about Mary Houghton of Arlington, Vt. I sent her a book and she must have received it for it has never been returned here. Siie subscribed jplOO and paid ,iplOO. '.Ve have no subscription blank for W . I. Granger but he appears on the subscription list as having subscribed :JlOO and paid J50 but we have not heard anything from him since. I think you ought to mail him your "Record." I have gone over this list carefully. Did you write any of these men in addition to what you had written? I am, Truly, G . M . Dodge subscription blank is for :^200. As soon as you have verified the statement of receipts and expenditures please return them with amounts so I can send copy to Mr. Adams THE "HITE HCUSE. WASHINGTON. 273 May nth, 1910. My dear General I am in receipt of your letter in v/hich you enclose a letter that you have addressed to the soldiers of the Ninth District in hehalf of the renomination of Hon. Walter I. Smith for Congress, and I note your re quest to me to confirm the statements that you Saake in respect to Judge Smith's connection with the inscriptions on the Shiloh monuments, and Judge Smith's efforts in behalf of the placing of General Grant's statue. I know Judge Smith v/ell, and knov/ a great many more reasons for wishing him to come back to Congress than those you state, for I regard him as one of the ablest and one of the best men on Congress, and one of the strongest lawyers and debaters on the floor. But as you invoke my person al testimony in respect to certain facts in your letter, I do not hesitate to say that Judge Smith's connection with the securing of the inscriptions which are now on the Shiloh monuments was direct and close. Many Iowa per sons took part in the discussion, and many long arguments were made, and the matter acquired siqch importsnce, that I delayed deciding the question after the arguments werw made, as I recollect it, for several months; and at the end of that time Senators Allison and Dolliver, and Secretary Shaw and Judge Smith came to me with an inscription dravm by Judge Smith which was offered and which I adopted as a solution of the difficult position presented. What you have said in your letter with respect to Judge Smith's agency in the maintenance of the Botanic Gardens as a site for the Gen eral Grant statue in Washington, is in every respect true, for I person ally know. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) Wm.H. Taft. General Grenville M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 275 Brooklyn, May 12th, 1910. Dear General Dodge: It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge receipt of your favor of 9th inst., with your letter to oe read at Memorial Services a the Tomb of General Grant, on the 30th inst. The letter is highly creditable to you, and despite its brevity will prove a valuable addition to our mass of matter relating to the Great Commander, Your very force ful phrase "Gen. Grant never fought a batle or v/on a vic tory vmless he asked immediately to move again upon the enemy, and for some r ason was always halted." With the instances you cite is suggestive of how you could amplify upon a unique feature of his career which so far as I have read has never been elaborated as you could do, and intensifies ray regret that you were iinablc to be our orator at this time. You were the first choice of our Post, and Gen. Grant and Gen. Porter have both expressed to me their regret that you wore unable to accept—the first in correspondence, the latter in a personal interview at his house a fortnight ago. With sincere regard, Hedlcy, 277 May, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa May 14, 1910. To the Editor of the Nonpareil: I notice you published the statement of the Guthrie Center Guthrian in answer to my letter to my comrades of the Ninth District on the Shiloh Monument. I simply stated in my letter the part the Honorable 'A'alter I. Smith took in bringing about a settlement of the inscription on the fionument. I received today frou President Taft, the then Secretary of War, who made the decision accepting the inscription as presented by Congressman Smith, the following letter which I will thank you to publish: "May 11, 1910. My dear General: I am in receipt of your letter in which you enclose a letter that you have addressed to the soldiers of the Ninth District in behalf of the renomination of Hon. Walter I. Smith for Congress, and I note your request to me to confirm the statements that you make in respect to Judge Smith's connection with the inscriptions on the Shiloh monuments, and Judge Smith's efforts in behalf of the placing of General Grant's statue. I know Judge Smith well, and know a great many more reasons for wishing him to come back to Congress than those you state, for I regard him as one of the ablest ana one of the best men in Congress, and one of the strongest lawyers and debaters on the floor. But as you invoke my personal testimony in respect to certain facts in your letter, I do not hesitate to say that Judge Smith's connection with the securing of the inscriptions rtiich are now on the Shiloh monuments was direct and alone. Many Iowa persons took part in the discussion, and many long arguments were nade, and the matter acquired such im portance that I delayed deciding the question after the arguments were made, as 1 recollect it, for several months; and at the end of that time. Senator Allison and Dolliver, and Secretary Shaw and Judge Smith, came to ne with an inscription drawn by Judge Smith which was offered and which I adopted as a solution of the difficult position presented. What you have said in your letter with respect to Judge Smith's agency in the maintenance of the 'otanic Gardens as a site for the General Grant statue in Washington, is in every respect true, as I personally know. Very sincerely yours, General Grenville M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Blufls, Iowa." Wm. I:. Taft." Very tespectfuliy, Grenville M. Dodge. Salt Lake City, Utah, May 18, 1910. General Grenville M. Dodge, 64 Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dear Sir:- Your letter of April 28th was received and read with mpch interest. There has as yet been no difficulty in maintaining the Southern Pacific line across the lake. The presei-t high water causes some' trouble in maintaining the embankments durings heavy storms, to which the lake is subject. On account of the weight and great bupyancy of the water in this lake, it is more difficult to protect against then ordinary or sea water. That is, a heavy flow of water, such as a receding wave, will often carry rock of considerable size a considerable distance. Thdsfeature makes the rock protection which has been placed along embankments much more difficult- to maintain than would be the case if fresh water or sea water were to be dealt with, and as a result, with the lake at its present high level, storms have at times damaged the embankments to some extent, but such storms have done practically no damage to the trestle. Should the lake level continue to rise, further difficulty, and even serious difficulty, may be expected, and in such event it would seem possible that your early plan of following the lake shore from Promontory Point to near Momament might again be favorably considered. It is true that our early records indicate the lake has been at an elevation corresponding closely with the heighth of the present trestle. It is possible that when the plans for this trestle were pre pared, by reason of the then low stage of the water and its having receded for many years prior thereto, not enough weight was given to the former somewhat misty high level records. At that time various arguments were made to the effect that the lake could never again rise to its former high level. One of the principal arguments was to the effect that by reason of the water from the streams flowing into the lake being at that time largely used for irrigation, with a liklihood that the future would increase this use, there could be little probability of so large amounts of water reaching the lake as has been the case heretofore. In fact, at about the time the Salt Lake trestle was being built, some little alarm was felt throughout the Salt Lake valley that this lake was about to be entirely eliminated, by reason of the small flow of water into the lake and the heavy rate of evaporation. Pr'ojects were under consideration for turning a portion of the flow of Snake River into the Salt Lake Basin, with a view of perpetuation this lake. From such observations as I liave been able to make, I feel that the followihg conditions concern the lake level quite intimately and possibly to the largest extent; First, Snowfall: I is doubtless generally recognized that in the Salt Lake Basin the history so far as recorded indicates cycles in years during which the precipitation of moisture, and especially snow, is heavier than at other periods. During the past few years, the snowfall «n the mountains surrounding the Salt Lake Basin and upon"the headwaters of the streams flowing into Salt Lake has been much heavier than during 282 a series of years prior to this cycle, and should these years of heavy snowfall in the mountains continue I think we must expect a continuation or possibly a rise, of the present water level. In this connection, it would seem that precinitation records fail to tell the entire story as to the results of high precititation. Rainfall in the form of showers, or even rains, during the summer or fall months, seems to contribute very little lo the lake, and it is possible that these showers or rains are absorbed or tahen up by the soil to such an extent that their result upon the lake is hardly noticeable. But it has been noted that following winters of heavy snowfall in the mountains about the S It Lake Basin a material rise in the lake level has resulted almost without fail. I have, therefore, about reached the conclusion that snow falling in the mountains is the principal source from which the waters of Salt Lake are supplied and tha t the local con ditions upon the plains or upon the gently sloping country tributary to the lake have in the past had but "little effect upon the lake level. Also, that irrigation, so far as developed at this time, cuts a small figure, -^s the water taken out of the streams "for Irrigation is usually after the larger portion of the snows in the mountains have been disolved and reached the lake. That is, during the flood season, as a rule, very little water is used for irrigation . Most of the flood water passes into the lake and in large volumes. During the Irrigation season, the streams have dwindled to such a size that no great volume of water could reach the lake even though not taken out for irrigation, and there may be some question as to the taking of water for irrigation, especially in the Lake Lake Valley, materially decreasint fehe amount of water that ultimately reached the lake. Second,- Evaporation: It will be noted that the lowering of the lake level by reason of evaporation varies considerably during the different years. It has seemed that years of high evaporation have to some extent been grouped in cycles, and it is possible that these cycles correspond to some extent with the cycles of heavy snowfall. It has been remarlfed, and I believe substantiated by the weather reports, that during the past few years the heat and dryness of the atmosphere has been less intense than has been recorded in past summers. A Combination of low low snowfall in the mountains and extreme heat and dryness during the summer is, of course, a combination that tends to reduce the lake level. As the lake level reaches a higher elevation, the surgaee of the water extends over a largely increased area, thereby exposing to the influence of evaporation a much greater surface add over much of this increased surface conditions are favorable for evaporation, on account of the shallowness of the water and the favorable conditions for the ab sorption of the sun's heat, and this I feel is the safety valve provided by nature 8or checking the rise of the lake. I very much regret that data obtainable upon which to base a careful study of the changes in the elevation of the surface of Salt Lake are not available, but steps are being taken from which more pertinent data can be obtained in the future. For example, most of the precipita tion records pertain to localities' in the vicinity of the lake itself, instead of being records of the winter snowfall in the mountains, which, in my judgement more directly concerns the lake than the amount of rain fall which may occur along its shores. But in this respect I am pleased to note that the U. . Weather Service Bureau is establishing observation stations at more remote points, many of which should be able to give data which would seem to me to pertain directly to influence upon the lake. The U.''. Geological Survey have also been giving this matter some attention and it seems probably they may in the future be able to contribute materially to the information that would be necessary to correctly under stand the influences which bear most directly upon the water levels of the Great Salt Lake. Yours Truly, Wm. Ashton, Chief Engineer. 283 708 10th St. Washington, D, u. May 19th, 1910. » « Major General G. M. Dodg§, 0 vmcil Bluffs, Iowa, My dear General Dcuge:- 1 have the honor to send you the Congressional Eulogies of General John H, Ketchara an old veteran of the Civil War, and my brother, with a record of thirty-six years in Congress, It is with the view that you write a few lines of Eulogy on General Ketcham for a Biography and book of Eulogies I am preparing, vitn portraits of his Colleagues in uongress and oth r distinguished men. It is my purpose to have a photographic group of the sairviving Major Generals of the late Civil War. Sincerely, James C. Ketcham, Please send with your Eulogy your best photo. J.C.K. 284 James C, Ketchlim, Dear Sir; ' ' In reply to yours of May 19th 1 wish to say I first became acQusinted with General Ketchum in tne Atlanta Campaign and when I entered congress in 1897 found him a member from New ^ork. Having been comrades in the Civil 'Var naturally our acquaintance grew into a friendship that lasted throughout his life,As a soldier he had the confidence of his commanders and was noted for the care and attention he gave his regiment and his bravery in action. As a member of Congress his long service in the House gave him an experience that was valuable and he was consulted in matters of importance . His judgment was safe and valuable and he was especially friendly to new members, which they greatly appreciated. I am, Truly and respectfully. Grenville M. Dodge, 289 May, 1910, Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 25, 1910 F. Y. Hedley, ' Ch.U.S.Grant Post Memorial Day Ex. Com., 489 Washington, Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. My dear Comrade: Referring to your invitation as one of the surviving offiders of the Army of the Tennessee and as the President of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee that if I could not be present at the services at the Tomb of General Grant on Memorial Day, you would like to have me write a letter to be read during the services. It is a great regret to me that I am so far away that it would be impossible to make the trip to attend the services. There is no ceremony that appeals to roe so strongly as the ser'vices at "General Grant's Tomb andthe tributes that are made to him on Memorial Day. It is unfortunate that the old army of the Tennessee lives in the far west so they could not attend in a body. They all honor and carry in their hearts today the great love, respect and confidence that they had for General Grant in the days of the war and while he rose to the command of all the armies, it was always his endeavor to come to all the reunions of the old army of the Tennessee and in all his life, he never failed to speak of them and with the greatest re spect and affection and was ever commending them and all their com manders for their services under him. It was always a mystery to the Army of the Tennessee who knew General Grant so well and compre hended so fully his great ability as a commander, why he was not more fully appreciated by the Government in the early days of the war. General Grant never foaght a battle or won a victory unless he asked immediately to move again on the enemy and for some reason he was always halted. After Donelson, he wished to combine his army with General Buel's and immediately move on Vicksburg. There is no question but at that time those two armies could have opened the Mississippi irver without much opposition but instead of action being taken on his request, he was relieved of his command. After Shiloh, he wanted to move immediately on Corinth but was halted on the order of General Halleck, and that great army was scattered instead of moving immediately upon the enemy so that at the battle of Corinth and luke. Grant had hardly 80,000 men in that command to fight those two battles and hold all the territory they had conquered and occupied. After Vicksburg, he desired to move immediateiV on Mobile but his army was then divided, part going to East Tennessee and General Sherman with his command marching across the country from Memphis finally reaching Chattanooga. After Chattanooga,he desired to move immediately on Mobile, utilizing a ^^art of that army on the forces on the Mississippi, but here he was halted again and it was only whan he became commanderin-chief of all the armies that he adopted his policy of a continual and agressive movement on the enemy until the end. 290 Even today after we have read the history of the war from the records, there does not seem to be any reason why the plans of General Grant, after each successful campaign, should not have been carried out and the veteran armies that he commanded should hot have immediately moved on the enemy as suggested. This failure of the Government to support his recommendations was a disappointment to him as all who were with him at the time know, still not one work or one thought or complaint came to his lips. His answer to us when we spoke of it was that "he doubt the Government had reasons and plans that conflicted with his views that we did not know of and that made their action necessary." At one of the last reunions of the Army of the Tennessee that General Grant attended, he paid this tribute to that army: "As an army, the army of the Tennessee never sustained a single defeat during the four years of war. Every fortification which it assailed surrendered; every force listed against it was either defeated, captured or destroyed. No officer was ever assigned to the command of that army who had afterwards to be relieved from it or to be reduced to another command. Such a history is not accident." No finer tribute than this was ever paid any army and from its ranks it gave the Federal Army, Grand, Sherman, Sheridan, McPherson, Logan, Howard, Blair, Austerhouse, Grierson, V/ilson, Rawlins, Ransom, the three Smiths, Prentis, '.Vallace, Porter, Force, Leggitt, Crocker, kower. Rice, Tuttle, Gresham, P^azen, Sprague, Fuller, Noyse, Hickenlooptr, Walcutt and many othei s too numiorous to mention. All have a prominent place in history and a secure place in the hearts of their countrymen on Memorial Day in all parts of our country where the comrades are assembled to pay their tribute to their departed friends and heroes, the namied of Grant stands first in their memory and on behalf of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, our members extend to you their thanks for the tribute you pay on this day to the memory of their first and greatest comiiiander. General U. S. Grant, and his comrades who have passed away with him. I am, Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge m June, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Junel, 1910, Harvey Ingham, Editor Registex' ^ Leader, Dec Moines, Iowa. l.y dear Sir: The following is a statement taken from your paper of June 1st and is so misleading that it seems to me that such a wild statement when the evidence to convert it is so patent, should not be utilized by a paper to increase the prejudices against the railroads; "It would surprise almost anybody to hear that in these recent years, every additional mile of railway has cost the American u people not ^^.50,000, as we used to thim^ a mile of railroad cost, but between $200,000 and $300,000. The truth is the figures are so start ling as to be almost incredible. made the statement on a previous occasion here that since the year 1900 railway gross liabilities have been increased in such a fashion that we have had added to those liab ilities $3,500,000,000 without any additional railroad facilities of any sort to show for it." In the first place, since 1900 there has been at least 30,000 miles of new railroad built, not mentioning double tracking. That alone has cost more than a billion of dollars . Now in addition to this, since 1900, nearly every railroad has been obliged not only to increase its capacity nearly double but they have virtually had to rebuild their railroads to carry the heavy power and equipment upon |> it. There is no estimate as to what the cost has been but a great V proportion of this cost has come out of earnings which has not gone into the capital. Then again, every railroad in the United States, since 1900, h^ks had to add fron. thirty to fifty percent to its trackage, in increasing its sidings, in building to industries to accomodate its business. All this, especially in all the terminal points, has cost immense sums of money. It is only necessary for me to cite one or two instances. For instance, take the terminals; and elevated tracks in the city of Chicago and the Terminals and tunnels and grounds that have been added to the mileage in New York, New Jersey and Brooklyn. In these two cities alone, the addition to the railroads have cost close to a billion of dollars. When you take into consideration that every railroad in the United States, in every town of importance, has had to provide additional termanals paid high prices for the land and for all the work, you can see that $3,500,000,000. is a small sum to add to the capitalization of these roads for the work that has been accomiplished. You know tir. Kill estimates that it takes a billion of dollars per year, new capital,to take care of the increase of business. How Senator Dolliver can state that this two instances. For instance, in the city of Chicago and the have been added to the mileage In these two cities alone, the close to a billion of dollars. money has been paid and there is nothing to show for it. my comprehension, thi of what he said. I am. beyond nk there certainly must be a misquotation Truly and cordially, Grenville M. Dodge. 2t)3 June, 1910. Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 1, 1910, F. P. Spencer, Randolph, Iowa. Dear Comrade: I have yours of Kay 31st and take pleasure in answering it. On April 15th, Kr. Lincoln called for 75,000 troops. April 17th, the Virginia convention assembled at Richmond and passed an ordinance cf secession, which, however, before it could become a law or put in force had to be ratified by a majority mote of the entire State. On the 18th of April, Col. Robert E. Lee, informed General Scott that he was contemplating a withdrawal from the Army that he might retire to private life. April 20th, he sent his resignation to General Scott and then v/ent to Richmond. His resignation was not receivdd by the 7,'ar Department until April 25th, when it was accepted. Col. Lee on April 22nd became the Kajor General and Commander-in-chief of all the Virginia forces; therefore, he put in his resignation and became commander-in-chief of all the regular forces before the ordin ance became a law. The Ordinance was voted on on the 23rd day of May. Trijly and cordially. Grenville M. Dodge. 295 Brooklyn, J\ine Ist, 1910. My Dear General. I had the honor of reading your admirable letter, in the course of our Memorial Services at the Tomb of General Grant. It evoked very much coraraendation, and the concensus of opinion was that never before had such a splendid tribute been paid to the Grrat Commander as that of yurs, in its exploitation of his masterly plans after each on of his western campaigns. Your letter will go into print with the oration delivered on the same occasion, and I will take pleasure in forwarding copies. You will undoubtedly some day give to the press in some shape, or some one will for you, this admirable letter. In vieiv thereof, I would be grateful to you if you would turn to your carbon copy and give my name more faithful interpretation than my signature enabled your stenographer to do Your letter was widely com~ended at our dinner in the evening and I was desired to express to you, on behalf of my Post, our sincere thanks for same, and the hope that you world be permitted for many years to enjoy honor, happiness, prosperity, and communion with the troop of friends who hold you in so great regard. Sincerely ever. Y. Hedley, Capt. Penwich Y. Hodley, 'V'g 't. June, 1910. Omaha, Nebraska., June 1st, 1910. Gen. G. M. Dodee, Council Bluffs, la. Dear General:- Will you please send a co-y of your book, "How we built the Union Pacific" to George P. West, General Agent of the Chicago North Western, Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. West told me today, that he would appreciate one and that he would also like to have one to send to the literary bureau of his road in Chicago, so if you could send him two copies, he would appreciate it very much, one to place in their files in Chicago and one for his own personal use. I have heard a great many comments on your speech on Monday night. The Bee's article last'night showed that Mr. Rosewater had written an account of it and voiced the sentiment of every man that was present. There is no audience in Omaha that would give me greater pleasure to have you address, arid although as a rule not very spontaneous thej?- were enthusiastic to a man about your speech. I never heard you speak so well and so long without notes. Mr. Crofoot spoke to me several times when '"r. Gurley was speaking on how cold the audience was, and yet I thought they gave you a great ovation when you were introduced. We are doing some very effective missionary work in behalf of the cemetary, and have had considerable encouragement from parties who contribute the most towards its success. Mr. '"urphy is still kept there most of the time completing the improvements that are now essential, but after we get the roads oiled which we will start next Monday, he will be able to give more time to organizing a selling force. We are now working among the Fraternal organizations. I will soon have a statement made up on the monies we have expended and how, and we will try to cut down all the expenses to the minimum hereafter and what improvements we make we will do by contrast. I think I will have just the vault built in the rear of the chapel and leave the chapel for a few years. Everybody things we have a great property and that it is bound to be popular, but I realize that it will be slow and I think the time has come to pull ones horns in and sail close hauled. Very truly yours, N. P. Ddidgri, Jr. P.G. I sent father a copy of last night's Bee. I want to send one to Aunt Jule. Did you see it? Very truly yours, 307 June, 1910. My dear General Dodge:- 51 Broadway, New York, June 2, 1910. CONFIDENTIAL Mr. Huntington has showed me, when I came in today to attend a me^eting of our Iowa Society, your letter concerning your latest endeavor in regard to the Allison fund in Iowa. I note your inquiry as to what has become of me. I can report that in the month I have been out of office, I have been very busy catching up with accumulated business and looking into business enter prises which have been offered for my inspection and action. I have not as yet decided as to any one of them. As I prefer a newspaper to anything else, I feel that it will be wiser for me to wait for a few months until some of the present hysterialand chaos have cleared up indicating what is going to happen. I have never seen politics to be so fuddled and all parties so completely off their feet as at the present time. I notice that Iowa is about the worst part of the whole confusion. I sincerely trust that they will not beat Judge Smith, as he deserves re-appointment and re-election and the party needs the continuation of his services. I have not done anything as to the Allison Monument taatter here, because I waited for the return of Senator Clark, and who has more energy and determination aboutthis matter than any of our wealth members, and then when he came, he was suddenly called to Europe, so I m4ssed seeing him altogether. His office states it is uncertain whether he will return soon or not until the Pall. I had hoped when he was here to have him give a dinner or give one myself and get the more capable people to attend and try to make a final effort to raise something like ^2500, alltold and send that to you. We shoilild be able to raise ^5000 and if might be that if we could get all the people to attend the dinner that shotild come, that we could make up C5000. We will do our best. I think it would be useless to attempt it at the present time, with nearly all the important people are out of town or going out of town soon. It is impossible to get anybody's attention to matters like this at this time of the year. It is very plain that we will do well if we build one monument instead of two. I can only pledge you now that I will do the best I can toward helping you to make sure of the one monnment in Iowa. It is too bad that the great burden of this work has been left upon you. We are all well down here and we wll hope that you are in good health yourself. I can imagine how active you are at the present time in these times just before the Primary Elections in Iowa. With best wishes, I remain General Grenville M. Dodge, Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, la. Very sincerely yours, James S. Clarkson. 313 New York City, Jxme 7, 1910. Gen» Greriville M. Dodge, Coiincil Bluffs, Iowa. My dear General:- The United states Military Academy, west Point, N. Y., IBS asked for an oil portrait of General 0 0. How;>,rd for Memorial Hall there, and has set apart a special place for it. Under the rules the Goveriiment receives and cares for the portrait, which must be contriuuted. The artist, Oharles Melville Dewey, has been selected and is at work on the portrait of proper size aiid suitable for the special location. The cost of the portrait, frame, hanging and expenses incident thereto, will be only ^3000; easy to obtain, in sn^l amounts, from General Hov/ard's many friends. It is desired that a committee be formed to be called "The General Hov.'a.d V/est Point Memorial Portrait Committee", to be selected from General Howard's friends. T^-e Committee, neither as a whole nor individually, becomes liabl for anj'- amount. The subscription will be obtained through the Secretary of the Committee, Mr. Thomas Conyngton, who at the re uest of General Ho. ard's family, has kindly consented to be Secretary of the Committee, and account for expenditures with the usual receipts and vouchers. Will you kindly consent to thus help honor General Howard's memory by becoming a Member of such a Committee? Very sincerely yours, J. n. How ard. P. S. After all acceptances have been received the names of all the Committee will be sent to each. r June 9, 1910. Dear General: 315 71 Broadway ^Hew York I duly received your letter of May twenty-fifth and I intended to write to you much sooner, but things have been moving so rapidly in the last two weeks that each day has made a nww history of its own. First let me thank you for your expressions of solicitude concern ing J^lrs. Trumbull4s health. She was in the hospital four weeks and has been home nearly three weeks. She doesn't get strenj^th as rapidly as she thinks she ought, but the doctors, the nurse and I, think that she has done just as well as anyone could expect under the circumstances.She has had no untoward symptoms and after the period of recovering strength is ov over I believe she will be in better health than for a number of years. I expect to be on duty all summer and am expecting to live at Braircliff lodge for two or three months, gping in and out nearly every day. I think suc^^ excursions in the country air as Mrs. Trumbull's strength willadmit from day to day will aid her convalescence. She^asks me particularly to send you her love, and we wonder if we aannot get a glimpse of you here this sommer. I would like to have a good long talk with you about conditions for, as I said above, we are making history very rapidly. If I hadn't been so incessantly occupied this winter and spring I would certainly have tried to get out and make you a visit in Council Bluffs so as to counsel with you about the drift of this generation. Everybody here was in the doldrums for a week or ten days on account of the injunct ion obtained by Attorney-General Wickersham, but after the visit of Ripley Felton, and Delano with the President there was a rebound as you know. The whole thing has its amusing side because different railroad men of brains 0iave talked as differently in the newspapers. I had breakfast yesterday morning with Ur. Ripley and had a long talk with him. He was feeling very blue, but I tried to cheer him up all I could. Certainly it is ttoue that 316 what he did in Washington on Monday, while not affording any immediate hope of better revenues for the railroads, was a good thing in one respect," vi*., that it has put e^rerybody in good humor. I take the position that we ^ cannot get anything settled when people are in bad humor, and therefore the first step toward adjustment was accomplished by the conference on Monday. Anyhow, the suspense which was hanging over the country on account of the injunction proceedings is relieved. YiTall Street can, you know, like most human beings—-stand most anything better than suspense. What will happen to the railroad bill in Conference Committee is somevdiat in doubt. Mr. Hines telephoned me from Washington yesterday afternoon and again early this morning, and I am going to try this morning to get some help for him here in certain quarters. Of course nothing radical aan be done in the way of changing the Senate bill, but some of its crudities may be very much improved without giving any real cause for offence to insurgents or others. There is some talk in the papers this morning'about the President's in- ^ sistence that the bond and stock section shall be inserted in obedience to the Republican platform, but Mr. Hines tells me that he ttiinks that is most ly talk. The bankers here are probably more interested in that feature than any other section. The bad features of the bill are the long time permit ted to the Interstate Commerce Commission for suspension of new rates, and the mi*ed-up condition of the long and short haul clause. Concerning the latter, I am inclined to think the railroads will knyhow have to accept something of the kind sooner or later. Undoubtedly some readjustments ought to be made. In talking with President Finley, of the Southern, in Washing ton not long ago, he said that a change in the long and short haul feature would upset a great many communities in the Southwest---such as Birming ham, Atlanta, etc., but he is evidently getting more philosophical about such changes. He said that, in years gone by, he had written reams of ^ stuff predicting dire calamities if such and such things were done, but the dire calamities hadn't materialized in full measure, so it may be possible 3 317 for us to find later in the long and short haul matter that we were worse •scared than hurt. Certainly one thing is true---the welfare of the country ^is now pretty well in the hands of the Interstate Commerce Commission , and it may he that we ought to put the country up to them for whatever happens either on account of getting the rate situation in a plaster cast, or up setting established commercial centers and conditions if the Commission makes radical readjustments. I have been urging on various people the wisdom of a coampaign of eduaation. I have had two or three talks with Mr. Yoakum, who is a genius in that way: I also talked with Mr. Ripley yesterday morning, and this morn ing I happened to come down on the elevated with Judge Lovett, who is en tirely in accord with the idea. I believe my colleagues, Mr. Hines, of the Atchison, and Mr. A.H.Harris, of the New York Central, are much impressed with it also, and I think perhaps we can bring around some definite pro- ^gram a little later by getting the railroad executives together in groups and submitting recommendations. I think it would be quite in order for us to do this for we would be glad to show what we have accomplished this winter and what we have iailed to accomplish, and in connection with that offer some plan for the future which would be a logical sequence. I have shown your letter to Mr. Hawley. I think that no one here will feel like striking out with another line toward the Pacific Ocean at any time soon, but Mr.Hawley has great respect for your advide and re commendations . It is hard to be reconciled to all things that are happening, but I amused Mr. Ripley somewhat yesterday morhing by likening him to t a painting of St. Sebastian in one of the great galldries of Italy. In the picture, St.Sebastian is being tortured: He is tied to a tree and is full llof arrows, but he wears an expression like he was preparing to go to an afteinoon tea. 318 That is I suppose, v\iiat railroad man must do under all the circumstances# Will you he coming east, and if so, how soon? As ever, with high esteem and sincere affection, I am Faithfully yours. Frank Trumhull. , i> i ,1 I . .. J - w • » A J . V.V ■ ' General G.M.Dodge, 1 f; .,> Council Bluffs, Iowa, IT- .;- i. ..tie '.'M • ' ■■ V " I. , Wrt J .'I. ''t . i .1 ' .'I . ■ a.: ; ? .,r: iV .wi' f < 0 >, Hir L Si I . 1:1*/! 'i ili - i ■ • \ i ■' . ^ .■ I , .a ^ 1 ■ ' ' I ■■ I , T .1 J ' j£) r .4 .. J j .1 IJ'l 1 • / »»•}»j( : < 1 I ,1 '• June, 1910. 321 Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 1910, General G. M. Dodge, Union League Club, New York City, N.Y. My dear General Dodge Mrs. Grant and I were terribly distressed when we found that you had been in the city and we did not know of it until after your depart ure. She asked me last night to write to you because she is too ill to do so herself. Mrs. Grant has most heroically gone through a very severe surgical operation, and, happily she is now convalescing finely. We hope she will be well enough to leave the hospital in two or three weeks. The dear little lady kept her trouble all to herself until two days before the operation, when she told me, but did not inform the other members of her family, and they did not know there was to be an operation until it was over. I am staying with her at the Michael Reese Hospital, sleeping and taking breakfast and supper there, coming to my headquarters every morning to attend to my military duties. I was delighted to get your letter this morning, and to learn that you are well and also to learn that father's monument is progress ing. Do you think it will be finiashed in time to be unveiled in 1911? I am expecting to be at Governor's Island about the 20th of July, and after getting my house in order, go to the instruction camp at Pine Plain, Jefferson County, New York, about the 28th. I will remamn at the instruction camp until the end of August. Mrs. Grant will stay at Governor's Island. Both of us expect to see much of you, and I hope you will find time to make a visit to the camp. I will take good care of you, and believe you will be greatly interested, for you will see much to remind you of your old Civil War days. Please visit me at the camp. Of course you know that your room at the house is always ready for you. With affectionate regards from us both for you and yours, Yours faithfully, Frederick D. Grant. 323 Kansas *^ity, Mo. June 29, 1910. Gen. Grenville M. uodge, My dear Sir: Jim .Bridger's daughter now Mrs. Virginia K. Halm was in to see me th other day, and -e were talking about her old claim as an heir of her father, Jaipes Bridger against , the U. S. Government, we have not accomplished anything or much lately. The Washington attorney, Mr. Charles M. Carter seems discouraged, and 1 hardly know what to do, I wish you could give us some good advice or some ©od directions as to the best v/ay to proceed. I have been thinking since the House or Representatives re vised its rules that we might be able to push a claim through the House and finally through the Senate, what do you think? Mrs. Hahn is not so strong as she used to be. She is failing gradually. She is very poor and works hard to support her self. Her dauf^ter died sometime ago. I have had to len her money when she was clear broke for her absolute necessties. I think it is a shame that this rich Government should be in poss ession of over five thousand acres of 1-nd justly belonging to her and her sister, and she is unable to get anything out of it. I would thank you very much to write me a letter after due reflect ion as to the best course to pursue. The monument that you so .-'merously erected in Washington Cemcetery is a beautiful testimonial of your appreciation, respect and love for James J'ridger. I often think of him and you as I pass it in the quietness of the beautiful surroundin'~s where the monument st-mds. Thanking you for Mrs. Hahn as well as for myself for all you have done in our behalf, I remain. 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Delegate as one of Inter-State Commission. Early History of Union Pacific and its Relations to Omaha. Death of J. B. Hawley. Colorado Midland Railway. Death of Major General F. D. Grant. Emmett Tinley at General Dodge's 81st Birthday Banquet. Union Pacific Changes Head of Echo and Weber Canons. Mrs. John A. Logan's Books. Republican Convention at Chicago. Fight Against Location of Grant Monument Washington, D. C. Address Before Commercial Club Omaha. Construction of Bridge over Atchafalya River. Iowa Encampment Iowa Soldiers Des Moines. General G. M. Dodge's Address before C. B. Order of Elks, Flag Day. Address before Order of Eagles, Council Bluffs. Historical Society Peabody, Mass. Visit Rochester, Minn. James Tanner on Visit to South. Extension Capitol Grounds Des Moines. Address by M. F. Gurley on G. M. Dodge's 82d Birthday. Allison Monument. Maj. Gen. P. J. Osterhaus on 4th Iowa Vol. Index to Book 22 included. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1912-1913 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections 1912 1913 Grenville M. Dodge Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/3087c7cccafa5f3a4141eaaedc92003f.pdf 1aee2439fe99b262200ed4ec93860b4f https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/d7a89b3fac8b19a0a09944f0f759c333.pdf 07292e8cab8c2cb991fb9075b1bd6c5f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - Book 3 Index Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-1864 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. 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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 5 July 1865 For an index for Book 5, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 5 Index" record. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/699da411b3fb32f5a335ba69d962a435.pdf e0ad3d8831490463ff6fee39fa2b31fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers - Book 5 - August 1865 Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 5 August 1865 For an index for Book 5, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 5 Index" record. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1865 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/174da305222e413213ecc208aafd3a91.pdf 0d52e995e31c121f175a383674315905 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers - Book 5 - September 1865 Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 5 September 1865 For an index for Book 5, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 5 Index" record. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 1865 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/6606daa0ae6f69de38d228efe2c2926e.pdf 7110b017f68a7e096e29d80b057c6347 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers - Book 5 - October 1865 Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 5 October 1865 For an index for Book 5, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 5 Index" record. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 1865 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b7cc8b18ac8c33029a14ad290763164c.pdf 7caebaf4cd79cbada5c5d3b272642216 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers - Book 5 - November 1865 Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 5 November 1865 For an index for Book 5, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 5 Index" record. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1865 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/d5126f5c1a96c202ff2cc4d6b055a240.pdf d41f71dfc2e74a67241a3bd5fd64711d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers - Book 5 - December 1865 Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. Description An account of the resource General Dodge Papers - The War Period, Book 5 December 1865 For an index for Book 5, please refer to the "General Dodge Papers - Book 5 Index" record. Typescripts of originals housed at the State Historical Society of Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1865 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge