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ss Story of an Emigrant.
102
Gen.) C. C. Andrews, was visiting Gen. Grant outside of
Vicksburg, a wagon drawn by six mules passed close by his
headquarters. The driver, an old, rough-looking soldier,
army wagon.
stopped, and asked the way to a certain regiment. Gen.
Grant’s tent stood on a little elevation, at the foot of which
were several fresli wagon tracks. A number of officers,
including myself, were standing and sitting around the general
outside the tent. Gen. Grant, who was dressed in a fatigue
suit and slouched hat, without other marks of distinction
than three small silver stars, which could scarcely be
distinguished on his dusty blouse, went toward the driver and,
with the most minute particulars, gave him directions how
to drive. While he was talking, we observed that the driver
showed signs of deep emotion, and finally he alighted from
the mule, which he was riding, stretched out his arms, and,
with tears in his eyes, exclaimed: "My God! I believe it is
Gen. Grant! General, do you remember Tommy Donald?
I was a soldier in your company during the Mexican war! "
W7ith touching kindness the great commander-in-chief now
took both hands of the ragged soldier in his, and, like old
friends who had not met for a long time, they rejoiced in
remembering the companionship of fifteen years before.
When Gen. Grant returned to the tent the conversation
turned to the newspaper clamor and general discontent
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