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133.
“In some inscrutable way”; Sunset Cox would vote no:
Cox,
Three Decades,
pp. 327–28.

133.
the chamber was jammed:
Brooks,
Washington in Lincoln's Time,
p. 205.

133.
Congressmen's statements:
Congressional Globe
, January 31, p. 523.

134.
The roll was called at four, the very hour:
Nicolay and Hay, vol. 10, p. 85; Stephens,
CV,
vol. 2, p. 596.

134.
“intense anxiety”; “knots of members”; burst of applause; Manhattan Naval Office:
Arnold, p. 365; Brooks,
Washington in Lincoln's Time,
pp. 205–06; Randall and Current, pp. 310–13.

134.
Announcement and cheers: Brooks,
Washington in Lincoln's Time,
pp. 207–09.

134.
“I had been born into a new life”:
George W. Julian,
Political Recollections
(Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1884), p. 251.

134.
he had hoped for more decorum: Boston Daily Evening Transcript,
February 2, 1865.

134.
artillery shook Capitol Hill:
Arnold, p. 365; Randall and Current, p. 313.

134.
peace commissioners had just passed through the lines:
Stephens,
CV,
vol. 2, p. 596.

134–135.
Mrs. Peabody's story: Peabody,
passim.

135.
Lincoln didn't like Sumner: Crook,
Five Administrations,
p. 35.

135.
“about 30 first rate stripes”:
David H. Donald,
Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War
(New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1960), pp. 289–311.

135.
Sumner's resolution and dialogue with his colleagues:
Congressional Globe,
January 31, 1865, p. 511.

136.
Senator Saulsbury's remarks:
Congressional Globe,
January 31, 1865, p. 519.

136.
“If you touch me I'll shoot you dead”:
Goodwin, p. 503.

136.
The
Enquirer's
view: Reprinted in
New York Times
, February 3, 1865.

137.
“were ‘not at home' to these ‘Express' calls”:
George H. Washburn,
A Complete Military History and Record of the 108th Regiment New York Volunteers
(Rochester, NY: Press of E. R. Andrews, 1894), p. 87.

137.
Sarah Pryor recalled it well: “
Pryor,
Reminiscences”
, pp. 280–83.

137.
“good, wholesome comrades”: Id.,
pp. 319–20.

138.
Arrival of the commissioners and the mayor: Von Abele, p. 237; Charge near Fort Hell, p. 1.

138.
parting throngs of jubilant Rebels:
Parker, p. 604.

138.
Sarah Pryor's encounter with the commissioners: Pryor,
Reminiscences,
pp. 327–29.

138.
where a low plateau fell away:
Charge near Fort Hell, p. 1.

138.
the paucity of Lee's defenses:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 171.

138.
The commissioners' passage through the lines:
Petersburg Express,
February 2, 1865; Stephens,
CV,
vol. 2, p. 596;
Daily Constitutional Union,
February 3, 1865;
New York Times,
December 31, 1916, p. E2;
New York Times,
February 3, 1865;
New York Daily Tribune,
February 3, 1865; Willcox, p. 604.

139.
Colonel Hatch was given leave: OR
, ser. 1, v. 46, pt. 2, p. 317.

139.
Stephens's “servant” be allowed to assist him: Petersburg Express,
February 2, 1865, reprinted in
New York Times,
February 6, 1865.

139.
to keep his master ambulatory: Id.

139.
by the Baxter Road: Id.

139.
they crossed at Fort Hell: New York Times,
February 1, 1865.

139.
raised their chins: Daily Constitutional Union,
February 3, 1865.

139.
“dark with men”; spyglasses: Petersburg Express,
February 2, 1865, reprinted in
New York Times,
February 6, 1865.

139.
Ladies down from Petersburg: Id.;
Parker, p. 604.

139.
“prolonged and enthusiastic shouting”: OR,
ser. 1, v. 46, pt. 2, p. 317.

139.
“no such thing was heard”: New York Times,
February 8, 1865.

139.
A respectful pause: Petersburg Express,
February 2, 1865, reprinted in
New York Times,
February 6, 1865; Parker, p. 605.

139.
they trod on spent ammunition:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 171.

139.
The Yankees resumed their cheering: New Orleans
Daily Picayune
, February 12, 1865; Meade, p. 260.

139.
“In an instant we were enemies again”:
Pryor,
Reminiscences,
p. 329.

139.
The killing continued:
Bolton, p. 244;
Richmond Enquirer
, February 4, 1865.

 

CHAPTER 16

140.
an idle locomotive:
Scott, p. 3;
New York Herald
, February 3, 1865.

140.
a crowd of men in blue: Daily Constitutional Union,
February 3, 1865;
New York Times,
December 31, 1916, p. E2.

140.
laid with little grading:
Porter,
Grant
, p. 212; Trudeau, p. 298.

140.
at about seven o'clock: New York Times
, February 4, 1865.

140.
no report of cheering: New York Herald
, February 4, 1865.

140.
“under happier auspices”: Daily Constitutional Union,
February 3, 1865.

140.
It was a busy camp:
Crook,
Five Administrations,
p. 42.

141.
A horse-drawn coffee maker:
Edward P. Tobie,
History of the First Maine Cavalry
(Boston: Emery & Hughes, 1887), p. 378.

141.
accompanied by other officers: New York Times,
February 4, 1865.

141.
Letter from E. W. Clarke to Senator Henry Wilson, January 31, 1865: Henry Wilson Papers, Library of Congress.

141.
a cabin like the others:
Porter,
Grant,
pp. 212, 329, and 369.

141.
salvaged from a shed:
The door is displayed today at the City Point Visitors' Center.

141.
a “very distinct” voice:
Stephens Manuscript, p. 6.

141.
Grant's humble office:
Porter,
Grant
, pp. 233 and 329–30; Badeau, vol. 3, pp. 135–36. The cabin is still at City Point.

141.
“never so much disappointed”:
Stephens, CV, vol. 2, pp. 596–97; Stephens Manuscript, p. 7.

142.
The conversation flowed easily: Id.,
pp. 7–8.

142.
“all very agreeable gentlemen”:
Grant, vol. 2, pp. 421–22.

142.
a fellow Stephen Douglas Democrat: Id.,
pp. 121–22 and 421–22; Schott, pp. 302–03 and 309.

142.
dispatches came and went:
Stephens Manuscript, pp. 8–10.

142.
a half-page reply: Id.,
p. 8.

143.
Grant's wire to Stanton:
OR,
ser. 1, v. 46, pt. 2, pp. 311–12. Grant's wire was sent at 7:30 (
Id.,
p. 311). The Stephens Manuscript (p. 6), written a dozen years later (see Westwood, “Hampton Roads Conference,” p. 253 n. 2), says the commissioners reached City Point at nearly 8:00, but a newspaperman on the scene marked their arrival at about 7:00 (
New York Times,
February 4, 1865).

143.
even routine dispatches were brought to Grant instantly:
Badeau, vol. 3, p. 136.

143.
“I will escort you myself”:
Stephens Manuscript, p. 10.

144.
Stephens had never shed his coat:
Grant, vol. 2, p. 422.

144.
On the rugged path to the pier:
Stephens Manuscript, p. 10.

144.
“
With this ringing in my ears”: Id.,
p. 11.

144.
“in the coat and out of it”:
Grant, vol. 2, p. 422.

144.
well-appointed dining room: Id.,
p. 420;
New York Herald,
February 5, 1865; Porter,
Grant,
p. 383.

144.
Julia was fond of berthing there:
See Julia Grant, pp. 132–34 and 139–40; Sylvanus Cadwalader,
Three Years with Grant
(New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955) (“Cadwalader”), p. 281.

145.
a feast in their honor:
Stephens Manuscript, p. 12. See
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel,
reprinted in
New York Times, June 26, 1865
and
Richmond Examiner,
February 6 and 7, 1865, reprinted in
New York Times,
February 10, 1865.

145.
“a most sumptuous meal”:
Stephens Manuscript, p. 12.

145.
“racy anecdotes”; “a noise of laughing and talking”: Id.,
pp. 12–13.

146.
the most vulnerable Northern boys: Philadelphia Inquirer,
February 6, 1865;
New York Tribune,
February 4, 1865.

146.
a lovely day:
Willcox, p. 604.

146.
Content with lesser pleasures:
Hopkins and Peck, p. 241.

146.
“I caught a glimpse of the lions”; “new-comers from rebellion”: New York Times,
February 4, 1865.

146.
“when they felt like it”:
Grant, vol. 2, p. 421.

146.
“an abundance of everything”:
Lewis Leon,
Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier
(Charlotte, NC: Stone Publishing Co., 1913), p. 61.

146.
“It was interesting to us to know”:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 171.

147.
[Mrs. Grant] asked to be remembered:
Stephens Manuscript, pp. 13–14.

147.
Julia Grant had been raised by slaves:
Julia Grant, p. 2.

147.
his favorite mounts; his colleagues demurred:
Stephens Manuscript, p. 14.

147.
Grant made it clear he was anxious for its success:
Stephens,
CV,
vol. 2, p. 598.

147.
Grant would not be drawn:
Porter,
Grant
, p. 382.

148.
Grant was no Julius Caesar:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 175. See Nicolay and Hay, vol. 10, p. 116.

148.
“I found them all very agreeable gentlemen”:
Grant, vol. 2, p. 421.

148.
Meade made a courtesy call:
Meade, p. 258.

148.
“the tall figure”:
Quoted in Randall and Current, p. 149.

148.
Some thought highly of [Meade]:
e.g., Cadwalader, pp. 342–44.

148.
“I think he had not a friend”:
Dana,
Recollections,
pp. 226–27.

148.
They talked very freely:
Meade, pp. 258–59.

148.
He was married to her sister:
McFeely, p. 200.

148–149.
the Kilkenny catfight:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 171.

149.
“I fear there is no chance for this”; “it would not do to let it be known”:
Meade, pp. 259–60.

149.
“mindful of old acquaintanceship”:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 171.

149.
His “complexion was sallow”:
Porter,
Grant,
p. 383.

149.
“The Lord seems to have robbed that man's body”: Id.

149.
“his wily tactics”:
Hunter, “Peace Commission,” p. 172.

150.
“We are but one people”: Philadelphia Inquirer,
February 6, 1865.

150.
tourists returning from Baltimore: New York Times,
February 2, 1865.

150.
“hourly growing stronger here”: Cincinnati Commercial,
February 2, 1865, reprinted in
New Orleans Daily Picayune
, February 12, 1865.

150.
“the whole olive branch business”: Id.

150.
“Let nothing which is transpiring”: CW,
vol. 8, p. 252;
OR,
ser. 1, v. 46, pt. 2, p. 341.

150.
“There will be no armistice”: Id.

150.
“Call at Fortress Monroe”: CW,
vol. 8, p. 252.

151.
traveling coat and muffler; his elegant clerk: New York Herald,
February 3, 1865;
New York Daily Tribune
, February 4, 1865; Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Seward to Lincoln, January 31, 1865. The dapper Mr. Chew is depicted in the painting,
Signing the Treaty of Cessation,
reproduced at www.library.state.ak.us/hist/cent/020-0181.jpg.