Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, May 1, 1864.
I am sorry for your trouble about the generals. Augur
happened to be in my tent when I received your letter, and I told him of your
distress. He said if you would send him the names of those you wished, he
thought he could get their photographs for you. I will ask Sheridan for his. He
is our new cavalry commander, and quite distinguished.
I have to-night a note from a Mrs. Brown, 1113 Girard
Street, on the Dry Goods Committee, asking for a lock of my hair, but I have
been compelled to decline on the ground of the shortness of my locks.
The weather continues fine, and the time approaches for
active operations. Some indications would lead to the belief that Lee will take
the initiative, but I can hardly believe he will be so blind to the experience
of the two past campaigns. The defensive policy is clearly the true one for
him; still, he may not think so.
I don't think I told you I had a visit from Mr. Sypher,
formerly a correspondent of the Inquirer, but afterwards of the Tribune.
He is a great friend of Thaddeus Stevens, and lives in the same house with
him in Washington. He told me Mr. Stevens was a firm friend of mine, and
recently, when some member was attacking me in conversation, he brought against
me the charge that I was an aristocrat. Mr. Stevens laughed and said he knew
all about my family, and he wished the country had more such aristocrats.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 192
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