Washington, D. C., March 9, 1864.
. . . We arrived
here yesterday evening, called at General Halleck's office, found he had gone,
proceeded to his residence on Georgetown Heights; he was not there; returned to
the President's house where a grand levee was being held, and oh what
enthusiasm prevailed. The General was certainly, last night, more than
President in the hearts of the immense concourse of ladies attending the White
House. It would have filled Mrs. Grant with delight. After the Levee, we
visited the Secretary of War.
To-day the General
received and accepted his commission as Lieutenant General in the army of the
United States. He talks of going out to visit the army of the Potomac
to-morrow, but whether he will or not I am unable to say. I am doing all I can
to get him away from here. To-night he dines with Mr. Seward, Secretary of
State. I shall accompany him though it is not my pleasure to do so. You know
where I am wine is not drunk by those with whom I have any influence. Were it
otherwise I should consult my pleasure. The new order of things will
necessitate breaking up our little home at Nashville, but not, I trust, before
I see you again. . . .
SOURCE: James H. Wilson, The Life of John A. Rawlins,
p. 402-3
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