Nashville, Jan. 18, 1864.
. . . General Wilson has been ordered to Washington, where
he will take charge of the Cavalry Bureau. It is a difficult and responsible
position, yet I have faith in his ability to perform its arduous duties. No one
wishes more earnestly than I that he may succeed, for he is a brave, faithful
officer, a high-minded and honorable man. We shall miss him much. General Grant
has not started to St. Louis yet, but is waiting for an answer to his inquiry
as to how his son is. Should he be getting better, the General will not go.
There is no news to-day from the front, and we presume therefore all is quiet
on the Tennessee. A letter from General Halleck to General Grant received
to-day states that much opposition will be made to General McPherson's
appointment as brigadier general in the regular army. General Grant has written
a strong letter in reply, urging the Senate to confirm him. . . . My cold is
still troublesome, but I hope to report differently in a few days.
SOURCE: James H. Wilson, The Life of John A. Rawlins,
p. 385-6
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