Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, April 18,1865.
Day before yesterday I sent Captain Emory to Richmond to see
after his relatives. I have to-day a telegram from him, stating he had reached
Richmond and found our friends all well.
I have heard nothing from General Grant since he left here, and
am in complete ignorance of what is going to be done with this army. I note
what you say about public opinion in Philadelphia and New York, but if you saw
the Herald of the 14th, you ought to be satisfied with what is there
said of the feeling of the army towards me.1 So long as the soldiers
appreciate my services, I am indifferent to the opinion of politicians and
newspaper editors.
I see the Radicals are down on Grant for the terms he
granted Lee. This I expected, but I trust they are in a miserable minority, and
that the country will sustain him.
I send you a copy of an order I published announcing the death of the President. It has been well received. I also enclose a letter from
an anonymous friend, which was accompanied by an elegant pair of gauntlets.
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1 For article mentioned, Bee Appendix U.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 273
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