quietly and unostentatiously went to Washington to arrange for reducing the army.

We reproduce the closing paragraph of his report:

"It has been my fortune to see the armies of both the West and the East fight battles, and from what I have seen, I know there is no difference in their fighting qualities. All that it was possible for men to do in battle, they have done. The Western armies commenced their battles in the Mississippi Valley, and received the final surrender of the remnant of the principal army opposed to them in North Carolina. The armies of the East commenced their battles on the river from which the Army of the Potomac derived its name, and received the final surrender of their old antagonist at Appomattox Court House, Va. The splendid achievements of cach have nationalized our victories, removed all sectional jealousies (of which we have unfortunately experienced too much), and the cause of crimination and recrimination that might have followed, had either section failed in its duty. All have a proud record, and all sections can well congratulate themselves and each other for having done their full share in restoring the supremacy of law over every foot of territory belonging to the United States. Let them hope for perpetual peace and harmony with that enemy, whose manhood, however mistaken the cause, drew forth such herculean deeds of valor."

It is sufficient answer to the criticisms upon the strategy of General Grant, that he did destroy Lee's army; he did take Petersburg and Richmond; he did do the work upon which he set out when he assumed command of all the armies. He constructed a gigantic scheme, and it was worked out, with God's blessing.

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CHAPTER XXV.

THE ONE HUNDRED DAY TROOPS.

THE CALL-THE RESPONSE THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTYFIRST-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD -THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH.

N our first volume (p. 147 et seq.) we have given an account of

Yates. These troops were raised in the spring of 1864, and were placed on garrison duty for the purpose of relieving the veterans, who were needed in carrying out the stupendous operations of Grant and Sherman. The call for the regiments met with a prompt and hearty response, the people fully recognizing its necessity and importance. The service rendered by them was of great value, though none of them participated in any important engagement. The following are the rosters of the hundred-day regiments, in which very few changes were made before the expiration of their term of service:

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND ILLINOIS INFANTRY,

Colonel, Thomas J. Pickett; Lieutenant-Colonel, William H. Haskell; Major, John H. Peck; Adjutant, Daniel Merriman; Quartermaster, Hiram R. Enoch; Surgeon, Robert F. Baker; 1st Assistant Surgeon, William R. Adair; Chaplain, Liston H. Pearce.

Co. A-Captain, Hugh Shepard; 1st Lieutenant, Alonzo H. Davis; 2d Lieutenant, Donell Higgins.

Co. B-Captain, Charles H. Vogell; 1st Lieutenant, Charles Varges; 2d Lieutenant, Anthony H. Heminover.

Co. C-Captain, Charles Barker; 1st Lieutenant, Frank A. Buys; 2d Lieutenant, H. A. Hinckley.

Co. D-Captain, Frank E. Chase; 1st Lieutenant, H. A. Anderson; 2d Lieutenant, William C. Babcock.

Co. E-Captain, Samuel Nutt; 1st Lieutenant, George A. Turner; 2d Lieutenant, James F. Smith.

Co. F-Captain, Isaac S. Bunnell; 1st Lieutenant, Jonathan Dow; 2d Lieutenant, Albert A. Sanborn.

Co. G-Captain, Theodore F. Barnes; 1st Lieutenant, Richard B. Rians; 2d Lieutenant, Henry H. Grimes.

Co. H-Captain, Luke E. Hemenway; 1st Lieutenant, Henry Harwood; 2d Lieutenant, George Schermerhorn.

Co. I-Captain, John A. Sedgwick; 1st Lieutenant, Samuel F. Stratton; 2d Lieutenant, Emanuel Engelstedt.

Co. K-Captain, Calvin A. Laws; 1st Lieutenant, Frank H. Battershall; 2d Lieutenant, Henry B. Gurlee.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, Thaddeus Phillips; Lieutenant-Colonel, John E. Moore; Major, James F. Longley; Adjutant, William J. Allen; Quartermaster, Thomas B. Clark; Surgeon, Henry A. Folger; 1st Assistant Surgeon, James B. Carr; Chaplain, William R. Adams.

· Co. A-Captain, Norman B. Ames; 1st Lieutenant, A. V. Arnold; 2d Lieutenant, Henry F. Lightfoot.

Co. B-Captain, George W. Smith; 1st Lieutenant, William H. Corcoran; 2d Lieutenant, Charles H. Ayers.

Co. C-Captain, Walter M. Collins; 1st Lieutenant, William H. Carroll; 2d Lieutenant, Martin A. Patterson.

Co. D-Captain, John Carstens; 1st Lieutenant, Thomas J. Davidson; 2d Lieutenant, John Packer.

Co. E-Captain, Willson A. Duggan; 1st Lieutenant, John O. Piper; 2d Lieutenant, Columbus Woods.

Co. F-Captain, George W. Dugger; 1st Lieutenant, Allen Cockrell; 2d Lieutenant, Henry A. Sturgis.

Co. G-Captain, William H. Edwards; 1st Lieutenant, John H. Valentine; 2d Lieutenant, Rufus C. Barnett.

Co. H-Captain, R. F. Ross; 1st Lieutenant, Peter A. Hoffman; 2d Lieutenant, James A. Young.

Co. I-Captain, Alfred Ovendorff; 1st Lieutenant, Ethan A. Norton; 2d Lieutenant, Samuel A. Ramels.

Co. K―Captain, Charles A. Summers; 1st Lieutenant, Isaiah Humrichouser; 2d Lieutenant, Anthony W. Moore.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, Waters W. McChesney; Lieutenant-Colonel, John C. Bigelow; Major, John A. Wilson; Adjutant, Edward D. Luxton; Quartermaster, Reuben P. Pierce, Surgeon, Willis Danforth; 1st Assistant Surgeon, Joseph M. Jenkins; Chaplain, Amos K. Tullis.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.

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Co. A-Captain, John Dyer; 1st Lieutenant, Charles E. Sinclair; 2d Lieutenant, George Barry.

Co. B-Captain, Nathaniel B. Petts; 1st Lieutenant, Hiram V. Wilkinson; 2d Lieutenant, Isaac Z. Packard.

Co. C—Captain, Moses A. Thayer; 1st Lieutenant, Marshall B. Hughson; 2d Lieutenant, Francis X. Binz.

Co. D-Captain, William Metlar; 1st Lieutenant, Charles E. Dickinson; 2d Lieutenant, Rossell G. O'Brien.

Co. E-Captain, Henry J. Milligan; 1st Lieutenant, Albert P. Williams; 2d Lieutenant, Seward C. Metz.

Co. F-Captain, Alphonso C. Linn; 1st Lieutenant, Milton C. Springer; 2d Lieutenant, George E. Strobridge.

Co. G-Captain, Joshua Pike; 1st Lieutenant, Edward M. Atkinson; 2d Lieutenant, James H. Rowe.

Co. H-Captain, Samuel L. Andrews; 1st Lieutenant, Hiram T. Lay; 2d Lieutenant, Philip Potter.

Co. I-Captain, Edward J. Whitehead; 1st Lieutenant, Andrew L. Hunt; 2d Lieutenant, Edward O'Neill.

Co. K-Captain, Anthony B. Porter; 1st Lieutenant, Thomas S. Sexton; 2d Lieutenant, Albert W. Danks.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, John S. Wolfe; Lieutenant-Colonel, Theodore H. West; Major, Greenbury Wright; Adjutant, Clifford W. Holden; Quartermaster, Joseph Peters; Surgeon, Samuel H. Birney; 1st Assistant Surgeon, James A. Williams; 2d Assistant Surgeon, John Lacrone.

Co. A-Captain, Benjamin Burt; 1st Lieutenant, George N. Ridards; 2d Lieutenant, William Archdeacon.

Co. B-Captain, Edward Bailey; 1st Lieutenant, Patrick H. Scott; 2d Lieutenant, Joseph E. Conklin.

Co. C-Captain, John V. Bovell; 1st Lieutenant, Calvin S. James; 2d Lieutenant, Walter S. Brown.

Co. D-Captain, Thomas H. Dobbs; 1st Lieutenant, John E. Vinson; 2d Lieutenant, Francis M. Young.

Co. E-Captain, George W. McClure; 1st Lieutenant, Samuel S. Dickens; 2d Lieutenant, John S. Gerrard.

Co. F-Captain, Samuel G. McAdams; 1st Lieutenant, James A. Hubbard; 2d Lieutenant, Edward Stearns.

Co. G-Captain, Derrick Lamb; 1st Lieutenant, James Easton; 2d Lieutenant, James T. Sweitzer.

Co. H-Captain, James B. Wicklin; 1st Lieutenant, Philip Brown; 2d Lieutenant, Peter Jones.

Co. I—Captain, Milton A. Ewing; 1st Lieutenant, James T. Ewing; 2d Lieutenant, Thomas J. Matthews.

Co. K-Captain, Edward Laferty; 1st Lieutenant, Oliver S. Stewart; 2d Lieutenant, Isaac N. Payton.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, Frederick A. Johns; Lieutenant-Colonel, William T. Ingram; Major, Henry A. Organ; Adjutant, Elias J. Beymer; Quartermaster, Henry F. Jerauld; Chaplain, John W. Phillips.

Co. A-Captain, William Bowlby; 1st Lieutenant, George T. Hubbard; 2d Lieutenant, Pleasant N. Pope.

Co. B-Captain, John Burke; 1st Lieutenant, John H. Taylor; 2d Lieutenant, Jasper N. Kerr.

Co. C-Captain, Joseph B. Berry; 1st Lieutenant, Elijah C. Compton; 2d Lieutenant, Charles H. Robinson.

Co. D-Captain, Thomas F. Clay; 1st Lieutenant, Joseph B. Curlee; 2d Lieutenant, Joseph L. Stedlan.

Co. E-Captain, John C. Scott; 1st Lieutenant, William H. Wiatt; 2d Lieutenant, John S. Hawkins.

Co. F-Captain, Linzey W. Cremeens; 1st Lieutenant, William F. Slocumb; 2d Lieutenant, Winfield S. Norcross.

Co. G-Captain, James St Clair; 1st Lieutenant, James H. Carsin; 2d Lieutenant, Peter Brillhart.

Co. H-Captain, William H. Johns; 1st Lieutenant, Theoren Gould; 2d Lieutenant, Alfred Mayo.

Co. I-Captain, Lafayette Twitchell; 1st Lieutenant, Eugene B. Cropper; 2d Lieutenant, Royal R. Lacey.

Co. K-Captain, William R. Floydd; 1st Lieutenant, David J. Blackman; 2d Lieutenant, William T. Bird.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY. Colonel, John Wood; Lieutenant-Colonel, Thomas K. Roach; Major, Hendrick E Paine; Adjutant, Edward W. Baker; Quartermaster, Jonathan J. Smith; Surgeon, William A. Huston; 1st Assistant Surgeon, Nathan H. McNeal; 2d Assistant Surgeon, Robert G. Scroggs; Chaplain, Hiram P. Roberts.

Co. A-Captain, Henry A. Castle; 1st Lieutenant, George M. Roberts; 2d Lieu. tenant, Edwin S Francis

Co. B-Captain, John W. Smith; 1st Lieutenant, John A. Thompson; 2d Lieutenant, James A. Seaton.

Co. C-Captain, Barzillai M. Veatch; 1st Lieutenant, Oliver H. Pitcher; 2d Lieutenant, William Craig.

Co. D-Captain, John B. Johnson; 1st Lieutenant, James Robb; 2d Lieutenant Henry S. Adair.

Co. E-Captain, Richard B. Higgins; 1st Lieutenant, James Onstott; 2d Lieutenant, James H. Anderson.

Co. F-Captain, Robert B. Robinson; 1st Lieutenant, DeWitt C. Simmons; 2d Lieutenant, David D. Kedwell.

Co. G-Captain, Orville C. Holcomb; 1st Lieutenant, John M. Johnson; 2d Lieutenant, Joseph L. Latimer.

Co. H-Captain, Levi Barber; 1st Lieutenant, Henson S. Vandeventer; 2d Lieutenant, William A. Hubbard.