Show War Records C New York 8 Hersis Washington The w irk of preparing the war records for publication has brought lightsome interesting di patches from Grant on the subject of assignments to the command in bheaandoih Valley after the raid into Maryland and the movements against Wnshington in July 1864 It has heretofore been supposed that Gen Grant first insisted on cJhendan for that service It now appears that he suggested Gen Frnnklm in his first dispatch and next Med The further intereting fact is brought out tht in case Mead so designed de-signed Gen Grant deei ed hancock to be placed in command of the Arn y of the Potomac Despatches also show tbttt Grant had great confidence in Meade and that bespoke in a manner quite at variance with the statements of Gen Ba dcau in his military history |