Show S1 STORY OF ARMY IDOLS Did Grant Thomas and Farragut Farragut Farragut Far- Far Seek Confederate e Service Commissions SO CHARGED BY A WRITER Claims to Have Evidence That They Were Soldiers of Fortune r r Baltimore Md Nov Nay 9 An An artcle article In the Confederate Veteran an the official organ of or the confederate veterans veteran In which the writer wrier says that General I Grunt Grant Admiral J Farragut and ad General Ve George Georgo rF H. H Thomas applied al to President Jeff Davis for tor commissions In n tho the confederate con con coil federate service is In attracting attracting- wide interest in- in terest and has been discussed at th meetings s of Pt the camp The author of or the article Is Captain A A. A L. L 1 De Dc Rosset of Wilmington toh N. N C. C He lie Il quotes as his orl original authority Judge Robert thUd Quid of Richmond Va who wu the commissioner commissioner com corn missioner ot of exchange of r prisoners on tIne the part of or the Confederate states In Ina Ina Ina a transaction which Cap Captain aln De Rosset describes Captain De Rosset says ays that Colonel Colon 1 Chalaron 10 Is IR tho the custodian of ot the Louisiana Historical HI association and h has s charge of ot the state museum has nas In his Is possession the letters leters which ho he said General Grant Admiral Farragut Farra- Farra Farra gut ut and General Thomas wrote to Mr air Davis After ACer the reference to the effort to exchange prisoners which General Genera Grant refused d Captain D De DRosset coir coir- cor- cor Irue General Generl rant at nt that period of oC the war was war WS was not well known so BO wel as afterwards afterwards after after- ater- ater war wards s and I Iwas was asked the question Queston by Ju Judge ge Quid If It I had ever eyer heard hc rd the tho thore life re history of or G General Grant ReplyIng Reply Reply- ing log that I had not tho the Judge who was apparently In a reminiscent nt mood moot wio said that during the Mexican wars wars General Grant Grent was promoted for gallantry durIn dur- dur In lag action octon and became a captain of ot artillery artler Mr Ir Pierce was wa elected president of ot the United Stat States Slates In 1852 and appointed Mr lr Jefferson Davis hl his secretary of ot war var Later Lter on at the the suggestion ug ot of Mr Ir I Da Davis and for Cor good rea reasons onA th the th then C Grant resigned from the United UnI States State army and an and lived afterward In Illinois Upon on the thin secession ot of the Southern states In n January anuar 1861 Captain Grant applied to the of or Illinois for fora a commission to ra raise e a 3 regiment to servo serve sero In the United Stat States K army war wot being the h talk His s sC request C for a W l Oe Oear a. a v commissIon was waa a ignored 0 a at this thin time aim ar lat later r on Mr tr J rf Devi h having been Inaugurated provisional prest- prest Cent ot of the tho Conod Confederate a r i states c at t Mont Mont- fg J otner Ala nn on January 78 1551 n ho hi pomery- pomery ATI 1 a I wt lor or a a. commission m 1 1 Inline be l I 6 1 ii r fl w O r ha haI lB I a ago ngo o. o tho the t 7 n Honed thc cor h 1 a I t tho ho c ot of na I association and has char c lot of or the state museum iTo Jle told mt memY mY f InformatiOn as' as correct t tha n o had h HI Jn lit his os tho ordinal 1 1 tl nor lor r from om corn Captain Grant Grant Jato late of or the the- r 1 United States army to Mr Ir Davis ls In accordance in the request but tint that with wll the terms of ot Mr rr Daviss Davis's will fl tho tine 1 correspondence could not be bo published until two years after the tho death of or Mrs Davis Davs Further the tine colonel told tol me ne that ho Inn had letters to Mr I DI Davis j from General George II If Thomas and Admiral Farm Farra- j gut KUt ut each ench applying for to commissions In Inthe the lie Confederate service I mayO have been I told that tho tine wife of ot Ech each either dis- dis or objected to the tine resignation oC or these officers from rom the federal service sect sen ice |