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April 5, 1864
Juliet Signal
Juliet, Joliet, Will County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Anecdote from a Washington correspondent recounting General Grant's conversation at Willard's Hotel, where he refuses a lady's request to attend a military review and a ball, stating his opposition to such events in wartime.
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Full Text
Reviews and Balls."
Gen. Grant, it would seem, is opposed to dress parades and dancing parties in the face of the enemy. The Washington correspondent of the New York World relates an incident showing forth this fact:—
"The following conversation took place at Willard's to-day, between the General and a lady stopping at the hotel:
Lady—"General, take me with you to the review to-morrow."
Grant—"Madame, I cannot allow a review; I have sent to the front to say so."
Lady—"Well, I will go to the ball next week."
Grant—"There will be no more balls; they wouldn't have had any if I had been here."
Gen. Grant, it would seem, is opposed to dress parades and dancing parties in the face of the enemy. The Washington correspondent of the New York World relates an incident showing forth this fact:—
"The following conversation took place at Willard's to-day, between the General and a lady stopping at the hotel:
Lady—"General, take me with you to the review to-morrow."
Grant—"Madame, I cannot allow a review; I have sent to the front to say so."
Lady—"Well, I will go to the ball next week."
Grant—"There will be no more balls; they wouldn't have had any if I had been here."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
General Grant
Civil War
Military Discipline
Washington Hotel
Dress Parades
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Grant
Lady
Where did it happen?
Willard's Hotel, Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Grant
Lady
Location
Willard's Hotel, Washington
Story Details
General Grant converses with a lady at Willard's Hotel, refusing her request to attend a review and stating there will be no more balls during wartime.