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[STS Lincolnite]

Wasn't Rawlins Grant's Secretary of War, but died shortly after his appointment from tuberculosis?

I believe that is correct. To add to that, I think he was initially buried in the Congressional Cemetery but now "resides" in Arlington National Cemetery. His skills were greatly respected as member of Grant's staff and as a military man in his own right - some people say the only reason Grant was as successful as he was, was because it was really Rawlins that was making all the decisions (I find that hard to buy). Rawlins was also described by many (according to what I have read) as a loud, arrogant and profane man. Got to love the richness, depth and seeming inconsistencies of the various accounts of these men from the Civil War era!

According to some, part of the reason Cadwallader wrote his scathing account of the incident on the Yazoo was because he felt that Grant had slighted Rawlins by not devoting enough time/words to him in his memoirs. Cadwallader therefore set out to tarnish him. He was apparently a great admirer of Rawlins and I think named a son after him.

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Wasn't Rawlins Grant's Secretary of War, but died shortly after his appointment from tuberculosis?

I believe that is correct. To add to that, I think he was initially buried in the Congressional Cemetery but now "resides" in Arlington National Cemetery. His skills were greatly respected as member of Grant's staff and as a military man in his own right - some people say the only reason Grant was as successful as he was, was because it was really Rawlins that was making all the decisions (I find that hard to buy). Rawlins was also described by many (according to what I have read) as a loud, arrogant and profane man. Got to love the richness, depth and seeming inconsistencies of the various accounts of these men from the Civil War era!

According to some, part of the reason Cadwallader wrote his scathing account of the incident on the Yazoo was because he felt that Grant had slighted Rawlins by not devoting enough time/words to him in his memoirs. Cadwallader therefore set out to tarnish him. He was apparently a great admirer of Rawlins and I think named a son after him.

Thanks, Linda. I quickly read through that article and it seems consistent with all I have read.