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SUMNER'S “RIGHT GRAND DIVISION.
THE GRAND REVIEW AT FALMOUTH DURING PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S VISIT.FROM A WAR-TIME SKETCH.
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which all the corps commanders were present, and also Mrs. Lincoln. Mr.Lincoln would talk to the officers on the subject that was uppermost in ourminds—how we were to get the better of the enemy on the opposite hills.Before he went away he sent for Hooker and for me, I being second incommand, and almost his last injunction was: “Gentlemen, in your nextbattle put in all your men.” Yet that is exactly what wo did not do at Chan-cellorsville.
We had a grand review of the army in honor of the President. The SecondCorps paraded with Howard’s Eleventh Corps, I think, for after I had salutedat the head of my corps I rode to the side of the President, who was on horse-back, and while near him General Scliurz approached at the head of his di-vision. I said: “ Mr. Lincoln, that is General Sclmrz,” pronouncing it SJmrs,after the American fashion. Mr. Lincoln turned to me and said: “ Not Shurs,General Couch , but Shoortz.” But he did it very pleasantly, and I was justa little surprised that our Western President should have the advantage ofme. It was a beautiful day, and the review was a stirring sight. Mr. Lin-coln, sitting there with his hat off, head bent, and seemingly meditating, sud-denly turned to me and said: “ General Couch , what do you suppose willbecome of all these men when the war is over ? ” And it struck me as verypleasant that somebody had an idea that the war would sometime end.