I knew likewise a famous Union general who was about to resign his commission in the army to go with the South but was prevented by his wife, a Northern woman, who had obtained of Mr.Lincoln a brigadier's commission.
V In 1858 a wonderful affair came to pass.

It was Mrs.Senator Gwin's fancy dress ball, written of, talked of, far and wide.

I did not get to attend this.

My costume was prepared--a Spanish cavalier, Mrs.Casneau's doing--when I fell ill and had with bitter disappointment to read about it next day in the papers.

I was living at Willard's Hotel, and one of my volunteer nurses was Mrs.Daniel E.Sickles, a pretty young thing who was soon to become the victim of a murder and world scandal.