The next morning General Grant came to my office and handed me the key of the Secretary's room, saying: 'I am to be found over at my office at army headquarters.

I was served with a copy of the Senate resolution last evening.' I then went up-stairs and delivered the key of his room to Mr.Stanton." The mode and manner of Mr.Stanton's regaining his office, and of General Grant's surrendering it, were at the time subjects of bitter controversy.

Unhappily I was involved, and must bear testimony.

In all January, 1868, I was a member of a board ordered to compile a code of articles of war and army regulations, of which Major-General Sheridan and Brigadier-General C.C.Augur were associate members.

Our place of meeting was in the room of the old War Department, second floor, next to the corner room occupied by the Secretary of War, with a door of communication.