CHAPTER XIV 174

The army in the Carolinas--General Sherman sends for me--Gives me a place on his staff--Experiences at army headquarters--Sherman's life on the march--Music at headquarters--Logan's violin--The General's false friend--The army wades, swims, and fights through the Carolinas--I am sent as despatch bearer to General Grant--A strange ride down the Cape Fear River in the night--General Terry--Learn that my song "The March to the Sea" is sung through the North, and has given the campaign its name--I bring the first news of Sherman's success to the North--An interview with General Grant.