The Seneca Man Who Wrote The Surrender Terms At Appomattox – Then Became America’s First Native Commissioner Of Indian Affairs

Inside Grant’s Command

Life on Grant’s staff was not ceremonial.

Grant’s headquarters during the final years of the war was a working military operation, managing the strategic decisions and the massive logistical demands of the Army of the Potomac and, eventually, of all Union forces.

The staff officers who served Grant were required to be skilled, reliable, and capable of functioning under the pressure of active campaign operations.

Parker rose steadily on Grant’s staff.