He wrote General Grant asking about a certain battle, and Grant drew a map for him and invited this fourteen-year old boy to dinner and spent the evening talking to him.

• 巴克又写信给格雷将军，问他在那部名人传记上，记述有关一次战役的情形。格雷将军在回信中，画了一张详细的地图，还邀请这个十四岁的小男孩吃饭，他们谈了一个通宵。