I read he wasn't in charge of the whole deal, just one part of it. Apparently he was in Grants good graces along with his wife.
I think he just ended up being the one to actually receive the flag or he got it from Grant.
I did read where his wife got the little table used at signing. I'm sure it's in a museum someplace.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."