To replace soldiers killed at Monterrey, new officers joined the Fourth Infantry, including Virginian Tom Jackson and South Carolinian D. H. Hill. Grant saw older officers he had been hearing about: Captain Robert E. Lee, Scott’s favorite; Joe Johnston, much talked about for his leadership in the Seminole Wars in Florida; and Major Jubal Early, a Virginia lawyer. Grant was especially pleased to see Fred Dent with the Fifth Infantry. He wrote Julia, “Fred is here and well. I see him every day.
