Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-03-31

lie soon put the place IN STATE OF ue-
fense. The demonstrations Of attick were
then directed toward Jefferson City. Gen.
Grant was then ordered 10 take that place,
whore he remained about ten days, when he
was again ordered to the South part Of the
State and put in command OF district com
posed Of Southeastern Missouri aud South
ern Illinois, with headquarters at Cairo
On arriving there he found that the rebels
had possession Of Columbus, KY, is miles
below and were coming in large force to
up several steamers with troops, and got to
Paducah in time to get possession before
the rebels got there. He put the place in
command Of Gen. Smith. ("Baldy") and
turned his attention TO Columbus; but be-
fore he got ready to move on their works,
the Government called for Eve regiments of
his troops, which left him without sufficient
force. &C., ata
About the first of November he was or
dered BY Fremont to make demonstration
on Belmont. The object was to prevent the
rebels from reinforcing Price or JEFF. Thomp-
son, against whom Fremont and Ogelsby
were operating. The public have been n,is-
led by army reporters" as to the propriety
of this expedition, yet in its results and ef-
fccts il was one of the most important bat
ties OF the war. Scarcely man in the army
had ever been in battle; Grant himself
had never been in battle with a higher
command than Adjutant; there were no
other Generals in that department who had
ever participated in q battle; most Of his
men had lain in camp for near six months,
and. to use an army phrase, were "sroling
for fight" 1t was necessary to develope
the qualities of both officers and men, and
the result showed that the officers and men
would do totrust, and the General to com
nannd. '.t+t9 a's..r..f
He fought the enemy two and half miles
from tree to tree, took their works, and
drove the rebels to the woods. He saw
then, that he must soon be at the mercy OF
the enemy's guns at Columbus, and ordered
the torch to be applied to the camp and the
men to retire to the transports, some felt
like taking little jolhfcation over their
victory, and were too slow in starting. They
burned the entire camp with $3.50, 900 worth
of the enemies public stores, got all the
horses and mules, aud two guns that had
been captured from US at Bull Run, on to
the transports the other four cannon were
spiked and left about half way, for want of
time to Get them to the transports. Except
one regiment, commanded by Colonel (now
GeneraD Butord, all got to the transports
without any loss. Col Butord. seeing that
if he attempted to reach the boats he must
be cut off by large reinforcement then
crossing from Columbus, took to the woods,
and marched up six miles guided by the
firing of the two armies General Grant
ordered the gunhoats between the transports
and the shore, and then fought the enemy
from the eunboats for five miles. causing
great slaughter in their ranks without losing
man. The enemy, finding this an un.
profitable game. gave up the chase after
following the feet five milea The feet then
stopped and took in Col. Buford's regiment.
The result was 2G2 dead rebels left on the
fed, while our loss in killed was S5. The
men and officers proved themselves gallant
| soldiers.
The taking of Forts Henry and Donald
! SQUARE well remembered and understood.
The battle Of Shiloh, as think. is not cor
rectly understood. Grant never had any re-
porters in his army or on his staff wish
| had time to review it, but the reputation
the Generals concerned in it have with the
! 1--WE use his own words says, "to save the
field ON Sunday, cost me the greatest effort
Of my life"
| His subsequent promotion and success is
| a matter of recent history and familiar to
all and is unparallcd in history tor one oi
his age, and even of one of any age. He
has been in over thirty battles, and lost M
one; has taken about 100 900 prisoners A.:
4 cannon, and about 1000 stand Gf arms
Success seems to be natural for him. A dis
tinguished General in writing to his father
says, She (Grant) is the greatest 6ghtint
| ~ Al. k,.e III
illustrates this truth His general traits o
character are inherited from his parents -
His fathers history is success He begar
acquired both. He has large property
four stores and number of tapneries tha
he is carrin on at the age of 70, with hi
other son. He is man of great firmness
! decision and energy. Jesse Grant and hi
wife are more equally balanced than an
parents know. 1t is said by one VIII
knows Gen. Grant and his mother, "he
like her--for he nerer laughs, neper cries, an
is neuer ercited;;" and there is apparentl
much truth in the remark. He seems to b
urambitious, has never sought an appoint
ment except at West Point as cadet bu
appointments have sought him.. do no
believe he would accept of the Presidenc
if he could receive an unanimous vote.
q Jesse Grant has Eve children, thre
!! daughters and two sons. Both his sons an
one daughter are married. Gen. Grant ha
4 four children. three sons and one. daughter
His eldest son is about ] a, and has been !
: Eve battles. on horse back, with his fathel
|, Gen. Grant, is plain, straightforward, VI
assuming, energetic business man, and el
, tirely engrossed in his business. He is sma
in stature, in weight only 1913 pounds. 0
, his way from Washington. last Sabbath, h
called at the Spencer House, Cincinnati
i about half past ten in the morning and sel
his son across the river TO Coyington to te
: his father TO be at home, for he wonld ci
: as soon. as he could take breakfast. j
A about half an hour he came up on foot, an
1 for the first time in nearly three years, four
\ 4 bis father and mother and three sisters
home. They saluted each other very affe
\ tionately, and eenversed for few moment
. the peighbors soon gathered in. and Oh
! dren who knew his children when last ther
y and some soldiers also, rho said to him tn,
> "knew him on, the battlefield He q
v 4 swered all questions that were asked hin
y briof sentences, as his manner is. and d
d not lead 10 any conversation and, ! thin