The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-18

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We believe that no military hero in the
worlds history has won such important sue
cesses. uuclouded by defeat, as our modest
and unassuming Lieutenant General. They
may be summed up as follows: III 4.;dz
At Fort Donelson, February 10th, 1852,
he captured Maj. Gen. S. B. Buckner, with
$4,000 prisoners. 5000 horses, about 1000
stand of arms, 4s field pieces, II heavy
guns. and other militery stores. ..bl
At vicksburg. July 4th, 1868. he captured
Lieut.. Gen. Pemberton, with 90 general Of.
ficers. 1000 commissioned officers, and 29,-
600 men--total about $4,000 He also cap.
tured 1913 pieces or field artillery and 80
siege guns, besides s3 pieces previously Ia.
ken--total 30l. OF small arms As 900, with
arms and munitions of war for &C, 900 nen,
and a vast number Of steamhoats, locomo-
tives, cotton, etc land. more important than
all. the Mississippi As vicksburg inv volved
the SURF ,nder Of Port Hudson, we have to
credit Grant with the fruits there gathered
%, 800 prisoners, 81 guns. 1890 pounds
Of powder. 100000 rounds cf ammunition.
5000 stand of arms, 2 steamers, and other
stores. Arkansas Post, captured by de.
tachment from bis command. adds 5000
prisoners and 40 guns -tfua
At Chattanooga, beside the brilliant feat
of ,escning onr belcagucred ard endan gered
army. and driving the enemy from a vastly
superior position, he captured 5000 prison.
ers and 40 guns. A detachment Of his ism
mediate command, under Weitzel. captured
5000 prisoners and $50 guns at Fort Fish.
er and Wilmington I, the crowning cam
paign against r chmnnd, he destroyed a
rebel army of 60 600 men, all of VIII cm were
either Killed. wounded, dispersed and cap.
tured. In the final surrender at Appoma-
tox Court House, April 9th, 1866, 10000
prisoners. 10000 stand of arms, 100 cannon,
20 flags, LOCO wagons, 1000 horses were
all that remaihed; but at Richmond W eli zel
had previously reported the capture Of 500
guns, and considerable number must have
been captured at Petersburg.
This surrender involved the subsequent
surrender Of Johnston with $4,000 prison-
e.s and over 90 guns. and must be followed
by similar surrender of the armies Of Dick
Taylor. probably $4,000, Kirby Smith and
n, estimated at %, 900.
It would be safe to say that, including the
not above enumerated, two hun
drsaafthou.ard men apd 'tygtt4gsard gups
have beeq captured ,sy Gen, Grant, and as
the immediate results Of his Victories. HIS
grsnd total Of captures are at leastctwice as
great ns the sfcrccs under his command at
any one time When we add to these fig |
,re: the rebel K led and wounsled at Donel,
son. a, the battles hefarey yicksburgsnt L hat.
tanoora. anda the Wilderness, >the lat of
which is cs,ipated tohave amounted to six
ty theasand, and it win sp .ear that General
Grant has pu, hors a., ,comba. pe,less than
tb.ee hnndretlVaad; Kfiy thousaiarsbels in
Killed ,yraunded and dispersed =
Trae, sscmesof ttese succcsses were obtained
bv desperate fighting and severe losses, but
impartial history will declare that we couli
not have had VicksbIrg without Shiloh,
nor Richmond without the terrific battles of
Spottsylvnnia. In the light of the whole
record, now complete, every one Of Grants
is demonstrated TO have been
success. The temporary laurels won by
Lee. Johnston and other rebel chiefs. but
add their :rihnte 20 Grants enduring fame
which, like Moses divincly consecrated rod,
swallows up all the others.