The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-29
From the Ohio State Journal.l
THE TICKET
MAJ. GEN. JACOB d. Cox, of Trum
bull Co.
THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

New YORK, ana Is ABOUT lorJy years 0I
age. In early youth be was brought
to Ohio; and like the lamentcd Lin
coin. and the honored Johnson, owes
his success in life, to his own we'll d.
rected personal efforts. Without for
tune or adycutitious prestige, Ae has
literally worked his way to eMinence
and honorable distinction. While yet
a mere youth, we find him engaged in
teaching "thc young idea" in ono of
the northern counties of the State, and
becoming Unidentified with Andrews,
Cowdcry, Horvey, Lord, and other
cmiucnt contemporary educators of
our youth. While impartIng instruc-
ton to others, he was indefatigable in
storing his own mind with solid and
useful knowledge. Overcoming OBJ
staclcs that would have dismayed
young men of loss resolute purposes,
.he graduated with honor at Oberlin
College, one of Il, most thorough in
sliLutions of learning gin the West. He
so@ qualified himself for practice at
the Bar, and settled at Warren, Trum-
bull county and Immediately took a
.proln nent position with the distin-
guished Bar of that district.
In 1860 Gen. Cox was elected to the
Senate of Ohio, where his talents and
requirements were brought into rcqui-
stion, and his ready business habits
placed him in a leading position in
that body. 1t was during his Senate
rial term that treason stakcd through
the land, and rebellion reared its hate
full front; and Gen. Cox labored inces-
sanity in aid ofGov. Dennison in rails.
ing, organizing, and sending to the
field the gallant Volunteers, whose
deeds have reflected such honor to
themselves and renown 10 the State
From the ability displayed by him in
infusing order and system among the
Volunteers, as u Brigadier General by
State appointment, it became manifest
to the friends Of Con. Cox, that tho
field was, in the then condition of the
country, the appropriate theatre fol
the exercise OF his talents, and accord.
ingly he was prevailed upon to accept
II Brigadicr Generals commission, and
WAS from tho President entrusted with
the command Of the citizon soldiers Of
Ohio, then rchearsing their first les.
sons OF military experience on The
Kanhawa and tho Gauloy. He appli-
ed himself diligently to acquiring q
theoretical knowledge Of tho principles
of his new profession, and was soon
prepared TO reduce them to practice
His previous education greatly iacili
ated this work ofpreparatlon, and Gcn
Cox soon stood among the foremost OF
his military associates~Somc of whom
had boon educated and trained to tho
occupation Of war. His namo became
prominently Unidentified with the mil
itary operations in West Virginia, and
he was called with his Brigade to act
i've service on wider field. For gal
lanlry and good conduct at Antictam
he was commended by Gen. Mcclellan
and recommended for promotion, ant
anon another star glttercd from hi
shoulders lIe was transferred 70 th
military district of Ohio, and theme,
to East Tennessee, as body office
of the 23d Army Corps, where witt
his men he tested the stern rcalitios o
soldcr.liic divcstod of its romance
when the soldier and his host Q
brethren shared their common provin
der.
In January, 1861, Gen. Schofcl
took command of the army, selectc
Gen. Cox for his Chief fstail and too
tho offensive. Tho army was the
called to take part in the grand advanc
upon Atlanta; and tho command of tn
[ Sd Division of the 23d Army Corp
was assigned to Gen. Cox. The Uni
ted States Senate having neglected t
confirm his nominationaton as Mai
General, the star won ut Antiotam
was taken from its fellow which hat
been conferred at the opening of th
war. During all that remarkable ad
vance Gen. Cox sustained his hig'
reputation as an able commander 20
After the fall ofAtlanta, he succccdc
temporarily to tho command Of th
Army of the Ohio, in tho absence {
Gen. Schohcld, and at q critical pcrio
handled his command with admirabl
skill Passing out from Chattanoog;
Gen. Schofcd joined his forces wit
those Of Gen. Thomas, whom Shcrma
left to edo tho agreeable to Hood
The part borne by Con. Cox in til
march through Georgia and Tcnnc'
sec, and his share IN tho bloody field
at Harpcth river and Nashville, NJ
matters Of history, TO him belong
in no small degree the credit for I'll
signal defeat of tho rebel army ;
Franklin. From Tennessee we traC
his course to North Carolina; and +
Fisher, Wilmington, Newborn Raleig
and Kinston acknowledge his prcsenC
and tho prowcss of his command. A
( Goldsboro, Gen, Cox, having bee
again appointed Major General, an
that appointment having been col
lrmcd by the Senate, was by order
tho War Department assigned to Il
command OF the corps. This prom,
ton was made Mt the earnest request
Gems. Scho6eld and Shcrman-havin
been fairly won. With two exec
tons ho is tho only volunteer olfic,
: who having attained so high positic
{ at the close Of the war finds himsc
in the full enjoyment of his militaI
, honors, with n full confidence Of h
brother officers, and the admiration
his entire command,
AS lawyer, Gen. Cox was able ar
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