The Shasta courier., 1865-09-16

'er 'he explosion of Hckenlooper,s famous
9''le June tie 25th. Aftcr the surrender.
logan L was appointed Military Governor of
'lchsourg. and presented with gold medal
~ 'he Board of Honor Of the Seventeeth
army Corps with the following inscription !:
beimanr, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson,
sage OF Corinth, Port Gibson. RAYMOND.
jackson, Champions Hill, vicksburg.
After setting things in w,rkine order
Logan visited the North. and snent = short
me ''s ~ making those telling speeches for
nnich ne Is so celebrated In speech at
heads:
IneY," the soldiers have had their
eyes upon these unmitigated cowards-tbese
opponents af tie country and the Administers
Lon tand the Administration | contend is
the country and when they return it will
do the soul If every loyal man good to see the
summary manner in which they will cause
these sneaks and peace agitators to seek their
holes.'
In the Fall of 1862 Gen. Logan succeeded
Sherman in command of the Fifthteenth Army
Corps. He led the right of the army OF. the
tennessee in the movement around the right
to Resaca, ard took part in that battle. At
Dallas and at Kenesaw Mountains he led
his men against Hardee's veterans, who at
the latter place were strongly intrenched in
the cliffs. but were driven out with loss of
1900. The 22d of July was sad day for
the army Of the Tennessee In the hottest
OF the battle when surrounded by the enemy,
Logan was fghting-o moment on one side
OF the entertainments and the next on the
other-it was announced that Mcpherson
his corps commander was killed. Logan
was aroused to the very height of heroism by
this overwhelming calamity. He immediate
ly assumed command. aud with that fierce
ness which makes him terrible in battle. he
dashed like meteor from one end of his line
to tn. other, shouting = Mcpherson and re
venge." The soldiers fought with tears in
their eyes, and fearf,.lly avenged the death
of their beloved commander. The enemy
were driven from the field like fri gh;ened
Sheep leaving 5000 of their dead in front of
Lo. .an's lines. In the remaining battles of
the campaign he bore a conspicuous part
and after the fall of Atlanta returned to the
North and stumped the Western States for
Lincoln. on one occasion. man in the crowd
called Logan a liar. no sooner had the words
left his mouth, than a soldier standing by
unison with the act the soldier called out, -
BY j., fought with Johnny Logan, and
| know he can tell lie.
In the last act of the magnificent services
of Sherman S army. the advance across the
Carollnas, Logan was with his troops, and
after the eapitulatiun of Johnston, marched
his men to Alexandria and participated ut
the heal of his corps in the grand review at
Washingt on the ODD of May, and on the
same day he rose to the command of the
Army of the Tennessee. upon the appoint
ment of General Howard to other duti S. 1t
will he admitted that Gen. Logan, in the
summary but popular form of expression, has
been success His character may be
summed up in few words. He has large
mind stored with liberal views. He has a
heart open to acts of the rarest generosity
He never intentionally injured man in his
life. He is a forgiving enemy, only lmplac
able when basely wronged. The idel of his
soldiers. he talks with them, mingles with
ZEN. and shakes hands with them. Physic
al,y. he is one of the best looking officers in
the army. A deep and fierce black eye, a
heavy dark moustache, black hair, very dark
complexion. broad shoulders and well set
muscular frame. give him the appearance of
4 man of great power. 1.-The men of the
West will hew their way to the Gulf" ex
claimed Logan. in a speech at the beginning
of the war; The prophecy has been nobly
fulfilled. and chief among the leaders in this
grand cansummation stands Major General
John A. Logan, the orator and soldier, the
constant friend of the Government and one of
it's nobest citizens. Teka Journal.