The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07
General Grants Record.

On W. AO--s
Family removed to Georgetown,
Brown County. Ohio. 1923,
Appointed cadet at West Point by
Hon. I. L. Haner, 1889.
Graduated June 30. 1913, standing
number twenty-one in class OF
thirty eight members. Entered on
the army rolls as brevet second
Lieutenant, and assigned to the Fourth
Infantry. on the Missouri frontier, as
a supernumerary. aacoIad
Commissioned September 30, 1915,
Second Lieutenant OF Infantry.
Went in Taylor's army to Mexico,
and took part in all the actions from
Palo Alto, May s, 1916, to Monterey,
September % 1916.
Transferred to Scots army. and
took part in the siege Of Vera Cruz.
Assigned as Quartermaste of his
regiment, April, 1917.
In the battle of Moline del Rey,
September s, 1917, promoted on the
field, by General Scott, to first Lieu
tenant, for distinguished gallantry.
Battle of Chapultepec, September
10, 1917, officially noticed for gallant
ry, by General Worth.
Entered the City of Mexico with
the army.
Sent to the Pacific coast at the close
Of the war, and assigned to duty in
Oregon, with headquarters at Fort
Dallas.
Appointed Brevet Captain, 1850,
for services at Chapultepec.
Commissioned Captain, August,
1858. ,.s--se
Resigned July p, 1854; spent few
years IN business in st. Lonls, and IN
farming.
Removed to Galena, Illinois, and,
with his father, established there the
leather house of Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aid
to Governor Yates. of Illinois, Spring
field, April, 1861. afs
Commissioned Colonel of Twenty
first Illinois (three years. Volunteers,
June Is, 1861. ."r 75se .
Appointed Brigadier General by
President Lincoln, August, 1861
Commission dated to May ID, and
placed in command of the District Of
Cairo. ~
Occupied Paducah, Kentucky. by a
surprise movement. September 6,
1861. s i. ra
Defeated JEFF. Thompson at Green
vile, October is, 1861. aet
Battle of Belmont, November z,
1861,
Moved up the Tennessee, and, with
Foote's iron-clads, captured Fort
Henry, February 6, 1862.
Invested Fort Donelson February
IL, and captured it February 16, by
the unconditional surrender of the
enemy.
Promoted to be Major General of
volunteers, commission dating from
the fall of Donelson.
Advance against Corinth, March,
1862.
Battle of Pittsburg Landing, April
and 8, 1862.
Placed in command of the Army of
the Tennessee, April ID; occupied
Memphis and Holly Springs in June;
made Commander of the Department
OF Tennessee in July.
Began the campaign against Vicks-
burg, October %, 1862; captured the
city, after long and bloody winter
and spring campaign, July 4. 1863
Appointed Major General in the
Regular Army.
Severely injured by being thrown
from his horse at New Orleans, Sep
TENDER, 1868; three ribs broken.
Appointed to command of the Mill
tary Division of the Mississippi, Oc-
tober, 1863, and announced headquar-
tiers in the field. arriving at Chatta-
nooga October %.
Battle of Missionary Ridge and
Lookout Mountain. November "a and
%. 1863, driving Bragg from before
Chattanooga.
Appointed and confirmed Lieuten-
ant General of the Army, March 2,
1864, the grade being created for him.
Arrived at Washington March s,
1864.
Assumed command of all the Union
armies, headquarters with the Army
Of the Potomac. March II 1864
Crossed the Rapidan, May 3, 1864.
May 3. 6, and Z. battles OF the Will
derness.
May II, Il shall fight it out on this
line if 1t takes all Summer"
May 20, crossed the Pamunkey
Crossed the James and placed Rich
mond and Petersburg under siege
June IA. Constant battles during the
Summer, Fall and Winter.
Began the final campaign of the
war, March %, 1865.
Battle of Five Forks, March 81
and April 1.
/ Occupation of Richmond, April 2
Surrender Of Lees army, April g.
1865, and substantial end of the war.
Appointed General of the armies oil
the United States July 25, 1866, the
grade being created for him.
Secretary of War adj interim, Au-