Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-06-05

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Ulysses Simpson Grant, born at Mount Pleas
ant, Ciermont county, Ohio, April, 1922
Family. removed to Georgetown, Brown
county, Ohio, 1898.
Appointed cadet at West Point, by Hon. T.
L. Hamer, 1889.
GrsduatedJune. Sd, 1S43, standing no. TWEEN.
ty one in class Of thirty eight members
Entered on the army roll as brevet second
Lieutenant and assigned to the fourth in
fantry, on the Missouri frontier, % super
numsry.
Commissioned Sept tsoth. ls45, second lieut.
ensnt Of infantry,
Went into Taylor's army in Mexico. and
took part in all the actions from palo Alto,
May 8, 1886.
Transferred to scotts army, and took part
in the siege Of Vera Cruz.
Assigned Quartsrmaster Of his regiment.
April 1S47. 80
In the battle Of Molino del Rey, September
q lS47, promoted on the field, by Gen. Scott.
to first lieutenant, for distinguished gallant
~.
Battle Of Chepultepec, September l3 1877
officially noticed by Gen. Worth for his gal.
lantry.
Entered the city ofMexico with the Army.
Sent to the Pacific coast ct the close Of th q
war and assigned to duty in Oregon, with
headquarters ct Fort Dallas.
Appointed brevet Captain 1850, for services
at Chepultepec.
Commissioned Captain August 1858.
Resigned July Sd, 1854; spent few years
in business in St. Louis, and in farming.
Removed to Galens, Illinois. and with his
father, established there the leather house Of
Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aid to Gov.
ernor Yates, Of Illinois, Springfield, 1861.
Commissioned Colonel Of the Twenty-6rst
Illinois: (three years voluntesrs) June 18th
1861.
Appointed Brigadisr General BY President
Lincoln, August, 1861, Commission dated
back May Ii, ] and placed in command Of the
District Of Cairo,
Occupied Paducah, Kentucky, by surprise
movement Sept 6, 1861.
Defeated JEFF Thompson at Grssnville, Oct
Is, 1861.
Battle Of Belmont, Nov. 7th, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, and with Foote's
iron-clads, captured Fort Henry, Feb. 9th,
1862.
Invested Fort Donnelson, Feb. II, and cap
turedfn February IL, by .hs uncord ditional
surrenner Of the enemy.
Promoted to be MajorGeneral Of Volunteers
commission dated from Fort Donnelson.
Advanced against Corinth, March 1862.
Battle Of Pittsburg Landing. April 7th and
9th, 1862.
Piaced in the command Of the Army Of Ten>
nessee, April IL, occupied Memphis and Hol>
~ Springs, in June; made commander of the
Department Of the Tennessee in July.
Began the campaign against vicksburc
october 70, 1862, captured the city after long
and bloody winter and spring campaign, July
4, 1862.
Appointed Major General in the regular
Army. Severely injured by being thrown
from his horse atNew Orleans, September
IL 3; three ribs broken.
Appointed to command Of the Military Di.
vision Of the Mississippi, 1863; and announ>
ced Headquarters in the field, arriving ss
Chattanooga, October 23.
Battle Of Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mountain, Nov. "a and 25th, 1853, driving
Bragg from before Chattanooga.
Appointed aud confirmed Lieutenant Gen.
eral Of the Army, March 2, 1884, the grade
being created for him.
Arrived ct Washington, March 8, 1864.
Assumed command Of all the Union armies,
with the Army Of the Potomac,
March l2, 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan, May 8, 1864.
May 5, 6 and I, battles Of the wilderness.
May llth II shall fight il out on this line il
it takes me all summer"
May 29th crossed the Plsmunkey.
Crossed the james and placed Richmond
and Petersburg under siege, Juae IA Con.
slant battles during the summer, fall and
winter.
Began the dnal campaign Of the war.
March Is, 1855.
Battle of Five Forks, March 81. and April
l. 1865.
Occupation Of Richmond, April g
Surrender Of Lees army, April 9th, 1865
And substantial end ofthe war.
Appointed General Of tho Armies Of the
United States, July 26th, 1856, tho grade be.
ing created for him.
Secretary Of War ad INTERIM, Aug. IL; 1866.
May 81, 1858, unanimously chosen BY the
Republican National Convention, at Chicago.
- csndidatef Tor the President Of the United
States.
Nov. 10th, 1868, win be elected President
Of the United States. BY the largest vote ever
received By any man for the highest Office in
The greatest and best government on the earth
6chuyler Coifax.