The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-04-17

20 on tho list was MaWr General Of Vol,
uuteers uRder Grant, oOmmaud0d fOr time
y district in Tennessee, rcsjgucG, aud if not
dead, is in. civil lie. BQkplen, was a .na
tive of New lork but was cashjered for
rebel proolivitics, Nays, 1861 rbe name
" Alfred g., Nmand do Croaef, OF New
York, appears ae gradua,c IN the class Of
1913; he resigned IN lstg. and II is not
known whether 10 sivihg or not Charles
n. james also appears am lhg thOrraduateR
oi lSdS; he dicdRt Sunora, California, dune
8, lSl9, Steele, the thirtjeth gradnato with
Grant entered the 2d Infantry, was a Majpr
al the begmuing of the, war, became Il
Major General under Grant, was With him
at Nicksburg, and in The Mississippi cam
poigns as Division Commander, alter.
wards ccmmanied in Arkansas. was ap.
pointed Colonel of the 10Th Infantry. when
the army was re.ortari2cd, aud died n
mouth or two since IN California tIo was
an able and gallant officer anil mnch hu-
loved aud Trusted by the General OF tho
army. Sedeu CATERED the Infantry aud
was afterwards q Captain ia the 5th Eegj.
mont, bat is not now in the service nor is
1t known what becamo pl him, Iugalls on.
tered the Rllos, WAS q Major General dur.
inS The war, aud Quaiterm08icr Goncrl OF
AtN a. NV va VIC UAhillAN llN Is NOW u Ol
onel in The QuatterNastcr's Department..
and ljves in Washington Don't entered
the Fuucth tnfatuv, served in Mexico was
BriEajior General during the war. is now
MAJOR of tie Fmwteepth Innntrv, ami is
now on the stan Of General Grant. who
married his sister. Mefarran eutered the
Third luEWtry, was Quartermaslcr dur
ing the war, ia now l.nuiennut.C0loucl
IN the Quarteymastel's Dfpartmeut, aud
lives at Washington. Judah euiered The
lniantry was a Brgadier' Gancr0l DURING
the War, aud commanded a Division Of thc
Twenty third Army Corps, IN Kentucky.
for some time; he ia not now In tho sea
vice nor is il known whether he is living
or dead. lltns reaigned the bcrvicu 0c..
lobcr 29lE 1916 lriSynol known whvthon
he is living or dead, Cuts sresigued
soon after graiua ting, and in the year,
1919 was memNCr OF thN CtliorAa Shte
Constitutional Convention IL Is not known
whether he is living or doad. Merchant
resigned soon alter graluAun,, nnd we be.
love is now living in Npw York CIV.
George B, Mcclellan, The last gradnate on
the list, was the least; lie commanded some
troops in the early part of the WAR, hnt
having got them badly cutnp aHd eXmb.
tied an entire ignorance of his business, he
was rolIevod from command and isl now, we
believe, in Europe. state....,..
II ia interrsti,,y ~ l,,l, o,,y u,o 10, AL
sea how The tynntv Rrst ,,r,lrats hn,, "nt
siripped All tho rest an1 HnIcnn ~ 'y ro,,,,n e
ber that their chances i, thr rnre If Ef,
were eounI II moi b,ttcr tI,on liz ,ynoc,m
not but believe that IL WAS true jallent, and
not accident which brouoht Craii n, tLN
front. and rave him canmond ovcr h;s
thirty.cight assochttes.n tslaa 80 ~
Professor Coppee. in his history oe th,
rebellion. thus desuribes C,rnpt Al Inc time
he loft the Military Acarlomv, inlSt3 He
says:
~ had tbe honor of Lcinc Cranrs cor,
rade at West Point for tw9 yrars re-
member Inn MS n pl1n strairLt fnryy,rd
commol.sense youth oniet reiher uf M
al hend nm yo1,,g sho,iinr2s '". oriat tS,i,
ming notorieiy: o6it, co,tentaJ wbii,.
others were rrumbIinr .tn,tjn,, 60 Ills mil.
tary dniies in very business like nnnner :,
not prominent man in the eorns hnt re-.
spected by all and very popular with his
lriends. lis sohriquet ,oI Uncle SAM
where every good fellow has a nick name.
came from these very qualities indeed, he
was a very Uucle Sam lka sol o; youth.
He was then, aud always. an excellent
horseman, and his picture rises before me
ms ! write, III an old tom coat, obsoescent,
leather, gis top, loose riding pantaloous.
lie exhibited little enthusiasm in anything
His best standing was in the mathematical
branches aud their application to tactics
and military engineering"
A story is told OF Grant during his cadet
life which is worth repeating here, as it is
of the map. The prosecutions
of his seniors were very annoying TO him,
and Grant believing them no louger toler
able had made up his mind to fight. Ohe
day when the company was ON mock rarade
the Captain put some insult upon lin, when
Nraht STEPPED suddenly ont OF the ranks,
pulled oil his Jacket, aud said
Now, Captain, it you think you are
as good man as am, pull of yonr coat
a"G hGht me
lhe captain dolied his jacket, aud at it
they "eh'; Grant WAS The smaller OF the two
pnt . ne Got ule captain down ana punmeled
MN ulll ne ctled enough.
Now said Grant. going m ia tho
Lieutenant, 'you lave been imposinn ON
ne. too, and want settlement With Won"
Such a challenge was not TO be declined
and the Lieutenant pitched into him lnf
Grant knocked hin, down and throshed. him
soundy, and then turning ia the co,nnnnv
said: Who comes pext2 + want mace
and am going to have il. if have Ia liclf
the whole company"
At this his comrades set m n shout aud
the captain coming up 10 him s,id.
" You'll DO /; | guess thpy WON'T boiber vnr
nuy more, Grant"
For long time after Ills ocourr,nco
Grant was known at the Point as .'Com,