Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-01-03

oiyoso Dyuney Orant, porn at Noun
Pleasant, Clormont county. Ohio, Apr
~, 1922. .s -
| Family removed to Georgotowu Brow,
county, Ohio, 1928 ae'''e 81
Appointed cadet at West Point by Hon
I l.. Haner. 1889.
Graduated June 90, 1913, standin,
number twenty .one ia class Of thirty.
eight members Entered on, the arm,
rolls as brsvet second lieu,ensnt, and as
signed 10 the Fourth infantry, on tn
Missouri frontier, as a supernunlerary.
Commissioned September 80, 1916, Sec.
ond Lieutenant Of Infantry.
Went In Taylor's army to Mexico, unt
took part in all the actions from Pal,
Alto. May s, 1916, to Monterey, septem
Der %, 1916
Transferred to Scott's army and tool
part in the seiee Of Vera Cruz.
Assigned os Quartermaslor Of his regi
meni, April, lsi7
1nthe battle Of Moino del Rey, Septem
ber s. lSI7, promoted on the field, by Gen,
era Scott, TO First Lieutenant, for dislin
grished Pallaniry.
Battle Of Chapuliepeo. September 10
1917, officially noticed for gallantry BY
General Worth.
Entered the City of Mexico with th,
army.
Sent to tho Pacific coast at the close oil
the war, and assigned to duty Ia Oregon
with headquarters Ut fort Dallas. ~
Appointed Brcyet Captain, 1850, fol
services at Chapultepec
Commissioned Captain, August, 1853.
Resigned July 2l, 1854; spent a few
years in business In st, Louis, and In
iarming. W
Removed TO Galona, Illinois, and, with
bis father, established there the leather
house Of Grant a Son, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aid TO
Governor Yates, Of Illinois, Springfield,
April, 1861. ~ -. rs
Commissioned Colonel of Twenty First
Illinois Qhres years) Volunteers, June
10, 1861.
Appointed Brgadier. General by prcsi.
dent Lincoln, August, 1861, Commission
dated to May y, aud placed In command
Of the District Of Cairo.
Occupied Padueah, Kentucky, by a sur.
prise movement September 6. 1861,
Defeated JEFF Thompson ut Greenville,
October lG, 1861.
Battle Of Belmont, November Z. 1861.
siosed up.thc Iohnessce, aud, with
Foote's iron clads, captured Fort Henry
February O. 1862.
Invested Fort Donelson February H.
and captured il February l6, by the uneon,
ditional surrender Of the enemy
Promoted to be Major General Of Vol
unieers, commission dating from the fall
OF Donelson
Advance against Corinth, March,
1862.
Battle Of Pittsburg Landing, April
and s. 1862.
Placed in command of the Army Of the
Tennessee, April ls; occupied Memphis
and Holly Springs in June; made Com
mander OF the Department Of Tennessee in
DULY.
Began the campaign against Vicksburg,
October 25, 1862; captured the city after a
long and bloody winter aud spring cam
paign, July 4, 1868.
Appointed Major General in the Regu-
lar Army.
Severely injured by being thrown from
his horse at New Orleans, September,
1862 three ribs broken,
Appointed to command of the Military
Division OF the Mississippi, October, 1863
driving Bragg from before Chattanooga.
Appointed and confirmed Lieutenant
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 ar
mics, headquarters with the Army Of the
Potomac. March ~ 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan, May 8, 1864.
May 5, 6, and Z battles Of the Wilder
ness.
May II, ~ shall fight it out on this line
if it takes oil summer
May 20, crossed the Pamunkey.
Crossed the james aud placed Richmond
and Petersburg under siege June II
Constant battles during the summer, fall
and winter.
Began the final compaign of the war
March %, 1868.
Battle of Five Forks, March 81 and
April l.
Occupation of Richmond, April 2.
Surrender OF Lees army, April 9, 1865
and substantial end of the war.
Appointed General Of the armies Of the
United States, July 20, 1856, the grade
being created for him.
Secretary OF War ad interim, August IL
1867