Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-02
The Rcpubiic0n Nominees.
ULYSSES S. GRANT.

Ulysses Sidney Grant was born ut
Mount Pleasant, Clement County, o.,
April 81 1922. His family removed to
Georgetown, Brown, County, Ohio, in
1923. He was appointed cadet at West
Point by Hon. L. l.. Harner, in 1889
Graduated June So 1913, standing num-
Der twenty-one in a class of thirty-eight
members. Entered on the army rolls a
brevet second Lieutenant, and assigned
to Fourth Infantry, on the Missouri
frontier, as super-numerary. Commits
stoned Sept 80, 1S45, Second Lieuten-
ant of Infantry.
Went in Taylor's army to Mexico, and
took part in all the actions from Palo
Alto, May s, 1916, to Monterey, Sep
tember %, 1S47. Transferred to SCOTS
army and took part in the siege of Vera
Cruz. Assigned as Quartermaster. of his
regiment, April. ls47. In the battle of
Moline, del Rey, September 8, 1S47,
promoted on the field by General Scott
to First Lieutenant for distinguished
gallantry. Battle of Chepultepec, Sep
TENDER Is, 1S47, officially notice for gall
| lantry 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 Ore
gon, with headquarters at Fort Dallas
Appointed brevet Captain in 1850, for
services at Chepultepec. Commissioned
Commissioned Captain, August, 1853
Resigned July 81, 1854.
Spent few years in business in st.
Louis and in farming. Removed to Ga
lena, ILL.,, and with his father, establish
ed there the leather house Of Grant &
Son, 1852
Appointed mastering officer and aid
to Governor Yates, ofIllinois, atSpring-
field, April 1861.
Commissioned Colonel of the 2lst Ill
inois (three years. volunteers, June 18th,
! 1861.
Appointed Brigadicr General Presi-
dent Lincoln, August 1861 commission
dated back to May 17th) and placed in
command of the District of Cairo.
Occupied Paducah, KY. by surprise
movement, September 6, 1861.
Defeated jeff. Thompson at Green
vile, Oct. Is, 1861.
Won the battle of Belmont, Novem-
Der 7, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, and with
Foote'S ironclads captured Fort Henry
Feb. 6, 1863
Invested Fort DOnelson, Feb. IL and
captured it Feb. 16, by the unconditional
surrender of the enemy.
| Promoted to be Majo General of vol
unteers, commission dating from the fall
of Donelson.
Advance against Corinth in March,
1862.
Won battle of Pittsburgh Landing,
April 2 and s, 1862.
Placed in command of the Army of
the Tennessee, April 13; occupied Mem
phis and Holly springs in June; made
commander of the Department of Ten
nessee in July.
Began the campaign against vicksburg
October 25, 1862 captured the city after
long and bloody winter and spring
campaign, July 4, 1868.
Appointed Major General in the regu-
lar army.
Severely injured by being thrown
from his horse at New Orleans, Sep.
1868; three ribs broken.
Appointed command of military di-
vision OF the Mississippi, October, 1864
and announced headquarters in the
field arriving at Chattanooga, October 90
Battle of Mission Ridge and Lookout
Mountain, November "a and %. 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 8,
1864
Assumed command of all the Union
armies, headquarters with the Army of
1.-THE Potomac, March ~, 1864. -
Crossed the Rapidan May g. 1864.
May 8, 6 and7, battles of the Wilder
ness.
May III shall fight it out ON this
line, If it takes all summer"
May 20, crossed the Pamunkey.
Crossed the James and placed Rich
mond and Petersburg under seige, June
IA. Constant battles during the summer,
fall and winter.