The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-04-16

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u thirty eight members. Enter
ed 90 tie urmy rolls a. brevof &C.,
fond IienieHant, and aBsianed 10
For;ieth Ihfahlry, on the Missouri
frontier a. q superpnmornry.
i Commissioned September eOsh.
1s4b, second heutenant of infant
Try.
Went 10 TayioFs army 70 Mcxl-
co and took part In alltbe actionu.
from Palo Alto, Nay 8. 1876, 70
Monterrey, September 20, le40
Transferred 10 SCOTS army and
took part In tho siege Of Vera
Cruz.
Assigned as Quaftermaater Of
his regiment, April. 1s47,
| In The battle Of MoIino del Roy,
September 8, ls47, promoted on tie
feld, by General Scott. to first
lieutenant, for distinguished gal
lantry.
Battle. Of Chapultepec, SepteGn-
Der IL, l847, officially noticed for
gallantry by General Worth.
Entered the City Of Mexico with
The array
Sent to The Pacific coast 1t th0
cIUse of the war, and assigned to
duty in Oregon, with headquarters
at Fort Dallas.
Appointed brevet captain n
1850 for services al ChapdItepec.
Commissioned Captain, August,
1853.
Resigned July 81. 1854; spent q
few years in business in 81. Louis,
and in farming.
Removed TO Galena, Illinois and
with his father, established there
the leather bouse Of Grant & Son,
1853.
Appointed mastering officer and
aid to Governor Yates, Of Illinois,
at Springfield, April, 1861.
Commissioned Colonel Of the
2lst Illinois (ibrce years. yolun-
teers, June 10, 1861.
Appointed Brigadier General By
President Lincoln, August, 1861.
Commission dated back 10 Nay
~ and placed in command Of the
district Of Cairo.
Occupied Paducab, KY, by 8
surprise movement, September Q,
1851.
Defeated JET. Thompson ~
Greenville, October 16, 1861.
Battle Of Belmont, November :,
1851.
Moved up the Tennessee. and
with Foote's iron .clads, captured
Fort Henry, February 8, 1862.
Invested Fort Donelson, Fehrus
airy IL, and captured it February
l6, by the unconditional surrender
Of the enemy.
Promoted 10 be Major General Of
volunteers, commission dating from
I-ihe fall of Donelso6.
Advance against Corinth, Miss,
March, 1862.
Battle of Pittsburg Landing, A.
prii 9Th and 7lh, 1863.
Placed in command Of the Army
of the Tennessee. April 18th /; oc-
cupied Memphis and holly Springs
in June; made Commander Of the
Department of the Tennessee in
July.
Began the campaign against
Vicksburg, October 25th, 1862 /;
capturing the city after along and
bloody winter and spring cam
paign. July 4, 1868.
Appointed Major General in the
regular army.
Severely Injured BY being thrown
from his horse at New Orlean6,
September, 1863; three ribs bro
ken.
Appointed to the command Of the
Military Division Of the Mississip-
pi, October, 1868, announced head
quarters in the field, arriving at
Chattanooga, October 23rd.
Battle Of Missionary Ridge and
Lookout Mountain, November "a,
and rs, 1863, driving Bragg from
before Chattanooga.
Appointed aud confirmed Lieu
tenant General Of the Army, March
I'd, 1864, the grade being created
TOR him.
Arrived at Washington, March
9th, 1864.
Assumed command Of all the
Union armies, headquarters with
the Army Of tho Potomac, March
II. 1864
Crossed the Rapidan, May 8
1864.
May 9th, 9Th aud 9TH, battles of
the Wilderness.
May 1lth, * shall fight it out
on this fine If it takes all sum-
mer."
May 29th, crossed the Pamun-
key.
Crossed the James and placed
Richmond and Petersburg under
siege, June i4lh. Constant bat
ties during the summer, fall and
winter.
Began the final campaign Of tho
war March 25, 1865.
Battle Of Five Forks slst and
April lst.
Occupation Of Richmond, Apri.
I'd. !
Surrender Of Lees army, April
9, and substantial end Of the war.
Appointed General OF the Arr
mics Of the United States, July 25,
1865, the grade being created for
him,
Secretary of War dd interim, Au-
gust IL, 1867.