The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-15
Ct r AN T.
n,. career Before and During tie
beiltom.

n ~fh0m ii rant Hhu oee" sD's -. =. Lie
%, and Who in return invited MN 10 MS
rome. s;s,a.o. and TO Ii
80 of them q rant became engaged But ING
,ana,mmshion OF this engagement vas .ons
,,os, noned by the breaking out OF the MeA'oass
asar lie served throughout thai Wat na
fonabt Ia evary battle under Uenerat Iai.sd
ioueh. !" 49, Vista Before that occnrreo
h;s regiment had been taEen aSay
loI ~ ~ s i iii SCOTS battles-foanssn !"
u Mexico, and was hSniy conph-
.aa.ed far skill and gallaniry, anu '"i.e
vs,ed FOR meritorious services. r;oto,v
Cant naf,ioipatad 10 the GROWING 49,, |
,he cap,ure of the City Of Mexico. s.p a;s 90
lsth aud l4.h, ls47; and Mfj r.a. ~, ha.,
commanding the Fourth infantry u 'p@' "@r
Ito in his official report ssys IN
1ie ~ q, ,ha 6rst barrier the enemy was ~
80 enrce. which rendered il necessary 70
n .a.a.sna with caution. This was done ana
AZ 49,, ,i,e head Of the battalion was WIN.
shar, ,nnsket raage Of HE barrier, Lien.enans
en-, Fonrth Infantry, and Captain plooAs'
Saeond Artillery, with tew men sf '1I'' ~
Seem rag;ments. By handsome movement
- iatf ,arned the right Hank OF me enc
- aaa he barrier vas carried. anu ~
~. sa, . Lieu,essat .rsnt ~ among WI
,ost distinguished for their zeal ana acpf'u
Atthe close of the war he returned es4s,
and was married in 1913, and vas mssSisa ~
Mia. Jalia s. Dent; to whom, as mas al,eahs
been rewarded. lie was engaged pe.o, ~.
wen, 10 Mexico. Hessra'hsr, VINO ~ $50 a'
classma,e, Is now Gen. DEM assa hef iasne.'
Mr.. Frederick Dent, formerly OF Ss t''sa.ii'
now e;s 1iy-one years OF age, fs'e
Gen. Grsat 81 Washington,
The regiment 10 si!ah 1fant oe,oussu
stationed on the | AXE Shore. .iia heaaquaf>
,ars !, Detroit. He was Quarters assef.
S.aaa,s,,lv ,hey we're removed to Sack
at.'s Harbor. where they remained iof 49,
Tins. AID then 10 Governor isisho
only a few days. however. 10 1897 shey Te,e
ordered uonlinsiiy 70 CsilipFnia, DEL rea'i5to
| Oregon They made sssifaiy any s.op IN
! California. but proceeded on ~ AsH'pi
! Grant was obliged 10 leave his 'amiiy -,eo',<
| sis,jng of his wife and itile child -oeh,hu'
| They ea,aa 70 our hoiise, where, soon amer
| his second child was born.
+ In 1853 he Was ptoIotehlto ialt Nspia'hs
20 the rank which he had held by breses
/ before aud assigned TO the eonaHisna o.
eompany away IN tie interior Of oregon. In
1854, seeing no prospect Of having his family
+ with him If he remained I'M the army, he re-
/ signed aud came home.
His wish TO become farmer was now re-
allied. MIR Dent, hs falher-ln-law' gave
his VIII. a farm shout nine miles from 81.
I,anls. in Missouri. and ! stocked IT. urah.
farmei il for about four years, at The ead OF
which he was p0i 50 well pm pecuhiafily rs
when lie began. 10 he SUBJ, ne hah h'aa :,
s5me improvements on the place. he had
built new house-in part Eith his own hsha
of hewn logs, for h'tnsel 70 i've ~. bmf
;ao ali his time ba worked like q slave. No
man ever worked harder. tie used 10 mar
ket wood He kept men 10 chop II IN Tue
woods and he hauled it toIsi, Louis lie had
tvo teams; he drove one himself, and bis
lial4 aat drove the other Grant sas thor.
oaph farmer sud an excellent plosman :
though he never pioxed great deal.
Al the end Of four years of anrsmitting la,
Dor. fading tina. farming didn't pay, Grant
concluded TO quit it, and mPved into 81 isoui'
and went into the real estate business with ,
: man named Boggs At,erl.rying this lev
, iaau.As, he siw hat the profits were not sui
fcien, 10 s4paort two families, and he to Z,
his par ner, ~ on mar take The whole OF ihi
and looa up something else to do ID
ext o,,ta,ued place in tie Custom House
which be held for about two months, wheI
the Collector who appointed him died, an
he left.
| owned leather store at udaas, Illinois
IL 80 e,nare,ad he NV tvo o.ber CONS
: G go "na - Cals,. and ;o,ned then, !,
thai.
He took right hold ofqhe business with hi
: accustomed industry. and was q very goo
salesman He had a faculty to entertain PEG
pie in conversation. although he talked bu
little himself. But be never would take an
pains to extend his acquaintance in Galena
and after he joined the army and had begun
70 pe 80 ~. go v,,h;n ~ foo. .
s.op - :, ~. - - i, =, 80 ..h;ah or ~,
me S'ha'Ws anu 'ooa u, ~ see 49, n.J "a "a
"a h :. r.a,on.
oen,S 49,. ~, IS -, a,.. Gro,, ro,
h'.ei ."e ,a, =, ". -, ~ r IA NJ
70 me- az oos' IN asa.s AK H. o,a ~
'aihA, ~ ne INV H. IA Ia,,a 80 ~
oi 'he s1fein'ne,s. he IL. 80 - ~ j., -
afa,y -a,r1.J - -
oe',e'. 1ut 80 81 r. T. a.s
ana "iin'h az uas a''ei ans ,s'i u o''
yer, :, ne was uii'i''i isr eIu,pa',5.
us company o,'efsa - s'eIs ni., nap.a'.
posi'ioh' aiia .houkns LIZ "oa.u "a 90
I stepping SOM % - 'ranAiy 9o",esseu h's u
& pfanois 10 ".ans, Hao 'p;u MN ma. ~
1 snouia ms oe cana'ua'e u.u'' anu ais
,o'o 'he so'"pa"y I'M - IL, NC saou,u " "
ne aereea 70 X VIZ 'ne" " 'p''nsne'u' ~
i caPltAi " 'at s'as =
"a ,ais . 'i'is rh nc was aeeot,pah'ea y =
non - asn ~ WIS n.passen, M \
~ 1one, 90 l'.. 'ne VIZ !
), aoa s,I n'". ~ IG'e'o AZ ". , 'a1a.
VI y, .as o.a.. - ~, :. ,'u H. w. apt
e 70 isAe hiaeu no.te ., n,,, .. nv '.he' -
r asy :. IVY A''e' aus seH' ~ MN al
ass ssn nun ,,a -
, takes 70 make a company And how mar
~ maize a rpo,nen,5 AMI what os;ca-. a. !
: ,ans, baya9.i
h oh YES .ten,;ea Grant ~ n,5ars,a,
is all about such matters was educated
West Point. and served eleysn Years in Il
. resnlar armv.f' :
D .Wsil then !, aa;d ,;,o f,ova,,or ..I 90.
l. Won 10 take = eba;r here in INV oty;ce az 4,
as ;n,ant General &c the S,ate
4 Gran, remained in This capac;,v seyer
y waels whom ha mada sho,. 90, -,
: Coyington. While he -sas absent fro
Mt Springfield, Mr.. Bark, young man emplo
IS ed in our house at Gaiena, called GU Cover
,. or Yates, and in the course of the interyie
:. the Governor said:
y "What kind of manis this Grant? I
has been educated at West Point and says
10 wants TO 60 into the army; several egimen
i, have offered to elect him Colonel but be "a
:, NO. and declines to be cand date. WI
81 doss he want r.
d, "You see, Governor SAYS Burk, .Gra
III has onl, served in tha regular army. whe