Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-04
THEIR RECORD
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Brevet Second Lieutenant, and assigned TO
4th Infantry, on he Missouri frontier, as
a supernumerary.
Commissioned September 80, 1916, Sec
ond Lieutenant Of infantry
| Went in Taylor's army in Mexico, and
took part in all the actions from Palo
Alto, May 8, 1916. HAsalh
Transferred to SCOTS army, and took
part in the siege of Vera Cruz.
Assigned as Quartermaster of his regi-
ment, April, 1S47.
Der :, 1S47, promoted on the field, by Gen
eral Scott, to first Lieutenant, for distin-
guished gallantry.
Battle of Chepultepec, September IL,
1S47, officially noticed for his gallantry 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 Oregon
with headquarters mt Fort Dallas
Appointed Brevet Captain, 1850, for SER
vice at Chepultepec
Commissioned Captain, August, 1853.
Resigned July 81, 1854; spent a few
years in business in ST. Louis, and in farm
ing r.
Removed to Galena, H., and with his
father established there the leather house
of Grant & Son, 1859 -
Appointed mastering officer and Aid to
Governor Yates, of Illinois, Springfield,
1861.
Commissioned Colonel of Esd Illinois
(three years. volunteers, June Is, 1861
Appointed Brigsdier General by Presi-s
dent lincoln, August, 1851, commission
dated back to May H. and placed in COM
mand of the District of Cairo.
J. Occupied Paducah,. KY, by a surprise
movement, September 8, 1861.
Defeated jeff Thompson at Greenville,
October 10, 1861.
Battle of Belmont November Z, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, and, with
Foot's iron-clads, captured Fort Henry,
February @, 1862. - - rf--- - I
Invested Fort Donelson, February IL,
and captured it February 16, by the uncon-
ditional surrender of the enemy.
Promoted to be Major General of volun-
teers, commission dating from the fall of
Fort Donelson.
Advanced against Corinth, March, 1862.
Battle Of Pittsburg Landing, April
and 8, 1862.
Placed in command of the Army of the
Tennessee, April 10; occupied Memphis
and Holly Springs in June; made COM
mander of the Department of the Tennes-
see in July.
Began the campaign against Vicksburg,
October %, 1862; captured the city after a
long 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 Orleans, September, 1863;
three ribs broken.
Appointed to command the Military
Division of the Mississippi, October 1868;
and announced headquarters in the field
arriving at Chattanooga, October 23 made
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
the Potomac. March 10, 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan, May B, 1864. .r-
May 5, 6, and5, battles Of Wilderness.
May II, a. shall fight it out ON this line
f takes all summer"
May 30, crossed the Pamunkey.
Crossed the James and placed Richmond
and Petersburg under siege, June IA. Con-
slant battles during the summer, fall and !,
| winter 60 : tlL-t4-s - .----s !
Began the final campaign of the war
March %, 1860. - ...
! Battle of Five Forks, March 81 and
| April 1.
Occupation of Richmond, April 2.
Surrender of Lees army, April Q, 1865,
and substantial end of the war.
Appointed General of the armies of. the
United States, July %, 1866, the grade
being created for him.
Secretary Of War dd interim, August
10, 1867.
| May 81, 1868, unanimously chosen by
the Republican National Convention at
Chicago, as candidate for President of the
United States.
November 10, 1868, will be elected Presi-
dent of the United States by the largest
vote ever received by any man for the
highest Office in the greatest and best gov;
ernment. on the earth uaIf
HON SCHUYLER coLFAx's REcoRD. Z
Schuyler Colfax, an only son, was born
] in New York City,. March %, 1923.
4 Finished his education at High School
4 in Crosby street., New York, IN 1888.
Clerked in dry goods store until 1886.
Family removed to the vicinity of New
Carlisle, st Joseph county, Indiana, in
Clerked in store at New Carlisle until
Appointed Deputy Auditor ofsp JJaslph
county lin 1871, and) removed to South
lived. ~ 'iifii'i f',fS rftit
In his connection with his duties as
Deputy Auditor read law under the Hon.
8ahueI g. Sanple, from 1e42 to1844E -
4 In 1e45he founded the 81. joseph ydlte1
Re1iSf6r q South Bend lssoed the hrst'
number of the paper on Friday morning,
September ~. Retained his connection
with it, both as editor and proprietor, until
February g. 1855 3u %
In 1913 was delegate TO the Whig
Convention which nominated General
Taylor fol, the Presidency, and was APP
II pointed one OF its Secretafits -
& In,s1s50 member OF the Conventions
which formed the present Constitution. Of
4 In 1851 was unanimously nominated by
the party a candidate for Congress from
the Ninth District of Indiana, and beaten
by two hundred and thirty eight sjerity.
In 1852 was delegate to the Wing
4 National, C0nyention which nomihAted
General Scott for the Presidency. AS at
I the CONVENTION of 1S4S was appointed q
II Was again nominated for Congress in
1854, and this time elected by 4 ,z66 maj
j josity.I Has at every CongTessiQnal cleo
ton since (six) been re-eleced by tri-
On 3as @si9i ns% aesvsSdhis powerful
\ ana celebrated speech son the bogus
flaws ;iof Kansas So effective was this
speech that seven hundred thousand
copies of it were distributed during the
Presidential campaign of '56. Y'1''''t'
From December, 1859, to March, 1861,
twas Chairman of the Committee on Post
0f3ioco opd post Roado oud xrae csrooocc-