The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-27

Pleasant, Clcrmont county, Ohio,
April "a, 1922.
Family removed to Georgetown,
Brown county, Ohio, 1928.
AppoiHtc1 Cad tqts estI einty by
Hon. TIL. H8ner, 1889.
Gradnated June 10, 1&43, 6SndinQ
No, d Iii a clans of thifey -ciaE mem-
bers. Entered on the HrinSNfolls a.
Brevet Second Lieutenant, and as
signed to the Fourth infantry, on the
Missouri frontier, as supernumer.
airy.
Commissioned September 30, lS45,
End Lieut.. Of Infantry.
y Went in Taylor's army to Mexico
and took part iii al thu actions fiDiI
palo Alto, May 8, 1S46, to Monterey,
Sept %, 1S46. s.ssss-s..,sss .ss:ss..
Transferred to- Sc0tts army, and
took part inithe siege OF Vera Cruz,
Assigned As qaartermastcr of Ills
regiment, April l847.
In the battle of Mulino del Rev,
Sept. s, lS47. promoted on the field, 6y
Gen. Scott, 10 be First Lieutenant, for
distinguished gallantry. s, asas q
Battle OF Chepultepec, Sept. Is, lSA7,
officially noted for gallantry by Gen.
Worth. n IS
Entered the City Of Mexico with The
army "a TX .S,,.fs s
Sent to the Pacific coast ut the close
Of the war and assigned to duty Ii
Oregon, with headquarters at Fort
Dallas.
Appointed Brevet Captain, 1850, for
services at Chepultepec.
Commissioned Captain, in August,
1858. @
Resigned July 3lst, 1866; spent a
few years in business in ST. Louis and
in farming.
Removed to Galena, Illinois, and
with his father established the leather
house of Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed Mastering Officer and
Aid to Gov. Yates, of Springfield, iii
nois, April, 1861. 81 80 20 !
Commissioned Colonel Of the 2lsl
Illinois thrce years. volunteers, june
18th, 1861. VA. IA, Il I,,''7,g' :.
Appointed Brigadier General. by
President Lincoln, August, 1861,
Commission dated. back 10 Nav L.
and placed in command fthe District
of Cairo. " y. 81, =, 4, ~
Occupied Paducah, KY, by a sur
1861. 80 80
Defeated JEFF. Thompson at Green
vile, Oct. 16, 1851. 49, - " (.
Moved up the Tennessee, and with
Foote's iron-clads, captured TT. Henry,
Feb. 6, 1862. 49,, IS sgg s.s
Invested Fort Donelson, Feb. Ii.
and captured it Feb. l6, by the uncoh-
ditional surrender of the enemy.
Promoted to be, Mai. General OF
Volunteers, commission dated from
the fall Of Donelson. ". et 81 s l-s-
Advance against Corinths March
1862. s'.T IL 81 &, ,.-5' ~ \,
Battle Of 1'ittsburg Landing. April
It'll and 8th, 1862. a. rs
Placed in command Of the army OF
the Tennessee, April ID; occupied
Memphis and Holly Springs in June
made Commander of the Department
Of Tennessee, in July. 'rs 5,,g
Began the campaign against Vicks-
burg, October 18th, 1862; captured the
city after q long and bloody Winter
and Spring campaign, July 4th, 1868.
Appointed Major General in The reg
ular army. fssS>
Severely injured by being. thrown
from his horse az New. Orleans, Sept,
! 1865 tETeepsibs broken.
Appointed to command of the Mill
tary Division of the Mississippi, Oct,
1868, and announced headquarters i'm
the field, arriving at Chattanooga, Oct,
23rd. I5,s1'
Battle of Missionary Ridge aud
Lookout Mountain, November 9th
and 18th, 1868, driving Bragg from be-
fore Chatfanooga.
Appointed and on(1med Lieuten-
ant General Of the army. March End.
1864 the grade being6reated for him.
Arrived at Washington March Sth,
Assumed command of all the Union
armies, headquarters with the armies
of the Potomac, March 18th, 1864.
May 9Th, 9th, and 1h battles of the
Wilderness.
May 18th, 81 shall fight ii out on
this line ii it takes all Summer
May 10th, crossed the Pamunkev.
Crossed the James and placed Rich
nond and Petersburg under seige
june l4th. Constant battles during
the Summer, Fall and Winter
Began the final campaign of the war
March 25tll, 1866.
Battle OF Five Forks, March 81 st and
April lst.
Occupation of Richmond, April
I'd. ~
Surrender of Lees army April 9th,
1865, aud substantial end of the war.
Z Appointed General of the armics Of
the United States, July %, 1866, the
grade being created for him.
Secretary of War ad inte,ym, August
18th, 1867. ss s ~
Nominated for President of the
United States, May 2Ist, 1868. issa
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1868. w ~
Renominated for President June 9Th,
1872.
WILL BE RE-ELECTED PRESI-
DENT, NOV. 9Th, 1872. . .i'.
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