, 1873-03-19

+Ao aAuouAcCutHG tuAt AleuL. EE6u tTAHt
WIS about to finish his aoadonlic course at one
bound, by assuming cortnin duties incident to
hia appointment on Con. sheridan's stnfr, hnB
already created very strong fooling in tho city.
Not because Fred Grant iH coming to Chicago,
for chat Is mattor entirely for Fred Grants
bonotlt aud tho people Of this city arc generous
onongh to wish for Improvement wherever
needed. II society likes Mr. Grant when le
comes, Mr. Grant will DO made aware Of it, but
II 10 docs succeed III making himself popular, 1t
Will not bo through the circumstances which
hnvo brought him lore, for there arc
much against him. It is now known that tho
gallant officer whose removal is to pave the way
to Mr. Grants promotion is ono from whom
Chicago s most unwilling to part, Quo Of her
worthy Of the city's affection; who, though
quite quite young, has won by horoism tho OK
altod position ho holds in tho army, and by his
many social qunHtios tho esteem and regard Of
bis follou-ctizona. Con. George A. Foraytho ia
to be removed and reduced to tho RINK OF Major,
and sent to join his regiment in tho field, to
make room for lfr. Fred Grant, young mnn Of
whom nothing is known except that ho enjoya
tho distinction of being the son o.. Of living
travelled to Europe in an United States war
stoamor, tho bills being paid by tho people Of
tho United Stntea.
No roason is assigned for this change. There
is probably no officer in tho country go much
has ever beon done by him to morit such troat-
mont. It is tho duty Of soldier to obey but
tho citizcne Of Chicago hold that tho order il .
diroct insult to thon. and the public fcoling at
proaont Ia about aB bitter as it can bo.
When the we1 broke out, George. A. Forsythe
WAS bookkeeper for ]. V. Farwel1 i Co. At the
hrst Gull for 75, 600 men, by President Lincoln,
in April. 1861, ho enlisted In tho Barker Dra-
sorvod for throe months In this corps, ID wost
Virginia, aud returned ut tho expiration Of that
time to Chicago. He immediately joined tho
Eighth Illinois Cavalry, Company e. and was.
again in active service In Virginia. Flo was pro-
same regiment, then to theh1ajo1ity, and 1nallyto
tile I,iontonant- Colonelcy. Whom Con. Sheridan
mado LIS famous raid In tho Shenandoah Valley
lie made tho acquaintance Of tho brilliant young
tary style won tho admiration of Gen. Sheridan,
who transferred him to his staff, whero no re-
mained to the close Of tho war. Since that
lime ho served on tho plains under Gon. Custer.
His conduct on "Boeohor's Island" has been
country, in Con. Custor'a history Of that terrible
conflict, published in the Qa'arX for December,
1879, and subsequently in TIE TRIBUNE On Sun
TIC most forocioua Of Indian tribes, Who out
numbered him twolVo to one, Con. Forayt1e
wag twice wounded. With q Mimic ball In ono
thigh. aud tho bono Of the other log shattered,
until MD arrlvod.
Tho article to which NO allnlo concludes as
follows. " Forsythe tho gallant leader, after a
long period of suffering. and loading the life Of
IN invalid for nenrly two years, finally reooy-
cred from the ofTocta Of Ills asvoro wounds, and
Ia now, l an happy to say, aB good az new, con-
tonte1ly awalting tho uoxt war to give him ro-
newed oxcitemont."
. It was only fair to gve tho brave officer q
chanco to rocuporate aud onjoy the social homage
ho had 80 dearly won. 1Io WAS accordingly
found onco moro on Gen. Bherldan'a ata1f, with
brcyot rank OF Lieutonant-C Colonel.
| Since tim hoadaunrters Of Department OF tho
| Missouri were located hero, Gen. ForBytho has
beon ono or the most popular mon In the sooioty
| of tho city.
It is long skip from Becond-Lieutonant to
Lieutenant Colonel, and N1r, Fred Grant Ia to
! maize that skip. On what grounds this whole
salo promotion Of n raw Weat Point graduato
should bo made at tho expense OF bravo aud
cloyer fellow aa eyer Ayod, is what tho people
| want to know.