The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-12
OBITUARY.
GENERAL GORDON GRANGER.


This gallant soldier and much esteemed gentleman
died Monday evening, at Santa Fe, New Mexico. A
time since he pTostrated by stroke Of paral
ysis from which he slowly recovering until Mon
day afternoon, when he stricken by apopexy and
without reganng consciousness expired in about three
hours General Granger native OF this State, and
was born in New York in 1925 so that at the time OF
his death he little over fifty years Of age He
appointed cadet to the Military Academy at West
Point IN 1871 and graduated the 3Oh Of June, 1915
in the same class with Generals lillian +. Smith, Fltz
John Porter T. &. Pitcher and other officers in the
Onion army and Barnard E. Bee Edmund X Smith
and other officers the Southern side. On the LIST
OF July, ls45, he was breyetied second lieutenant
of the Second United States regular infantry, but
transferred TO the Mounted Rifles on the
18th Of June lS4d He received his full
commission of second lieutenant the 29th of May,
lS47 and was sent to Mexico He was brevetted first
lieutenant from August 20 1S47 for gallant and
conduct the battles of Conreras and Cheru-
busco He further brevetted captain from Septem-
Der l3 1S47 Tor gallant and meriorious conduct the
battle of Cheputcpec, Mexico He promoted to a
full first eutenancy the Path of May 1852 He be-
further distinguished IN his pursuit and attack of
the Indians the Neuces River OF Texas the 18th
OF April 1866 on the 9Th OF May 1851 he was pro-
NOTED TO iull captaincy OF his regiment lie served
in Missouri and during the early stages of the rebellion
occupied the position Of captain assistant adutant
general at the post OF ST Louis In November, 1861,
he appointed colonel Of the Second Michlgan
cavalry He served IN Missouri in this capacity
and gained such credit 10 be awarded brevet OF
jor in the regular cavalry TO date from April I, 1862
Tor merilorious services in that state He was next
created brigad!er general OF volunteers with rank
and commission dating from March 26 1862 He served
ia Kentucky and, the attempted invasion OF Bragg
into that State in September 1862 he was appointed to
the command Of the post at Newport and Covingon,
where, the LIST Of October, he proclaimed martial
law lie next marched into Eastern or Central Ken
uI..nuF rQ1fI law nVfnR la
General Buell. pursued Bragg out OF the State On the
Both of october, 1862, he was appointed chief COM
mander of the Army OF Kentucky which army,
being subdivided INTO three districts the 10Th of
November, 1862, he also personally directed the
movement OF the troops IN the Central district
President major general, with commission and
rank dating from September H. 1862 After wintering
in Kentucky during 1862 the command OF General
Granger February, 1863 transferred to the
Army of the Cumberland, and assigned by General
Rosecrans TO act as a column of reserve during the
operations through Tennessee. He in command
of the corps which arrived in time the
bloody ned OF Chicksmauga TO participate in the closing
operations OF that terrible fight His assistance to Gen
eral Thomas in saving the Army OF the Cumberland
from humiliation has more than once been acknowl-
edged and applauded After the Chckamauga campaign
all that remained of the Twentieth aud Twenty first
corps Incorporated into one command, under the
title OF the Fourth Army Corps-the old Fourth having
been northumberland the 2Sh OF September, 1863
General Granger was assigned to It's command This
corps he commanded at the memorable battle OF Chat
tanooga and during the whole OF the subsequent
campaign his gaantry and lighting quail.
ties conspicuous During the summer Of
1864 he had of the land forces engaged in
operation with Farragut in the occupation OF Mobile
Harbor Shortly after the surrender OF Mobile in April
1865 he Texas, where he renamed until re-
assigned by the War Department The war over, he
mustered OF the volunteer service January 49,
1866 and in July of the year assigned 10 the
coonelcy Of the Twenty fifth infantry When the
Fifteenth and Thrty-1lth infantry regiments
were consolidated the Fifteenth regiment OF
infantry he appointed TO the command
which post he held the OF his death.
In appearance General Granger of commanding
stature; IN manners he easy and natural, and
agreeable In conversation He strict discipline
ran but in respect tyrannical Obedience he
enforced. and he loved by his command as well
respected BY those whom the fortunes of war made his