National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-18
GENERAL GIANTS oAREER
Principal Events in the Life OF tho Ma
Whom the Peopla Delight 10 Honor.


Pleasant, Clormont County, Ohio, April "a,
1899.
Family removed to Georgetown, Brown
County, Ohio, 1923.
Appointed cadet at West Point by the Hon.
7. l.. Harner, 1889.
Graduated on June 80, 1913, standing No. 81
in class of 3S members. Entered ON the
army rolls as brevet Second Lieutenant, and
assigned to tho Fourth infantry, on the
Missouri frontier, as q supernumerary.
Commissioned September 80, 1915, Second
Lieutenant of infantry,
Went in Taylor's army to Mexico and took
part in all tho actions, from Palo Alto May 3,
1916, to Monterey, September %, 1876
Transferred to Scotts army and took part
in the siege Of Vera Cruz.
Assigned as quartermaster of his regiment,
April, 1Si7.
In the battle of Moline del Ray, September
3, 1917, promoted on the field by General
Scott to First Lieutenant, for distinguished gall
lantry.
Battle of Chapultepec, September 10, 1s47,
officially noticed for gallantry by General
Worth.
Entered the city of Mexico with tho army.
Sent to the Pacific coast at the close of the
war, aud assigned to duty in Oregon, with
headquarters at Fort Dallas.
Appointed brevet Captain 1850, for services
at Chapultepec.
| Commissioned Captain August, 1853.
| Resigned July 81 1854; spent few years in
business in st. Louis and in farming.
Removed TO Galena, ILL.,, aud, with his
father, established there the leather house OF
Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aid to Gov.
ernor Yates, of Illinois, at Springfield, April
| 1861.
Commissioned Colonel of tho Twenty first
Illinois (three years. Volunteers, June 10,
1861.
Appointed Brigadier-General by President
Lincoln, August 1861 commission dated back
| to May ~, and placed in command of district
of Cairo.
Occupied Paducah, KY, by surprise move
ment, September 9, 1861.
Defeated jeff Thompson at Greenville, oc-
tober IS, 1861.
Battle of Belmont, November Z, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, aud with Foote'S
iron-clads captured Fort Henry, February o
1862.
Invested Fort Donelson February IL, and
captured it February 49, by tho unconditional
surrender of the enemy.
Promoted to be Major.General of Volun'
teers. commission dating from the fall of DON
olson.
Advance 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 aud
Holly Springs in June; made Commander of
tho Department Of Tennessee in July.
Began the campaign against Vieksburg
October TO- 1862; captured the city alter a
long aud bloody winter and spring campaign,
July 4, 1868.
Appointed Major.General in the regular
army.
Severely injured by being thrown from hi:
horse at New Orleans, September, 1868; three
ribs broken.
Appointed to the command of the military
division of the Mississippi, October, 1868, and
announced headquarters in the field, arriving
at Chattanooga October %.
Battles of Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mountain, November "a and 20, 1863 driving
Bragg from before Chattanooga.
Appointed and confirmed Lieutenant Genera
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 IL, 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan May 3, 1864
May 3, 6 and 7, battles of the Wilderness.
May IL, " shall fight it out on this line
it takes all summer"
May 20, crossed the Pamunkey.
Crossed the James and placed Richmond ant
Petersburg under siege June Il. Constan
battles during the summer, fall and winter.
Began the final campaign of the war Marcel
25, 1865.
Battle of Five Forks, March 81 and April l
Occupation of Richmond, April 2.
Surrender of Lees army, April 8, 1865, ant
substantial end Of the war.
Appointed General OF the Armies of tn
United States, July 25. 1866, the grade beini
created for him.
Secretary OF War ad interim, August Il
1867.
Unanimously nominated for President of thu
United States by the Union Republican con
vention at Chicago, May II, 1865.
Elected President of the United States No
vember 3, 1868.
Nominated for second term by the Nationa
Republican convention held in Philadelphia
Juno s. 1872.
Re.elected President in November, 1879.
Sailed from Philadelphia ON a tour arounC
the world, in the steamship Indiana, May II
| 1877.
Arrived in San Francisco on his return t.
the United States, September 20, 1879.