The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-27

Ulysses 8. Grant was born April 27
1872, ct Point Pleasant. Clermon'
county. Ohio. His father WAS o.
Scotch descent At the age Of Il
Ulysses entered the Military Academy
1t West Point. and graduated foul
years later twenty-6rst in . class o'
thirty nine, and vas commissioned u
brevet second lieutenant BE Was -
aligned to tbs 4th Iafaatry and remain
ei in the service eleven years. During
the Mexican war hs fought in every
battle but that Of BusnA Vista. and va
thrice bgevetsd foe gallanty.
He married in 1S48 Jalia. daughter
Of Frederick Dent. . prominent mer'
chant OF St Lsais; aod in 1854. being
then . captain, be resigned his commits.
sion In the army. In 1860 he joined
his father in the leather trade 1t Gale
na, Illinois. When the Civil var broks
out In 1861, Grant wss entirely un.
knsvn to public men. Lincoln first
call for troops was made on the 18th
Of April, and on the 10th Grant VA
drilling . company Of volunteers at
Oalens. Hs offered his services to the
AdjuIa ut Geoersl Of the army. but re
csived no reply. The Governor OF H.
linois employed him TO organize troops.
and appointed him Colonel Of the 2lst
Illineis Infantry. He took command
10 Juse. and reported to Gen Pope in
Nissouri. August 7th he VS. commits
stoned BeiRsdier General Of volunteers.
having besn unanimously recommend
ed BY the Congressmen from Illinois,
none Of whom knew him personally. He
wss employed for . few weeks watch.
ing Missouri partisAns; and. on Sept
tember lst. wss given command OF the
District OF Southeast Missouri. with
headquarters ct Cairo. On the 9th
he seized Psducah. which commanded
the Tennessee and Ohio rivers. This
stoke brought the Kentucky LeRisla-
turs. sfSectsdly neutral hitherto, to de-
clare in favor OF the Government.
Early in November. under orders. he
destroyed the Confederate camp at Bel
mont, about lS miles below Cairo. and
COMMANDED by the guns of Columbus
on the opposite bank of the Mississippi.
On his return to his transports the
enemy from Columbus attempted to
intercept him. but he cut his wsY out
and returned to Cairo.
In February, 1869. after repeated
applications to Gen Halleck. he was
allowed TO move against Fort Henry on
Ahs Tennessee. Before he arrived there
The naval force cooperating with him
h.d compelled the surrender Ut the
place; and Grant prepared to attack
Fort Donelson on the Cumberland.
This Fort was garrisOned by $1,000
men. On the 18th. after three days
hard Sighting. the works were carried
by assault; and next day the place was
surrendered; Grants force. $1,000 th"
nrst day. was but Il 900 on the day OF
the surrender; and the achievement is
memorable a. the first success Of the
Union forces during tho war. while its
strategic results were great. 1t brought
Kentucky aud Tenncssss into the hands
Of the Government. and opened the
Navigation Of the Mississippi. Tenncs.
sec aud Cumberland rivers for hun
drsds Of miles. Grant was made Major
General Of volunteers. aud given com
maud Of West Ter ocssee.
In March be was ordered to Corintll.
aud his army. 5000 strong. was en-
csmped at Shiloh. waiting for Gen
Buell., with 10000 men. While in this
position tho enemy attacked him. on
tho 6th Of April. and. after . desperate
fight, be drove them back TO the river.
Buell's forcss arrived iu the night. and
on the 7th tho ConicdsrAtss we're com.
psllod to retreat 10 Corinth. This place
vas evacuated May 30th. no fighting
hsvinR occurred since Shiloh. In July
Grant Was msde Commander OF the
Department Of the Tennessee. On the
10th September. he fought the indcci-
cisivs b~tte Of IukA. He fortified
Corinth, and repulscd the Confederate
attack on that plsce on the 81 and 4th
Of October. and won tho battle OF the
Hatchis on the 5th.
November 81 be moved into Missis-
sippi sgaiAst Vicksburg. with $4,000
men. Sherman was sant up the river
with 10000 to attack in front. Grant
had reached oxford. when Holly
Springs. bic base Of supplies. was sur
rendered BY Colonel Murphy; aud this
caused the failure Of the campaign.
Grant returned to Corinth. and Sher-
mans assault on Vicksburg failed. In
January. 1868, Grant took command in
person Of ali the Mississippi valley. aud
moved up the river to . point opposite
Vicksburg. All his efforts t. turn the
place failed. and in April he marched
through .hc swamps on the western
bank to . place below Vicksborg. His
gunboats and transports passed the
batteries under . terrific FIRE. April
3Oth be crossed thirty miles below the
city, abandoned the river and pushed
inland. Between the 1t and 18th OF
May, hs broke up in detail two Confcd'
erate armies. and drove Psmbertou into
Vicksburg: and on the 2Sj. after two
unsuccessful assaults. besieged the
place in form. Vicksburg surrendered
on the Ath OF July. with 81 GOO mSn
and l72 cannon. The Mississippi was
nov epsn to the sea. and there was nc
more fighting Of Importance in the
valley, Grant was made Major 0ener.
al In the regulsr army. October 18th
hs was given command Of the Aissis
sippi region; and on the 21th fought
the battle Of Lookout Mountain to re-
lievs Chattanooga. November 2sd. cath
and 25th he totally defeated Bragg q
Chataaoogs: and west Of the AileEha
n;es there was no strong hostile force
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In February, 1864. Congress created