Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-09-27
GENERAL GRANTS HISTORY.


Ulysses sydney Grant, born at Noun:
Pleasant, Clermont county, Ohio, April
27, 1922.
Family removed TO Georgetown, Brown
county, Ohio, 1923.
Appointed cadet at West Point by Hon
7. l.. Harner, 1895.
Graduated June 80. ls43, standing
number twenty one in class of thirty
eight members. Entered on the army
rolls as brevet Second Lieutenant, and
assigned to the Fourth Infantry, on the
Missouri frontier, as upernumerary.
Commissioned September 80. l845, Sc
cond Lieutenant of Infantry.
Went in Taylor's army to Mexico and
took part in all the actions, from Palo
Alt,, May 8, 1916, to Monterey, Septem-
ber %, 1916.
Transferred to Scott's army and took
part in the siege of Vera Cruz.
Assigned as Qnartermaster of his regi-
ment April, 1877.
In the battle Of Moino del Rey, Sep
tenn Der 8. 1S47, promoted on the field by
General Scott, to First Lieutenant, for
distinguished gallantry.
Battle of Chapultepec, September 10,
lS47, officially noticed for gallantry by
General Worth.
Entered the City Of Mexico with the
army.
Sent to the Pacific coas: at the close of
the war, and assigned to duty in Oregon,
with headquarters at Fort Dallas.
Appointed brevet Captain 1850, for
services AZ Chapultepec.
/ Carta;p uo,,,ef 1870
Resigned July 81, 1854; spent few
years in business in ST. Louis and IN
! farming.
Removed to Galena, H., and, with his
father established there the leather house
of Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aid to
Governor Yates, of Illinois, at SPRING
field, April 1861.
Commissioned Colonel of the Twenty first
Illinois (three years. volunteers, June 10
1861.
Appointed Brigader General by Pres
ident Lincoln, August, 1861 commission
dated back to May l7th), and placed in
command of the district Of Cairo.
Occupied Paducah, Ky. by surprise
movement. September 6, 1861.
Defeated JEFF. Thompson at Greenville
October IS, 1861.
Battle of Felmont, November Z, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, ard with
Foote'S iron clads, captured Fort Henry,
February 6, 1862.
Invested Fort Donelson February llth
and captured it February 10Th by the un-
conditional surrender OF the enemy.
Promoted to be Major General Of Vol
unteers, comm ission dating from the fall
OF Doneson.
Advance against Corinth, March, 1862.
Battle of Pittsburg Landing, April 7
and s, 1862.
Placed in command of the army of the
Tennessee, April, 18th; occupied Mem
! phis and Holy Springs in June; made
Commander of the Department OF the
Tennessee in July.
Began the compaign against Vicks-
burg October 25, 1862: captured the city
after long and bloody winter and spring
campaign, July 4, 1868.
Appointed Major General ir the Regu-
lar Army.
Severely injured by being thrown from
1868; three ribs broken.
Appointed to command of the Military
Division of the Mississippi, October, 1863
and announced headquarters in the field,
arriving mt Chattanooga October 23d.
Battles OF NJ sionary Ridge and Look
out Mountain, November "a and 25, 1863
driving Bragg from before Chattanooga.
Appointed and confirmed Lieutenant
General of the Army. March 2, 1864, the
grade being created for him.
Arriving at Washington March 8. 1864
Assumed command of all the Union
armies; headquarters with the Army of
the Potomac, Marchll2. 1864.
Crossed the Rapdan May 3, 1864.
May 5th, 9th and 7th, battles Of the
w iderness.
May I1th, II shall fight it out on this
line il it takes all summer"
May goth. crossed the Pamunkey.
Crossed the James and placed Rich
mond and Petersburg under siege June
l4th. Constant battles during the summer
fall and winter.
Began the final campaign OF the wal
March %, 1863.
Battle of Five Forks, March 31st and
April 1st.
Occupation or Richmond, Aprll "a.
Surrender OF Lees army, April 8, 1865,
and substantial end of the war.
Appointed General Of the Armies OF
the United States, July 25, 1866, the
grade being created tor him.
Secretary of War ad interim, August
II, 1867.
Unanimously nom mated for Presiden,
of the United States by the Union Re-
publican Convention ut Chicago, May
81, 1868.
Elected President of the United States
November 3, 1868.
Nominated for second term by The
National Republican Convention held ii
Philadelphia, 1872.
Re elected President in November
1872.
Sailed from Philadelphia, on tou
around the world, in the steamship 1ndi
ana, May II, 1877.
Arrived in San Francisco, on his re
turn to the United States, September 20
1879.