The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-09
A CELEBRATED CAREER.
Historical Sketches of the Military and
Civil Services OF General Grant
A Chronological Table of the Conquer.
ing HerO's Tour Around the World
GRANTS MILITARY CAREER.

A Chronological Table of the Conquer
ing Hero's Tour Around the World
GRANTS MILITARY CAREER.
Gen. Grant is an Ohio man. having
been born at Point Pleasant, Ciermont
county, in that state on the 9th day of
April, 1922. Born and raised on a farm,
he inherited TIE rugged strength of body
and intellect which had characterized
the Scotch stock from which he sprung.
Farming life, however, failed to satisfy
the ambition of the lad, aud through [
successful personal endeaYor he became I
at eighteen years of age a cadet at
West Point, where, notwithstanding
his earlier educational advantages had
been greatly inferior to those enjoyed by |
the bulk of his companions, he gradu- |
ated with credit and in good standing, |
and was in July, 1S43, brevetted second |
lieutenant IN the Fourth Regular in |
fantry. His earliest military service was |
on The Missouri frontier, among the Dor
der Indians. In 1915 he was ordered TO
Corpus Cristi, Texas, where he distin-
| guished himself on the battletields of
| PalO Alto, Resaca de Ia Palma, Mon
terey, and Chapultepec, and gained pro
motion, being appointed brevet captain,
the commission dating from the battle
of Chapultepec, where his bravery was
| such that his supeFiors in command
made special mention of his services.
| Promoted TO a full captaincy in 1858, he
shortly afterwards married Miss Julia
Dent, daughter of Frederick Dent,
Esq, a ST. Louis merchant. He soon re-
signed his commission and engaged in
farming pursuits in the vicinity of st.
| Louis; but agriculture not suiting his
| tastes he went to Galena, where he start
ed in the leather business with his
father in 1859. Two years later, and
when the firm of Grant 81 Son, Leather
Dealers were doing quite prosperous
business, the junior partner of the firm,
startled by the news that the old flag at
Fort Sumpter had been fired upon by
the rebels, decided that his duty as IA
soldier required him TO sacrifice his
business interests and offer his services
again TO his country. He accordingly
went 10 Sringfield, where, after much
useful work in recruiting and getting
into shape number of regiments, lie ac-
copied the colonelcy of the Twenty First
Illinois volunteers. With these men he
did such good work at Mexico, Mo,
i'll August, 1861, h2was appointed brig
adier-general of volunteers, and sent to
Cairo. In February of the following
year he co-Operated with Commodore
Foote in a successful attack upon Fort
Henry, on the Tennessee river, and
the garrison at that point havinz; re-
treated TO Donelson, one of the strongest
positions occupied by the Confederate
army, Grant followed them, and on the
10Th OF February, after desperate bat
tie, captured the summit, hill which
commanded the fort. Darkness came
on and prevented the Union forces from
reaping that day the full fruits OF vic
tory. Early next morning the COM
, mander of the fort suggested the APP
pOintment of commissioners to settle
terms of capituiation, but when Grant
sent back the message, 'No terms other
= than an unconditional surrender can be
: accepted; l propose TO move immediate
ly upon your works. Gen. Buckner &C
coded to what he characterized rs the
''ungenerous and unchivalrous terms
| proposed, and the stars and stripes soon
l tloated over the Southern stronghold.
:. This was the first signal victory achiev-
: ed by the Northern arms, and it created a
!, profound impression upon the nation
; Grant was nominated us major general
: and the senate confirmed the appoint
/, ment, the commission being dated from
L the day on which Fort Donelson fell.
Grant followed up his success at Fort
$ DOnelson with the capture of Clarks
4 Vile, Nashville, and other important
5. points, and early in April his army was
scattered around Pittsburg Landing, OF
5. the west side of the Tennessee river
d awaiting the arrival of Buelps force
$ His opponent was Gen. Albert Sidney
n Johnston, one of the abIcst of Southern
e soldiers, who was stationed ut Corintl
e with an army of between $4,000 anC
# 100000 men. Taking the initiative
r Gen. Johnston, on the 9th of April, con
Ii centrated his forces, and in TIN
II early morning, with an arm,
If of $4,000, made Il sudden ant
Ie impetuous attack upon Grants arm,
d which numbered but little more thai
half that number. In the desperat,
battle which followed the defeat of tn
m Union troops by the overwhelming mum
J. bers of the enemy seemed inevitable
4 when brigade of Buell's army arrives
n. in time To avert the disaster. On tn
re following day a desperate battle too
nf place, but at 2 o'clock in the afternOo
a Grant had driven the enemy five mile
H. beyond his line of the battle of the pre-
viOus day, and, placing himself a
the head of his troops, led them in
charge which swept the enemy iron
u their last stronghold. The carnage c
ie this two days fight was terrific. Grant
ie loss aggregated nearly $4,000 men, Will
= the COnfederates lost 10000, and anon
them Gen. Johnston, whose death was i
III itself severe blow to the Confederat
re arms.
C. A reorganization of military depar
IT. ments gave Gen. Grant the department
OF of the west Tennessee. reaching fror
IS the west bank of the Mississippi to tn
in west shore of the Tennessee. TIL
Il. autumn following saw three importau
ed victories earned by his armies-those {
IS Iuka, Corinth and Hatchic. The prol
be lem which the advance of the Unto
rs troops brought to the consideration {
Id their commander was the reduction
'lr Vicksburg, Il work which, early in 1856
Gen. Grant-who knew that the captuI
of that stronghold meant the openin
We up of the Mississippi TO New Orleans
tn made preparations to accomplish. I
TO this time Nicksburg had triumphan
hv ly defied all military and naval attack
~ and general belief prevailed that til
q. place was impregnable. Preliminar
% operations of importance occupied
month, when active measures were take
Hi which resulted in the defeat of I'll
OF enemy at points whose occupation WI
Oh necessary to insure the success of IL
attack on Vicksburg. By May 1Stl
is Grant ha3 the stronghold closely il
ty vested, and its fall was only questio
es of time. Heroic assaults, which resul
Ia. ed in great carnage, but no decisive a.
IN. vantage, made on the 18th and 22d
ar May, showed that but little was to
m gained by such expensive operation
st. and the assailants confined themselv'
thenceforth to siege operations, whic
M were finally crowned on the 4th of Jul
lie when the supposed impregnable citadt
ed capitulated with $1,000 men, tweni
on generals, numberless standards, 81
on pieces of artillery and $500 stands
arms-the largest capture up TO TIL
ris time ever made in war. In the Wick
&c, burg operations Grant had lost 943 xii
nc ed, 1908 wounded, and 534 missing; Il
th enemy lost in all / | 500 men
nd On the 25th of November the UniC
re- army, under Gen. Grant, stOrmed an
carried Lookout Mountain and MissiC
Ridge-victories which substantial
m ended the war of the rebellion as far
the southwest was concerned. Up
IN this time Gen. Grants unbroken succe
sion of victories had resulted in the ca
pc ture of 4S3 cannon, 10000 prisoners, al
ere over 100000 stands of arms, and co
grcss, on the Goth of February, 1876
rih marked its appreciation of Gen. Grant
TIC services by the passage of bill reviviI
the grade of lieutenant general,
which position he was nominated
'h' President Lincoln on March I'd, f
lowing, On the following day he W
Oh confirmed by the senate, ''the authOrit
ler under the president, to command q
armies of the United States.
Invested with full power, Gen. Ora
AN AN entered upon the final campaign of Il
me war. With Lee rs his opponent, he
ost gan, ON the 10Th of May, the bloody b
LOT ties of the Wilderness, and while Sh,
=, man was making his famous march
I'm the sea, and other generals were carr
'he ing the northern armies to success
as other sections of the land, Grant, by
ect series of terrible blows and rap
-. marches, gradually beat the southe
the on the IN or Anril 1sG5 no niorced |,
elm hroken lines Of his ene and sa connie
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