The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-29

nero are several WltllcSSCN ~ tllS
fact that in November, 1860, when Lin
coins election was assured and threats
were freely made that he should not be
inaugurated, Logan publicly declared
that he would shoulder rnusket and
escort the "rail-splitter" to the White
House.
While he was in Washington attend
ing the called session of Congress in
the summer of 1861 he went to the
front, as many Representatives did, to
visit the army in Virginia, and being the
guest of Colonel Richardson when the
battle of Bull Run took place he was
given a musket and fought through that
eventfu' July day as private in the
ranks.
GOING INTO THE ARMY.
When Congress adjourned in August
he went home and at once raised a reg
iment (the Thirty-first Illinois, which
went into battle at Belmont two months
after they were mustered into the army
In the siege of Fort Donelson, Logan
actively engaged andwas badly wounded
in the left arm. His gallantry here and
at Belmont made him brigadier gen,
eral and from this time his star rose
rapidly. He was given command of a
division in McPherson's Corps and
made major general before he had
been year in the army.
In 1862 he declined denomination
for Congress, believing that he could
serve his country best in the field.
In Grants winter campaign in Mis-
sissippi and the siege of Nicksbure
Logan bore conspicuous part, and his
bravery as leader was proverbial. In
the battle Of Champion Hill Genera
Grant sent an aide to inquire whether
Logan could not push his men forward
a little. Logan's profane but charac-
teristic reply was "Tell General Grant
my division can whip all the rebels this
side Of HI, and will push forward til
he gives us orders to halt"
When Grant was sent to the Army
of the Potomac and yielded to Sherman
the command of the Division of the
Mississippi, Logan succeeded the latter
as commander of the famous Fifteenth
Army Corps, and followed Sherman III
the march to the sea. In the desperate
assault upon Hood at Atlanta Logan
fought as he never fought before, anc
when Mcpherson fell he took command
of the Army of the Tennessee, and witt
resistless fury avenged the death of the
beloved commander.
CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The displacement of Logan from
position which he had earned, and TIT
promotion Of Howard to Mcpherson
place, was blow from which the Gen
eral never will recover. 1t came yer,
near depriving the army of one of it
most gallant and valuable officers. HI
considered it cruel and uncalled-fo
humiliation, and but for the entreatie
of friends would have rendered his res
ignation. But he remained with tn,
army until the evacuation of Atlanta
when he went to Illinois to stump tn
state for Lincoln. After the election
he returned to camp, and led his corp
in the remarkable campaign througI
the CarolinaS. After the surrender Q
Johnston he marched his men to Alex
ander and rode at their head in tn
grand review at Washington.
After being mustered out of the arm
he was rendered the Mexican MissioI
by President Johnson, but declined il
and. covered with glory, returned to hi
home in Illinois, where his politics
career was resumed. He was nomi
mated and elected IS a Congressman
att large from Illinois, and served q
such until his election to the Senate t
fill the seat of Richard Yates in 1876
During his service in the House he wa
an active participant in the debates an
took strong grounds in favor of tn
radical reconstruction policy of Thad
deus Stevens. In 1860 he was one {
the managers on the part Of the Hous
in the Johnson impeachment trial.
His first term as Senator of the Unite
States expired in 1877, when he wa
defeated for reelection by disaffecte
members OF his own party in the Leg
| islature of Illinois and David Davis wa
chosen in his stead. The Republican
had but two majority on Joint ballot
| this Legislature, and there were thre
Representatives from the city of Oh
cago who voted with the Democrats ft
| David Davis. In 1878, however, h
was more successful and succeeded t
the seat of Richard ]. Oglesby.
THE FRIEND OF THE SOLDIER.
General Logan has always been a
active man at all military reunions an
was one of the founders of the Gran
Army of the Republic, which orig
mated at Decatur, Illinois. He wa
the first National Commander of tn;
organization and as such issued tn
order in 1868 for the decoration {
the graves of Union soldiers on tn
5oth of May.
His financial views have always bee
the subject of more or less criticism i
the Eastern press, but they have usu
ally represented the sentiments of h
constituency. In 1866 he made h
first financial speech, in which he too
strong grounds in favor of the paymer
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