St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-09

In 1923 DR.. John Logan emigrated from ireland
and settled in Jackson county, Illinois, where on
Feb. 9, 1926, John A. Logan was born His
mother, who was Elizabeth jenkins, was a ma
tive of Tennessee. The early life of John A.
Logan spent in Jackson county, where he
obtained some education from his father and such
school teachers as CHANGED to teach in the dis
trict. At the outbreak of the Mexican war, young
Logan volunteered and was chosen lieutenant
in a company of the First Illinois infantry As
soldier he did good service, and was for some
time adjutant of his regiment. In the fall of
1S4S, upon his return to his home,
he commenced the study of law in
the Office of his uncle, Alexander NJ Jenkins
formerly lieutenant governor of Illinois. In No
vember, 1S49, he was elected clerk of Jackson
county. In 1850 he attended course of law lee
lures at Louisville, Kentucky, receiving his
diploma in 1851, when he entered into practice
with his uncle. The following year he was elected
prosecuting attorney of the Third judicial dis
trict, and in the fall of the same year he was
chosen to the state legislature, to which position
he was three times reelected. In 1856 he was a.
presidential elector on the Democratic ticket for
the Ninth congressional district, and voted for
James Buchanan for president. Two years later
he was elected member of congress from the
same district, receiving large Democratic ma
jority, and at the expiration of his term he was
reelected. In the campaign of 1860 he gave his
ardent support to Stephen A. Douglas
There have been rumors to the effect that at
the outbreak of the war Logan was not the
strongest kind of Union man. It has been as
serted, indeed, that ne at first thought of casting
his fortunes with the south, and undertook to
raise volunteers for the confederate army, But
the story has been denounced as malicious in
vention Of his enemies, and it is certain that he
was among the first to enlist for the war of the
Union. He attended the called session of con-
gress in July, 1861, and Immediately afterward
joined the troops going to the 'front.' He was in
the first battle of Bull Run, and among the last
to leave the field. Returning to his home Sept
1, he assisted IN raising troops, and Sept 10, the
31st regiment of Illinois infantry was organized
with Logan commissioned as colonel The first
engagement in which he and his command par
ticipated was the battle of Bel
mont, in November of the same year, when his
ability as commander, and his dash and intre-
pidity, foreshadowed the fact that he was to play
a conspicuous part in the operations of the army,
He participated in the movements at FortlHenry.
and was present at the battle of Fort Donelson.
where he received severe wound, and did not
rejoin his command until some weeks afterward,
on the evening of the last day of the battle of
Shiloh. On March 8, 1862, he was made briga-
dier general and participated in the siege of
Corinth as commander of the First brigade in
General Judah's division of the right wing of the
AMY, and for his valient services was publicly
thanked by General Sherman in his official re-
port. When the attempt to take
Vicksburg began in the fall of
1862 Gen. Logan was in command of
the First division of the right wing of the Thir-
teenth corps. On the arrival of the command
at Memphis, Dec. 81, 1862, the
Seventeenth army corps was organized, and
on JAN II, 1868, Gen. Logan was assigned to the
Third division, in which position he remained
until the fall of Vicksburg, when he was as
signed to the command of the Fifteenth army
corps. In the movements about Vicksburg from
February, 1868, until July A. when Gen. Pember-
ton surrendered, Gen. Logan with his command
was actively engaged, and it was through num-
Der Of brillis6t movements by him that impor-
tant advantages over the enemy were gained, and
the final result fastened. He was selected by
Gen. Grant for CONSULTATION during the inter
views with Gen. Pemberton looking to the
terms of the surrender, and in considera-
ton of his admirable services Gen. Logan, s