The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-06-13
JOHN A. LOGAN.


Republican Candidate FOR Vice President.
John Alexander Logan, the eldest of
eleven children, was born In Jackson county,
Ills, Feb. 0, 1926. Ills father, DIR. John
Logan, was of Irish birth, and married Miss
Elizabeth Jenkins, of Tennessee. Schools
being scarce in Illinois, DIR. Lagan himself
educated his son until he was fourteen,
when he entered an academy known as Shi
lob College. In 1916 young Logan, then
aged twenty, was chosen Lieutenant of the
First Ills. Vols, went TO the Mexican war,
was made adjutant of the Regiment and
served with conspicuous gallantry. In 1S4S
he studied law with his mothers brother,
Alexander NJ. Jenkins, formerly Lieutenant
Governor OF Illinois. He was elected Clerk
of Jackson county, served two years, COM
pleted his law studies at Louisville Umver-
sity, was admitted TO the bar aud logan
practice the same year. lie was next elected
Prosecuting Attorney Of the District and
the same year as Representative of Jackson
and Franklin counties in the State Lsgisla-
ture, as Democrat. This position Ee held
until 1856, having, Nov. q, 1855, married
Miss Mary s. Cunningham, OF Petersburg,
Mo. In 1857 he was a Presidential elector
on the Buchanan Breckenridge ticket, and
In 1858 elected by the Douglass Democrats
Representative from Illinois in the 3eth Con.
gress. He was re. elected to the 3Eh Con-
eTess. With Lincoln's election he became .
Republican, resigned his seat in Congress In
July, 1861, overlook the troops marching to
Bull Run, carried a muskst and served on
that fatal field. When the 3lst Ills. was
was raised iu Sept, 1861, Logan was chosen
Colonel. He led the 3lst at Fort Henry and
Fort Doneison, at which latter place he was
la T., -
at Pittsburg Landing, was made Brigadier
General, was In the Corinth movement and
was subsequently placed In command of the
forces at Jackson, Tenn. He declined to
leave the field to run for Congess, and for
his services 10 the Northern Mississippi cam
paign in 1923, Logan was made Major
General, assigned to command under Nc.
Pherson, led the entrance to Vcksburg June
| %, and was made Military Governor of the
city. He served at Fort Gibson, Raymond
and Champions Hill, and IN November,
| 1868, succeeded Sherman In command OF the
| 10Th Army Corps for the Atlanta campaign.
| July %, at the battle of Pea.h Tree creek,
| he assumed temporary command after the
death of General Mcpherson rode impetu-
| ously from one end TO tho other Of the hard
pressed lines, with the rall.ing cry, enc
| Pherson and revengem and carried the day
He was then placed In Command Of the
army of the Tennessee, which shared In the
battle of Ezra Chapel, Rssaca, kenesaw,
Atlanta and Bentonville. Leaving his troops
In summer quarters he stunped the Western
States in the campaign Of 1864, rejoined bis
corps at Savanna, shared 10 Sherman's march
to the sea, remained until Johnstons surren.
der and participated in tbs Grand Review Of
the National Armies at Washington in 1865
The same year he was appointed by Presi
dent johnson to be Minister TO Mexico, but
declined, and was elected to the 10th Con
gress as q Republican, and was reelected to
the 41st Congress. In 1871 he was elected
to the u. S. Senate TO succeed Richard Y ates
serving till March 8, 1877. He desired to re-
tire from political life and resumed the prac
tice of law In Chicago, but was again elected
In March, 1879, as successor 70 Senate,
a-i--sy-- r1Ts present term wouIu expire
March, 1885. Logan has model record q:
soldier and statesman.