The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-06-27


The candidate for yice-prcslasnt Il Al.
most a. well-known throughout, the coun-
try as the head OF the ticket General
Logan has moreover tn advantage o. a
military record and no insignificant pop
ulari'y among the soldiers. IA 1873 Dr.
John Logan emIgfated from ireland AMI
settled ia Jackson County. iis. where,
near Murphysboro. FcbFnary \, 1876,
John a. Logan was born iI.~ mother,
who was Elizabeth jenkins. was native
Of Tennessee. The early MA ~ John A.
Logan was spent Ii jackson County,
where he obtained some education from
his father and such schoul.fsacher~ a.
chanced 10 teach III the district. At,he out
break Of the Mexican Nar toin- Logan
volunteered and was chosen i lieutenant
Ia company Of the First Illinois In
fan:ry. a. . soldier he ana good service.
and was for some time Adiutlnt Of hi
regiment. In the fall Of ists. upon his
return home, nc commenced the study d
law In the Office Of his uncle. Alexander
M. Jenkins. formerly LlculenAut.Goy
ernor 81 Illinois. In November. lsfa. NJ
60. s',s N
AZ i''' rs a''enusn coutSs &. ~" list
lures At Louisville, Kentucky. receiving
his diploma In 1851, when tie entered Ia
% practice with his uncle The fol-
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sSa'a- - go 1'.'.' ve"'siA.
District ana ~ tne fa'l q the same
year he was chosen 20 the State Lrgisa-
tnre. 70 which position he was three
times reelected. LII 1856 he wa> rrsSi-
dental Eiccior on the Democratic ticket
for the Ninth Congressional District. and
voted for james buchanan FOR President.
Two years later nc. was elected 4 member
Of Congress from the same district, re-
ceiying 1855 votes. against 2,196 for
Phillips, Republican Al the next cleo
ton he WAS returned BY III votes ~
against 5.439 for Linr-ar. Republican,.
II the campaign 81 lsfV ~ gave his ar
dent support 70 stephen a Douglas.
IN rnr WAX.
Mr.. Logan attended The called session
Of Congress In July. 1861. andlmmcdiafe
~ aiterward joined The troop> goir.. ~
the front. lie Wa IL the first battle NJ
Ru,l Run. Returning ,o III home. A.n.
fember l.. be assisted ia raisinr truon~.
and September 18th The Ih,rf.-rr~f
Regiment III Illinois Infantry NJ
orr.n,,.a ryh rng.n .an.r,l..innea N.
Colonel March n I.fs ~. Ms male
nr,cadier General ana narf lri,..ied N. the
si..re ~ f,orjnth - c.,n,,n.,,...r III t1e
Fir.t hri,a.is m f:.neraf iu.i.s.s- tsvisiou
When m. .t,.mnf w ttfn y,ck -lx,rr
began NJ ~ III, ~ - t.eaeral f4r4u.
x.< m ,.t.,umani IN wv. Fir-, plxl-io,. IN 4
the rom ,xin. ~ IN. Thir,...,.,h g'nr-.S. N,
the arrival u thc command al Memphis,
/ December H. no the Seventeenth ARMY
Corps was organized. and Oh January
~. 1868. General Logan Wa assigned ~
the Third Division, IA which position Az
remained uutii tie fall ~ N.eksbufgr
when ne was assigned ~ me
command Of the Fifteenth Army
Corps. Ia the movements about
Nickshurc from February. lsR3. I'M
tilJuly =. when General FeiuptfipnS urren-
dcred, General Logan with H. command
| was actively engaged.
PROM ATLANTA 10 rHK SEA
"a ~ w rsss r.o,ap! NJ commander
| ~ III Ffftcrnth Armv Z ,orpx ~ nr.i.red
| in nursnif ~ fh4 enemy so,fh =, AfIanta.
| n, the har.,.rnnyhf h.,,ie tha, fnI;nN.d
! General Mrph.fs wa~ kis.rll. ina cen
| eral Logan succeeded him wv command
| ~ fhc ir,ny ~ ~ Tennessee. me- suc.
| Co.'S ~ fhe hatsl. Ma accorded ~ Logan
4 Nv f;en.rnI sherman of,Iei4l re,ort.
| On January ~. tsEs. the tampal..r
/ u nv CaroIjnas Wa commenced..
4 fhc mavamenfs being tor he
/ purpose II encounterlnr .iohnSon's