The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-06-18

times reelected to the Legislature.
Mr.. Logan was at this time a
/ Democrat. and was chosen a PresI-
dental Elector in the Buchanan
campaign. Two years later he was
sent to Congress. This was at the
| time Roscoe Conklin first entered
that body. Mr.. Logan was re-elect-
ed IN 1860. In that year he was an
ardent advocate of Stephen y.
douglas, and he addressed mass
meeting IN Cooper Institute, IN New
ork CITY, in behalf of the Little
Giant" When trouble vast threat
| ened in the South, however, he
| openly avowed his intention TO see
MIR. Lincoln inaugurated if elected,
even If he was obliged to shoulder
musket and go to Washington.
His military experience and patri-
otism sent the young Congressman
| into the army soon after the outbreak
of the c1yil war. He was at Wash
ington attending the special session
of 1861, when, early in the summer
| a Michigan regiment came through
Washington on Its way to the front
The ardent son of Illinois enlisted
III It's ranks as a private, and partici-
pated in the first battle OF Bull Run.
He was among the last to leave that
field. He then hastened back 10 H.
llnols to raise Il regiment of his
own.
Colonel Logan took the field with
the SIst Illinois Infantry i'll Septem-
Der, with McClernand's brigade.
He had horse shot from under him
at the battle of Belmont. He was
engaged at Fort Henry, and in lead
ing the assault at Fort Donaldson
was badly wounded. For gallant
and effective service he was rapidly
promoted. He greatly assisted
Grant III the Northern Mississippi
campaign of 1862; and as Major
General of volunteers commanded
the Third Division, Seventh Army
Corps, under Mcpherson, in the
movement against Vicksburg in
1868. Besides brave fighting at
Fort Gibson. be rendered noble SER
vice at Champion Hills. He sue
ceoded Gen. Sherman in command
of the Fifteenth Corps IN November,
1863, and made Huntsville, Ala
bama. his headaua tiers. He Join
ed the grand army which was to
march through Georgia next year,
and distinguished himself at Resaca,
Dallas and Kenesaw Mountain. AT
the battle of Atlanta he succeeded
Mcpherson, Oh the latter's fall, and
with marked magnetism rallied the
Union forces. After Sherman fairly
started for the sea General Logan
came North to make speeches for
Lincoln and johnson. He rejoined
Sherman at Savannah. and shared in
the grand review at Washington in
May, 1865.
Having declined President John
sons offer of the mission TO Mexico,
General Logan returned to the civil
service of his country as a Congress
man, being reelected to his old seat
in 1866. He remained there until
his election to the Senate in 1871.
Among the most CONSPICUOUS of his
acts in these four years was 4 power
full speech on Reconstruction. which
was reprinted and widely desscma-
ted as a campaign document. On
| the title page was an announcement
that this was III reply to the utter
ances of Il Brooklyn member. Gen
cral Logan WAS also one of the man
| ayers of the impeachment trial OF
a ndrew johnson. The Republi-
cans did not control the Legislature
of lllino,s in 1877. and Judge'Davis.
of the United States Supreme Court,
was elected as an Independent to
succeed MIR. Logan in the Senate.
But two years later General Logan
was chosen to succeed Richard I.
OnIeshp xhn is This wear the Rc-