St. Landry democrat., 1884-07-05

try as the head of the ticket. Genera
Logan has moreover the advantage of 6
military record and no Insignificant pop
@tliarity among the soldiers. III 1928 DR.
John Logan emigrated from ireland ant
settled in Jackson County, ILL.,, where,
atlear Murphysboro, February 8, 1926
John A. Logan was born. His mother,
who was Elizabeth jenkins, was native
Of Tennessee. The early life of John A.
Logan was spent in Jackson County,
where he obtained some education from
his father and such school teachers as
CHANGED to teach in the district. At the out.
break of the Mexican war young Logan
volunteered and was chosen lieutenant
Sin company of the First Illinois In
fantry. As soldier he did good service,
and was for some time Adjutant of his
regiment. In the fall of 1913, upon his
return home, he commenced the study of
law in the office of his uncle, Alexander
M. jenkins, formerly Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Of Illinois. In November, 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 in-
ito practice with his uncle. The fol-
lowing year he was elected Pros
ecuting Attorney OF the Third judicial
District, and in the fall of the same
year he was chosen to the State Legisla-
ture, to which position he was three
nIo t. h.x
dental Elector on the Democratic ticket
for the Ninth Congressional District, and
voted for james Buchanan for President.
e Two years later he was elected a member
Of Congress from the same district, re-
'ceiving 1888 votes, against 1896 for
Phillips, Republican. At the next cleo
ton he was returned by 1881 votes as
against 5,439 for Linegar, Republican.
In the campaign of 1860 he gave his ar
dent support to Stephen A. Douglas.
INTHE WAR.
Mr.. Logan attended the called session
of Congress in July, 1861, ndimmediate-
Iy afterward Joined the troops going to
the front. He was in the first battle of
Bull Run. Returning to his home Sep
TENDER /, he assisted In raising troops,
and September 18th the Thirty-tirst
Regiment of Illinois Infantry was
organized with Logan commissioned as
Colonel. March 3, 1862, he was made
Brigadier General, and participated in the
siege of Corinth as commander of the
First brigade in General Judah's division.
When the attempt to take Vicksburg
began in the fall of 1862, General Logan
was in command OF the First Division of
the right wing of the Thirteenth Corps. On
the arrival oil the command at Memphis,
December 81, 1862, the Seventeenth Army
Corps was organized, and on January
Ii, 1863, General Logan was assigned to
the Third Division, i'll which position he
remained uutiI the fall of Yicksburg,
when he was assigned to the
command of the Fifteenth Army
Corps In the movements about
Ficksburg from February, 1868, uE-
tilJuly4, when General Pcmberton sarren-
dered, General Logan with his command
was actively engaged.
FROM ATLANTA 70 THE SEA.
On Ju v p, 1864, Logan, as commander
of the Fifteenth Army Corps, was ordered.
in pursuit of the enemy south Of Atlanta.
In the hard-fought battle that followed
General Mcpherson was killed, and Gem
eral Logan succeeded him III command
Of the Army Of tile Tennessee. The sue
cess of the battle was accorded to Logan
by General Sherman's official report. |
On January 20, 1865, the campaign
OF the Carolinas was commenced,
the movements being for the
of encountering Johnson's I
Army Of the Potomac. The COM |
lnand passing through Columbia, Colds /
and Fayetteville, until it reached /
Raleigh, near which the surrender OF
johnson took place, and the campaign
was closed.
III PUBLIC LIFE.
After the close of the war General
Logan was offered the position of Minis
Ter to Mexico, but declined. In 1866 ne
was elected to Congress as Republican
from the State at large in Illinois BY I
majority Of 1857, and in the Fortleth
Congress was one of the managers OF the
Of President Johnson. II
the next, the Forty -iirst Congress, Logan
began to make his mark in various kinds
0f legislative work.
In 1870 Logan was elected by the ILL
lois Legislature to the United States
Senate to succeed Richard Yates. After
serving his term he was defeated by the
who united upon the Hon.
David Davis as his successor, but he was
again elected to succeed Oglesby In 1879.
He has always taken an active part ID
Dill the legislation of the Senate, and has
introduced many useful bills. The Cen
raj is the fortunate possessor of charm
ne wife, whose efforts have contributed
materially to the success of his public
,areer.