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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
BEHIND WCKSBURG.

While Grant was moving ON Nicksburg,
cutting canals, gathering supplies and watch
ing the enemy's movements, the country and
the government had grown inpatient. His
slowress was criticised; old rumors about his
personal character took wings, his soldiers
we're said To be rapidly dying, and his re-
moval was urged. But Lincoln said: Il
rather like the man; l think well try him q
little longer This speech saved Grant and
the country.
jefferson DAVIS had named Vicksburg the
Gibraltar of America. Nature as well as art
had made the Confederate Notifications there
well-nigh impregnable. Grants plan was
to move mis- army below VicKsburg,
even cutting of his own communi-
cations-hazarding everything in the GER
tain hope of victory. Defeat meant total
humiliation. On the night Of April 1e three
saner5 AMI tn ta-ges, loaded with rations
Id forage, wesv run pas; the hatter5as, con-
vJyed by seven of Admiral Porter's iron
ads. The steamers were manned by volun-
ser crews from the ranks. Porter led the
way on the Benton and Grant remained on
Cne of the transports, where he could watch
the operations, though shot and she'll fell all
around him. To dispel the favoring dark
ness the Confederates fired the houses along
both sides of the shore until the Mississippi
was light as day. Every transport was
struck, the Henry Clay was burned to the
waters edge, and for two hours and forty
minutes the fleets were under fire. But at
last all were out OF range and darkness set
tied down on fleets and city.
Grants march through the wilderness
about Vicksburg is historic, and his successes
therein were due To his conclusion that rules
of strategy laid down in books should be vio-
lated when common sense dictated. In %
days he had marched more than 200 miles,
beaten two armies in five battles, captured %
heavy cannon and 6i pieces of field artillery,
taken over 6,00O prisoners and killed and
wounded as many more. He had, says Ba-
deau, forced the evacuation Of Grand Gulf,
seized the capital of the state, destroyed the
railroads ut Jackson for 80 miles and invested
the principal stronghold of the Confederates
ON the Mississippi 1t has been compared
with the campaign of Napoleon at Ulm and
to the first Is days Of Napoleon in Italy in
1876.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
MISUNDERSTANDING GRANT.
MRS. JULIA ID. GRANT.


In July Hslleck was assigned to the CON-
mand Of all the armies, superseding McClel-
Ian. He went to Washington. aud Grant was
left in command of the army Of the Tennes-
see, a little more independent than when Hal
leck had been present in the field. He di-
rected the movements in the battles Of Iuka
aud Corinth until the troops arrived in the
presence Of the enemy, though he was eight
miles from the fight at Iuka and nearly forty
from Corinth.
Merit, when unaccompaniel by outward
display, is always slow 10 be recognized, and
Grant in his military career was no exception
TO this rSiversal stupidity. His simple man
ners and direct speech were mistaken for the
expression Of a commonplace mind by Off
GERS above and below him. His successes
were considered accidents, and neither
his judgment nor ability was even
guessed at. Gen Badeau. in his
Life of Grant," says: 1T is inn
possible 10 understand the early history Of
the war without taking it into account that
neither the government nor its important
commanders gave Grant credit for intellec-
tual ability or military gei.ius. His other
qualities were also rated low. Because he
was patient some thought it impossible to
provoke him, AMI because of his calmness il
was supposed that be was stolid. In battle
or in campaigning he did not seem 10 care or
consider 50 much what the enemy wer, do
ing as what he himself meant To do; and this
trait, to enthusiastic and even brilliant sol
diers, appeared inexplicable. Ii he possessed
requirements he appeared unconscious of
them; he made no allusion 10 The schools, and
never heSiiated to fransrress their rules
when the occasion seemed 10 him To demand
it. So he neither won mems hearts by bland
ishments nor affected their imaginations by
brilliancy OF behavior; nor did he seem pro-
found to those who are impressed only by
display Of learning
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.

The pure. the bright. the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts In youth,
The impulse Of "a worthless prayer.
The dream Of love and truth.
The longing after something lost,
The spirits ycarning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things shall never die.
The timid hand stretched forth TO cid
A brother in his need.
The kindly word in grief : dark hour.
That proves "A friend indeed;
The plea for mercy, softly breathcd,
When justice threatens nigh'
The Borrowings OF a contrite heart
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass. for every hand
Must find some work to do;
Lose not "a chance TO wakcn love.
BE firm and just aud true
so shall light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say TO thve,
These things shall never die"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
IN CON- MON DAYS.

Ia DAYS supreme, Of fond delight,
when happy thoughts within us dwell
Like yestals robed ia stainless white
Who time their footsteps by the swell
OF sxeet-voiced bells upon the air
Then have we least the need for prayer.
In days obscured by yelling folds
OF grief. or clouded DER with dread,
While dumb suspense relentless holds
Its sword above the shrinking head
Then, even in the souls despair,
l. not the deepest need OF prayer.
since To the dark Gethsemane
The pitying angels, soon or late
Must come with tcnderest ministry,
And each blithc day j. but the gate
To some rich temple. rising fair,
Which builds 10 heaven "A golden stair.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
FROM MEXICO TO THE CIVIL WAR

The Fourth infantry was his regiment. He
remains1 in the army IL years. and, accord
ing TO i;en. Adam Badeau, was in every bat
tie of the Mexican war except Buena Vista.
He received two brevets for gallantry, and
was later stationed at several posts ON the
Cans1a frontier. and finally in California and
Oregon. I'm ls45 he married Julia T. Dent.
daughter Of a merchant of st. Louis In
1854, being then a captain, he resigned his
commission in the army and removed to
Gravois, near st. Louis, where he operated
farm. There his daughter Nellie, now Mrs.
Sartoris, and one or two Of her brothers were
born. The place was knownas the Wishiton-
Wish. While residing there Grant made an
effort to obtain the position Of county sur
yeyor, and was deeply disappointed at not
succeeding. He removed his family TO st.
Louis after an experience as an agriculturist
which could scarcely be called brilliant
There, in a wee cottage, the young soldier
wrestled with the pecuniary problem of life
with very Indifferent success. He could find
no employment, aud being but sparingly sup
piled with cash, saw the exchequer diminish
without prospects Of a acorresponding increase
Like many others who were destined to per-
form great things, he was made acquainted
with the menaees of poverty and consequent
anxieties. He tried the real estate business
and failed In lsG0 he went into tie leather
trade with his father and brother at Galena,
Illinois. He'had four slaves, which he pre-
sented to friend before leaving. Grant was
not an abolitionist. His achiev ements during
the war were inspired by his desire to crush
the rebellion and preserve the Union, and not
from any prejudice against slavery.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
ORGANIZING VOLUNTEERS.

On the 18th of April, 1861, Fort Sumter
fell. On the 18th President Lincoln made his
call for troops, and on the 19lh Grant was
drilling a company Of volunteers in Galena.
-Four days later he took it To Springfield.
From there he wrote the adjutant general of
the army, Offering his services To the govern
ment in any capacity in which it cared 10
make use of him. This letter, which would
now be valuable historic document, called
forth no reply and was not considered impor-
tant enough to preserve. This neglect, in the
words Of an Armandale peasant much quoted
by Carlyle, could nae hinder him of Gods
providence"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
PADuCAh.

The Young commanders firs. military
achievement was the seizure of Paducah
Kentucky, which commanded the navigation
of both the Tennessee and the Ohio. Kentucky
had been halting on neutral ground, which
had not been recognized by the United States,
but which General Polk, tn, Confederate
commander in that region, was he first to
break. Polk seized Columbus ard Hickman,
on the Mississippi, and threatened Paducah
within three days after Grant assumed his
new command. Grant heard of Polks adj
vance and at once notified the Kentucky legis-
lature and telegraphed Fremonta at st. Louis
II am getting ready to go to Paducah; viii
start at $50" Still later: "I am now nearly
ready for Paducah should no telegram arrive
preventing the movement"
No reply reached him, and at 1890 that
night, tho 9th Of September, he started up
the river with two regiments, light battery
and two gunboats. Landing at Paducah at
$50 the next morning he seized the city with
out gun having been fired Brig. Gen.
Tilghman and his staff, of the Confederate
army, hurried out of town toward the south
by the railroad while Grant was getting
ashore. Sixteen miles away a force Of 3, 500
Confederates were estationed, and Confederate
flags and stores were numerous in the town.
Grants promptitude saved Paducah and the
control Of the Ohio river. Ii also straightened
the backbone Of neutral Kentucky, whose
legislature as once passed resolutions favor
able To the Union and spoke OF neutrality n
more.
In this movement Grant defined the deter
mination which afterwards was 50 marked
and commented upon in his generalship Hs
left Paducah in charge Of a garrison at noon
the same day and returned to Cairo, where
lac received Fremont's permission to take
Paducah IF he felt strong enough
For two months afterwards he held the
country at the junction Of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi and disciplined his forces. which by
November numbered nearly 5000 men.
Being subordinate TO Fremont he was al
lowed To make no movement of Importance
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16

HIS BIRTHPLACE AT POINT PLEASANT, OHIO.
He was born at Point Pleasant, Clermont
county, Ohio, ON the 27th Of April, 1872. No
one dreamed then, nor for many years there
after, that he was to be the man of destiny
who would bear our banner through the
storms Of war TO peace and freedom.
The boyhood of Grant was not more re-
markable than that of any child in the same
circumstances. Indeed, the anecdotes of his
childhood in no way convey the idea that
he manifested any precocity. He was the
eldest of six children. His early surround
ings were severely plain, his father, who was
of Scotch descent, being a dealer in leather,
neither rich nor poor, but ranking among the
hard workers of young and growing state.
The humble home where Grant was born is
not unknown TO the public through the en-
grayer's skill
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
A PERSIAN SONG.

All. sad are they who know not love,
But far from passions tears and smiles
Driit down "A mooaless sea. bcyCnd
The silvcry coast Of fairy isles.
And sadder they whose longing lips
kiss empty air. and never touch
The dear, warm mouth of those they love
Waiting, wasting, suffering much.
But clear a. amber. fine as musk,
Il life 10 those who. Pilgrim-wise.
Move hand In hand from dawn to dusk
Each morning nearer Paradise.
Oh, not for them shall angels pray
They stand In everlasting light;
They walk la Allah's smiles by day
And nestle in his heart by night.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16

FAC-SIMILE OF A PORTION OF THE REGISTER
AT WEST POINT.
The authorities at West Point and the secre-
tary of war were petitioned by the young
cadet TO correct the blunder, hut no notice
was taken Of the request. Ulysses $. Grant he
had been recorded and Ulysses 5. Grant he
remained, the name now so worldwide in its
fame having been bestowed through a con
gresSman's defect of memory The initials
Z. ;. suggested Uncle Sam to his comrades
nickname he never lost, and one peculiarly
prophetic in view of his extraordinary career
during the war lie was not otinfrequently nick
named United States Grant" and ''Uncon-
ditional Surrender Grant, - the Z. s. seeming
to have special significance in those days
which tried mems souls.n He graduated il,
1913, twenty-iirst in n class of AZ, his commits
sion of brevet second lieutenant and his
diploma both styling him Ulysses 5. Grant.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16

He wanted to take Columbus, an impor-
tant point on the river twenty miles below
Cairo, but not until the 9th Of November was
he ordered To move down the river He had
3, 100 men on transports, conveyed by two
gunboats. A section of artillery, two
squadrons of cavalry and five regiments
constituted his force. Some Of his men had
only been in possession Of their arms a few
days, and wire as raw as children ard as un-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
AT WEST POINT.

At the age of II Grant entered the Military
Academy at West Point. Those who believe
that name has much TO do with the destiny
Of its owner will find confirmation of their
theory in the accident which gave him the
name he has made famous. He had been
christened Hiram Ulysses, but the congress
nan who procured his appointment, by mis-
take wrote him down as Ulysses 5. Grant.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16

Grant began the storning of Vicksburg ON
the 10Th Of May, gaining some ground, and
on the 22l n general assault began. All day
long colu ans Of men moved against the en-
emy's stronghold, only TO be met by a stag
gering fire, under which they reeoiled to the
shelter of the hillsides, which were thick with
the dead an1 dying. The Confederates. be
hind their parapets, suffered little i'm compar-
ison. This assault is sad to hav5 been un-
paralieled in the history of modern times.
Thrcs Thousand Federal soldiers were killed
The assault on Vicksburg having failed Grant
determined on a siege. Then begun those
long days of bombardment, when the hemmed
in Confederates daily saw their supplies dim
inish without hope of replenishmelt, their
spirits droop and their strength fail. After
the siege had lasted more than 40 DAYS, when
riding around his lines one day Grant
stopped at the house of a Confederate woman,
who still clung To her shattered walls, and
asked for water. She asked him tauntingly
if he ever expected TO get into Nicksburg.
Certainly he answered. ''BIt wheni'
II cannot tell exactly when shal; take the
town, but mean to stay here till 1 do, If il
takes me thirty years"
At last ON the 81 of Juiy Pemberton asked
Grants terms for the capituatioi of the city.
and the white flag fioated from the head
quarters of the besieged Grant answer was:
The unconditional surrender Of tho city and
garrison" The two generals conferred, but
left the final decision till later Grant then
returned 10 headquarters, aud for the first
time in his life held what might be called
council of war. He finally permitted the
Confederates 10 march out ON parole, and
these terms were accepted. On the 4th Of
July the garrison of Viczsburg marched out
of the lines they had 50 long and bravely de
Tended and stacked their arms in front OF
their conquerors. This event was really tho
blow which broke the backbone OF the rebel
hon. IL struggled on nearly two years longer.
but II never recovered its confidence This
surrender put into Grants hands the largest
capture of men and materials made in the
war.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
or THE CAT BRIGADE

Two bacl, yards, two back yards,
fwo back yards onward
Right for the coal-yarG shed
Ran the half dozen.
Forward, the Cat Brigade -
Ou toward the sheds they made;
over the first back fence
Climbed the half dozen.
Forward. the Cat Brigade ~
Was there a cat dismayed
Not till he felt on his back
4 hard brick give him crack,
Theires not TO reason why
Theires not TO make reply;
Ti res but To skip and fly,
Ol 10 the last hack fence
Sroke the hAlf-dozen.
Boots 10 the right Of them,
shoes 10 the left Of them,
Brickbats behind them
Thumped bumped and Numbered,
~tormed al with boots and shoes.
That none but SIX He'd hands can use,
Into the shed Of coal
Rushed the half-dozen.
Bright all their eyes did glare,
Waved all their tails Ia air,
Chasing the young mice there,
While ali the world wondered
Only the back was cracked,
Vet how they all had Tracked
Wounded. dishcartened.
scattered and -undered
A damaged half-dozeu.
Boots to the right Of them,
shoes TO the left Of them,
Brick bats behind them,
Thumped. bumped and thundered-
Followed by balls ~ lead,
While every hero fled
One on the last fence-dead-
Back from the old coal shed,
Al that was left Of them,
OF the noble half-dozen.
When can their many scars fade
Relics of the charge they made,
All cats wonder.
Remember the Cat Brigade.
Remember the charge they made,
Hideou. half-dOzen.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
HOW THE WAR FOUND HIM.

The breaking cut Of the civil war found
Grant, the future leader of our armies, an
obscure citizen, working industriously to sup
port himself and family in a small inland
town. He was wholly unknown, without in
fluence, and apparently without ambition.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
REMOVED FROM HIS COMMAND.

Immediately after the capture of Fort
nonelson Grant fell under Halleck's d-s-
pleasure, and was removed from his CON-
mand. The story is best told by himself in
his article ON the Battle OF Shiloh' in the
February number of The Century:
After the capture of Fort Doneison, with over lj-
coo effective ami all their nun lions of war.
believed much more could be accomplis he'd without
further sacrifice OF life. Clarssvle. town betwcea
Donelson and Nashville, in the stat, OF Tennessee
and ON the east bank o. the Cumberland, was glrrl
soned by the enemy. Nashville was also garrisOncd
and probably the best provisioned depot at tn
time In the COnfederacy. Albert Sidney Johnston
occupied Eowling Green, KY. with a large force.
believed. and my Information justified the belief
that these places would fall iato hands without
battle, II threatened promptly. determined not
10 miss this chance Bat being only district com
mander, and under the immediate orders OF Gen.
Halleek. whose headquarters were at St Louis. IL
my duty 20 communicate to him all proposed
communicate. and, receiving no reply, acted upon
my own Judgment. Tho result proved that my in
formation was correct. and sustained my judgme L
What, then. was my surprise, after much ha !
been accomplished by the troops under my immedl.
ate command. between tn, time Of leaving Cairo,
early I'm February. aad the 4th of March, receive
from my chief dispatch Of the latter date. saying.
You will place Maj. Cen C. r. Smith In command
OF expedition. and remain yourself at Fort Henry.
Why do you not obey my orders to report strength
and position OF your conmandT' Twas left virtually
inarrest ON board a steamer, without even . guard
for about week. when was released and ordered
to resume my command.
He again took command ON the 18th of
March, and a few days later removed his
headquarters TO Savannah, is army consist
ing Of five divisions.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-04-16
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH

This celebrated battle was fought ON Sun
day and Monday, the 9th and 9Th of April,
1862 1t took its name from little log
chu-ch, known as Shiloh church. The scene
Of the engagement is thickly wooded
though broken, country, reaching back from
the bluffs at Pittsburg Landing from two tc
three miles. Grant and his staff were break
fasting at Savannah when he first heard the
fire of the enemy's attack. Grants horse
having slipped and fallen on his masters LEG
on the 4th, at the time Of the battle ,.n6 for
some days after Grant was unable to walk
without the aid of crutches. His boot had
been cut from his foot. Hearing the firing
he boarded transport and started for the
front, arriving there at o'cicck. The his
toric battle was already on. Sherman. Prem
tiss, McClernand, Hurlburt and W. III. Wal
lace, with 33, 900 men, were there. The Con-
federate fierce, according TO Badeau, was a
little over 10000. There was hard fighting,
small panics, retreating and other signs Of
disrnay among the Federal troops, and re-
newed vigor ON tile part of the enemy. Nelson
and Lewis Wallace were coming with re-en-
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CONCLUDED on SECOND PAGE
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-19
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

| Dashes Here aud There by the News
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief ParsgraPha-PickiBGs at
Police Headquarters.
Haupt Lodge of odd Fellows will meet
tonight.
Solomon's Lodge. F. A. NJ, will hold a
regular communication tonight.
Only one arrest was reported at the
police barracks up to l2o'clock last night
The Georgia Husears viii assemble at
their drill room tonight equipped for dis
mounted drill.
Three patients were admitted to the st.
Joseph's lntirmary aud two to the Savan-
nan Hospital yesterday.
The st. Andrews Society will hold it's
November meeting tonight and will elect
ofncers for the ensuing year.
A meeting OF the Savannah Real Estate
and Accommodation Company will be
held tonight at the office OF jackson g.
Whatley, NO. 1lS Bryan street.
Manager Morton, OF the Savannah Base
Ball Club, left Detroit yesterday and will
arrive here on Friday. A meeting of the
directors will he held on Friday night, at
which the new manager viii be present.
A meeting will be held tomorrow night
to select plan for the odd Fellows new
hall. A number of plans, some Of .hem
very ornate, have been offered, and the
committee has several very pretty draw
ings to choose from.
The members of Teutonia Lodge,
knights of Phythias, will this afternoon
erect tombstone over the grave Of their
deceased brother, Emil Pfuger, who was
killed in an ARRAY on West Broad
street. The ceremony will take
place at the grave ia Laurel Grove
Cemetery at O'Clock this afternoon. Rev.
W. ). Bowman, pastor Of the Lutheran
church, will Ofliciate.
Judge Speer again released the Marquis
de Lafayette Sharkey Yesterday morning.
Sentence was suspended until more infor-
nation can be obtained from the Collector
OF Internal Revenue for New York. 1t is
said that the government has claims
against Mr.. Sharkey for $500, 900. 1t is,
Ing, and will probably be allowed to rest.
A suit for damages brought by Mrs.
Mary Houston against Collat Bros. was
taken up in the City Court yesterday and
lasted all day. The defendants leased
and occupied store building, prop
erty OF the plaintiff, on Broughton street.
The action grew out OF an alleged failure
TO carry out the leass in regard to repairs.
The defendants also sued Mrs. Houston
for damages which they claimed resulted
from her failure to properly repair the
building.
The sales Of sea island cotton yesterday
were between 800 aud 900 bags. This is
the largest single days sales this season.
Apparently Savannah is dong the trade
IN this class of cotton this season.
Charleston is apparently doing little or
nothing, all the receipts having been
turned this way, while the island crop
which usually goes there has been pretty
nearly destroyed. There are several out
of-town buyers in this market, including
a few from Charleston.