New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-29
BE Sleeps the Sleep That
Knows No Waking.
BE Passes Away at Mount
McGlrggor, Calmly and
Peacefully.
The Nation that BE Saved
MOurnS the Death Of the
Heroic Soldier.

,16rulE DUlulGr.
Gen. U. S! Grant, the hero of Apo
mattox and the savior of this nation,
has fought his last battle and bows at
last to Deaths memorable decree. He
battled bravely- against the inevitable,
and died as he ived-a soldier. The
last taps have been sounded and the
lig hts are out forever. His death oc-
Cured at Mount McGregor, in the State
of New York, on Thursday, July %,
1885, at sos O'Clock a. m. He met his
conqueror without finching, and he
passed away silently and uncomplain-
ingly, leaving behind him an immortal
name. To-day the nation is draped in
deep mourning, and sorrow is express
ed on every face. The blue and gray
stand with uncovered heads around the
bier of great and magnanimous SOL
der. None but words of praise are
heard now. There are no enemies
or critics. The voice of calumny is
silenced in the presence of death. His
name will never again pass the lips of
true Americans except with reverance.
No nation has contributed to the his
tory of mankind aname more exalted
than that of Ulysses:S. Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth presi-
dent Of the United States, was born at
Point Pleasant, Ohio, April ~, 1922.
His ancestors were Scotch. In 1928 his
parents removed to Georgetown, O.,
where his boyhood was passed. He
entered West Point military academy
in 1889. His name originally was HI
ram,U Ulysses, but the appointment was
blunderingly made; Ulysses S., and so
it had to remain. The study in which
he showed most proficiency during his
course at the academy was mathemat-
les. He graduated in 1913 at the age
of21 years, ranking 21st in a class of
80 and was, made brevet second lieuten-
ant of infantry, and attached as super
numerary lieutenant to the 4th regi-
ment which was stationed on the Mis-
souri,. frontier.
In;1845 the regiment was ordered to
Texas, and Grant was commissioned as
a full lieutenant. He first saw, blood
shed at. Palo Alto, May 9Th, 1916. He
took part in every battle of the Mexican
war. After the battle of Moline del
Ray he was appointed first lieutenant
for his gallantry and was breveted cap
tain for his conduct at ,Chapultepec.
After the capture of the city Of Mexico,
he with his regiment was stationed at
Detroit. ~ =
Inl1848 he,aarried Julia Z. Dent,
daughter Of a merchant of ST Louis
and sister of, one of his class mates. In
1852 he accompanied his regiment to
California and Oregon, and in 1858
was commissioned full captain. In
1854 he resigned and removed to a
farm near ST. LoMis. There his daugh-
ter Nellie and one of his sons (Fred)
were born. He subsequently removed
tosSt. Louis where he fought the wolf
from the door, being unable to obtain
employment.
In 1850 he moved to Galena, ILL.,,
where his father was engaged in the
leather trade. When the civil war
broke out, Capt. Grant, who was then
so years old and heifather of children.
the eldest of whom was then IL, was
chosen TO command a company of vol
unteers with which he marched to
Springfield. There he acted as muster
ing officer and on June IL, 1861, he
was commissioned colonel, joined his
regiment at NATION and marched to
Missouri. Reporting to Gen. Pope he
was placed in command of the troops
at Mexico.
On August % the president commits
stoned him brigadier general of volun-
teers, a promotion he first heard of
through the papers. and assumed COM
mand at Cairo. He seized Paducah, at
the mouth of the Tennessee, on Sept.
8 which was his first military achieve
ment and occurred three days after he
assumed his new command. On Nov.
with two brigades he fought the bat
tie of Belmont where he commanded in
person and had horse shot under
him. John A. Logan was with him as
colonel. Grant then was given COM
mand of the district of Cairo, one of
the largest military divisions of the
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