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Grant Boggs, but this business did not pros
per His father having at this time offered to
his family to Galena, where he went into busi-
ness ness with his father as dealer In leather The
nrm was moderately prosperous and Grant con-
nnued in the business until
THE CIVIL WAR
broke out, and he was called to the field, where
he won fame, which, in the widest fancies of
his youth, he could never have anticipated.
After the news of the fall of Fort Sumter came
he wrote to the adjutant general offering his
services, but received no answer. He tried sab
sequently to get An appointment on the staff Of
eral of the Ohio volunteers, but failed to get an
interview with Mcclellan, who was besieged by
aPpfantS. s Gov Yates Of Illinois hearing OF
him In managing the quota of the state. He ac-
quilted himself so well in this service that Gov.
Yates proposed to send his name on to President
Lincoln for appointment as brigadier general.
But Grant declined this, saying he preferred to
earn his promotion. He accepted the colonelcy
department of northern Missouri and went to
guard the Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad. On
the 1th Of August, 1851, he received his ap-
military career from this time forward involves
the rebellion All that space will permit here is
HIS FIRST BATTLE.
Soon after receiving his commission as briga-
d1er general he took command at Cairo, and
while there secured Paducah, and with it Ken
lucky. In November, 1861, he fought the bat
tie of Belmont, and in January, i S62, conducted
reconnaissance to the rear of Columbus. Fort
Henry fell February 6; ten days afterwards
Fort Donelson surrendered to him uncondition-
ally, and this was followed by the evacuation OF
columbus and Bowling Green. He was then
made commander of the district of west Tennes-
see, ana his forces advanced up that river to
Pittsburg landing and fought, April 9 and = the
battle Of Shiloh. He was second in command
to Cen Halleck during the siege of Corinth, and
when the latter was ordered to Washington
Grant was appointed to take command of the
department Of Tennessee. He captured Vicks-
onag sr after siege July 1sS
at Chicama1ga, Tenn, in September, he was
assigned to the command of the largely rein
Bragg at Mission Ridge. In March,
1864, President Lincoln appointed him
LIEUTENANT GENERAL,
then the highest rank in the army of the United
States, and conferred upon him the powers of
general-in-chiefo of the vast armies in the field.
Having reorganized the Army of the East, and
arranged with Gen. Sherman, the commander
Of the Army of the West, to move against Gen.
against Gen. Lee, Gen. Grant prepared for a
vigorous, protracted and decisive campaign.
The two armies moved early in May: After a
series of desperately fought battles, alternating
with repeated Ranking movements, which the
skill Of Gen. Lee frustrated, Gen. Grant crossed
the James river between the 10Th and
siege to Richmond and Petersburg from the
south and southeast, while very considerable
army was cutting off their supplies and destroy
ing their railroads at the north and northwest.
AT length the two cities having been reduced
to great straits. while the army of Gen. Lee was
rapidly diminishing the last line was broken
n Arlri Loo of,d nn
remnant of his army fled west toward Danville.
They were pursued rapidly by Gen. Grant and
surrendered SUI with M his entire tree, Command % to Gen. @
Grant at Appomattox Court House, Va. The
surrender of the other confederate armies in
North Carolina, Alabama and Texas followed
soon after, and the war ended. Gen. Grant was
the popular hero.
The gratitude of the people was evinced In
many demonstrations in his honor. On the
25th of July, 1866, Congress having created the
grade Of general of the army, he was commits
stoned general, and Major General Sherman
was promoted to be lieutenant general. For a
short time during the memorable contest be
tween Pfesf1ent johnson and the Senate, con-
cerning the removal Of Secretary Stanton from
ad interunn. He was nominated by the repub-
licans for the presidency in May, 1868; was
elected the following November, and served
office March 4. 1877, and on May 18th sailed
from Philadelphia on the steamer Indiana for
Europe in search of the recreation and instruc-
tion Of foreign travel. The story Of his journey
minds of the public. The enthusiasm with
which he was received in every land
reflected that which marked the pop
ular' demonstrations in his honor in this
country, and the honors paid to him exceeded,
in ceremonial magnificence at least, those to
which he had been accustomed in his native
land.
When Gen. Grant arrived at San Francisco,
September Goth, 1879, after having made the
circuit of the globe, his welcome home sur
passed In enthusiasm that ever before given by
the American people to one of their fellow-citi-
zens. His journey across the continent was a
continued ovation. After that he made a trip
to Mexico, and upon returning to this country
took up his residence IN New York city. The
financial reverses which have clouded the last
months Of his life, though they left no stain
upon his honor, called forth the sincere sympa-
thy of the people, including those who had
served in arms against him, and served to add
still further testimony of the great love and re-
spect with which he is regarded. During the
last few months Gen. Grant had been occupied
in literary work, writing his recolections of the
late war. After his financial reverses propo-
sition was made in Congress to pension Gen.
Grant, but this Gen. Grant declined. A bill
placing him on the retired list, with the rank Of
general, was passed on the 4th of March, and
one of the first official acts OF President Cleve-
land was to sign his commission.