Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-11

MADE Breve. ,ap,um tne regular arT.
for gallant conduct ut the battle of Chepul
tepec, which battle occurred on the proceed
ing day On the 18th of November. ls4I. he
was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the
fourth regiment of regular infantry, still re
tanning his brevet rank OF Captain,
At the close of the Mexican war. Grant.
upon the distribution of his regiment in com
panies and sections among the various
northern frontier detenees, along the bord'
took command of his company in one Of
these defences. His regiment having been
afterwards consolidated and ordered to the
Department of the Pacific, Grant. with his
own and some other companies, was sent
into Oregon to Fort Dallas. He received his
full promotion to captain of infantry, in
August. 1853. and was. shortly afterwards,
attached to the Department of the West;
but. not regarding military so favorably TO
progress as civil lie. he resigned his con-
nection with the United States army on the
3Ist day of July. 1851, after which he resided
near the city of st. Louis, Mo-, until the year
1859. Here he resided on small farm occu-
pying himself in winter by hauling WOOD TO
the Carondelet market. and during The sum
mer in he collection of debts, for which lat
ter business, IT is said he had little capacity
In the year 1859 he embarked in the leather
trade with his father, the firm opening busi
ness in the city of Galena, Ill. Grant con
tinued in the leather business. driving a
prosperous trade, up to the breaking out OF
the Rebellion in 1861. when he OF red his
services to his country. upon the first call
for volunteers. and was appointed by Gov
ernor Yates as Commanderin-Chiefo OF the Hi
nois forces and mastering officer of Illinois
volunteers. Desiring active service in the
field he resigned his appointment as muster
ing officer, and accepted the Colonelcy OF
the Twenty first regiment OF Illinois voiun-
teers with a commission dating from June
Is 1851 In August. 1851. Colonel Grant was
promoted to the rank of Brigadier of volun-
teers, his commission dating from May IL,
1861.
Shortly after this he was appointed com
mandant of the post at CairO-which post
included the Missouri shore OF the Missis-
sippi River, from Cape Girardeau to New
Madrid and the opposite shore to the point
of land on which Cairo stands. This position
Grant fllod with great ability, checkmating
rebels to occupy, permanently, Southern
Kentucky. and conducting those successful
expeditions against Forts Henry and Donel-
son, which opened the way to the occupa-
ton OF Western Tennessee.
On the 18th of February. lsc2. the day after
the surrender of Fort DOnelson, he was ap-
pointed Major General of volunteers, and
was placed in command of an expedition up
the Tennessee River against the rebels in
and about Corinth. under command OF John
stOn and Beauregard. This expedition term
mated in the great battle of Shiloh or Pitts
burgh Landing-whiCh battle, occupying two
DAYS april 8 and y, WIS one of the bOodiest
of the war. and resulted in the defeat of the
rebels and their retreat upon Corinth.
Soon after this General Halleck having as
sumed command of the army before Corfnth,
and that place having fallen into the hands
of the United States forces by evacuation,
an important change took place in the army.
which resulted in the assignment of General
Grant to the District of Wet Tennessee, and
the promotion of G General Halleck to the Office
formed the plan of opening the Mississippi
River to its mouth Memphis having been
given up to our troops. the ch eff obstacle in
the way Of the prosecution OF the design
were Nicksburg and Port Hudson.
After IL series of expeditions and battles,
land and naval, in which the courage and
fortitude of the Union troops we're no less
prominently exhibited than the superior en-
gineering powers and unyielding stubb m
ness of General Grant. Vicksburg was re-
duced by siege, and was occupied by Grant
this tJHly s. 1853 followed the surrender of
Port Hudson to General n. p. Banks.
On the 18th Of October 1853 ,t the Depart.
land. and and Of the tennessee were
formed into the Military Division of
the Mississippi, under the command of
General Grant The General, however was
not long in this position until. the grade of
Leutenant-General having been revived. he
was promoted TO that office-which Office
gave him control of the entire forces of the
United States. This appointment was made
in February. 1854 and was Immediately fol-
lowed by the most active, thorough prepara
tons for movement upon Richmond by the
Army OF the Potomac under the personal
command of General Grant and an expedi-
ton against Atlanta under command Of Gen
eral sherman. After the battles of the Will
OeFness. spotisy " ouTt Tlousc tuc
siege of Petersburg Lees retreat was cut OF
by the rapid movements which Grant insti-
tuted, and on the 9th of April. just one week
after the last great battle, the army of
Northern Virginia capitulated. Soon after
the r0Iel General Johnston surrendered to
General Sherman. on the same terms granted
by Grant TO Lee. and the great Civil War was
ended. Grant was appointed Secretary of
War dd interim, August L. 1867. and fllled the
sffice with distraction until January IA, 1868,
at which time Secretary Stanton was rein
stated by Congress. ON the 2lst of May, 1878,
he was unanimously nominated for the Pres
idental chair by the Republican Convention
which met at Chicago.
He was elected and took his seat March L.
1859. He was reelected. and took his seat
March 1, 1873
General Grant was the first American. who
after receiving the highest honOrs bestowed
by the American people, went abroad on his
historical trip around the world visiting all
the important countries north of the eQua-
tor, and receiving the homage due the rep
resentative OF a great uation