Daily Republican., 1885-07-23
RA~yED AwAf.
Death Of General Grant This
Morning at MT. McGregOr-A
Sketch OF D1s Life.

kketeh OF MS Lie.
General Grant died att O'Clock |
this morning." was the news that was
flashed over the W Tres few hours ago,
and although the event has been expect |
ed for months, still IL took the people by |
surprise. The world had Witnessed |
the long struggle with death, aud ad- |
nj ired the strong viii II and iron endur.
ance OF the sufferer, which, combined |
W ith h is heroism, had enabled him for
30 long period to hold up resolutely |
before the " Rider on the Pale Horse"
But the end has come, and o " Nation |
! Mourns Hero Cone" he was compel. |
led TO surrender for the first and the last
time; he has fallen before that enemy
| to whom all must succumb. The news
of his death was received in Whining
ton about twenty minutes sfter I'll
occurred, and 1t was passed from one TO
the other, until 1t was pretty we'll
known throughout the city, and In .
few minutes the tolling bells on the
Court House, City Hall and some of
the engine houses carried the mournful
news to oil
In short time afterwards . number
lof buildinga were draped in sable
that sad affliction had fallen upon the
people, and that the nation had suffered
an irreparable loss.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
! Ulysses Simpson Grant was born at
Mount Pleasant, Ohio, April y tn, 1922,
and entered West Point Acadt my in
1889, where he graduated in 1913. In
1845 he received com mission in the
United State Army as second Lieu.
tenant, and during the war with Mexi
uaruaA unhay GAnarnlg Scnff
and Tayl ylor. He was ordered to Ore
gon In 1852 and in August 1858 +,
was promoted to be captain.
He RESIGNED his position in the army
in July 1854 and ergaged in business
: at Galepa, Illinois. where he continued
until the commencement OF the rebel
lion, when the Governor of the State
Iappointed him his aide.de ca,ap., short.
lily afterwards he was commissioned
: Colonel OF tho 2lst Illinois Volunteers.
3 In July of thesame year, he received
his commission as 8rigadier General,
and was given com mand at Cairo.
While at this plaza he secured Padu
a cab, by means of which he obtained
control of the State of Kentucky. In
INovemb Der 1881 he fought and gained
the battle of Belmont, and In January
of the following year conducted o re-
: Iconnoisance to the rear of Columbus.
After capturing Fort Henry on theTen.
uessee river, General Grant pursued
the rebels to Fort DonelsOn, where ht
fought them for three days and three
l. nights almost without Interruption
until on February 18th the for was
Surrendered Internationally. Thii
q brilliant feat elevated him to thu
d rank of MAJ jor General, and he was ap
)pointed To the command CT the distric
) lof West Tennessee, when he advanced
!, to Pittsbarg Landing, only to End him
y self confron ted by an army OF nearl,
n 20, 900 INen
His army was overhelmed and di,
70 persed, but General Grant, with tb
perseverance, and pluck which charaC
10 terized his every action, formed ne,
" lines, planted new batteries, and he'll
the Confederatss in check until darh
ut During the night General Buell. arrive
t. with 81, 900 men, and the next morninl
"a he attacked the enemy. After battl
v. of two days, April 9th and 7th, he VIC
- the glorious victory of Shiloh, and tn
Az rebels disheartened, abandoned tn
field and retrsated to Corinth. Genera
Grant was second in command TO Gent
10 raj Halleek at the siege of Corinth. an
N when the latter was ordered to Wasf
70 ington he was appointed to take CON
in which capacity he marched againt
y Vicksburg, the 30 called Gibralter {
:, the Coniederates on the Mississippi.
h.. After a siege that will never be fo
"a gotten by those who lived at that tim,
be finally csptured the place wit
10 81, 900 men, $50 cannons and an i'm
20 mense amount of military stores, an
~ the ne VS. OF the capture of Vicksbur
na came like q bright ray of sunshin
'ss through the gloom which had reste
Ss upon this country. Upon the defea
.oI of General RosecrGns a. Chickamaugi
ies General Grant was sent to repair tf
os d isaster, and on November 25th, 1856
he he defeated General Bragg at Lookor
.9S Mountain. This great victory, by whic
East Tennessee was reduced and Kel
lucky saved to the Union, was perhal
the most brilliant strategic and tactics
-, movement of the war, and placed GEL
su Grant on a footing with the able
eoo Generals of any country or any age, an
. lo few months later, oil March LIST, 1S6
ass he was raised TO the highest miliGal
IA IA position in this country.
'.u He was given the title OF Llentenan
70 General, and constituted commander
.Ie all the armies in the United States. /
~, soop as he was invested with tn
ioa authority he laid his plans TO destr'
lnu Lees army. Washington was to
ont covered from raids through the Shena
nas n,as doah by General Sigei, while Gener
ins Butler was ordered 70 menace Ric
.no moud from the South. Sherman W
less instructed to press his campaign
leu Georgia with all the vigor possible,
mo cut the Confederacy in two, and pl
anu vent re-intorcements being sent to Ii
General Grant himself. with his " hea
Gnarters in the sad lie" with Mea(
army Of 10000 men north OF
80 Rapidan, was to endeavor 10 draw-Le
o;i army out OF their eDtrenchments, "a
~ a.. either destroy them or compel them
ous @ rush from the menacing of Washingt
Oh 70 the protection Of Richmond.
~as Ou the nigtt of Tuesday, May
"a. 1856. Genera, Grant crossed the ka
was dan, and entered what is known
The Wider ess, amt by raj
- flank movement w.ls ge;.ing in the ~
mn @ of the foe, wher Lee rushed from his
l'oP' trenctInents and endeavored 10 o7
u ~ whelm hin. Then began the most
10 gantlc and ter.inc battle the woTlt G.
oAe' witnessed. AFTER eleven days OF blo'
and almos. uninterrupted fghting,
1.-TWO armies Oh the mor0ins OF
~ lt1th day of this unparalie ed str Vi
beet "eEe H'nI ,i. 80 ,tsrnin looLjnn 4
cure On eno 700 80 60 anothar - ~,
80 With the hrsc appearance OF dawn
co. battle was renewed by tremend
,oe' but vain assault upon the Confeder
-, lines. but General Lee fearing u
~ lGIant might get between him and Ri
81, tmond. cutting off bis supplies, deci'
lin. to retire.
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