The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-02
LOGAN'S EULOGY ON GRANT.
Services at Metropolitan Church, Wash
ington, in Honor of the Dead Hero.
General Logan Pays Touching and ElO-
quent Tribute to the Memory of the Great
Soldier Who Saved the Nation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. L-Services in memory of
General Grant were held here this evening, I'M
der the auspices of the local commandery Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, In the Metropoli
tan Church, at which General Grant was regu-
lar attendant during his presidential terms The
auditorium, which is one of the largest in the
city, was crowded Funeral chimes were rung
from to o'clock, and were followed by an or
gan voluntary by DR.. j. w. Bischof. Anotable
feature of the services the chanting and the
singing Of war songs by the
st. Celia Ladies' Quartet The meeting was
called to order by Deputy Commander M. NJ
Brooks, and, after prayer by Dr. Huntly, the
present pastor of the church, Gen. John A.
Logan, the orator of the occasion, was intro
duced, and warmly welcomed with clappng of
hands by the audience. His speech was fire.
quently interrupted by the plaudits of the
audience, which broke out at the mention of the
names of favorite commanders and the illusions
to the more conspicuous events in the story of
General Grants career.
General Logan's address embodied a recital.
from the standpoint of personal observer, of
the military history of General Grant He be-
gan with his own first meeting with Grant at
Springfield, ILL.,, where the latter assisting
the Governor of his State to organize the volun-
teers under the first call of President Lincoln;
he then touched briefly and with little elabora-
ton or comment, upon the steps in the upward
progress of the subject Of the eulogy. the
battles fought and won, and the campaigns
planned and carried out. He alluded to the
Jealousy and littleness" OF General Helleck,
when Grants superior, in keeping him almost
prisoner at Fort Henry; to Hellocks dilatory
movements against Corinth, to his disregard of
advice and of information that the enemy
was escaping, and to the fruit
less outcome of the campaign
the effect of which, however was to restore
Grant to the command of his old Army of the
Tennessee. He described the failures of Grants
hrst movements against Vicksburg, threatening
loss OF confidence on the part of the people and
resulting in clamOrs for his removal The Presi-
dents confidence he said, was, however IN
shaken, and he determined to trust Grant lit
tie longer. Grants next plan, the speaker said,
was recognized by the military authorities of
the country as wholly unmilitary and danger
Gus. They believed that it was military suicide,
and against all the science of war. 1t was
movement, however full of audacity, and in its
results showed the genius of the man who
whcb resulted rms S WAS t the Of a% VRea
burg: Haleck had directed Grant
to leave Vicksburg and move down to
Port Hudson and assist Banks. Banks being
Grants superior, would thus have been in com
mand of the combined forces. Haleck suggested
that after Port Hudson should fall. Vicksburg
should be assaulted. Hallecks letter came too
late. Five battles had been fought. Grant was
already moving on Vicksburg. Pemberton was
driven within the walls and locked up with only
sixty days rations. On the 4th of July, 1863,
the long and bloody siege came to its termina-
ton, and Grant, at the head of his victorious
army, entered the city and placed the old flag
upon the courthouse. 1t was the largest cap
ture of men and munitions of war ever made in
any modern war up to that time. n the cam
paign the enemy's killed, wounded and captured
numbered more than Grants entire effective
force. Port Hudson was at once surrendered,
and the backbone of the rebellion was broken.
The orator touched upon the withdrawal of
Rosecrans within the lines of Chattanooga,
where he was cooped up, with Bragg in posses
sion of his communications. General Rosecrans
was completely encirced aud apparently in a
position where he must, sooner or later sur
render for want of supplies. Grant was ordered
by the President to take command of that de-
partment, and his irst act was to assign Thomas
to the command in place of Rosecrans. Chatta-
nooga was subsequently relieved by Grant, and
the battles and victories of Lookout Mountain
and Mission Ridge followed Having defeated
Bragg and driven him from his stronghold,
Grant now commenced maturing plans for the
great final campaign. His idea was to move from
Chattanooga to Atlanta, and thence to Mobile,
unless something should intervene in the mean
time to force him in the direction of Savannah
from Atlanta In letter written that winter
Grant said sharp fighting would occur in the
spring, and if the Union forces were successful
the war would be ended in year. Grant was
now made ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and placed in
command of the armies of the Republic But
one person--George Washington-had ever held
the position before. Winfield Scott merely had
the brevet. On the Sd of March, 1864, he was
ordered to Washington. His intention at that
time was to return from Washington and lead
the armies of Sherman, Thomas and Schofeld to
Atlanta. Unforeseen events. however, changed
his intention anu forced him to the
East; but his campaign carried out almost TO
the letter by others. Having assumed supreme
JzsL n
ceeded to establish his headquarters in the field
at Cupepper. Va. Heretofore the campaigns of
the different armies had been conducted without
any reference to each other. Grant purposed
now that all his campaigns should proceed with
one common end in view. He would combine
all his available Western forces under Sherman
and those of the east under Meade, and move the
two great armies toward common center. Sher-
man was to move against Johnston, and hammer,
and pound, and follow him until he was DESTROYED
captured or driven back to Richmond when
both rebel armies were to be crushed between
the two great armies of the Republic. Meade was
to advance upon Lee and strike him wherever
he could be found The plan was carried out
successfully, and during its progress the victories
were achieved which saved the Republic.
The speaker described briefly but in glowing
terms, the events of Grants civil career and the
honors showered upon him by people at
home and by men and nations abroad. From
Belmont to the siege of Vicksburg" said Gen.
Logan, in his summing up, Il was near him in
nearly all his marches, campains and battles, be-
ing permitted by him TO take possession of
Vicksburg with my command on account of its
having been approached nearer to the enemy
than any other. During my term as command
er of that city l was with him
almost every day, and from the
time when. at the head of that glorious old
Army of the Tennessee, of which he was the
first commander, and ] its last, marched by
his reviewing stand at the national capital. and
down to the last painful days of his memorable
life. was with him very often. During all this,
while close observer of him. Grant was
usually known and recognized as a quiet and
silent man. but when engaged in conversation
any subject in which he felt An interest there
were few who excelled him. He wrote tersely
and we'll, and at times most eloquenty.. The
Nation was, at different times thrilled by his
terse. epigrammatic sentences. When he wrote