The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-08-16
GENERAL o. 5. GRANT.
CFror. Saturdays Dai,y.l

Pose o! dcin; hp mage to tbs memory of
this distinguished American. a brief
sketch Of the important; events IN his
history will MT lie inappropriate.
C!y,sus 5. Gran: Was born at Point
Pleasant. oaio. April ~. 1922. Hi,
father. with his family. removed TO
Georgetown, Ohio. in 1923. where he
resided NATL the yonug TrlySsus was
about IL years of age. when al the re-.
quest of Hon. T. L. Harncr he was. in
1889, appointed TO Il crdrtShip at the
Military Academy at West Point.
Here he remain d until Juue ~, 1873.
at which time lac graduated. his rank
being No. - III "a class OF IS. and was
entered ON the Army rolls as Brevet
Second Lieutenant, and WAS us,i.ncI
to the Fourth Infantry Thea doing duty
On iLeMIs,o..I IIuui.r..
y" Sepie:aOc. 81 1912. young Grant
WAS cu.n.ui stoned Second Lieutenant
aud attached To- General Tuylrr's lii
VISION Of the Army in Mexico. and par-
. l4cIpt;rd III the various actions of the
Mexican War from PIlu Alto, M.v sth.
to Monterey, September %, 1876, NJ
which time lac was transferred to Cen
ernI SCOTS Division. and took an active
part III the Siege OF YER. Cruz. Ga
September s, at the hattie Of Moline
del ltey, Lieutenant Grant was promot.
eI on the field t. FIRST Lieutenant by
General Scott for distinguished gallant
ry' and Tor g~sIL,mtsy displayed on the
field at the stormins of Chrpuliercc.
Scpicmb r -. 1917, lie was honorcd
with o:ici Il notice.
At the close OF tue Mexican War Licnt.
Grnnt MAS sent TO the Puc.f; Const and
assigned to duty in Oregon. In 1859
he received substantial recognition Of
his ~Scr"ic. = at ChnpWltepcc 10y being np-
pointed Brevct Captain, and WIS COM
miSSioacd II Captain IL August, 1913.
Captain Grant res gucd his position
IN the army Jmiy 81, 1854. anil went tu
st. Louis. where lac remained unit! 1859
ut which time he in company with his
father removed 10 Galcna, Illinois.
where they established tn. leather house
Of Grant X Son. There he re- .iurd in
the peaceful pursuit oi his Lu,iucs, nm
til the breaking ont OF the Rebellion, !
in April, 1851, when lac was NJ
p%oinicl mastering officer uni aid to
Governor Yates. Ia this position he
did efficient service in mastering and
org u,izinE the Illinois Volunteers. until
jan 10th, when he was, commissioned
Colonel OF the Iwcuty-:irst Regiment.
Illinois Volunteers.
la AuSAri. 1861, hc WAS appointed a
I'r!gIdicr-icneIUI b. Prr-Idrn, Lin
co!ii' AMI assigned to tIc command OF
thu District 81 Cairo. h.tyr rtr;icip,t /
ing III sever! event, vi mi..or .napo-
tan t, General Grant Wa, brought INTO
prominence %, The capture and ruc N.
dit.onHI surrender III Fort Lou Ion.
February IL, 1862. Soon after hi, lie
was promoted 1" MIjDT-Gcu raj of Vol
untrrr-, hi, commission to dat, lrpm
the in.i %, Font Don ism. \ tee tls,ur
IL prominent part III he battles of OR. .
NTH AMI PIti-uurS Ltmdin,. H. Uur.
April ID, 1866. rlacel IN Goa,nIai,d Of
the Army Il TIA" rcnncaSc Ga Ortn.
Der 10Th hr began his memorial. com. ,
paign against Neksburs, which Wa,
continued "Ith frequent and san culinary
engagements urtii Ju lth, 1853, winch
witnessed the surrender of the city and
the end OF the long anil bloody 4irsr.
Soon after this General Grant r.
c"i'cd The appointment al Major Gen .
crni in the regular army. aud in October
was assigned To- the command of the
Division Of the Mi-sissippi, anI after
participating in the bloody battle, q,
missionary Ridge AMI lookout Noun
lain Ia" succeeded in driv.u. Bragg f.om
before Chattanooga. Ga march ,. l-GI
General Grant was uproirtrd Lirut,p. |
AIT G.n,r"l % the Army, and imu.cui-
ntc'y Proceeded to Washington whcr. he
arrived March Sth, aud ns,unicd com.
"itld % the Uuion Armies March Il.
l'Ol. rs Commander Ec dirccicI. the
movements OF the army durin, ihnt
srr'es Of yates which proved 80 dc
siructivo to human life on tic 9TH, Grl.
ana 'th q. May. lsGi, and winch urc
known IN history Il the battles of the
Wilderness, and On May IL, 1861. he
wrote the lannon's dispatch: II propose
to fight IT out Oh this liur IL it fakes all
SUNNI Alter crossing the james
river he placed Richmond and Peters.
burg in n state Of siege, june II. 1864,
and during the weary months that en-
sued. marked by an almost coustnnt
succession OF battles, the time pns.ci
nn'il The final campaign Of the war was
begun NJ ,rch 20, 1860, which. with ILL
most inccssunt md desperate nphlimg
by til determined veterans under his
coiDmrnd. rcsnltt d in the occupation Of
Richmond April Pad, aud tile surrender
u General Lee April ., 1865, which sub.
s,nniinlly ended tie wnr.
On the 25th d y OF July. 1866. lr was
houUred by 'h" appointment Of G,nunsl
o! TIE Army. n grndc created c.p, cinIly
for him 10y CuugGcss. and III No,rnl cr.
1858. lac wns It'll iurihtr Aonorcd hy
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