Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-24

Con Grant was porn AT Iolhb Iltdotuti
and was 68 years old April q last.
~ ancestors were Scotch. IN 1873
Nd parcuts removed to the village OF
ee en- o., where his boyhood was
,s.gi lie entered West Point Military
Eceiemv m 1879, appointed by the Hon.
fbonas L. Hamor, member Of Congress. HIS
name originally was Hiram Ulysses; but the
appointment WIS niu ., ha IMAM me
in winch he showed most proficiency
dr,,r his course at the academy was mathe-
,4s ne graduated IN 1912 ranking 2lSt IN
=, rl4ss II 80 and was made a brpvct second
I ieofpnant Of infantry. aus attached as a Su-
Isrnumprarv Lieutenant to the Fourth Regl-
ioant which was stationed on the Missouri
fr,nf,er In tha summer Of 1916 the regiment
was ordered to Texas, TO JOIN the army Of
Lon 1'+,.lor ON sent 80 Grant was commits
$500 az f1ll Ti.utPnant lie first SAW blood
5eGat P4lo Alto. NAV s. 1916. and took part
,,sc7n fhe battles OF Resaca de Ia Palma and
Wantarev. asd the siege OF Vera Cruz. In
ami lSi7. he was made Quartcrmastcr of his
,-l.,,,o,.t inf stiU partlcinatpd ia all active
.'srgtions. and after the battle of Moline del
H. sent s lS47 he was appointcd on the
t,li First Lieutenant for his -allantry.
Grant was breVetted Captain for his conduct
~ circumference TO date from The battle
4 Ausr fine capture Of the CITY of Mexico he
returned with hls regiment and was stationed
frst Al Detroit. and then at SacketCs HArtor
In ISIS he married Mas Julia 4. Dent, of
81 Ioujs sister Of one of his clagsmat, s. In
nj. and Oregon and while at Fort Van
conver Aug. 5 1859. was commissioned full
Csuiain.
On Iulv 81 1854. he resigned, and re-
moved 10 ST IOuis cultiyatinr "A farm near
hat citv. and engaging in business as a real
estate agent In 1859 he was empioyed bv his
father M the leather trade at GaIeDa. Ill.
When the dul war broke out ne was chosen
sb59 e n's%cbod ~ snrir rtieid TSere he
1t,,I i ~, ~ - - -, VII ~
Ne9 iel@,nvt az "u ~ 20 "9E "'Vs' anu
teers nutil he be,,me Colonel If the Twcntv-
ttst Pe~,o',,f b,s el,,,,issi,n dotino. From
lime n iST Wa ;nircd ~ re',inn,S1nt NJ
Nstfoor ,rgar,1,d nd iriiied If nj Case,,e
,llo and tbsS ,,r0ssoj inta NJisso,,r, ,,rbcra
Il If forned mart If mo ynard az the Haunjbal
md Hndsdn peilrn,d on INV ~ he vas
n placed m command ~ tho trooIs nj NsDiro
n iormins a nart of cen, Pone'e forre on AuS'
n : he was nromoted to Erioad1cr General r.
y5lrnteers tes 5,,,,r,ioio Lo,,, datnd 6och
to NAV n ,nd %ee,,r,od l.,n,,T,ad 81 tbe
lroops at caro-. which were soon increased NV
'ae addition OF Gen. McClernand's brigade.
the hattie OF Belmont. where he commanded
in persan and 10 =, 49, ~ 49,. -,
n Aier Observation-Disclosures IN yorce ta,ldrd
"a Columbus IN .Ianng'rv 1880 Czrant stortc6 on
III Fen. 8 from Paducob Win a force of X oo0
men. aided nv Cnmraodoro Eroote ,yjth g., feot
Of FitDboats fo, tb t 81 p 81 . ~,
ag noneson tbe -
et The Tennessee river md tbc later The
Cumberland nsar tho diyii, In, tot -,
gepttcl i ~, 1ue 'uFigins 45ue DcV " zen
n4n,lei r., tbe G,'fj. o. -, IN M ooau
Nrrepdercd an Fol q "nd M bo,,fIs'',,'
rmmanded nv Gcn RWct-nar ON vi, *
Cen Grant was immadi9tal,- Northumberland
81 Major General If voinntnc,.5 10 data e,,n,,,
~ Feb Is " ~
INTO TENNESSEE
Ton. G.. +. Smith had beer directed
4 q Gen. Halleck To make AN expedition mn
de lg ana t win about 49, coo men; but he
ee'oye9 upon Gen. Grant A large portiop
n Q the force. after living three weeks al PITS
burg apding in -, " F ~ 80
o. C0ruth, was surprised M davbreak NJ
II Aprl by a I9rga Confsder,Ic corce
uAaer Gen. A. S. Johnston. driven from
81 lls amp, and routed with heavy loss cen
Il Dft4i arrived on the field of h,tfle ~ \ a m
ald reformed the lines How re-enforca'
lteut under Gen. Rneu hsxin,t srr3ycd IN
Tie night, The battle was renewed on AnriI7
AMI the Coufederates SyithJre,v 70 Coriuib'
nllef unsuccessful movafaepts oroinst
FckshurQ "tbr r;ir.I+i,. ,h
b-sr.ppI.u from III ~, ,''"i r1 Wy
w loss of an immense nuonfitv
stores which tbr Confcdcratoe Cirnc g0y
slel and de.troved ~ ;4o1,, S,ri,,ls
nYFeihs army 5o,yo tha - i'nSI' - ~
II si-sippi rn,eI. .,., ~ o'u Jam ~ ZIG
l'A4t below the CITY ON The 1aSt d"vor Enri
defeated The TonfcJcrafas i no ~ o-til -;
baymoud Ia,tsor Cta 40 ia tng IONS
5g Black. prov.,t,nt' 80, ~, tuu
ilom olnmq pemLarts ~ -, a. -. 'o,lIiS ,
tege 10 thaI Iia, a. ms 1'ihsu ~, s,"Ilu iu
rendered win ~, y To- Sco ~ olty was SUI
N. Thercupo9 SrDr ~ 0u - ~
b 'a9s Oh Major General in the regular army.
81 Gensrl, IN tbe -, tne sraue OF Lieutenant
a1toB Marcn ies, was pass5u ny Congress
OF PRESIDENT i'','' I9'eitcn tne hlAhHtuIe |
Gen. Grant fo' WHO ~ once nominated
lTmtd The ,,nn,,,.. ,.sillou' Ihe senate con-
Oh inc lohoWlhE uay
COMMANDING TOO 600 MEN.
Not before durin,, ,ho ,i,,i -, ...
1euerU n In 4 M 'lNI W.T. i ila9 any one
hat0Hal armie- Grn couiiH1i"iueI az VIC
en- 10 ma Roli '"nt' WIN nearly 'uo,OO
lhss toOe ii. 80 90, ~ ny pianncu Two cam
Nbl point. ni t,a 49,, rllau itaneously against
cnH Armies - ~ (Vhleuerhcy by TIE Two |
utIer 6pr Nr,"..,,,ti,or ms com mani; the ono. |
ercuica 6y 80 ot ,sc y, s against Rich
Nfoo. The siege of peicr'f,'yr,, 'ou W
~ lhc victory nt 'Fivn Fnt,.- io ~ Tn,'vu
q April, 1868. WHOM picL,o. 49, ~ |
"Naiod and Zoe r.frn,tot' , ,,,',ul" Mao |
M, iauYllr followed closely Ir, G,."t
Il. llNly forced liz, s,i,r.n,i ,r.gr HI"ut
raS Orc. which too- ,i.Dt v a.. ~
g Coau H,nsr r,1 a F'aVv wv Appo- /
~ AAet bis hcadauarters M Mi i',., w ni