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A Concise Biographical Sketch OF the Life
OF the Great Military Chiettan.

GENERAL q. 8. GRANT.
A Concise Biographical Sketch Of the Life
Of the Great Military chiettan.
Ulysses s. Grant eighteenth president Of
the United States, was born at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, April q, 1922 His ancestors were
Scotch In 1923 his parents removed to George
town, O., where his boyhood was passed. He
entered West Point military academy ii 1s39.
His name originally was Hiram Ulysses, tut
the appointment was blunderingly made Ulys-
ses S., and 30 it had to remain. The study in
which he showed most proficiency during his
course at the academy was mathematics. He
graduated IN 1s43 at the age of 81 years, rank
ing 2lst in aclass of 80, and was made brevet
second lieutenant Of infantry, and attached as
~supernumerary lieutenant of the fourth regi-
mont which was stationed on the Missouri
frontier.
In 1a5 the regiment was orderd to Texas,
and Grant was commissioned as a full lieuten-
ant. He first saw blood shed at Palo Alto,
May sth, lS+8. He took part in every battle
OF the Mexican war. After the battle of Moli-
no del Ray he was appointed first lieutenant
for his gallantry and was breveted captain for
his conduct at Chapultepec. After the cap
ture of the city Of Mexico, he with his regi-
ment was stationed at Detroit
In 1S4S he married Julia T. Dent, daughter
OF q merchant of St Louis and sister of one of
his classmates. In 1852 he accompanied his
regiment to California and Oregon, and in 1853
was commissioned full captain. In 1854 he re-
slgned and moved to o farm near St Louis.
There his daughter Nellie and one of his sons
(Fred( were born. He subsequently removed
70 ST. Louis where he fought the wolf from
the door, being unable to obtain employment
In 1860 he moved to Galenn, H., where his
father was engaged in the leather trade.
When the civil war broke out, Capt. Grant
who was then 80 years old and the father of 4
children, the eldest of whom was II, was
chosen to command a company of volunteers
with which he marched 10 Springfield. There
no acted as mastering officer and on June II,
1851, no was commissioned colonel, Joined
ms regiment at Nation and marched to Mis-
souri, Reporting to Gen. Pope he was placed
In Of the troops at Mexico.
On Augusta the president commissioned
him brigadter general of volunteers, a pro-
motion he first heard of through the papers,
and assumed command at Carlo. He seized
Paducah, at the mouth Of the Tennessee,
on Sept 8 which was his first military
achievement and ACQUIRED three days after he
assumed his new command. On Nov. Z with
brigades he fought the battle of Belmont
where he commanded in person and had a
horse shot under him john A. Logan was
with him as colonel. Grant then was given
command Of the district Of Cairo, one Of the
he started on Feb. 8 from Padu-
cab with a force of 1900 men for the
capture of Forts Henry and Donaldson. The
capture of the latter being the first
brilliant victory that had crowned
the federal arms Grant sprang at once into
nAf10nnI tNa1 hhrifvN ~ urna ynnnnl, a.
missioned major-general of volunteers and
took command of 4O,GG0 to make an expedition
up tho Tennessee. In tho celebrated battle of
Shiloh, April 8 and z, where both sides lost
about $4,000, he was slightly wounded. Gen.
Halleck was called to Washington Ind Grant
He won q complete victory Sept
10 at lnka and was attacked at his position at
CoriDth. On October Is his department ex-
tended to Vicksburg and was designated the
department Of the Tennessee. After his seige
he was promoted to the rank OF major
general of the regular army, and was
placed in command Of the Mississippi.
comprising the departments commanded
BY sherman, Thomas, Burnside and Hooker.
After his victories at Missionary Ridge, and
Lookout Mountain, congress- voted him a med
al and passed a bill reviving the grade of lien
tenant-general and Grant was immediately nom
mated. He received his commission from
Lincoln and on March II, 1864, as
sumed command of the armies Of the United
States, with headquarters at Potomac. With
7oo!,oN men under him no planned two cam
paigns, one under Gen. Meade, to operate
against Lee at Richmond, the other under Sher-
man against Atlanta On May 5 Grant moved
on Richmond crossing the Rappadan with the
army of the Potomac, with 10000 men push
ing through the Wilderness, where the bloody
battle of the Wilderness was fought which
foiled Grants attempt to interpose his army
between Lee and Richmond. Being repeatedly
repulsed by Lee with bloody results, he sent
the famous message which closed with, 81
propose to fight 1t out on this line if it takes
al summer. And he did His losses were
54,55l, and Lees s., 600.
After the evacuation OF Richmond and the
Of Lee at Appomatox Court House
April 9. Grant fixed his headquarters at Wash
lngton and on July y, 1866 was commissioned
general of the United States army. He was
made secretary of war during the suspension
Of Stanton from August IL, 1867, to January
Is, 1868.
He was unanimously nominated on the first
ballot for president at the republican conven-
Ter Colfax vice president. The ticket carried
~ states. He was inaugurated March 4. 1859.
In 1871 President Grant urged the annexa-
ton of Santo Domingo, but the senate withheld
its approval. A commission of five British and
five American members, on May s, signed a
S'y III VIZ IVY 4 AdNlRdLOu duQ ING
alabama Claims" The latter was submitted
to a court Of arbitration at Geneva, Switzer-
land, on Sept IA, 1872, and the sum'of Gle, 500
ooV was awarded to be paid by the British gov
ernment 10 the United States for damages to
American by Confederate cruisers
fitted out in British ports. The Ku-KIux bill
was enforced by q presidential proclamation.
he appointed a commission to inquire into
civil service and remedy it
he was renominated and elected to another
term in 1872. In 1874 he vetoed a bill to increase
the volume ofcurrency.
At the close of his term, accompanied by his
family, he made a trip around the world, and
received with the highest honors
ever accorded 4 citizen of the United States. His
return home WAS a perfect ovation from San
Francisco, where he landed, to his home at
Galena, whence he had started on his brilliant
career.
He afterwards removed toNew York and en-
gagged in business, which resulted dlsa.trously.
HIS last days were burdened by regret that his
honorable name should go down to posterity
with the blot he fancies the exploits of his
partner Ferdinand Ward have cast upon it by
his business transactions.
In the summer of 1854 Gen. Grant visited st
Paul as the guest of Henry Willard on the cele-
braton OF the opening of the Northern Pacific
railroad. OF all the notables of that auspicious
day Gen. Grant was the cynosure Of every eve
In the vast multitude that thronged the line of
march.
On the Sd of February last congress accepted
the wal relics and mementoes OF the famous
hero, upon which he had placed a mortgage
to William Vanderbilt to secure a loan of $50
0D0 and which Vanderbilt presented Mrs.
Grant, she accepting, on condition that they be
presented to the United States. The memen-
toes will be placed in the government building.
On tho 4th of March Gen. Grant was placed
on the retired list of the army, with rank aud
pay of general, and the first official act of Pres
ident Cleveland was to sign Gen. Grants CON-
mission.
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