Milford chronicle., 1885-04-24
THE GRANT FAMILY.
4 little Sketch that Will be Read with In
terest.
rFrom Harner's Bazar.

from Harpers Bazar.
The Grants first are heard OF in
Massachusetts,, exiles from their tative
land. who crossed the ocean in search
of liberty. Like other families of the
Puritan settlers, they drifted west, and
took M their abode in Ohio, and in that
State. at the little village Of Point Pleas
ant. there was born to Jesse II. Grant
and Hannah Simpson, his wife, son,
who was named by his parents Hiram
ULYSSES Grant. Here, in the labors OF
the farm and the paternal lanyard, the
lad learned his first lessons in endur-
ance and perseverance, and first dis
plaved his skill IN horsemanship. In
1883 he was appointed to West Point,
and henceforth he Is known as Ulysses
s. Grant. a mistake having been some
how made in the entry of his name. In
1913 he eraduated the twenty-hrst in a
class of thirty-nine. He had no great
reputation as a student, but displayed a
taste for mathematics, and distinguished
himself In the riding-sehool, where a
Iea1J Of. over six feet is still marked as
"Grant's upon York. With the ap.
pointment Of Second Lieutenant, Grant
Joined his regiment, the Fourth Intan-
trv. at st. Lofts, and was sent in l846
TO form part of General Taylor's army
Of observation at Corpus Christi, Texas.
Hostilities soon ensued, and Grant was
actively engaged in the battles Of Palo
Alto aud Resaca de Ia Palma. He was
Also in the thick of the fight in the
severe assault Of Monterey. he was
sfidfi after transferred to the army OF
General Scott, was with him In the sue
cossive battles from Cerfo Gordo on
ward and was brevetted Captain for
meriforious conduct at Molino del Rey
and Ghapultepee.
In 1913 Captgin Grant married the
sister of an old classmatej and was sent
To- fine Pacific slope. In 1854 he re-
stoned from the army, and engaged IN
farming and business. AT this time he
seemed to have no desires except for
civil life. and the place Of County Engi-
nesr the aim of his ambition. FOrtu-
uateIv. he did not succeed in obtaining
tbe coveted situation. The attack on
Sumter in 1861 found him dissngaged,
ard being the only one in Galena who
knew much Gbopt military organization,
he took an active part ii the local move
ments. and offered his services to the
War Department at Washington. Two
months elapsed before Governor Yates
made him Colonel of the Twenty-hrst
Illinois Volunteers. With this his
actual service began he was named
Brioadier-G General, and as commander
of Southeastern Missouri he seized
Padncab. Henceforward the life Of
Grant Il the history Of the war. After
Chattanooga tho Office of Lieutenant
General was created, and Grant became
the Oommander-in-O By this time
All distrust and suspicion of his abilities
had passed away; he had given us all
onr success. and : ad proved himself
equal to every en- Egency. AFTER the
actual stl lfe in the g Id was over, Grant
retained the comma Of the army, and
for a short time disc 5rged the functions
of Secretary Of Wal :. But he was soon
to be called from mig ary duties to the
HIGHEST position whit any citizen OF a
fEse country can attaE to.
After two terms Of lice as the Ohiet
Executive of the Union, Genera Jrant
carried out q long cherished project OF 8
tonr round the world. He was received
with roVal honors in every court OF
Enrope. and in the furthest East his
1araonaI influence was used to
STRENGTHEN American interests in the
rich and vast empires which face us
across the Pacific Ocean.
ON his return to his native land Gen
eral Grant took up his abode In Rev
York. and has led the life OF private
citizen, exerting himself especially to
develop our relations with the sister
rennblic of Mexico. He will be remem-
bered as the man who never despaired
Of the republic, who did his duty
through good report and bad report,
and Who. like Lancelot, was to his
friends the truest friend ever man had,
and 10 his foes the stoutest knight that
ever laid lance il rest.