Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-08

preatest chieftain of our neri,d b.s ,.ii.,
All that was mortal or Gs,er,I II,ss.s =
Grant has passed sw,v He ,be yic,nr i, ,hs
greatest and most enssnvuinei comics, on, no
ton has been called 10 endu,s hos vis,a.d q,
the inevitable foe of all mor,,ls-dsa,h
We CONE together on the day snnoin,sa far
his sepulture, not ss psrtissns nor n rs, ,orm
A partisan service but a. ci,iyens In nnr,,nnr
with those of all sections of tb;s .,e., ns,;nn
holding IL both a privilege and a dn,v 90
unite in tokens Of resnec, IN an. r,.r,osr -,
our most ;llus,rous cbie,,a;n "a Ala o. ga,
sympstbv and condolencs ,o ,ha h....,.a
wife and children of the deceased
II il especisllv fitting ,bs, w. =. ,;,;,.r.
of Ohio sbould honor The mo,,o,, ~ ,hs
dead hero who was a nativs oT IN, .;.,s .nd
exhibited even in his bovbood dsys ons,;,;..
which won the confidence n, a tsmons s,.,es
man and orator. Thomas I, Hamer on whooe
recomnenda,ion he was .n,oin,od W o.d.,
shin at West Point. the berinn ning oS a cs,es,
In which by His own nns,d.d .y.r,;on. h.
rose from poverty and obscnri,v IN hc M,
only the most iliustrious nj tho msnv g,.s,
men 10 whom our comm an ve.l,h hs, s;van
birth. but slso to he the to,emns, man NJ h;s
time in all the world
Scarcely had he entered p,o, thu r.-;oa ~
his younc manhood whom du,v c.lI.5 hin, ~
hear arms ,or b;s conn,rv 4, ,or.;s,n ia
Upon the All ot Me,;co I,;sut Grar, q,
palo Aito Resacs 40 la p.ims snd uon,.,.r
under General Tsylor and a, vera Cru,
Cop,r, ras Mo,ino dol Rev and Cbsn,,,.,oc
under Gen Scott iouob, hrsv.Iv snd ws,,
earning promotion to a csn,s;ncv and er;ov'
ing with his comrades the proud Satisfaction
of seeing the fac ot bis countrv wsv. in
complete and final triumnb over the anc;ent
csni,sl of tho Az,,cs
Afterwards for mora tho, a.o.,.
On, cou,,,v was a, roaco v;,h ~, 81. ia
and during tho i.,,.r hsi, n, ,hs, ,..;,a I.,
;n - - A.. ~ Po.' na'
Grant devoted himself to the pursuits Of civil
lite. But when the tocsin OF civil war was
sounded throughout the land. and the very
lite of our nation was imperill ed he nromn,lv
rendered his services to the csuse ot the
Union, and entered the field as captsin. Vol.
ume upon volume has been written upon the
military career thus humby begun. and none
now will DISPUTE the statement that il cbsl.
lenges the attention and admiration Of man.
kind, and will do SO for ages TO come. His
promotion was rapid. because deserved.
and his first victory. was. after being
com missioned a Brgadier General st Rel,
mont Mo. Within the frst wear NJ the var
,he disaster at Manassas and other no;n,s
seriously depressed the frienis of the Up;on
cause Our armies needed a leader in whom
the country could repose implicit confidence
Such A leader appea,ed betore For, DonsIson
after the easy cap,ure of Fort Henry O,s.
bard days battle was apparently undecisiye
but the night was spent by Confederate gan
erals in considering the question of cap;tu,s.
ton. The morning opened with a fac a,
truce sent by General Buckner to G.sersl
Grant, asking terms tor capitulstion Of the
former. General Grants reply was one of
the most clectrifying incidents of the war.
1t was:
"Yours of this date nro,os;,, an .,m;s-
tice and appoin,ment Of comm;ssione,s IN
settle terms of cani,pIs,;on ia ms, rsc.;y.d
No terms other than an unconditional ana
immediate surrender can be .ccen,sd
"a propose TO move immedistelv nnon ,ou,
works I am air ve,v ,asnec,tpIIv yon,
obedient servant n dr."
The surrender ,ollowed Tho neonls "a
;oiced and hone and con6den,.d can,a,.a l.,
Grant the great man 10, tho ,rss, ,coa,;,,,
His commission AZ major general n, volun-
teers dated from that glor;ops dav Son,
after he turned defeat into v;ctorv a, pitt
burg Landing. and "A commsnd., y,
the department OF West Tennessee ovsr,b,.w
the forces of rebellion At Iuks and with
stubborn yalor repused the .,.,ny,s, Cor;n,h
After many strategic moyemen,s fierce hs,.
ties and A sk,llfuI siege vick shu,, ,h. OH
raltar of the Son,b ,eI, hst,,,. h;n m ~.
eighty ann,ye,sarv of Amsr;csr in
dependence the ca anturs n, Gsns,.I
Pemberton and 81 600 nj b;s ne,, tho onan
ing of the Missis,,pni river ~ i,s mon,h snd
prsc,icsllv d;smemherino tho confado,oo,
Tbese scbievements sarnsd 10, CO.; mr.,
motion 10 mai p genera, of tho rs,n,a, an
the highest nos;,,on Lnown :,
tba, time and ha ,.as
mand n, tho d.n.,,m.,t ~ ,to
Missssippi Al once disnosina h;s
co,c.s fnr ,ho aat,s
mas,er,v ,ac, and sL,G 'sa bs aoan dsa,s WIN ,ta
rebel tI,rces ,rom t,eir almost ;r,n,snn.tis
f.stpesses on Niss;on Ride and 7 toLo,,,
Mountain. again consn,n,ing a s.-;., nC 90
.rations among The nos, h,il,;.n, IN m;Ii,st, op
annals For him now w,s n,.',.d ,ha ,'s
,ion nt Ii.n,ar.n, ~ ,aa., ;'',I,;n Wv po.r
with command ot s,l onr armies m ns.r,s ,h,aa "'m
,n.r,.,s ~ a ,ni,,;a -, 80 "''o
nt mss,;n, In, hiah a..a,,, ,"s on'! ""y
cnmmsnde,. and ,ha cann,.s, :, 49, T'i,ei
S,a,as aw.,d.d h;,n 49,. g., 20. nI'" ''.
a s,Jd ,n.dai "''o ,s t"' "'''' uon''s .,
,,s,ts Tn,n ,amn.a A., '''
Of .,cc.s.a. n Ca,.,; ;.",''1
,og sb.rm.n's .uh .,
OF on. prn,I ul.n wh;ch G.n.,., r., o'
nominated ss ,.crnsbing IN. cons ds,a"u rL
sn egg shell" ms If IN ra,snn ;nsna,,,,,;n,, Hn
the final moyemen,,og R;.hnpna ,ha
confederate c.pi,oI invnIvi,n tho ,s,,;ni..
battle. of the wilderness Sno,,s,iv.ni. snd
OF Cold Hsrbor determio.d ss h. s.id $50
febt il on, on ,bs, linz il il t.t.s sII .u, :"
mer" A long and ssnon;o.,v s,r,",.,s
suited ia the surrender Of Geoe,aI R ,hsr, p
Lee, commspder.in-cbisfo of ,hs .o,,.ds,.,.
forces AT Appoma,or the h.n =, P;nh,nnna
and The com nl.,a dss,,no,;on =, ,ha .."s