The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-04-16
GENERAL q. 8. GRANT.

GENERAL q. 8. GRANT.
A Concise 1ieer.paieAl 6kssttoh Of ii. Elf,
Of NJ ufeat Military 0hisftan.
Ulysses & Grant, eighteenth president Of
the United States, was born at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, April q, 1s2a His ancestors were
Scotch. In 1898 his parents removed ID George,
town. O., where his boyhood was passed He
entered West Point military academy in 1880
His name ORIGINALLY was Hiram Ulysses, but
tho appointment was blunderingly mado Ulys.
ses s, and so it had to remain. The. study in
which he showed most proficiency during his
course At the academy Mas mathematics. He
graduated III 1913 At the age Of q years, rank
ing 21st in class Of 80, and was made brevet
second lieutenant Of infantry, and attached a.
supernumerary lieutenant Of the fourth regi.
ment which was stationed on tho Missouri
froAhef.
III 1s4s The Il reeimert WAS orderd to Texas
and Grant Was commissioned as q full lieuten-
ant He first saw blood shed At Palo Alto,
May 9Th, lS4a He took part In every battle
of the Mexican war. After the battle Of Moli-
no dol Ray he was appointed first lieutenant
for his gallantry and was breveted captain for
his conduct at Chapultepee After the CAP
ture OF the city Of MEXICO, he with his reai-
ment y sss stationed q Detroit $500.
=. In ls4s he married Julia +. Dent, daughter
OF merchant Of 81 Louis and sister OF one 81
his classmates: In 1852 he accompanied his
regiment TO California and Oregon, and in 1858
was commissioned full captain. In 1854 he re-
signed and moved to- = farm near ST. Louis.
There bis daughter Nellie AMI one of his sons
fSa@ were 69rn He subsequently removed
she door, being unable to obtain employment
In 1850 he moved to Galena, NJ, where his
father was engaged in the leather trade,
when the civil war broke ont Capt Grant
VINO was then 80 years cid and tie ftthef Of
chhndren. the eldest 81 whom Was II, was
with which lie marched to Springfield. Theirs
ne acted as mastering officer and on June ~
icol, ne was commissioned colonel Joined
us regiment ct Mattoon snd marched 10 Mia
souri, Reporting to Gen. Pope he was placed
On August Is the prRssde ,eN Commissioned
MN br'gadier general Of volunteers, a pro-
motion no first heard of through the naners
nnd assumed command at Carlo He seized
Paducah, at the mouth of the Tennessee.
on Sept 6 which was his first militarv
acnleVement and ACQUIRED three days utter he
two brigades he fought the battle 81 Ke!mdnt
where he commanded in persAn and had
horse shot under him. John A. Logan n1 - =
with him Al colonel Grant then was given
command Of tho district OF Cairo, one Of the
largest military dvs!9:; Is the co6niry After
cab with . force Of 1900 men for The
capture Of Forts Henry and Donaldson the
capture of the latter being tho i;rst
brilliant victory that had crownei
the federal arms Grant sprang at once into
national celebrity. He WAS Immediately com.
took command Of Il, eco to make an expedition
up tho Tennessee In tho celebrated battle Of
Shiloh, April 6 and Z. whe,a both s;Ios lot
about L. Cos, he was slightly wounded eds G ;eo'
Halleck was called. tt Washington and Grant
tennessee. He won a complete victory Sent nt'
10 at 1uka and was ,attacked ut lila nos;t;on ~
Corinth. On October is his denaftmcut e@ ~
tended to Vicksbure and W.. fas;pnataS e. e.
department of tho .Tonnessaa Aft.sr hs so ;ae
he was nromota1 "a ~ r. 10y :. loo;,
general Of the regular arm1. and " w,s
placed in command of The M SuI w"s
comprising the denartments com,n,a,3gppi
by sherman, Thomas. Burnside and Hooksr
After his victories at Mssionsrv R;doa amj
Lookout Mountain, congress votd him a med.
IL and passed q bill revivinu the grade ~ Ee,, :
tenant general and Grant was immecint elx now
mated He received his commission from,
President Lincoln and on March II. 1874 a.
sumed command OF tho armies Of tbs tinted
States, with Headquarters at Potomac. With
zoo, 900 men under him he planned two cam-
paigns, one under Gen. Meade. to onerato
against Lee at Richmond. the other nnder Shar
man against Atlanta On Nav Grant n, nuua
on Richmond crossing ~ lea9hh a., n;,,' H.
army Of tho Potomac. with Id az man M sh o
ing through the Wilderness. whore the b1oodv
battle If the W;jaarnoss ,a. s up o4ucoy
foiled Grants attemnt to ;nterno ,ouins ~nlca
between "a and R;a%r,ond 'c npp 1se nls army
renmlsad Nv ! az VIII, hiooa, nu al, .epeatedl!
the famous message wh,c c'osa1 ,r; 10 ee ~
propose to eht It ont on th;s i;ne W. !.
III enmmer AnS Ia Al S;a 'ni 81 ine II II taxes
- *, .n% Ies a ~ o ~ old Ills losses were
After the evacuation If Richmond .,a ~.
surrender of Lee At Annomato1 Cn"-t Wo, .no
April g. Grant fixed his hea dnuarters At Uoal'
ineton and on inv * 1874 Hras con,no;ssoos
general of the United States army. Ta wss
made secretary of war during the Suspension
Of Stanton from August IL 1851. to 5anuarv
Is, 1oG8
He was unanimously Nominated On tho frat
ballot for president at the Republican rf,nveri.
ton held at Chicago NV q 1S6S Nth Schnr
Ter Colfax vice president. The ticket carr;sd
rs states He was inaurureted March 4 1SS9
hon of Sauto Dominro hit the se,aie w;t.,,,aij
it's approval 4 continuation n f;va Rr'+;sh ICY
Hve American members m Nav : s;nno ana u
tra.tv IN ~ a,,h;oet VI May Q, signed
.Aiabama Claims The ,atter 5aS sn ana ING
h a court ~ .rh;+r,t;on a. G."o*. e u,'u;.
land. on Sent "a iS72 and tho snr ~ AK SM ~
100 vas awarded to he MD hx tha Rr;t;.h' ~;
ernti,ent to tfe fJn;tcd States fnr sots
American comm.rce bv Confed I atam nIs
fitted out in British ports The Km.K1n~ b;'I
was enforced bv a presidential nrocIamat;on
He appointed a Communication to inom;ra ;nto
He was renominated and e,ected II .ro+ho,
torn in 1872. In 1874 he vetoed bill to increase
the volume ofcnrrencv VIA W 'n'1 e"''
saany, nc mauea t1lP around the world, and
sver accorded citizen of the United States. His
return home was q perfect ovation from San
FRANCISCO, where he landed, to his home at
.9aiens, whence he had started on his brilliant