The Brookhaven leader., 1885-07-30
Death of Gen. Grant.

Of the civilwar on the Northern side
and one ~ the greatest military
captains Of modern umps. has al
last quietly succurhei To the con.
queror death, ard passed away as
peacefully as child falling to sleep
The LEADER has previously given
a rather full outline or Gen. Grants
remarkable ccrecr \ brief summa-
~ Of that sketch. with some aldi
Dionai notes will now he of interest
~ the drSrna Of his earthly career
closes:
Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant was
born at Point Pleasant, Clcrmont
county, Ohio. April 81, 1922. eldest
son of Jesse r. and Hannah Simpson
Grant, two Pennsylvauians. He
graduated from West Point in lS43,
twenty first in a class of thirty nine.
llc N'H uISIIDCNlpD Ut dlO AllO anu
Resaca de Ia Palma, and promo
tion Mt Nolino del Rev and Chapul-
tepec He resigned his Captaincy
in 1854, and when the war broke out
was in business with his father at
Galcna, H., a. q dealer in leather
and saddlery. He was made Colonel
of the twenty first Illinois, Brigodier
General in August, 1861, Major
General in February, 1862, Lieuten-
ant General and Commander of all
the Armies of the United States
March -. 1864, and General IN
1866. The battles which made his
reputation were Belmont, Mo, Nov.
I, 1867, Fort DonelSon, Tenn, Feb.
l4-lG, 1862 Shiloh, Tenn, April
6-7, 1862 Vicksburg AMI it's pre-
iiminary battles, May IA to Jul " A.
1868, and-alas for poor human ma
ture-ihe series Of sanguinary en-
gagements which began in the Will
derncss May S, 1864, and led up TO
Appomattox, April Q, 1865. We
need scarcely observe his indebted
meas to his great lleutenants, Sher-
man. Thomas, Hancock, Sheridan,
Warren and others. He became
Secretary Of War abont Aug. l,
1867 serving till the middle of Jan.
uary, and President March 4, 1869.
he was reelected in 1872
A remarkable episode in Gen.
Grants career is his tour around
the world He left Philadelphia
May II, 1877, for Liverpool and a.
rived at san Francisco Sept. 90,
1879. At the close Of the year he
again went away to the West Indies
and Mexico, becoming a persona
grata in the latter country, with
whose railroad affairs he was after
wards mixed. His tour was not at
ali like that of private individual {;
he was received over the world like
rcigning king. Indeed, in the
Eastern countries they were never
convinced that his reign was ended.
Lu Hrug Chang and Prince kung
tried 10 get him to mediate between
China and Japan, and in both coun-
tries he received unbOnnded honor.
The rulers and mobiles Of Europe and
Asia well with each other to 9lority
the great representative Of military
fame and civic authority. Not an
other military victor of ancient or
modern times has been so highly
honored during his lifetime beyond
the shadows cast by his bayonets.
Gen. Grant has since lived as
private citizen, chiefly in New York
city, until within few weeks before
his death.
The failure of the financial firm Of
Grant IL Ward, in May, 1884, in
which the General had large pccu-
mary interest. exercised deprcss-
ing effect on his spirits, from which
he hut slowly rallied. lie promptly
gave up his property to the creditors
of the concern.
In the meantime an affection Of
the mouth and tongue made its APP
pearance, causing the General some
trouble and pain, but it was not con
sidered a serioua matter until his
physicians pronounced it to he can
Ger Of the species epithciioma.
On the 81 of March, 1885, in the
last moments of Congress, the ex-
President was restored to his rank
AS General of the Army and placed
on the retired list.
On the Goth Of March, 1885, the
Generals friends were startled by
the rapid and alarming development
of cancer in his throat, aud although