Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-04-16

OF the 0rens Mtlksfy UAtsts~n.
Ulysses 4 Grant csshteenth president Of
TIC rnited States, was born At Point Pleasant
Ohio, April ~, 1872 His ancestors wers
Scotch In 1923 his psrsnts retesvsdfc eeorge
town, D, who're his bryhsod ssee passed lIe
entered West FONT military academy iniS5a
fhs name originally was Hiram Ulysses, tut
the appointment was blundcringly made ulys-
SEES s., and 20 it bad 70 remain. The study in
which he showed most proficiency during HIS
course q; the acsocms wAs mathematics. He
graduated IL is43 al the age OF q years, rank
ing 2lst in aciass Of 50, and was made breyet
second lieutenant OF infantry, and attached a.
s-upernumerary lieutenant Of the fourth regi.
ment which was stationed on the Missouri
frontier.
In 1915 the regiment was crterd "a Texas,
and Grant was commissioned ~ o full lieuten-
ant He FIRST saw blood shed at Paio Alto,
May sth, 1915 He took part in every battle
Of the Mexican war. After the battle 81 Moli-
no del Ray nc was appointed first Lieutenant
for his g~silsntry and was breveted captain for
his conduct At OhapuItepec After the cap
ture Of the city OF MEXICO, ne vitt as regi-
iTAt WAN HAdtlFiTI " IFfItth
In 1919 ne married Julia T. Dent dsueh...r
u q ~rerehauto Of 81 LOFTS and sis.-rog bra ~
ne classmates In isSa. ne accompanied his
regiment % Call.sdrnia and Oregon, and IN 1888
wac Commissioned full captain. IN 1854 he res
-Enea and moved 20 a farm nen 81 l0uia
There his daughter Nellie and one Of his sons
Fred were born lie subsequently removed
10 81 Lonis wsere he fought tho Wolf from
he door, being unable 20 obtain emplgyment
u 1880 he moved u Galena, ~, where his
rather was engaged IN the leather trade.
When the civil war broke snt. Capt. Grant
who was shen % years sid aud the father of4
cbhdrcns tho eldest of whom was II, was
chosen 70 command q company OF volunteers
with which he marched to Springfield There
he acted - mastering officer and on June II.
1864, he was commissioned colonel, Joined
bis regiment ~ Nation aud marched 10 Mis-
SCUM Reporting TO Gen Pope he was pi.s ed
IN command OF the troops at Mexico
On August 70 the president commissioned
bin brgadier general OF volunteers, = pro
motion he first heard u through the pspers,
and assumed command AZ Cgrio. Ne seized
Padncah" e ths mouth az the Teunessee,
On sept 3 which was bis frat military
achievement and accursd three days after he
assumed his new command On Nov. z with
TWO brigades he fought the battle OF Belmont
wfcfe no commanded IN person and had q
horse shot under him John A. Logan was
with him as colonel Grant then was given
command AZ the district OF Cairo. one OF the
largest military divisions ofthe country. Alter
rccounoisance he started on Feb 3 from Padu-
cah with a force OF ia,0o0 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
national celebrity, He was immediately COM
missioDed major general OF volunteers and
took command Of 4q.g0o to make an expedition
up tho rennessee. In the celebrated battle OF
shiloh, April q and I, wheIs both sides los.
about t9GoA ho sas slightly wounded Gen
Hallsck was called td Washington and Grant
became commander ~ the department Of Yves,
Tennessee He won a complete victory Sept
10 at Iuka and was Attacked at his position al
ceribth On October rs his department en-
tended TO Yicksburg and was designated the
and capture OF vieksburg, july O. 1854
hs was promoted. to the rank OF major
general OF the regular army, aud 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 votcd him a med
al and passed a bill reyiving the grade Of lieu
tenant-generai and Grant was Immediately nom
mated He received his commissions from
Lincoln and on March Ia, 1884, as
sufned command OF the armies OF the United
states, with headquarters ~ Potomac. With
10000 men under him he planned two CAM
paigns, one under Gen Meade. 10 operate
against Lee az Richmond, the other under SHEER
man against Atlanta On May 3 Grant moved
on Richmond crossing the Rappaaan with the
army OF the Potomac, with lsnO0O nlen push
ing through Nhe Wilderness, where the bloody
~ the Wilderness was fought which
Grants attempt 70 interpose his army
Lee and Richmond Being repeatedly
by lee with bloody resnlts, he sent
the famous message witch closed with. 81
90 fight N ont on tins line if il takes
summer Inc he did His losses were
A,55f, and Lees $1,000
surrender OK Lee a. Appematox Court House
April y Grant fixed his headquarters AZ Wash
lngton and on July -, 1856 was commissioned
Of the United States army. lie was
secretary Of war during the suspension
of stanton from August y, 1867, TO January
t5, 1868
He was unanimously nominated on the first
ballot for president at the republican conysn-
aon held at Chicago May "a, 1858 with Schuy-
Tor Coirsx vice president. Tho tick carried
~ states. He was ~iBarYurated March T. 1864
In ISL President Grant urged the annexa-
lion Of Santo Domingo, but the senate withheld
lis approval A commission OF five British and
1--we American members, on May ., signed q
treaty on the subject Of navigation and The
Alabama Glainis.T The latter was submitted
20 u court 81 arbitration at Geneva, Switzer-
land on Sept IA. 1877, and the sam OF si55n.-
100 was awsrded 10 be paid by the British gov
eminent 10 the United States for damages to
American commerce by Confederate cruisers
atted out in British ports Tho Ku-Klux bill
was enforced by q presidential proclamation.
appointed q commission to inquire into
civil service and remedy ID
He was renominated aud elected to another
term 10 1672 In 1874 he vetoeda bill 70 Increase
the volume ofourrency.
At tho close OF his term, accompanied by his
he a a trip around the world, and
everywhere received with the highest honors
sver accorded a citizen Of the United States. His
return home was q perfect ovation from San
Francisco, where he landed, to his home at
3aiena, whence he had started on his brilliant
career.
He afterwards removed to New York and en-
gagged in business, which resulted disastrousiy.
His last days we're burdened by regret that his
name should 60 down 10 posterity
with the blot he fancias the exploits % HIS
partner Ferdinand Ward have east upon 1t By
hir business transactions
In the summer Of 1884 Gen. Grant visited 81
Paul ~ the guest OF Henry Willard on the eele-
brstion or the opening Of the Northern Pacific
railrssd OF all the n0tahles OF that auspieious
day Gen. Grant was the cynosurs of every eye
Ia the vast multitude that shronged the line OF
march
va Hie 90 OF retfuary fass congress accepted
the war relics and mementoes Of the famous
hero, upon which he had placed Q mortgage
10 William Vanderbilt 20 secure q loan Of $780,
300 and which Vanderbilt presented Mrs..
Grant, she accepting, on condition that they be
presented 70 the intel States. 9hs memen-
toes viii be placed IN the government building.
On the 4th Of March Gen. Grant was placed
ON the retired list % the army, with rank aud
pay Of general, and he first official ACT az Pres
:a>.t e.e-csI! -ss - sign Svr. Ssrxnss com.
mission.
Genual Earrios Certainly Dead.