Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-24
THE SOLDIERS LIFE.
a Brief Sketch OF the Events Of the
Departed Mans Career.

General Grant was born at Point Pleas
mt ClermOnt county, Ohio, on April -
|l822.
But little is known of his boyhood save the
|stories recOUnted 10y his father, some years
Since, which showed that IN contrivance, reso1
ution and energy the boy was the father of
he man. At seventeen he had aspirations for
knowledge, and sought 10 enter West Point.
He has himself recounted the accident by
(which he discovered that an appointment
Twas TO be vacant and the ruse by
which he obtained a Congressman s.
pledge to appoint him in a contingency
which seemed to the Congressman unlikely
TO arise. He entered the Military Academy
DULY /. 1889, with class of about one hun
particularly attracted by speculative philos7
|ophy, but was remarkably fond of the more
solid and concrete forms of demonstrative
mathematics and of all experimental exer- !
|cises. He was the only one who had not
|,tudied the course at least one year, and
|many of them had received collegiate educa-
ton. Only thirty nine of the members grad
|uated.
Grant was graduated June 20. 1S43, and
was soon after attached to the Fourth Reg
| |ment of United States Infantry a. brevet
Second Lieutenant. The regiment was then
Stationed at jefferson barracks, near St.
Louis.
SERVES Is The MEXICAN wAR-
He served through the Mexican war and
was twice brevetted for gallant services and
conduct. He was in all of TaylOr's aud
IScott's battles that IT was possible for
lone man TO be in from Palo StO 10 the city
|of Mexico. For these meritorious services
Congress awarded him a brevet captaincy
the regular army which WAS confirmed ia
IJanuary. lrl5.
After a short period of station life at De
|troit and Sacketts Harbor, be married IN
S4s Miss Julia T. Dent daughter OF prom
| |nent ST Louis merchant and sister 0f one
|of his West Pom; classmates He and his
|young wife resided until l-52 at Sackett =
|Hsrbor in camp life In 1852 he was sent
with his regiment 10 Oregon.
ON the 8lst Of July. 1854. he resigned his
commission. He reioined his wife and chill
iren Al 81 Io8is. near which place he lived
u farmer for a fev years, and he snhae
Iuently removed % Galena and engaged in
he leather business with his father.
WENT TvTo THF voIr-NTEEB sEBvTCF
General Grant ssid. IN the camp AZ Nicks-
/ burg. that when the Governor called for vol
|1nteers-the frst call-he wanted 20 oTer
|ais service and be might have gone for =
|pr1vate soldier. bat he knew that Uncle sam
hsd trained him for something better than
hat and 80 he arranged his little hu=iDezs
afI alr-s pFHNlueal telik ksorafiigr ana WIN FHI
| title money IN hi= pocket be started for
|SrinEfeId TIE capital Of The state Here tie
|roopers we're gathered ia = chsotio mass- Ia
-el TIE novelty ~ army life uas attractive
\ uouzh. hut % orEsuize and Ferfsct
II system s1ch ss TIE Authorities Al
a sshingt0n sxpected vss p1zzHns
|tem Al and beyond TIRE ken - tha
Governors star TIE guief inoTenzv ve
|aupearanoe 81 plain csti7en Grsut from f4s-
ems didn't seem to help matts-s, for shen
| 1e presented himself tfe Governor told him
/ here wfre no vscHnces hUt that
J. might rsI tomorrow Grant re-
L 7rued o. his tavern where be rs
| uffuz ~. ard ths nert rnurnina Z
i53 call sr8 reoelred the =a0re rssg-7T -
IT, caiied azsIn ard agau,. Ett no bette.
s1ceez4. ffra morning when Bra finds uers
letting ~ end ere f-7-ernoT wa- h-c1rn fr Z
a-rustonsed to h8= g. q vl4taftov- Grant
azsed f0r 1flne work Ha asked permission
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