The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-30

ULYSSES s. Grant WIS born in Ohio,
April q, 1922 and was therefore little
ovor Gs years OF agc. At II he entered
West Point and graduated
twenty-firsG in class OF w.
He was assigned to tho 4th
infantry and remainod in the army
II years. ao wont through the Iexl.
c,il war and was twice brevetted for
pallantry. In 1913 he married Julius
Dent, who survives Kim, and by whom
he has left four children living-all
grown. For several years he was en-
Gagged in farming near st. Louis and
then in the leather trade NJ Galena, IL
linois, whore the commencement OF
hostilitios between tho North and the
south found him. When the civil war
broke out Grant was 80 years old, but
entirely unknown TO public men.
Liucoln'e call for troops was on April
10, 1861, and on the 10th Grant was
drilling a company. He offered ms
services TO tho acknowledgement OF
the army but received no reply, ana
was appointed colonel of the Twenty.
frat illinois Volunteer Infantry by the
governor of that State. In juno he
took command Of his regiment and re-
ported to General Popo. His history
from that time the country is familiar
with. He was soon promoted to brig
adler and then major general of vol
unteers, and after the iall
of VickEburg major gen.
eral in the regular army. In Februa-
nv, 1864, the rank of lieutenant general
was created for him by Congress, and
he assumed command of the entire
forces of the United States, as after
ward the rank OF general was made
. thn civil nv
forcing Leo to surrender at Appomat-
tox on April 8, 1865.
This was the termination OF Grants
military career. For short time he
was Johnson's Secretary Of War, and
by an overwhelming majority was
elected to the presidency in 1865 and
reelected in 1872. After his retire.
ment to private life he made his cele-
brated tour around the world, when
ali nations Joined in honoring him in
| a most marked manner.
Grant has had his critics by the
thousands both in war ana in peace
but il would be difficult to convince Q
large majority of the people OF the
Union that he was not one OF the great
esl men of the century. Circumstances
alone do not raise men to exalted
positions or conquer great cap
fains, or enthrone hero in the hearts
of the people. There must be CORES
bonding great force within the man
To spring from obscurity and poverty
to the first place in the thought and
esteem of q nation in the short period
of five wears is not an elevation attrib
utable alone to circumstances. II
takes genius and will power Of high
order to accomplish such result
Grant was pre-eminently distin-
euished as o man of steel nerve and
iron will, and while his thought was
not so quick or his erudition striking
no saw clearly, reached conclusions
promptly, and acted with the logged
courage ana persistency that beat
down all opposition.
| ULYSSES S. Grant was a strong man
q great soldier and an enthusiastic
| friend. His weakness, indeed, was
his confidence in and fidelity to his
friends and the connection OF his name
with ugly transactions happen1ns
during his administration and re-
Gently in Wall street was due to MI
unsuspecting trust in those who en-
loved his intimate acquaintance ant
friendship.
But death has closed the eventfu
chaoter, the warrior sleeps his las
sleep, and the name once ION every
mpn'a lips has now passed into TIM
Temple Of Fame and been inscribed
within its unfading archives. Th'
world will generously at this hour for
get mistakes in the recollections of hi
brilliant achievements. Donaldson
Shiloh, Vicsshurg, Corinth, the w lid
/ erness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbol
and Appomautox will always keep thu
fame and memory of Grant green.