Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-24
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Ulysses Simpson GFsnt vas born ~
Point Piesssnt, glsrnnut e5Taiy, ossa,
April "a, 1872. He was ths eldest SIN q
Jesse X. and Hannah stmpsoTi Grant,
both natives % PsnEilyivanls. Having
acquired the rudimeuHs Of sdussticn II
q common SCHOOL, be saierra The Htli-
tary Academy At West Pgint to lee
He vas diIlgsiit sind,snt. bu4 81 sdaated
without SPECIAL distinction 10 1913 sand
ing twentJ-finst in q eAsss Of u Fiy nine
He left West Point a. brsvst sesOGo
lieutenant Of tie Fourth laGzntry. With
which he vent 10 1sxiso and served
with distinctions At Pslo Alto aal4 kssass
de Ia Palma 10 Msv. 1896 Fer EBsFito-
rious conduct al Molino del Rsy and
CbapastApec, Septsmber. 1871, he VA
made first lieutenant. IN 15ts be mar
ried Miss Jniia T. Dent If -. Loti'e
He Waa raised 10 the rank Of csptsin j.
1858, bat re iRned bic commission IN
JAY, IS54. 10 1873 or 1860 be entered
into business With his father, Is dealer
In leather and ssdsllery, at GAlsns-
Illinois.
Immediately after the breaking out Of
the rebellion. 10 1861, be raised 2 c0s1-
pany and marGhsd WITH il to Spring
neid. Having been appointed coioael
81 tbs Zist regiment Of volunteers, 10
June. be was first employed 10 Missouri.
aud beeame . brigsdisf general IN Au-
gust, 1851. About this time be wa
ordered 10 Cairo, aud took command Of
the important district Of Cairo. on
"Southssst MiasoaTi,' intending both
aides of the mississippi river. He 90
supied Padnoah gn tbe 6th Of Ssplen-
Der, His fftst battle va tonight st
Belmont. Missouri, nearly opposite Co
Iumbus, which latter 5laes sas ossupisd
by q large force Of tile enemy. Ga tue
7th Of November ne captured the camp
Of fba fnsurRants az Belmont, and 10 the
act ef rssiring gaa attaeks3 by troogs
which had crossed the river from Go.
lumbus. Both parties claimed the vie
tory in this affair. 10 December. 1861.
the District commanded by Grant Was
enlarged so as 70 inclade Southeastern
Missouri and ell that part Of kentacky
which lies west Of the Csmbsfiand
River.
The famous Princa Eugene observed
that the greatest gHnerals have com
monty besn those who have been At once
raised 10 the command OF an ARMY,
without spsnsiing much time ID ths petty
calculations sud maneayefs OF m infe.
rior o4ioer. II may 40 least DO said thai
Grant was no exception 10 this rule. In
January. 1862. be opened the eanpaiap
BY Z flank fH,veneDt against large
rebel force which Wis strongly fsTtided
at Columbus, o. tbs Missisaippi river
Ascending the Tennessee river gith the
aid of ironolad gunboats, he took Fort
Henry on thu 6th Of February, tbu.
breaking the chain Of defsnses which
extended from Columbus eastward. Tn
navigation Of the Cumberland WIS Oh
structsd by Fort Donelson, very iW-
portant position, which Was held by >
Qarriaon OF 1000 rnea. Grant attacked
thia fort on shs l4th of February. and
fought severe battle oa the l5ta witt
the garrison, winch made soFile fFaW
their works. Ga the 18th Gen. BuekueF
made overtufes, ia repis to which Gfsnt
urota tho tsrus 0eher than une0adi
tionai and innediain sasrendsE can b
accepted. | propose % fpovs iuiuiedi
ately upon your works" Tbs fort was
accordingly surrendered To him, with
about II, 800 prisoners. Among the re
auits Of this victory WAS the speedy
evacuation Of Columbus and Nsshviils
BY the insurgents. Grant was APPOINTED
Q major general IA RcbTaary, 1861
Toe rebel geuefai A.. =. Jstr stoB.
forced 10 retire fFgm Tennessee, hso
occupied strong position At OOrinth,
in Mississippi, With u large ARMY. To
operate against this force Gen. Grant
advanced a. Pittsbnre Landing. on the
Tennessee river, whore he awaited thf
Cen Buell., whe was ordered to join him
with the army Of the OHIO. Gen. JOHN
ston attacked the Cuian army at Shilah
on the morDiag of the 9Th of April and
took several tho0aand prisoners The
battle Uas renewed ON she 7th, when
Grant. having been reinforced by che
{ army OF Buell.. attacked aud defeated
she enemy. The Union army lost here
about 1900 killed aud 100 wounded, and
the enemy Ioat as mApy or more. liz
July Grant became commander Of q
newly formed department, esmprisine
Nnrthern Mlssissirpi. West fsnnessee
and Western Kentucky. His great OBJ
iect was 10 open tbs MnSissippi river b,
the capture VI VIsksbur1, very diff
cult enterprise. A part OF his army
nader Rostorans, gained a decisive vio
tory at CoTtnth on She 4fh aaa 9TH of
Ootohefs Generals Grant aGd Sherman
made several 1nsnpoeesful attempts 80
take Vicksburg Ia the winter of 1862 3.
Having adopssd a rev plan Of approach.
be Isoyed aia army BY land 90 the ives,
bank Of the river 70 & point below Weeks
burm. Go Operating with hifa, the gun
boats under Capt. Porter and transports
loaded with supplies passed tue batteries
Of Vicksbnrg safely on the night Of April
10. 0ranta army otossed the river about
the 30th OF Aprti, defeated the enemy al
Raymond, ~ JAeksop May IA. at Cham
paon's Hill Tor Bakers Crsesl Nay I6,
and AZ the Big Black. Having prevented
Ten. y. 4. Johnston from effeetlna a
Junction with Pemberton, who CON
snslided ~ YiekstnfR, he eommeneed
ina Siege OF that important place about
the lsth Of May. Tks capture 81 yioks.
b1fK. which, With about 81. 40 eFisoneFs.
vas surrendered Oh the An on tuiy, is6S.
eAueea great extiltation nnfonq the
fEienda Of the Unisn. Gen. Grant was
rewnrde& for this service ~ promotion
TO the rank Of maior-Reneral In the reg.
uiar army.
In October, 1851 be obtained com.
aaiah % ihe Military Division. OF The
MissiesipFa. eomprsinR the departments
OF the Ohios of the Cumberland and Of
tha Tennessee. Among Gen. Grants
tmportanl uharaeasrislics ~ \ great
eonlmAnder 10 Thu rare saQaeiiy Whieh
he urifoFaly displayed IN the eaeics oi
bis subordinate ofhssrA Qa shis coaa
slon he selenssd Generals Sherasan and
Thomas AZ bis principal lleutenanae, and
eoncentFatel his armies fer tbs defense
OF Chattanooga, whieA vas partly in
vested by Gen. BeAe1 His design wss,
promoted y the fmrEudence Ut B-Ssus
who sent Isan2strset with about 40 tsSI
men 10 beeiaee Knoxville. Tie ARMY 81
btAGR, holdlng strong positioaa an th,i
MhislonaKy Ridge and Isaokoui Mauat,
ain, UAa attacked on lee s2sh and Re.
treated On the @ah II Novrmber. Al
pAft OF this great battle, % 10 said, vai.
feoRht ADORE the clouds. II i ssasesi
thai from thR heRtnaissa al tue war Il,
Decemecr I. 1858. he arsaisss nnaer q a
Gfant's comnAei1 had ospsarAd an
pieees o. dAauoa And $1,000 pri~auvrsI
In the meantime the Fs4ers,I aruatps ia
sha kast hse failsd di.asarsasly Ia sns
eeseive cAsapsiepe asainsa kachuao "a !;
and the ayes Ut the nAsioa tanned ~
Grant a. The general rnoss eoaapesens 90