The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

President Lincolns call for troops to aid in
supITessing the rebellion was made April -,
l0ui, and April IT, u. s. Grant was drilling a
company of volunteers at Gdlcna with whom
ne went four DAYS later To Springfield, III. In
May ttoy. Yates offered him the Colunclcy of the
lNeHtY- llrSt Illinois lC-lmtut, OF which he took
command early in June aud marched at once to
Missouri reporting 10 Cen. Pope. bv whom he
WIS stationed al Mexico. about fifty miles north
of the Missouri River. Aug. : he was commits
stoned by the President as BriZadier General of
Volunteers. Aug he transferred hy Ere
mont to lrontOn, Mo, and fortnight later TO
tcherson CITY. sep. ], hy direction Of Fremont,
he took command OF the District OF Southeast
Missouri and sent. 4 made his headquarters
at Cairo, at the mouth OF the OHIO. His first
movement was to seize IadUuah, at the mouth
OF the Tennessee River, Sep @, and SuiChIaud,
at the mouth of the Cumberland, Sep. -.
ON Nov he made Vigorous attack on the
Confederate Caup at Belmont. lie drove
the rebels down TO the river bank and burned
their camps and stores but re-eutoTcements
having beeu sent b} cen POLK across the river,
and the guns of Columbus brought 10 bear on
the u Mon position. Grant was forced to retire
For the following two months he was EMPLOYED
III disCipLnIug his troops making no movement
save reconnaissance toward Columbus in Jan
ubrN. ITelarauo.S We're now set on loot for an
attack uuCn Forts Henry and DOuctsuu, the
former OF winch commanded the Tennessee
River, and the latter the Cumberland near the
dividing line between kentucky ami Tennessee.
Win this object Grant started from PaduCah
feet of lTuboats under Commodore FOOte
Fort Henry was captured Feb. 6, its batteries
fore The land forces arrived The most of the
Confederate troops escaped across the country
10 Fort bouclsou twelve miles distant. Gen
Grant transported his forces over he same road,
surrounded that tort, AMI Feb. Il. as soon as the
Eunboats had come up the river to cooperate
with INN, began The attack upon the rebel
works The battle was ScXeIe.f and ended Feb
10 Ia the unconditional SUR uder of the COntcd
crate forces under Geu. Euckuer Grant WAS
commissioned Major General OF Volunteers from
the date OF That victory, aud Immediately
achieved national fame Gen Halcck however
was pTeludlced against him at this time, and
used his utmost eugcaNCr 10 deprive Grant
the credit of il in his report To Gen c. F. smith
Grants second in command. The Government
however, had perception enough to understand
The truth and To give Grant his welI-deserygl
promotion. Whether from irritation at this act
on the Secretary Of War or other motive Is not
known, but zen. HaillCk Immediately began
preparations Tor an expedition int Tennessee,
the command OF which was given to Gen Smith
ami Gen. Grant for alleged disregard of orders
was placed under arrest After n few days
however, he was freed from this restraint and
again Joined his command, with headquarters
at savanna, Tenn. Gen Smith had Camped
WITH the troops aU the point where the battle Of
Shiloh was afrerWaUd fought. near PttSburg
Landing, ON the west bgni of the Tennessee
liver, some miles aauve savanna. There Gen.
smith was taken i'll with sickness from which
he never recovered, and Gen. Grant was placed
IN chief command At daybTeak of April the
large force under Gen. A. : Johnston and
driven back with heavy loss. ten Grant speed
the hheS. he-tHTorcemgnts under Gen. Buell.
coming up IN the night, the battle was renewed
the next morning, and the CpufederatCs were
defeated AID forced TO retreat to COrfnrh.
Gen. Grant was slightly wounded in this hattie
IL was one of the most holly contested fights
81 the Wsr- and the losses on both sides
were terrible. False reports concerning Grants
NoH@lSt IN TINS battle were circulated, ana for
time the great General-whOse military genils
however, mad not Vet been FULLY shown was
under 2 cloud. HalleCk Joined the army a few
4 a Al
supervision OF the siege OF Coriuth. During the
hghtuS IN that locality the next TWO months
Grant W left In camp, though still retaining
hvlltts4 command OF the District OF " est Ten
nts>ee. In june he tran sterred his hea IGfar-
teis e Mtmuajs July III Haleck was sum
muned 20 aShInEttou to supcrsede Mcclellan
ana Gr0ut succeeded him in command and
transferred his headquarters TO Coriu-h Sen n
ne ordered an advance against the Confederate
Gen trce, then stationed with 4 large force
- i.sN5t mere a cattle was fought sept 20. aud
compete victory gained by Gen EaSecrap~
- hta-1 Iorcs was pushing toward the Ohio
llNyE Grant now removed his headguarter~ To
jackson. The Caurederares. uua~r tsrs
L1ce ana Van Dorm, then attacked the carIl4 M
torlnth. where hossCrGuS was in command
aLu after desperate fight, Oct. /. 4, w.re re
iulSsd WIN heaEy loss and pursued beyond
the Hatchle River. Thau1h nor -
ent Ia person at either OF these
battles, Grant directed the movements in |s5rS
by telegraph. Buell had moved eastward r, in,
tSfceIJ trass, and met and defeated him AT pr
rNNllle, Oct +, driving him back into Fssr Ton
nes-ee. oct l6, Grants dtusr5fnrur yvss ~
tended bv the addition OF q fsrr NJ 1Ti.s5a -
IS Lar south rs NickSburg, and he now Iegsn tn
lay Ilahs Tor movement against thar CITY
Wy. 4 He began movement toward the river
seized l-atirange and Grand Junction Nny =. ~,
Not- ~ the cavalry took Holly Springs driving
me Enemy south OF the IallaaatCh5s River ana
grant followed takiu, possession of that f.iD+
nov. - and Dec. be entered Oxford WhiIa
h7 was at THIS point Van Doru'S cavalry made a
Ia>h II the camp # stores iu his rear AT Holly
springs, took l5a9 prisoners. and DESTROYED ord
nance ana supplies amounting i'm yaIue To
nearly SiuG.H". HE army was now moved
o7tA 20 l.a''rln-t, but headquarters were trans
ilead4Aatters were moved Memphis Grant
having resolved % rger-auila his earira frrrs
lur cainpal- n against Weeks hu.g To .tarsf,
IN winch forces under Sherman and N.Tl-r
mana were now coming down the Njs-f.
suppl JsG 80 Grant assumed imuaIiis+a
command OF the expedition against EigEs-