New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-29

al arms, Grant sprang at once into ma
tional celebrity. He was Immediately
commissioned major. general of volua-
teers and took command of 10000 to
make an expedition UP the Tennessee.
In the celebrated battle of Shiloh,
April 6 and z, where both sides los,
about 10000, he was slightly wounded,
Gen. Haleck was called to Washington
and Grant became commander of the
department of West Tennessee. He
won complete victory Sept. Cat Iuka
and was attacked at his position at Cor
NTH. On October 16 his department
extended to Vicksburg and was design
ated the department. Of the Tennessee.
After his seige and capture of Vicks-
burg July 4, 1868, he was promoted
to the rank of major general of the
regular army, and was placed in COM
mand of the Mississippi, comprising
the departments commanded by Sher-
man, Thomas, Burnside and Hooker.
After his victories at Missionary Ridge
and Lookout Mountain, congress voted
him a medal and passed a bill reviving
the grade of lieutenant general and
Grant was Immediately nominated. He
received his commission from President
Lincoln and on March II, 1864, assum-
ed command of the armies of the Unit
ed States, with headquarters at Potom-
&C. With 100000 men under him he
planned two campaigns, one under
Gen. Meade, to operate against Lee at
Richmond, the other under Sherman
against Atlanta. On May Grant
moved on Richmond crossing the Rap
padan with the army of the Potomac,
with 10000 men pushing. through the
wilderness, where the bloody battle Of
the wilderness was fought which foiled
Grants attempt to interpose his army
between Lee and Richmond. Being
repeatedly repulsed by Lee with bloody
results, he sent the famous message
which closed with, II propose to fight
it out on this line if it takes all sum-
mer." And he did. His losses were
54,551, and Lees $4,000.
After the evacuation of Richmond
and the surrender of Lee at Appoma-
tox Court House April 9, Grant fixed
his headquarters at Washington and on
July rs, 1866, was commissioned gen.
was made secretary of war during the
suspension of Stanton from August 10,
1867, to January Is, 1868.
He was unanimously nominated on
the first ballot for president at THERE
publican convention held at Chicago
May 21, 1868, with Schuyler Colfax vice
president. The ticket CARED 26 states.
He was inaugurated March A, 1869.
In 1871 President Grant, urged the
annexation of Santo Domingo, but the
senate withheld its approval. A COM
mission of five British and five, Ameri-
can members, on May assigned a treaty
on the subject of navigation and the
alabama Claims" The latter was
submitted to court of arbitration at
Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept IA, 1872,
and the sum of $15, 500, 900 was award.
ed to be paid by the British govern.
ment to the United States for damages
to American commerce by Confederate
cruisers fitted out in British ports. The
Ku-Klux bill was enforced by a presi-
dental proclamation. He appointed a
commission to inquire into civil service
and remedy it.
other term in 1872. In 1874 he vetoed
bill to increase the volume of curren-
cy.
At the close of his term aecompani-
ed by his family, he made trip around
the world, and everywhere received
with. the highest honors ever accorded
citizen of the United States. His re-
turn home was a perfect ovation from
San Francisco, where he landed, to his
home at Galena, whence he had started
on his brilliant career.
He.afterwards removed to New York
and engaged in business, which result.
ed disastrously. His last days were
burdened by regret that his honorable
name should 60 down to posterity with
the blot he fancied the exploits of his
partner Ferdinand Ward had cast up
on it by his business transactions.
In the summer of 1884 Gen. Grant
visited St. Paul and Minneapolis as the
guest of Henry Willard on the celebra.
ton of the opening of the Northern
Pacific railroad. OF all the notables of
that suspicious day Gen. Grant was the
cynosure of every eye in the vast null
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On the Sd of February last congress
accepted the war relics and mementoes
of the famous hero, upon which he had
placed a mortgage to VIM. Vanderbilt
to secure loan of $3.50. 900, and which
Vanderbilt presented Mrs. Grant, she
accepting on condition that they be
presented to the United States. The
mementoes have been placed in the
government building.
On the 18th of March Gen. Grant was
placed on the retired list of the army
with rank and pay of general, and the
first official act of President Cleveland
was to sign Gen. Grants commission.
Gen. Grants Final Resting
Place, and the Ftl7'7le3'aL