The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
General Grant.


Ohio, April, 81, 1922. In the following year
his parents removed to Georgetown, Ohio, and
here his boyhood was passed. He entered
West Point Academy in 1889 as the appontee
of Congressman Thomas l.. Hamer. In 1S43 he
graduated, ranking twenty-frst in his class of
thirty-nne, and was made a brevet second-iieu-
tenant. In 1915 he was ordered to General
Taylor'S army in Texas and made Il full-lieu-
tenant. In the Mexican war, that began short
ly after, he took part in the battles of Palo AL
to, Resaca de la Palma and Monterey, under
General Taylor, and being afterwards trans
ferred 10 the army under Scott, was in all the
engagements from Vera Cruz to the capture Of
the City of Mexico. His gallantry at Molino
del Rey and Chaputepec won him first lieu
tenancy and hrevet captaincy. AT the close
of the war he returned with his regiment, and
in 1S4S married Miss Julia T. Dent, of St.
Louis. In 1852 his regiment was sent to the
Pacific coast. and while stationed at Fort Van
couver i'll 1893 he was commissioned captain.
In 1891 he resigned and settled at ST. Louis,
where he cultivated a farm in the vicinity and
carried on the business of real estate agent.
In 1893 he was employed by his father in the
tannery and leather trade at Galena, ILL.,,
where the breaking out of the rebellion found
him. He was chosen captain of company of
volunteers, with which he proceeded to Spring
heid, ard after a brief service as mastering Of
hrei, uoEFrhoI atts appointed MN colonei
.! tne lWehiy-hrSa liilhois regiment, da-
ting from June II, 1861. On August % he was
promoted to brgadier-general, and assumed
command of the troops al Cairo. Soon after he
took possession Of Paducah and Smithland, kv.,
anu On NoteHoeI loush' @ ,ne oa'tie OF BEL
mont. Early in February, 1862, with force
of $4,000 men and flotilla Of gunboats, he pro-
ceeded against Forts Henry and Doneson.
Fort Henry surrendered to the gunboats Feb
ruary g. and on February 16 Fort Donel-on was
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