Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-08-01

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z9n q Apfils iozz, - ro,ne teas.
ant Csefmont county O1D lais
iasner was o. ocolcn aescsnt, anu :
16Aer u ieasnei 1855 cn I's =: -
nest foint AiihsaFy Aclch'y M
10Y, oelng Incn sevsn,een ysasls u ;,
age. Fonr years iater ne sEau.'aeeu
twensy-nls1 ~ 2 class olss a , Was
coal' na,1sacsI DIeses scsonu i, rI.e
ant. nas name Was ofi9lnns'y nn s.s
Ulysses, pus 2 Diunuer ~ ene csEe'h'
cate % appoan linens W shs Aca q ~.
maue u Ulysses p Wnicn y mas
since remained, AiLer sIauna..ns
ne WAS ISL nsu - ne io.lI.s in,an-
try. ~ sne Wat WIZ AsA os.e 81 y
Gu wisn credit ny huihnsr % ahi.,o.-
tant engaaements, anu as'er sns p'st.
1ie On Moiino nei ney was ap ~ ~,
gu tue heiu mrs. i.s ae -. 81,
rant conuucs. ~ so4o ~ a -.
= ui,a, oauepter o. riese,A .,ca., s
'eaaing mercnan. VI 81. LOUIS, ala
~ loo4 reslgneu nus conIa'lsslon ~, =
Tue army, navsos enoh a.ealnsu s,'e
rank Oh captain, TOT Severn c. ~
nc was ensageu y, ia.lhans hos'' ~,
LOUIS anu a'so ~ business ~ leal
estate agent IN that Guy, ou' w'snous
lnuch success, anu ~ Ioov en.eseu
tne ieatne' business VIZ" h's i''ho'
AZ Maieha. ii's'
neh Tue ciVh war o'onr oas
u ,... was 90 years u asc' no nau
niue or no acslu'unsauce aIiions i,uo.
l,c men. on .he io.a ~ Pm, . n'..
uaSs a''et rlesiaent L'hcol''s n,s' :
aa'n lol ereoi's, ne osSah ~ us' ~. .
services to the aljutant. general of
the army, but received no reply
la June nc TOOK command OF Tue
Twenty-nrst ILLINOIS, lntantry, OF
winch ne had been al'pointeu colonel,
ana reported 70 ten. rope, IN mis-
souri,. On the 1th oil August ne was
commissioned o NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o.
Voiunteers, IN which capacity ne was
employed IN watching the movements
OF confederate forces III MISSOURI
On tue ISL Oh september ne was
placed IN command OF the aistrics OF
oouthease missouri, Win neauquar-
ters az cairo, ana on the oth, WIN
out orders, siezed faduca'', at the
mouth OF che tennessee, thns OBTAIN.
ihg command Oh tue Navigation oi
Ooth that river ana the ONO. Inc
enect oil TINS movement was, u Is
Claimed, 10 secure Kentucky 10 tue
Union. early IN November ne drove
the COnfederates from strong posi-
ton OF Belmont, Mo-, about eighteen
miles below Cairo.
cApr,,pp or popr noNp,soN
Gtahts hrst movemet oi any mag
NUDE was the expeditlon up the
1869 he moved against Fort Hanrv
with naval force. The gunboats
soon silenced the fort, which was
compelled tosurrender before Grants
army OF $4,000 men reached the
ground. Fort Henry commanded
the tennessee river. Twelve miles
distant, on the Cumberland river,
was Fort Donelson, commanding
that stream, Grant Immediately laid
siege to the tort, and after a severe
battle compelled 1t to surrender.
me capture OF the fort was the first
Driiiiant and successful victory OF
the war Tor the Union arms, and its
Strategic results were OF great i'm
portance. The States OF Kentucky
ana Iennessee were divorced from
src ooniedercy, ahu sne navigation
~ ~. ouo MISSISSIPPI, tle iehnessee an1
Jug Oualoerlalia secured 10 federa!
con.rol ior ,iunureds OF mics. Grant
was lewarueu WIN homogeneous
oo I'M, anu p,aceu III commune
VI '"e "'s'rice VI "eso tennessee.
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH.
In M.rch 1890 f,.o4 80 o.ao.
od 70 asaond tha Tonnasa" GO 49, :.
tho a;ract;on ' If Tnn;nss' ,,;. .e' :. ~
str,os;ons J haa,o 0sn, wiz. u.
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Lob or p;ttsh,;y., T"m.S;i.s "'a. ' 1n
hraok on tho az ~ .'a;, uay
nr;Sad NV Gon Aihont s;a no 10 SUI
ton with On nyarwhalaa;ny "I so."a
dr;ven from h;s eamn and .a ,UeS
with haavv loss Grp,,, a',a.aoa 49,"
how.vsr :, resn,m;nn liz I Ill.,
hold on mt, ra;nssrao', hs G anu
Pne,, ~ .ha 5,h ~ 10y ~ uen.
.ranaw.a anS Co.. Io o Da.'o .' mas
haao r;1Isd .ha Ton vSnsson naslns
the command of Gen. Beauregard.
were ueiea.eu anu coinpeiled 10 re
~ S,io ~ OoIlIsn: zen. uraht was
S 81. VENUE" eo.. III Inisehgasement.
vi .ne pun u nay Corinth was
cNdCudttu ny tHe COut6QeFILeS. anil