The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
6Ux1Ax. Us. aa11z.


st g.
4 osasass 1assrayaieaa sksssA sssae xase
q Ne 0ssas 1giltsa<y oAisetaa.
Ulysses g Grant, eighteenth prss;dsnt Of
ths United states, wa born ~ Point Pleasant,
Ohio, April "a, 1692 His ancestors ws.s
Scotch In 1888 his parents removed to George.
town. o, whore his boyjhood w. passed He
entered West Point military academy In lisa
His name originally vas Hiram Ulysses, Tut
Tie sppointnsot was blunderingly made Ulys-
go &. and 20 II had 10 remain The study in
which he allowed most proficiency during his
course at the academy was mathemates. He
graduated IN 1913 at the age Of q yeazs, rank
ing 21st in aclass Of 80, and was made brevst
second lieutenant Of infantry. andattached a.
supenumersry lieutenant OF the fourth regi-
mont which was stationed on ths Nissouri
frontier.
in1S45 the regiment was orderd 10 TEXAS,
and Grant was commissioned q Q full lieuten-
ant He frat ssw blood shed at Palo Alto,
Nay sth, 1s4a He took part Ia eYery baltic
Of the Mexican war. After the battis1a Moli-
no del Ray he was appointed first lieutenant
for his gsllantry and was breveted captain for
ms MS conduct e Chspultepec After the cap
suA0 OA S1A3 SAGy VI 14CxlCO, nc W1S0 0l3 xo11.
ment was stationed at Detroit :.
In 18aS he married Julia r. Dent daughter
Of merchant Of St Louis and sister Of one Of
his classmates. In 1859 he accompanied his
regiment to California and Oregon, and in 1858
was commissioned full captain. In 1854 he re-
There his daughter Nellie and ono Of his sons
fred were born. He subsequently removed
to st. Louis where he fought the wolf from
the door, being unable to obtain employment
,.1h.r n isu he moved y Gslsna, ~. where bis
When the civil war broke out Capt Grant
who was then 50 years old and the father Of 4
children, the eldest Of whom was IL, was
chosen to command . company of volunteers
with which he marched to Springfield. There
ne ne, scied % mastering officer and on june II,
lsG, he was comlnissioned colonel, Joined
his regiment st Mattoon and marched to Mis-
in command Of The troops at fexico. ~
On August q the president commissioned
,anaiaa MN br'gsdier % general Of voluntess, pro
and assumed command at Carlo. he seized
Paducah, It the mouth 8f the Tennessee.
on Sept 8 which was his first military
achievement and accured three days after he
assumed bis new command. On Nov. . with
horse shot under him John 4. Logan VA
with him % colonel. Grant then was given
command Of the district Of Cair6. one Of the
largest military divisions Of tho country. After
cab c.h., With b. z r force Of l5oC0 men for the
capture Of the latter being the first
brilliant victory that had crowned
the federal arms Grant sprang at once into
national celebrity. He was immediately COM
took command Of A, ,OOO to make an sxpedition
mp the Tennessee. In the celebrated battle Of
Shiloh, April and z, whele both sides lost
about 1900, he was slightly wounded Gen.
aaueck was called to Washington and Grant
Tennessee. He won . complete victory Sept
II at Inka and was attacked at his position at
Corinth. On October l8 his department ex-
tended to vicksburg and was designated tho
department Of the Tennessee After his seige
he was promoted to the rank Of major
placed in command Of the Mississippi.
comprising the departments commanded
by sherman, Thomas, Burnside and Hooker,
After his victories at Missionary Ridge, and
81 and passed bill reviving the grade Of lieu
tenant-genenl and Grant was Immediately nom.
mated. He received his commission from
President Lincoln and on March II, 1884. a.
snmed command Of the armies Of the United
paigns, one under Gen. Meade, to operate
against Lee at Richmond, the other under Shef-
man against Atlanta. On Nay Grant moved
i on Richmond n nor crossing the R.Ppsdan with the
ing 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
iepulsed by Lee with bloody results, he sent
the famous message which closed with. ri
propose to hsht 4 ont on this line il It takes
all summer" And he did. His losses were
54,55l, and Lee's $4,000
After the evacuation Of Richmond and the
surrender Of Lee at .APpomatox Court House
April Grant fixed his headquarters at Wash
tngton and On July Is 1865 was commissioned
general Of the United States army. He Wss
made secretary of war during the suspension
15, 1868
He was unanimously nominated On the first
ton held At Chicago Nay q, 1888 with schuy-
Ter Colfax vice president. The ticket carried
~ states. He was inaugurated March 4. 1859
:, In 1871 President Grant urged the annexa-
tion of santo Domingo, but the senate withheld
it's approval. A commission of FIVE British and
five American members, on May 8, signed .
treaty on the subject Of navigation and the
alabama Claims.s The latter WAS submitted
to court Of arbitration at Geneva, Switzer-
land, on Sept 14, 1872, and the sum Of s15, ,5OO,-
Wv Wao sMAruou W De Pnld Dy tno BRUSH gov.
eminent to the United States for damages to
American commerce by Confederate cruisers
fitted out in British ports. The Ku-Klux bin
was enforced by presidential proclamation.
He appointed commission to inquire into
civil service and remedy it
He was re renominated and elected to another
term in 1872. In 1874 he vetoeda bill to increase
the volume ofcurrency.
At the close Of his term, accompanied by hin
family, he made . trip around the world, and
everywhere received with the highest honor
ever accorded citizen Of the United States mn
Francisco, where he landed, to his homo at
Galens, whence he bad started on his brilliant
career.
He afterwards removed to New York and en-.
gagged in business, which resulted disastrously
His last days were burdened by regret that hfs
honorable name should go down to posterity
with the blot he fancies the exploits Of his
partner Ferdinand Ward have cast upon II by
his business transsctiona
In the summer Of 1884 Cen Grant visited St
br.tion Of the opening Of the Northern Pacific
railroad OF ell the notsbles Of that auspicious
day Gen. Grant was the cynosure Of every eye
In the vast multitude that thronged tho line Of
march.
On the Sd Of February last congress accepted
the war relics and mementoes Of the famous
hero, upon. which he had placed mortgage
TO William Vanderbilt to secure sloan Of $50
GOO and which Vanderbilt presented Mrs.
Grant, she accepting, on condition that they bs
toes will be placed in tho government building
On the 4th Of March Gen. Grant was placed
on the retired list Of the army, with rank and
pay Of general, and tho first Official act Of Pres
ident Cleveland was to sign Gen. Grants com
f, mission.
0snual 3axx1os Certainly DssA.