Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-12-29
The disastrous battle OF Bull Run stirred
Mr.. Logan to the depths OF his earnest and

ardent nature He returned to Illinois and
began q campaign OF stirring speeches IN the
southern portion OF the state, which ronseo
the patrio tism of that section to white hea !,
and enlisted thousands OF volunteers in the
| Union cause His personal service was
| given to the Thirty first Regiment OF Illinois,
| of which he was made colonel. The opera
| tions of his regiment were begun September
| 10, 1861, when it was mustered into service
in the brigade commanded by Gen. McClern-
| and. Seven weeks later it was under tire
at Belmont, and in the same fight made O.
successful ayonet charge led by it's Colonel.
| This broke the line of the enemy, and saved
portion of the command from capture.
| In this action Col. Logan's example fired
| the courage of the soldiers under him.
| Then, as often subsequently, his daunt-
| less courage was the inspiration OF the
bravest of his followers. His horse was
shot under him and the pistol at his side
shattered by bullets. At Fort Henry his
| heroism and that OF his regiment were
equally conspicuous, and in the terrible as
sault on Fort Donelson he took glorious
| part. There he was severely wounded In
| the arm, and was carried from the scene OF
| slaughter. Early in March, 1862, he had
SO far recovered as to report for duty at
Pittsburg Landing, under the command OF
Gen. Grant, and on the 9Th of the same
| month was made q brigadier general of vol
unteers. He distinguished himself ct
the siege of Corinth in May, 1862, the oc-
cupation of which city was largely due to
his skill as well as valor. To his brigade
was intrusted the task of guarding COM
munications by railroad with Jackson,
| Tenn.
| Pressure was brought upon him in the
summer of 1862, with the view to replace
him in the House of Representatives at
Washington, but he refused in language OF
unmistakable emphasis: II have entered
the field to die, il need be, for this govern
ment, !" was his reply, land never expect
to return to peaceful pursuit until the OBJ
ject of this war of preservation has been &C.
complished." His command took q lead
ing part in the operations under Gen. Grant
in Northern Mississippi in 1862 and
1868, during which he Was pro-
recognition of his military sagacity
and heroism. He commanded oi-
vision under Gen. Mcpherson in
the battle of Port Gibson, and was present
at the capture of jackson, Miss, and the
battle OF Champions Hill. His brigade
was the first in McPherson's victorious
army to enter Vicksburg when it fell July 4,
| tary governor. There he was presented
with gold medal by the Seventeenth Army
Corps. Subsequently Gen. Logan visited
| the Northern States, and made several elo-
quent speeches, in which he reviewed the
victorious operations of the war as afford
ing reasons why more vigorous measures
should be adopted in order to bring it to a
successful issue at an early date.
| Returning to military duty he succeeded
| Gen. Sherman as commander OF the Fiji
tenth Army Corps, and was stationed at
Huntsville, Ala, during the winter Of 1868
| '64. Early in the summer of 1854 the
Division OF the Mississippi was making
ready for ''Sherman's March to the Sea. "
| Gen. Logan led the Army OF the Tennessee
upon the right Of the grand march, and
was successfully engaged in the battle OF
Dallas, at Little Kenesaw Mountain, and
in the desperate battle of Peach Tree
Creek, where Gen. Mcpherson fell
July %, 1864. Gen. Logan at
once took command, and infusing
his troops with the emotions which
possessed him at the death of his chief he
led them with such desperate fury that g.
900 rebel dead and wounded were left on
| the field. In his report OF the battle Gen.
Sherman said: "Gen. Logan succeeded
him (McPherson) and commanded the
army of the Tennessee through this DIES.
perate battle with the same success and
ability that had characterized him in the
command of q corps or division" He was
also at the battle of Ezra Chapel, July %.
In fact, he participated in every battle
of that historic campaign, from Mis-
sionary Ridge to the fall of At
lanta, September 2. Gen. Logan
then returned to Illinois, and during the
fall months of the presidential campaign oi
that year made many speeches for Lincoln
| in the Western States. He then reioined
the army and accompanied Sherman in his
March to the Sea" and continued with
him until the surrender Of Gen. Joseph E
4 LII
wards Gen. Logan took command of the
Army of the Tennessee, but only kept it a
short time, rendering his resignation just
as soon as active service was over, being
unwilling to draw pay unless on duty in the
field.
IN CONGRESS.
In 1865 Gen. Logan declined an appoint.
ment as minister to Mexico, offered him by
| President Johnson. When, in 1866 he was
nominated by the Republicans of Illinois
for ongressman-at-large in the Fortieth
Congress-, he was elected by over 10000
majority. The next spring he took part,
as a manager for the House of Representa-.
tives, in the impeachment trial of Presi
dent Johnson. In 1868, and again in 1870
he was was elected to the House of Repre-
sentatlves as q congressman t-large. One
year after he was elected to the United
States Senate as successor to Senator
Yates. He served the full term and was a
candidate for reelection, but failed, David
Davis being the successful nominee.
At the close OF his first senatorial term
he returned to Illinois to practice law in
Chicago. He had not got fairly settled,
however. before he was again elected United
States senator, and took his seat March
18, 1879, succeeding Gov. Oglesby); his
second term expired March 3, 1885. In
the meantime he had been nominated as
the Republican candidate for the vice presi.
dency of the National Convention held in
Chicago, June 3.6, 1884, and had
accepted the nomination. The Legis.
lature succeeding the presidential election
was equally divided politically, and in the
election OF United States senator dead.
loci ensued. This was only broken by the
death OF Democratic member of the low
er house and the election of a Republican
to succeed him. The events connected
with Gen. Logan's nomination for the vice.
presidency and his reelection as United
States senator are quite recent and reason.
ably familiar to all readers of newspapers.
Senator Logan's record in the Senate was
conspicuously that of the soldiers friend
ever ready to advance the material inter
ests Of those whose valor saved the Union,
and to honor the achievements of survivors