The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-30

the memory Of his couhtrys sumem.st struggle
for nationality. This will always form an en-
which flashes from such service the contest Of
ordinary politics. and the triDmphs and the
errors Of politicians are but ias the hne d2st In
the bri9htness which ,hoxers ip hpon tue Vision.
The state eonfers honor upon politicians
lines since the republic was born have been
hus honored, but soldiers are those
who confer hono1s upon the state itself. From
to the victorious commander ct an army on one
Of the bloodiest and most important battle-
ne!ds OF the wal. Cen Logan was tho typical
enthusiasm. bold. dauntlcss and reckless cour-
age. of dashtug presence. sharer In the thick.
est Of the fight and . leader there, careful
Or Drt s SHaE ,h t the
blows - the best means CT saving life and short
en1n9 the contest: protesting fearlessly in the
but obeyna to the letter il oVerruiedp I eves
wakeful: ever earnest. and ever approving with
out hesitation Whatever means were deemed
Ups shs American Volunteer in III tSs I srmy
Of the Union"
WAR AND CIVIL RECORD
John A. Logan waa born In jackson county.
I'LL, Feb 9, 1896 His eirly life was spent
In that county, where h6 obtained some edu:
cation from his father and such school
teachers as CHANGED to teach in the district
At the outbreak of the Mexican war young
Logan volunteered and was chosen a lieu
tenant In q company of the First Illinois in
fantry AS soldier he did good service;
and was for some time adtutant Of his fegi-
ment In the fall Of 1848, upon his return
home, he commenced the study Of law In the
Office of his uncle, Alexander n. jenkins.
formerly lieutenant governor of Illinois In
November, 1S49, he was elected clerk of
Jackson county. In 1850 he attended q
course OF law lectures at Louisville, Ky.. re-
ceiving his diploma in 1851, when he
entered into practice with his uncle.
The following year he was elected
prosecuting attorney Of the Third
judicial district. and in the fall of the same
year he was chosen to Il . state legislature,
to which position he was three times re-
elected. In 1856 he was presidential elector
on the Democratic ticket for the Ninth con-
gressional district, and voted for James Bu-
chanan for president Two years later he
was elected q member of congress from the
same district, receiving il, 1913 votes against
2.706 for Phillips, Republican. At the next
election he was returned by 21 ,381 votes as
against 5,439 for Linegar, Republican. In
the campaign of 1860 he gave his ardent
support to Stephen A Douglas
IN THE WAR
MI. Logan attended the called session of
congress in July, 1861. and immedi-
ately afterward joined the troops 60
ing to tho front He was in the first
battle of Bull Run, and among the
last to leave the field Returning
to his home Sept l, he assisted in raising
troops. and Sept l3 the Thirty first regi-
ment of Illinois infantry was organized with
Logan commissioned as colonel The first
engagement in which he and his command
participated was the battle of Belmont, in No.
venber of the same year, when his ability as
commander. and his dash and intrepidtty.
foreshadowcd the fact that he was to play
conspicuous part in the operations OF the
army. He was present at the battle of Fort
Donelson, where he received severe wound.
and did not rejoin his command until some
weeks afterward. on the evening Of tho last
day of tho battle of Shiloh. On March 8.
1862, he was made brigadier general. and
participated in the siege of Corinth as COM
mander Of the First brigade In Gen. Judah's
division of the right wing of the army, and
for his valiant services was publicly
thanked by Gen. Sherman in his official re-
port
When the attempt to take Vicksburg be-
gan in the fall of 1862 Gen. Logan was in
command of the FIRST division of the right
wing of the Thirteenth corps On the arri-
val of the command at Memphis, Dec. 81,
1862, the Seventh army corps was organ
lied, and ON Jan. IL, 1868, Gen. Logan was
assigned to the Third division in which po-
sition he remained until the fall of Vicks-
burg, when be was assigned to the command
of the Fifteenth army corps In the move
ments about Vicksburg from February, 1863.
until July 4, when Gen. Pemberton surren-
dered, Gen. Logan with his command was
actively engaged, and it was through a num-
Der of
BRILLIANT MOVEMENTS
by him that important advantages over the
enemy were gained and the final result hast
ened He was selected by Gen. Grant for
consultation during the interviews with
Gen Pemberton looking to the terms of the
surrender, and in consideration of his ad-
mirab!e services Gen. Logan's command was
ordered to take the lead in the march into
Vicksburg, July 4, after which he was given
the commend of that post, which he re-
tanned until placed in command of the Fiji
teenth corps, Nov. IA, 1868
During the latter part Of December and
January Gen Logan organized an expedition
into Northern Alabama In tho Atlanta cam
patRn his corps was part of McPherson's
command. which. as Gen. Sherman said, was
the snapper to the whip with which he pro-
posed to punish the enemy. During the
movement Logan was conspicuously at the
front, and the forces under his immediate
command bore an important part in all &C.
tions and maneuvers that resulted finally in
the taking possession of Atlanta and the sur
rounding strongholds of the Confederate
forces. At Dallas, as at Resacca, Gen. To-
gan's command was in the 'front.' and the
desperation with which the men under him
fought showed their implicit confidence In
their commander to lead them to victory
even under the most perilous circumstances
FROM ATLANTA TO THE SEA-
On July ~, 1864, Logan as commander
OF the Fifteenth army corps, was ordered in
pursuit OF the enemy south of Atlanta In
the hard-fought battle that followed Gen.
MCPHERSON was killed. and Gen Logan sue
ceeded him in command of the Army of the
Tennessee. The success of the battle was
accorded to Logan by Gen. Sherman's official
report The battle Of July %, which fol-
lowed, was another hotly contested fight,
in which Logan's command was equal
ly conspicuous and successful. At
Jonesboro. Aug. 20. he was again in adj
vance, and. seeing the necessity of prompt
action, without waiting for orders he pushed
forward and saved the bridge across Flint
river, went into a fortified position within
mile and half of Jonesboro, fought sharp
battle and won decided victory On Jan.
20, 1865, the campaign of the Carolinas was
commenced, the movements being for the
purpose OF encountering Johnson's Army of
the Potomac This march was full of peril
and privations. in all of which Gen. Logan
was with his men day and night, wading
swamps and streams and enduring all that
the men of his corps were called on to suffer-