Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-21
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When the War Of the Rebellion broke
out he raised regiment at Galena, the
Twenty. first Illinois Volunteers, and be
came it's Colonel, after declining the ap
pointment of Adjutant General. Iu June
1861, he commenced
HIS SECOND MILITARY CAREER.
In August following he was commission
ed Brigadier-G General of Volunteers, will
headquarters at Cairo. Soon after he
took possession of Paducah, at the mouth
of the Tennessee river, and Smithlsnd
at the mouth of the Cumberland, and af
forwards fought the battles of Belmont
and Fredericktown, Missouri.
Gen. John Riggin, Jr., now of Florida,
son of Mr.. John Riggin, an honored citi'
zen of Los Angeles, and Gen. George P.
Ihrie, Inspector General, are the only
members Of his staff alive at the present
time. Ihrie went to San Francisco upon
the same ship with Grant when his regi
mant was ordered there. He became
very well acquainted with him on this
journey. He says "that the reason why
Grant has succeeded in life better than
most people is because he. has seven
senses. Most people have five. The ex.
ira senses in Grants case are common
sense and reticence. He says that Grant
was no different in 1852 than he was in
later years when he made his great name.
He always had the same Sphynx.like
face. He always responded to good
treatment and hardened to thecontrary. :"
His first great campaign was begun in
February, 1862, when he started from
Paducah with 5000 men and the assist
ance of Comodore Foote'S gunboats, and
on the 9th and 18th of that month
CAPTURED FORT HENRY,
On the Tennessee. He then moved against
Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland, with
the same force. The Confederate garri.
son under Pillow, Buckner and Floyd
numbered about 10000 men. Fighting
began February 13. Gunboats were Sc
riously damaged by the enemy's fire and
Commodore Foote was wounded. On the
18th, while Grant was consulting Foote
on board the flagship, the Confederate
force made a savage attempt to cut their
way out. They had gained strong advan-
tage after hard lighting, and their road
of retreat was open. Grant arrived, saw
the situation, took the bit in his teeth
and ordered his weary forces to advance
on the works. The lower works were
carried by one of the most gallant charges
in history. Pillow and Floyd fed that
night by boat; and in the morning Buck
ner sent to ask an armistice till noon, to
agree on terms of cspitulation. Grants
reply made him famous: 'No terms ex-
cept an unconditional and immediate sur |
rendsr can be accepted. propose to |
move Immediately upon your works.
The surrender was made unconditionally. |
About l4.00O prisoners were taken.
At this time Grants army had increased |
artillery was eight field batteries. The |
capture of Donelson shattered the de-
ensive line of the Confederacy from Col.
lmbus to Bowling Green. National au-
hority was soon re.established over the
whole OF Kentucky, Tennessee was
opened to the army and fleet, and the
Mississippi was cleared down to Island
Number Ten. Donelson was the first
,reat Union victory of the war. Grant
vas then made Major General of volun-
eers and assigned to the command Of the
military district of Tennessee.
Gen. Grant then moved towards Cor.
nth. Gen. Beauregard made a bold
,ush to prevent his advance in that di-
ection, and to this end sent in the latter
,art of February field battery and two
egiments of infantry to fortify the bluff
It Pittsburgh Landing, on the Tennessee
liver, twenty-three miles northwest of
Corinth. This force was dislodged, and
General G. f. Smith, under authority of
1alleck, selected this point for the as
emily of the army for operations. This
'osition was rolling plateau, absolutely
on three sides by unfordable
treams; with an open way along a ridge
n the south to Corinth. This approach
vas not fortified. A couple OF miles
ack from the landing lay Shiloh church.
about the middle of March the Union
orces began to occupy the plateau of
'hiloh. Meantime the Confederate Gen.
raj, Albert Sydney Johnston, finding
imself separated, by Union occupation
long the Tennessee, from Beauregard,
bandoned Nashville and marched to
'orinth. The two armies were twenty
hree miles apart. Grants reinforce
,ents, under Buell., were ninety miles
way, and J ohnston decided to attack be.
ore Buell. could arrive; and started to.
'ard Shiloh April Sd, with about 40, 600
len. The Union forces numbered about
3, 900. Saturday, April 5, there was
by outposts, but no general
tack was apprehended in the Union
mp. At5:30 sunday morning the Con-
derate advance began, and in short
me the engagement became general.
he battle was series Of "numberless
,parate encounters of detached Dor. !,
ons of broken lines, continually shift.
g position and changing direction in
Ie forest and across ravines." Grant '
as called from his breakfast at Savan.
III, nine miles away, by the firing, and
1rried to the scene. The shifting con.
ct ragged fiercely all day. Albert sgd 3
y Johnston, one of the ablest Generals =
the Confederacy, was killed at 2:30,
I'd Beauregard succeeded to the com.
and. By evening the Union forces were
OF their original position
ey held only w. Ii. L. Wallace's and
Irt Of Hurlbut's camps, while those Of !
herman, McClernand and Prentiss were
eupied by the enemy. Wallace was :
lied, Prentiss had been obliged to sur.
'nder, with 2.200 men. The Union loss
killed, wounded and captured was
Early 10000; the Confederate loss about t
ie same in killed and wounded, but t
yht in prisoners. The Union troops q
euching along the protecting bluff,
riven almost into the river, lay through G
le gloomy night in the pitiless rain and /
sep mud. That night Buell. came up. t
he reinforcements amounted to about t
200 men. The battle re.opened early
.onday morning, and as it progressed t
le two armies concentrated around Shi-
b Church, where the fighting ragged 9
ore hotly than had any 0. Sundays +
ntest. General Grant was directing all
ith GOODNESS. He led q charge in per- t
n, aud broke the enemy's line. Ait
, after 3 P. NJ. the first great battle of v
q West, and the most sanguinary up n
that time, ended by the retreat of the n